US1247507A

US1247507A - Bottle-opener.

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Publication number: US1247507A
Application number: US5568615A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert B Cochrane
Original assignee: PERFECT BOTTLE OPENER Co
Current assignee: PERFECT BOTTLE OPENER Co
Priority date: 1915-10-13
Filing date: 1915-10-13
Publication date: 1917-11-20
Anticipated expiration: 1934-11-20

Description

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ROBERT B. COCHRAN-n, or `cnn-1anorten,nearer CAROLINA, nssrenon, BYVDIRECT am) rrnsnn nsseiviannrs, Tornnrncr BOTTLE Oran-iin courrant?, or CHARLOTTE, NOBTHOAROLINA, Ascaron-Arion 'or NORTH cartonne. i u f BOTTLE-OPENER. i

Specication of Letters Paten-t. v Patented NOM :29, 19311K Applicationled 0ctober13h1u915. Serial No. 55,586. i

ToiaZZ wkomz' 'may concern: i

Be it known that I, ROBERT B. Gooi-infinis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Charlotte, in th'ecounty of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented ne7 and useful Improvements in Bottle-Openers, of Which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to bottle openers and is more concerned with devices of this c lass for removing crimped caps from the mouths or headsv of bottles, jars or the like. i y i rlihe purpose lof the `invention vis to imf prove the vconstruction' of" devices of fthe above-mentioned `character by simplifying Vtheir construction and `producing such i a device that Will Operate With great eiiiciency ,Without subjecting the bottle -to the liability of breaking during the operation of the machine. i

The Vfeatures ofthe invention reside in the novel construction, arrangement and `com- Y ybination of parts which Will appear and be readily understood as the specication proceeds; and, in the provision of means `cooperative With the cap removing meansand actuated thereby for .ejecting the removed caps or stoppers from the` machine. i

In the drawings which form part of the speciiieation` Y Figure l is a sidesectional elevation taken through the housingofV the' machine and illustrating` the bottle `clamping means in section for the sake of appearance; and

i Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional vieuT taken substantially on line 2 2 of Fig. '1 with the clamp retaining plate removed.

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding Vparts throughout the ,specification and drawings. 'i

The invention, as shown in the drawings, consists of a :traine A havinga base portion 1 and a 'goose-neckextension 2 Acarrying and supporting the ,plunger 3 which is adapted to actupon the .bottle cap 1C of the bottle B suitably .supported or clamped on the base 1 of the machine. Y

This device is especially .designedto remove `the caps or stoppers of bottles which have saidcaps-crimped around theedges of the neck ,or mouth portion of the bottle in the Well knoivn mannen For supporting the bottle in position so that the cap thereof may beneted `upon .by the Aplunger 3, the base l ofthe iraineis formed `With a vertical npening 4L thereinand soarranged as to have its axis in alinement with rthe axis of l-the plunger 3. The neck of `the Ebottle B Ais extended Athrough said aperture fromV the under -sideof thebase 1 and is held therein, in the manner 1vshow-n in the drawings, by suitable yielding clamping means D surrounding said neck ,of `the bottle and providing a support ivhichis Aengaged by the edges of the `criniped cap C.

i The plunger l3 extends through a vertical bore `formed ,in KVthe extension 2, the latter having its uupper,extremity bifurcated, and an ,operating cam "leverl2 `pivoted lin said bifurcation above `the upper end of the rplunger The cam portion `12a of theoperat ing lever adapted to Contact With the upper extremity of thefplunger 3 to cause the latter lto move doivriivardly to `perform the uncap'ping Operation of the machine. A helical Jspring A,13 seatedin a recess 14C, formed in said bifurcation, is adapted tokact against the..iprojeetion3EL of the Aplunger 3 for returning Vand normally holding the plunger in its raised orinoperative position, as shown in .full linesin l. i It will thus be seen that Whentlieoperating lever 12 is moved ,to a position shown indotted lines in 1 the camsurface thereof Will depress the "plunger 3 `against the action of the spring 13 into Contact with .the cap or stopper C of the bottle 13. Since the aXis of the plungeris in line With ,the axis of the opening 4 in the base .of the frame, the plunger Will engage and depress .the cap at the centralportion thereof, Which pressure will cause the crimped edges of the cap to spread outwardly `from engagement With the beaded edge 15 at the mouth of the bottle B. After the crimped edges of the cap have been suiiiciently spread, the Operator frelease the lever 12 and the spring 13 will return the plunger to its normal raised position. Since the contents of these bottles are usually aeriated substances, the bottles are forced downwardlyV out of engagement with the yielding clamping means D by the action of the plunger upon-said cap C. As the bottle is forced out, the cap which engages with the clamping means D surrounding Vthe bottlev mechanism is removed from the latter and leftresting upon the base 1 of the machine.

It is contemplated by this invention to provide means for ej ecting the mutilated or removed caps from the machine after 'each operation of the plunger 3. For carrying out this purpose any suitable'means'may be used that is, connected to the operating lever 12 togejectthe vcap afterthe latter has been removed from the head of the bottle B. In the lpresent instance, a preferred construction is shown and comprises' an ejector 16,

. formed oitivire, or othersuitable material,

and bentinto a substantially U-shaped formation and adapted to straddle the gooseneck extension 2 Vof the frame. One of the arms 17 of the ejector' is pivoted to the lower end of a lever 18 pivoted intermediate its ends'on a pivot shaft 19. The other arm of the ejector 20 is pivoted to the lower end of the connecting arm 21, here shown asA integral with the pivot shaft 19, and disposed on the opposite side of the extension 2 to that Y of the lever 18. The closed end 16a vof the vejector is adapted to rest upon and move vover the upper Asurface yofthe base 1 and to v pivotjof the lever 12, bythe connecting` link 23... The arm21eXtends at such an angle that when the lever-,is in its ineffective position,- as shown in full lines in, Fig, 1, the lever 18 isV so actuated asto move theejec- 4 tor to the limit of its ej ecting movement, and

when the lever 12 is moved to a position shown in dotted lines, causing the plunger 3 to-actuate to remove the cap from the bottle,the lever 18 will be so actuated as to draw in the ejector to a position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 andout of the path of v.the plunger 3. Now thatthe cap has been removed from the bottle, in the manner above described, and the operatorA has raised the operating lever 12, which willjpermit the plunger B to returnto its normal position,the ejectorl 16 will be moved outwardly to its position Vshown in fullv `lines and will engage with the removed bottle cap and discharge the samefrom the machine through the opening 24e in the machine houslng. Y

The clamping'meansl) tor holding the bottle in position so thatthe cap @may be acted'upon by the plunger 3 may be of any suitable or approved construction thativill eii'ectively hold the bottle-in thebase and permit the uncapping of 'thebottle-bythe action of the plunger 3. It is'prefe'rre'd to show ,clamping means consisting of a plu- Y rality of arc members 5 which slidably rest VYin `an, annular mortise 6 forme'dinthegbase 1 at the upper 5end k,ot thevertical opening 4; VVhen'the arc `members 5 are disposed in the mortiser, the samewill form a-sec. tional ring, eachjy section being rnovedtoward :the center by the spring?, interposed between the sectionsb` and vthe jvallot the mortise 5. Each ofthe are sections have their oppositeends recessed, asshown at8,`

and when'assembled, as clearly; shown in Fig. 2, said recesses in `opposing ends of ad? jacent sectionstormfa slot adapted to accommodate the ystop projections 9 vthreaded in said mor-tisey The `slotsformed bythe recesses 8 are suliciently longsoasto admit Y of, a 4lateral sliding movement oteachsection, forafpurposewell understood. ifi r e taining .ring 1 0 havinga chamfered .upper side is designed to 'o'verlie the mortise4 ta'nd retain thearcsectionsb in position, the ring 10 being secured`l to the basefbyffastening" members 11. V The concavedlsurface oftheV lio machine by the operationof the member` 16.y

The operating lever 12` otfthe machine is herein shown and described as'being operated manually.v However, said lever may-be suitably connected ywith power mechanism, not shown, such as a motor, or the lilre,tor operating the same. i

. The machine is'` adapted to be placed upon a suitable support formed 'with an opening to permit the bottle B to vbe inserted-.in Vposition. It is alsodesired to inclose the en-` tire machine within Yhousing 25 which is secured tothe base 1 of the. frame A by any suitable` fastening means. `The housing is formed in its upper side with an opening 26 which permits the operating lever 12 toeX tend and operate therethrough.` The vfront portion of 4the side walls of the housingare preferably arcuate to conform with the Having fully described my invention,

claimp l. A machine of the character described, comprising, means for holding a bottle in position in said machine, means adapted to act upon the closurefot1 said bottle for loosening said closure thereon, said holding .means being arranged to remove said loosened closure from the bottle as the latter is removed from said holding means, and means cooperative with said closure loosening means for ejecting said removed closure from the machine.

2. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, comprising, means surrounding the bottle below said cap, and adapted to support the bottle in position in the machine, means for spreading the crimped edges of the cap, and a reciprocating member for ejecting said spread cap from the machine.

3. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, comprising, means surrounding the bottle below said cap, means for spreading the crimped edges of the cap, said tiret-mentioned means being adapted to remove said spread cap from the bottle when the bottle is removed therefrom, and means actuated by said cap. spreading means 'for ejecting said removed cap after the latter has been spread.

A. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, comprising, yielding clamping means between which said bottle is inserted and providing a support for the bottle upon which the edges of the cap rest, a reciprocating plunger for centrally depressing said cap and causing the crimped edges of the latter to be spread, and means cooperative with said plunger `for ejecting said removed cap from the machine.

5. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, comprising. yielding clamping means between which said bottlev is inserted and providing a support for the bottle upon which the edges ot' the cap rest, a reciprocating plunger for centrally depressing said cap and causing the crimped edges of the latter to be spread, said yielding clamping means engaging with the spread cap as the bottle is removed therefrom and retaining the capin the machine, and means coperative with said plunger for ejecting said removed cap from the machine.

6. A machine for' removing crimped caps Y from bottles, comprising, a yielding clamp adapted to surround the neck of the bottle below thecrimped cap thereon, a plunger for centrally depressing thepcap and causing the crimped `edges thereof to be spread, said clamp yielding under the action of theplunger upon the cap so that the bottle is moved out of clamped position, and an actuating member for ejecting said cap 'from the machine when kthe bottle is `moved out ot `clamped position.

7. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, comprising, a yielding clamp adapted to surround the neck of the bottle below the crimped cap thereon, a plunger for centrally dem'essing the cap and causing the crimped edges thereof to be spread, said clamp yielding under the action of the plunger upon the cap so that the bottle is moved out of clamped position, an actuating member for ejecting said cap trom the machine when the bottle is moved out of clamped pow sition, an operating lever for the plunger, and a. connection between said lever and ejecting member for actuating the latter cooperatively with said plunger.

8. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles, coml'nising, a yielding clamp adapted to surround the neck of the bottle below the crimped cap thereon, a plunger for centrally depressing the cap and causing the crimped edges thereof to be spread, and an actuating member for ejecting said spread cap from the machine.

9. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles comprising means surrounding the bottle below said cap and adapted to support the bottle in position in the machine, means for spreading the crimped edges oi' the cap, and means for ej ecting said removed cap from the machine after the cap has been spread.

l0. A machine for removing crimped caps from bottles comprising means surrounding the bottle below said cap and adapted to support the bottle in position in the machine, means for spreading the crimped edges of the cap` means for ejecting said removed cap from the machine after the cap has been spread` and a connection between said cap spreading means and ej ecting means whereby the latter is actuated from the former.

11. A machine for removing caps from bottles comprising means surrounding the bottle below said cap and adapted to support the bottle in position in the machine, means for spreading the crimped edges of the cap, a reciprocatorv member tor eiecting said spread cap troni the machine, and means for actuating said cap ejecting member from the movement of said cap spreading means.

l2. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a tubular expansible spreading element constituting means for receiving a bottle neck. of a vieldingly supported plunger, a cam for shifting the plunger against a cap on a bottle neck to spread.

. the cap upon said tubular spreading means, my hand in pres Y ence of two subscribing wita lever, and aV connection between the cam nesses.

and lever for actuating said lever during the Y Q j upward movement of the plunger to dsen- ROBERT B' COCHRANE gage the spread cap from the spreading ele- Witnesses:

ment and the bottle neck. CI-IvAs. A. ROWE,

' In testimony whereof I have hereunto set CHAS. S. HYER.

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