US1008292A - Bottle-capping machine. - Google Patents

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R. W.' WITTEMNN BOTTLE CAPPING -MACHIN1EL ,ufmcnzox rmzn und?. 1910.

Patented Nov. 7, 19'11'.

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-w mRNEYl UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUDOLPH W. WITTEMANN, OF NEW YORK. N. Y., ASSIGNGR T0 WITTEMANN BROTHERS,

OF NEWYORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 0F NEWr YORK. y

BOTTLE-CAPPING .MACHINE To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that. I, RUDOLPH W'. VVrr'rrz- Malaria citizen ot' the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Specification of Letters Patent.

i l l l i Brooklyn, Kings county, in the State off Yew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Cappingr Machines, of'which the following is a fnil, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hottie. capping machines, and the same has tor its objectY more particularly to provide a simple, ellicient and reliable apparatus by means of which a metallic or other eap may be readily and (lul)- applied to the neck of a bottle.

Further, said invention has for' its olfijeet to providetan apparatus` in which the cap is applied to the bottle h v :inelastic coinpression cup actuated under the intluenee ot tluid displaced within a receptzu'leainl surrounding said compression cup.

Further, said invention has for its object. to provide means' for compensating tor any loss of the. operating tluid by leakage, and preventing the cushioning of the non-elastic tiuid contained within the casing whereby the. compression cup is actuated to apply a metallic cap to a hottie neck.

Further, `aid invention has for its oi.- ject to provide means adapted to be forced into the fluid receptacle or its communicatingv parts in order to displace a portion of the tluid therein and thereby maintain said [luid casing' and its connected parts coinpletcl)Y tilled with the operating liquid.

To the attaimuentot the aforesaid oijects and ends .my invention consists in tit: novel.. details of construction and in the conihination, connection and arrangement. of parts hereinafter more fully described and then pointed outl in the, claims.

ln the accom|mn viug drawings fox-Illing par( ot this spccitiration. wherein like nnmerals otl reference indicate like parts. Figure. l is a central longitudinal section showing one t'orm of cappinf machine construct.-

ed according to and embodyingf my .said invention: Fig. is an enlarged detail central sectional view .showiner the means for displacing :l portion of the Huid in order to make up for that'. which may he lost. from time to time in the. course of the operation of the machine, and Fig. IS is an enlarged dedevice.

In .said drawings 10 designates .the apparatus as a whole comprising a easing 11 having a horizontal openingl therein adjacent'. to its hase provided with at'lalyge 12, into which opening is fitted an elastic compression cup 1.3 preferably made of rubber having a. lateral tiange H at. its outer portionI adapted to be fitted in an annular recess in the. tiange- 12 of the casing and secured in position thereon hv means of an annular plate 15 secured to said casing 11 by bolts 16, 16, and 17 denotes a packing interposed between the llange. 14 of the elastic cup and the annular plate 15. The said packing 17- is provided with a central opening in line wit-h the opening, in the outer or forward end of the compression cup 13 to receive a bottle neck and cap.

lb denotes a. tlanged member arranged't'o 1l. serew-threzuhal and provided with a nut 22 for maintaining the inner end of said compression cup 13 duly in position within said casing.

'lhe casing 11 Vis provided with a vertical section 2? which communicates with the horizontal portion thereof and is provided. at its upper cud with a shoulder 2t, and upon its outer surface with screw-thremls Q6 denotes a nut provided with a central opening' and adapted for engagement with the screw-threaded upper end ot' the vertical portion Q3 of the casing. Within the upper end of the vertical portion 23, and resting upon the shoulder .2-1, iS disposed a. packing 2T upon which is arranged a ring '2S having' its upper edge adapted for contact with the under surface of the nut 2G.

2S) denotes a hollow plunger adapted to work within the upper end of the vertical portion .23 of the casing, which plunger hasl its upper end interiorly threaded and adapt.- cd to receive the screw-tln-eaded portion 30 of a nut. '31, and 3! denotes a packing dis- .Patented Nov. 7, 1911'. Application led January 17, 1910` Serial lo. 538,477.

tail Side view showing a modified form of posed between the upper end of Said plunger ft :ind the nut 3l. The iiitt 3l is provided with :i eentrtil opening which is screwthreiided :tud tiditpted to reeeiie :i Screw '33 i which extends enttrelv through sind nut,-

tind is pi'oi'idet'l :it its lower end with ti hetid '251 enters the suine, :ind the compression eiip 3l eorreeponding in diziiiieter .-'iihstuntizill'i' with the inner dizin'ieter of the hollow plunger 2". The upper end of the nut 3l is rej cest-:ed to forni :i Shilling' hox, und 35 denotes to eonipensiite for the tliiid thus lost it zt pitching disposed within ,-:ttid .sttillinr hox :ind surroiindinf r the :crew 323, which puel;-

jnf; tifhipted to he et'unpressed within nid t 'Mrd fort-e the lietiil Ill :it the lower end of t sind screw 325 dowii\.':irdly into the plunger stutlinlg:r box by :t nut 3U working upon nid screw 3T denotes ai hand-wheel see-tired to the Q upper end of the screw 353 whereby .-:znd

Screw may be' rotated in order to 'torre the hend 3l thereof downwardly into the plunger 29.

3.5 denotes t1 bearing proi-'ided to the retti' of the easing ll in which is itioitnted :i shzift having :irin's` 4t), ett) secured tit 'the oppo site ends thereof, which :irnts litti'e their outer ends Conueeted to the lower .ende ot linl-:s il, it connected at their initier ends to the upper end of the plunger 2th and t2 l denotes an operztting'lever seeured upon the slinft 39 whereby when sind lever is iiettiated the hollow plunger i5 ranged to deseeud und displace the lliinl within the ettsing 11 and compress the coiopreseion en p 125 f arranged in the horizontal portion ot' mid casing.`

43 denotes :i stop secured, to the slnit't 235i for limiting the itpwnrd uiovenient of the arms 40, 4() nud their connected parts.

ln the n'iodilitzzttifin illustrated :it vlig. il the screw 323 is provided nt. its upper end to time he entr-:ed to issue from the eiieiug. or between Suid tut-ing und the hollow plttiiger working' therein, find unless soute prot'iion n'nide t'or the lliiid so loft. the renniindei' ot' the tliiid witlii'n eziid easing' ennnot operate properly :is the hollow' plunger lil will thus, he pi'ei'eiiied front properly folding und lapping' :i nietztllie. ettp und securing' the .-:tnie to the bottle neck. ln order merely heroines neeesfui'y to i'otnte the :ind enlise Suid head 3l :ind :t portion ol tlie :crew 353 entering .-:od plonger to till the ,-.pttee pi'etioitsl)Y oeeupietl by the opt-railing tluid .-:o lost.

lltii'iu thin; deserihed in if invention wlitit l ehtiiu :intl dejre to afeeure hy Letters l'utent is:

l. ln i: hottie nipping inttehine the eonihiiiution with :i liquid ".ontuiiiing inning, :in eht-.tir eup therein. :i hollow plunger working' within .mid ensinezol' n. dei'iee ttdztpted to li-linee :i portion ot the` liquid itt Suid ett-ing". .-ult-tzinlinl'lli' no petilietl.

ln :i hottie rnppini,r nuteiiine the conihintiiiou witii :i litpiid rontnining ezt-ing, :ni eht-tie i-up therein, it hollow plunger workin."r within .--nitl wring, ol' :t hi'iee :iditpted to li-phn-e :i portion olC the litiiiid in .sziid :i ing' iiulepzndentli' ol' the :teti'on ol' .-:tid

f hinution with :i liquid eottininiug ::i.-.ing, :tu

with :t hund-wheel 37' tintliipon its thu-:ideal portion with :i wing ont. 3l" which i5 :idnpti ed to engage the upper tlti'tznled end of n hollow plunger ifi" :ind 3Q denotepitching' i disposed upon the threaded portion ill the nut ll". ln thi' screw 33 protl ing helow the wing; uut Il! is adapted to he forced into the ezt-'ing' ll 'zonnti'tuztion the. end ol'ihe j ein-'tieve'up therein. und :t hollow plunger \\oi'l\i:i i\'ithin .-:tid sei-ing, ol' un :tiljust'nhle derive :tthtpietl tohe l'oreed into the lliiitl eoiitnined in .mid rai-ing, .sith-tittiitiully :is

-l. ln :i hottie nipping nitttfhint'. the .otiihituition with :t lttpnil rontnining mining, :in tin-tit' t'iip therein :ttul :i hollow plunger I working' within .-:iitl ezt-ingr, ol' 'ai derlei: :td- :pentnhly :wronged Ain .-nid hollow plunger if: tlisphiee :i portion of the liquid therein by merely rotating' the hund-infiel Ilx' .\n i

Soon aisrtlie z-'ztnn'e hun heen wrt-wed down to the deifired de reet the seroit' 33 i-z ,sortit-eil in its :adju-teil position h y the wingl nut Ill 'l'lie operation of the :ippni'ntnf is its; toll lows: As the plunger "J is reeiproentt-d ihn-- ing the repented operation ot the nini-hintl `:titl hollow pini:`A

in ni'iplyingti enp to n hotth; nerk h v in eunof the lever-1Q, tii'ntsxltl it), :intl liniel -ll 'l l, to displace :t portion oi" the thiiit within the 0 V p ehrtie ouf :hetzen sind :i hollow plunger mixing 1l in order to eoniprt-x-V the onnipre-Y eozitttiiiefl within .-:ttitl ein-,ing will l'ioin tinte nml :iilnptt-tl to tli plznt :t portion ol' tlit liliiaid eontninrd in .-uid timing independently ol' the :it-tion el .-..iitl hollow plunger, suh- .-tnntizxll). :i- .pr\'ilietl. A

' .'i. ln :t hottie rui-pingl nnieliine, the ronthinntion with :i litptid rontuiuiupr tubing', :in

lied. t?. ln :i hottit 'nipping' nnuhine the oomliiinzlionwiitii i lnpriil s'oiitnitiiiig' t'nhiiig, :iii

mounted in i-.iid hollow plungernnd:ithtptetl ing and 'hollowphlngen bnbatantially as specified. ln a bottle capping machine the eoinhination with a liquid containing easing, an elastic cup therein, a. hollow `plunge; nrranged to work within said easing, a revolnlne inemhei' dispohed in said hollow plunger hainga head at its lower end adapted :o he l'oreed into said hollow plunger to displace a portion oi the fluid contained within .said easing and hollow plunger, seh-Qta tizxlly as `specified.

S. ln 'a bottle cappingmachine, the conihination with a liquid containing easing', an elasie cup therein7 a hollow plunger adapted to work within said easing, a cap on :said plunger, a. revoluble Ineniher mounted in said enp, a head disposed upon said revolniile member and adapted lo work -within said hollow plunger whereinr to displace a. portion ol" the lluid Contained within said casing and hollow plunger, substantially as speeilied.

Si. ln a bottle capping machine 'the oomhinalic-n with a liquid containing casing, an elastic cup therein and a hollow plunger adapted to work within Said easing, a Cap on braid plunger, a screw mounted in Said cap, a. head secured to the. lower end of Said .screw and adapted lo work within said hollow plunger, and means for rotating' said screw whereby lo canse said head to displace a portion of the iuid contained within .said hollow plunger and easing, substantiall)1 as specified.

l0. In a bottle capping machine the coinhinalion with a. liquid containing eaaing, an elastic cup there-in and a hollow plunger adapted to work within said casing, a eap on said plunger, a screw mounted in said cap, a Smiling box provided upon said Cap, and surrounding .said screw, a packing disposed within said Shilling box, a head se cured upon the lower end of Said screw and adapted to work within said hollow plunger, and a hand-wheel occured to the upper end of said screw wl'ierehy Ato force said l, fad downwardly within said hollow plunger and displael a portion of the ilnid within Said hollow plunger and easing, substantially as speeilied.

Signed at the eity of New Y rk, in the county and State of New York, this 3rd day of June, nineteen hundred and nine.

` vRUDOLPH W. W TEMA-NN.

'itnesses Lns'risn C. TAYLOR, CONRAD A. Dinrnmcn.

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