Improved Means for Securing Corks and Stoppers in Bottles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Corks and Stoppers in Bottles.
I AUGUSTE EMILE HENRI LOZE of Westderly Road Tue Brook in the county of
Lancaster manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object is to provide means for readily, rapidly, cheaply, and efficiently securing
corks or stoppers in bottles.
The invention consists First in constructing clamps for securing corks and stoppers
in bottles of a wire or wires disposed so as to form two or more loops adapted to
encircle the neck of the bottle and pass over the cork or stopper to he secured.
Second. In securing corks or stoppers in bottles by means of clamps constructed
as set forth under the first part and fixed in position by twisting together two loops
by means of a key or hook.
1000
Per pro J. T. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Corks and Stoppers in Bottles.
I AUGUSTE EMILE HENRI LOZE of West Derby Road Tuebrook in the County of
Lancaster 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 :-
The object is to provide means for readily rapidly cheaply and efficiently securing
corks or stoppers in bottles.
The invention consists First in constructing clamps for securing corks and
stoppers in bottles of a wire or wires disposed so as to form two or more loops
adapted to encircle the neck of the bottle and pass over the cork or stopper to be
secured.
Second. In securing corks or stoppers in bottles by means of clamps constructed as
set forth under the first part and fixed in position by twisting together two loops by
means of a key or hook.
and
Figs. 1, 2, and 3 are views of three forms of clamps.
Fig. 4 shows a bottle with a clamp in position for being applied.
Fig. 5 is an elevation and fig. 6 a plan showing the clamp bent into position
Fig. 7 is an elevation showing the clamp secured in position with the free ends of
the loop twisted together.
In fig. 1 the wire is bent so as to form two loops a and b free at one end and
the ends of the wire are twisted together at c so as to unite the loops at the other
end.
In fig.
one piece of wire is bent so as to form the loops a and b the ends of the
wire being twisted together at c to unite the loops at one end.
In fig. 3 two pieces of wire are shown bent to form the loops a and b the ends of
the wire being twisted together at c. In this modification the loops a and b do not

page_text: overlap as in figs. 1 and 2 and for that reason are not so easily caught hold of by
the key, I therefor prefer to use clamps in which the loops overlap as shown in figs. 1
and 2.
It will be obvious that more than one piece of wire may be used in forming a clamp
and that the ends of the wire may be soldered together.
When it is desired to secure a cork or stopper in a bottle, a clamp under my
invention is placed against the bottle neck as shown in fig. 4 and the tied end c is held
in position against the bottle neck by the thumb of the operator, a key d figs. 5
and 6 is then inserted through the opening 2 where the loops a and b overlap and
the clamp is bent into the position shown in figs. 5 and 6. The loops are then
twisted together by means of the key and the clamp is secured in position as shown
in fig. 7.
The key d consists of a piece of hook shaped metal provided with a handle. e is
the bottle neck.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
clauin is.
First. Wire clamps consisting of two loops free at one end and united at the other
for the purpose setforth.
Second. The combination of a wire clamp with a key for securing the said clamp
substantially as setforth.