Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOHN ALABASTER, of 216 Kingsland Road, London, in the county of Middlesex,
Mineral Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My present invention has for its object the adaptation of a cork about half the usual
length of corks that are now used, and in order to use this shorter class of corks I
form inside the bottle mouth at a short distance from the top an annular ledge. The
cork is cut to a suitable diameter and fitted inside the bottle mouth and it rests upon
the ledge. The cork is pressed well down into the bottle mouth, thus forming a
double joint on the side and on the said ledge; and it is then fastened in any con-
venient manner, such as by a flat disc of wood, tin, or other suitable substance on the
top of the cork, with wire passing over the disc and secured round the neck as in
ordinary soda water or ginger beer bottles. Or the cork may be fastened without any
disc, and simply by suitably shaped holding-down clips bringing pressure upon the
cork and being self-fastening.
The special features of advantage which I claim for my invention are that it secures
economy in corks by only half length of corks being required, and also that it is very
easily opened, because immediately the strap or wire is removed the cork will at once
blow out; and no corkscrew is required.
JUHN ALABASTER.

page_text: I JOHN ALABASTER, of 216 Kingsland Road, London, in the County of Middlesex
Mineral Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR STOPPING BOTTLES OR JARS OR OTHER ARTICLES and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :——
My invention has for its object the adaptation of a Cork about half the usual length
of Corks that are now used and in order to use this shorter class of corks I form inside
the bottle mouth at a short distance from the top an annular ledge.
The cork is cut to a suitable diameter and fitted inside the Bottle mouth, and it rests
upon the ledge.
The cork is pressed well down into the bottle mouth thus forming a double joint on
the side and on the said ledge and it is then fastened in any suitable manner such as
by a flat disc of wood tin or other suitable substance on the top of the cork with wire
passing over the disc and secured round the neck as in ordinary soda water or other
ginger beer Bottles.
Or the cork may be fastened without any disc and simply by suitably shaped
holding down clips bringing pressure upon the cork and being self fastening.
The special features of advantage which I claim for my invention are that it secures
economy in corks by only half lengths of corks being required and also that it is very
easily opened because immediately the strap or wire is removed the cork will at once
blow out and no corkscrew is required.
In order to more completely describe my invention I hereunto annex drawings.
Figures 1 and 2 show the cork held in the mouth of bottle by means of a disc and
wire, and Figures 3 and 4 show the cork secured in the mouth of bottle by means of a
self fastening strap or clips. The Bottle mouth A has an annular ledge b formed
therein.
The Cork C is cut to a suitable shape so it will make a good fit within the Bottle
mouth its underside resting upon the ledge b.
When it is required to hermetically close the bottle the cork C is pressed well down
into the bottle mouth A. by which means a double joint is made by the cork pressing
outwards against the sides a. a. and downwards on the annular ledge b.
The cork is then secured or fastened in any convenient manner such as by a flat
dise of wood, tin or other suitable substance D. placed on the top of the cork C. having
wire E. passing over it and fastened round the neck of the bottle as shown at Figures
1. and 2.
Or the Cork may be fastened or secured in the mouth of the bottle by means of a
holding down clip. or strap F. which is pressed on to the top of the Cork until its
teeth g. g. bite in the holes h. h. as shown at Figures 3 and 4.

page_text: The special features of advantage which I claim for my invention are that it secures
economy in Corks by only half lengths of corks being required, and also that it is
very easily opened because immediately the wire E. or strap F. is removed the cork
will at once blow out thereby obviating the use of a corkscrew.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:
1. The construction of Bottles Jars or other hollow articles with mouths having an
annular ledge b. formed therein for the purpose of receiving short corks C. which form
joints on the sides a. a. and ledge b. substantially in the manner hereinbefore described
and illustrated in Figures
2. 3. 4.
JOHN ALABASTER.