Improvements in Apparatus for Setting the Closing Rings or Collars on Receptacles or Bottles of Oval or other Shape.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
Improvements in Apparatus for Setting the Closing Rings or Collars
on Receptacles or Bottles of Oval or other Shape.
I, ACHILLE WEISSENTHANNER, of 168, Rue St. Maur, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
For the purpose of enclosing preserved sardines, legumes and other food stuffs,
receptacles of oval shape have of late been employed. In order that the apparatus
constructed according to my previous Patent No. 7597 dated April 13, 1893, and
known by the name of "Phenix closing device," may be rendered applicable for
stopping receptacles of this kind, I have designed a setting machine, so combined
that the tool for setting the ring or collar can describe an oval outline or even any
other suitable curve corresponding to the curvature of the receptacle to be closed.
This said curve described by the setting tool is fixed by a gauge, along which
passes the setting wheel or roller. Receptacles of circular, square, rectangular or
other shape may also be easily set.
According to my said invention the frame is provided with a circular cavity at
its lower part, containing a spiral spring bearing against a projecting seat, in which
passes and is guided a screw threaded rod or spindle which can rise without being
turned.
Against the spring a ring bears clastically, which is provided with two inclined
planes and which can be turned by acting upon a lever. Above the ring another
ring is arranged which is provided with inclined planes turned in a direction
opposite to that of the inclined planes of the lower ring; this ring carries a claw
which so enters a groove, provided in the screw threaded rod or spindle, that said
ring can only ascend and descend together with the said rod without being enabled
to turn. A set-screw-nut provided with arms allows of raising and lowering the
screw spindle carrying the supporting plate so as to suit the height of the receptacle
to be closed and placed on said supporting plate; when the adjustment has been
effected the nut and the upper ring are connected by means of the binding screw.
On the upper part of the frame a gauge plate is arranged and fixed by a bind-
ing screw; the outer shape of this gauge plate corresponds to that of the vessel
or receptacle to be closed; the same is moreover hollowed out at its bottom so as
to efficiently hold and tightly press the receptacle between itself and the lower
supporting plate during the setting operation. Around the rod or stem of the
gauge plate can turn a ring provided with two arms, one of which carries a handle,
while the other serves as a guide for a slide carrying the small setting wheel, and
is likewise provided with a handle.
The slide carrying the setting wheel is made in two parts which are elastically

page_text: connected. For this purpose the slide proper carries a circular rod on which the
carrier piece carrying the setting wheel is arranged; this piece is held in a fixed
position relatively to the slide proper by means of a screw nut with interposed
spring. To attain the elasticity in a horizontal direction the carrier piece is
pierced with an elongated hole and a block with spring is interposed between the
rod and the wall of the carrier piece.
The slide proper carries a lug, to which is fixed the link of a friction chain
which completely surrounds the fixed gauge plate; the two extremities of the
chain are elastically connected by two claws traversed by a bolt with the inter-
position of a spiral spring.
The carrier piece can be placed in a suitable position when the setting wheel
is to be placed out of action; and its fixed position during the work is ensured by
the abutment which the base of a groove forms against the pin firmly connected
with the slide.
The machine is operated in the following manner.
First of all the height of the supporting plate is adjusted to the size of the
receptacle to be closed by means of the screw nut, then a receptacle covered with
the non-set stopping medium is placed upon the supporting plate and the lever
is then turned. This movement of the lever which is limited by the pin that butts
against the fixed gudgeon causes the inclined planes of the lower ring to act
upon the inclined planes of the upper ring and to consequently press the receptacle
between the two plates.
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Subsequently the setting wheel is passed back against the receptacle to be closed
and the arms can then be turned about the fixed shaft by acting upon the two
handles.
This rotary movement causes the chain to turn about the gauge plate whereby
the slide, enabling the setting wheel to follow the shape of the receptacle to be set,
is caused to move upon the arm.
In the present case I have supposed that the object in view is to set the closed
medium upon a receptacle of oval shape; but it is evident that my device may be
likewise applied for stopping receptacles of any shape, square, rectangular and so
forth, for which purpose it is sufficient to substitute for the oval gauge plate, a
square rectangular or other shaped gauge plate.
The receptacle to be stopped is tightly pressed between the circular gauge plate
and the lower supporting plate of the machine.
Around the rod or stem of this gauge plate a ring is arranged provided with an
extension which serves as a guide for the slide. On the shaft of this latter the
carrier piece is pivotally arranged, which carries the setting wheel and is connected
to the curved arm on which the two operating handles are arranged.
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The slide is elastically connected to the carrier piece by the interposition of a 4
spring around the shaft, between the bottom of the said carrier piece and the nut
screwed on to the shaft.
The position of the slide upon the arm is varied according to the diameter of
the receptacles or bottles to be set. For this purpose the said slide is provided
with a screw threaded lug, into which a rod is screwed, which engages with the 4
ring and which can be turned by acting upon the square.
The elastic horizontal mounting of the slide is obtained by a spring interposed
between a base or bed of the screw and a lug fixed to the arm.
As will be seen from the preceding, setting machines of the above described
kind, operate efficiently in spite of any defects that some bottles may present, this 5
reliable action being mainly due to the double elastic mounting.
Dated this 24th day of April 1897.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Setting the Closing Rings or Collars
on Receptacles or Bottles of Oval or other Shape.
I, ACHILLE WEISSENTHANNER, of 168, Rue St. Maur, Paris, in the Republic of
France, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:
For the purpose of enclosing preserved sardines, vegetables and other food stuffs,
receptacles of oval shape have of late been employed. In order that the apparatus
constructed according to my invention, known by the name of "Phenix-closing
device" British Patent No. 7597 date April 18th, 1893, may be rendered applicable
for stopping receptacles of this kind, I have designed a setting machine, so combined
that the tool for setting the ring or collar can describe an oval outline or even any
other suitable curve corresponding to the curvature of the receptacle to be closed. This
said curve described by the setting tool is fixed by a gauge, along which passes the
setting wheel or roller. Receptacles of circular, square, rectangular or other
shape may also be easily set.
I will now describe by way of example such a setting machine which may be
suitably employed for stopping receptacles of oval shape, reference being made to
the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a cross section of the improved machine.
Figure 2 a front elevation and
Figure 3 a plan of Figure 1.
Figures 4 and 5 are a longitudinal section and plan respectively of the roller
guide drawn to an enlarged scale and
Figures 6 and 7 are a vertical section and a plan respectively of a form of
apparatus for setting the rings upon bottles of circular shape.
The frame A is provided with a circular cavity at its lower part, containing a
spiral spring C, bearing against a projecting seat a, through which passes and is
guided a screw threaded rod or spindle 6 which can rise vertically without being
turned.
Against the spring C a ring D bears elastically, which is provided with two
inclined planes c and which can be turned by acting upon a lever E. Above the
ring D another ring F is arranged which is provided with inclined planes d turned
in a direction opposite to that of the inclined planes of the first ring; this ring
carries a claw which so enters a groove, provided in the screw threaded rod or
spindle that said ring can only ascend and descend together with the said rod
without being enabled to turn. A nut G provided with arms e allows of raising
and lowering the screw spindle & carrying the supporting plate II so as to suit the
height of the receptacle to be closed and placed on said supporting plate; when the
adjustment has been effected the nut G and the ring F are connected by means
of the binding screw 'f.
On the upper part of the frame a gauge plate J is arranged and fixed, by a bind-
ing screw ; the outer shape of this gauge plate corresponds to that of the vessel
or receptacle to be closed; the same is moreover hollowed out at its bottom so as
to efficiently hold and tightly press the receptacle between itself and the lower
supporting plate H during the setting operation. Around the rod or stem of the
gauge plate can turn a ring i provided with two arms b¹, 62, one of which carries a
handle, while the other serves as a guide for a slide L carrying the small setting
wheel and is likewise provided with a handle 7.

page_text: The slide carrying the setting wheel is made in two parts which are elastically
connected as is clearly shown in Figures 4 and 5. For this purpose the slide
proper L carries a circular rod m, on which the piece L¹ carrying the setting
wheel is arranged; this piece is held in a fixed position relatively to the
slide proper L by means of a screw nut n with interposed spring o. To attain the
elasticity in a horizontal direction the piece L' is pierced with an elongated hole p
and a block with spring s is interposed between the rod m and the wall t of the
piece L'.
The slide L carries a lug u, to which is fixed the link of a friction chain a
which completely surrounds the fixed gauge plate J; the two extremities of the
chain are elastically connected by two claws y Figure 3 traversed by a bolt z with
the interposition of a spiral spring z¹.
The piece L' can be placed as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3, when the
setting wheel is to be placed out of action; and its fixed position during the work
is ensured by the abutment which the base of a groove a¹ forms against the pin a²
firmly connected with the piece L.
The machine is operated in the following manner.
First of all the height of the supporting plate H is adjusted to the size of the
receptacle to be closed, by means of the screw nut G, then a receptacle covered
with the non-set stopping medium is placed upon the supporting plate H and the
lever E is then turned in the direction of the arrow M, Figure 3. This movement
of the lever which is limited by the pin e' that butts against the fixed gudgeon c²
causes the inclined planes c to act upon the inclined planes d and to consequently
press the receptacle between the two plates H and J, the setting wheel k occupying
at this moment the position indicated in dotted lines Fig. 3.
Subsequently the setting wheel is passed back against the receptacle to be closed
and the arms 2 can then be turned about the fixed shaft by acting upon the
two handles and 1.
This rotary movement causes the chain to turn about the gauge plate J
whereby the slide, L enabling the setting wheel to follow the shape of the recep-
tacle to be set, is caused to move upon the arm 62.
In the accompanying drawing I have supposed that the object in view is to set
the closed medium upon a receptacle of oval shape; but it is evident that my
device may be likewise applied for stopping receptacles of any shape square
rectangular and so forth, for which purpose it is sufficient to substitute for the
oval gauge plate J, indicated in the drawing, a square rectangular or other shaped
gauge plate.
The use of the elastic slide device for tools serving for setting the rings upon
bottles of circular shape, is represented in vertical section in Figure 5 and in plan
in Figure 7.
These two figures only represent the tools; the frame and the accessories of the
machine being the same as those above described.
The receptacle to be stopped is tightly pressed between the circular gauge
plate J and the lower supporting plate of the machine.
Around the rod or stem h of this gauge plate a ring i is arranged provided with
an extension 62 which serves as a guide for the slide L. On the shaft m of this
latter the piece L' is pivotally arranged, which carries the setting wheel k and is
connected to the curved arm 61 on which the tube operating handles and are
arranged.
The slide L is elastically connected to the piece L' by the interposition of a
spring o around the shaft m, between the bottom of the piece L' and the nut n
screwed on to the shaft m.
The position of the slide upon the arm 62 is varied according to the diameter of
the receptacles or bottles to be set. For this purpose the said slide is provided
with a screw threaded lug L, into which a rod z is screwed, which engages with
the ring i and which can be turned by acting upon the square end y¹.

page_text: The elastic horizontal mounting of the slide L is obtained by a spring s inter-
posed between a collar or shoulder z of the screw y and a lug z' fixed to the arm b².
As will be seen from the preceding, setting machines of the above described
kind, operate efficiently in spite of any defects that the bottles may present, this
reliable action being mainly due to the double elastic mounting.
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:-
A machine for setting or fitting the rings or collars, employed for closing or
stopping vessels or receptacles by means of metallic closing apparatus comprising
such rings or collars, especially the closing device known by the name
closing device" and in particular:
"
Phenix
1. The machine comprising a curved stationary modelling or gauge plate, around
which, under continuous movement, a pivoted chain is displaced which carries at
one point a slide having an elastic action in horizontal and vertical direction and
which slide carries the setting wheel; the said slide being arranged on a horizontal
movable transverse piece, provided with operating handles; the accessory parts
of the machine being arranged in the manner explained in the body of this
specification with reference to the accompanying drawing.
2. The application-in apparatus for setting or fitting bottles of circular shape-
of a device, by which the parts, carrying the setting wheel are mounted elastically
in the horizontal and vertical directions.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.