An Improved Combined Internal and External Stoppered Bottle Opener.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 3rd Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Internal and External Stoppered
Bottle Opener.
RICHARD JOHN TALBOT Mineral Water Manufacturer Commercial Road Gloucester
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Two cups or cylinders joined together, so as to form a double ended cup or
cylinder. The outter part of both to be composed of wood, metal or any other
suitable material. One of the cups to be used for the opening of external stoppered
bottles and lined with india rubber, cork or any other suitable material, the cup having
a rim on its inner edge to hold the rubber, cork or other lining-the said lining to
be for the purpose of gripping the stopper to be removed from the neck of the bottle,
jar or any other similar vessel, and to hold the same for replacing it into the neck of
the bottle or other vessel. The other cup to be for the purpose of opening internal
stoppered bottles and to be fitted with a hollow or solid plug in its centre fixed at
the base, & having a groove or not, as may be considered most convenient, at its
base, whereon to fix a collar of india rubber &c. to form a cushion to receive the
concussion of the bottle neck when the stopper is released.
Dated this 94th day of September 1890
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Internal and External Stoppered
Bottle Opener.
RICHARD JOHN TALBOT Mineral Water Manufacturer Commercial Road Gloucester
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 :-
Two cups or cylinders joined together so as to form a double ended cup or
cylinder A. The outter part of both to be composed of wood, metal or any other
suitable material. One of the cups B to be used for the opening of external
stoppered bottles and lined with india rubber C, cork or any other suitable material,
the cup having a rim D on its inner edge to hold the rubber, cork or other lining.
The said lining to be for the purpose of gripping the screw stopper to be removed
from the neck of the bottle, jar or any other similar vessel, and to hold the same for
replacing it into the neck of the bottle or other vessel. The other cup E to be for
the purpose of opening internal stoppered bottles and to be fitted with a hollow or
solid plug F in its centre fixed at the base and having a groove or not, as may be
considered most convenient, at its base whereon to fix a collar G of india rubber &c.
to form a cushion to receive the concussion of the bottle neck when the stopper is
released.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1st. That it is a combined opener both for internal and external stoppered bottles.
2nd. That the opener is constructed to hold the external stopper for replacing.
3rd. That it opens external screw stoppered bottles without injury to stopper.
Dated this 16th day of October 1890.