Improved Apparatus for Removing Waste Corks from the Interiors of Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr.,
1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Removing Waste Corks from the Interiors
of Bottles.
JOHN HERBERT WHITE, back of No. 5, Oxford Street, Birmingham, Pattern
Maker, GEORGE HENRY READ, Ginger Beer Manufacturer, 17, Moor Street,
Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention has reference to a machine for removing waste corks from empty
bottles, whereby the corks can be removed with the greatest rapidity and with a
minimum expenditure of power, besides the insurance of much greater safety in
case the bottle breaks in the hand thereby inflicting serious injury, as they
sometimes do by the present process of drawing. And not only is the danger in
case of a breakage lessened, but the liability of breaking the bottle during the
process of removing the cork is much reduced, as the cork is cut into small pieces
instead of being drawn whole. And also the neck of the bottle fits into a cone
shaped socket in such a manner that whatever pressure may be required inside the
bottle to remove the cork, will be counteracted by the pressure on the out side.
For the purpose of more clearly defining our invention we have appended
drawings showing three views, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the machine.
Figure 2 is the side elevation, and Figure 3 is the plan.
The machine stands upon the base (Af 1) which may be screwed down to a
table or stool, or may be so constructed as to fasten against a wall. From the
base arrise the two sides (Bf 1) which at the top carry a bracket (Cf 1) to which is
attached the socket (1) f 1) which receives and holds the bottle. The lever (Ef 2)
is secured to the base by the pin (Ff2) on which it works, it is also attached to the
crosshead (Gf 1) which is held in posision at each end by the slot (Hf 2) in the
sides. To the top of the crosshead is screwed the cutter (If 1). When the lever is
raised the cutter passes into the bottle, the waste cork drops into the neck of the
bottle in such a manner that when the lever is pushed down the cutter comes in
contact with the cork and cuts it into pieces. It will thus be seen that the machine
is so simple and the power of the lever so great that it could be worked by a child,
thereby considerably reducing the cost, and at the same time the danger from the
breaking of the bottle and injury to the hand.
Dated this 18th day of May 1898.
Improved Apparatus for Removing Waste Corks from the Interiors
of Bottles.
We, JOHN HERBERT WHITE, Pattern Maker, of back of No. 5, Oxford Street,
Birmingham, and GEORGE HENRY READ, of Tunnel Works, 17, Moor Street,

page_text: Birmingham, Ginger Beer Brewer, both in the County of Warwick, do hereby
declare the nature of, this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention has for its object the extraction of corks from bottles by which we
render the process of removing old corks from the interior of bottles much easier
and quicker than hithertofore while at the same time we obviate all danger from
the bottle breaking as was the case when held by the hand.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise we have appended hereunto a sheet of drawing upon which we have
fully illustrated the nature of our said improvements.
Figure 1 is a vertical section through one of our cork extractors shewn during
the process of extracting the cork.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of same.
In carrying our invention into effect we mount the receptacle B for containing
the bottle C upon a suitable frame 1) and on this frame 1) the cross bar E is
mounted on pivot blocks e¹ to run in the slots . The extractor A is mounted
on the cross bar E which is also connected to the lever F by the link fi so that by
means of the handle f2 the extractor A can be raised or lowered as required.
The action of extracting a cork is as follows,
The bottle containing the cork K is placed in the receptacle B with the neck
downwards after which the extractor A is raised into the position shewn by
dotted lines a² after which the lever is depressed and the projecting teeth a¹ of
the head engage with the cork K which is drawn down through the neck of the
bottle, upon the depression of the lever F by the handle f and the cork is thereby
extracted from within the bottle.
We may vary the details of the various parts without departing from the nature
of our said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
The combination of an extractor A receptacle B and lever F for extracting corks
from within empty bottles substantially as herein set forth and illustrated.
Dated this 18th day of February 1899.
LEWIS WM. GOOLD,
Agent for Applicants, 5, Corporation Street, Birmingham.