US1469487A - Bottle stopper - Google Patents

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J. SCHEDLER BOTTLE STOPPER Filed March 31. 1921 Oct. 2 ,1923.

' Mmaanu Patented D et. 2, 1923. r

BUM-T D T TES v TJOHN soHEIiLER, or 'PnILAiinrlr'nne rnnnsyizvimra,

, BoTTIIE s'rorrna I 5 Application filed March 31, 1921. serial No. 457,356.

To all whom it may concern? o Be it known that I; JOHN SoHnDLE ,.a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvaniai have invented .certain -newand' useful-Improvements in Bottle Stoppers, of aspecification. V- 7 One object off'my, invention is to provide an improved stopper which-will morecom pletely seal-"the necks of bottles or other containers than stoppers 'made prior to my present invention. I

which the following is myimproved stopper of such construction that it"can be cheaply and quickly manu' factured andyso thatit can beeasily and quickly attached toor removed from a;

bottle. r a i 3 These objects, and other. advantageous ends which will be: described hereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had to the accompanyingd i inwhich- 2 Figure 1 is .a top plan view'showing my improved stopper applied to a bottle. 1 i Figure 2fis a fragmentary section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1, o Figure 3' is a section taken" on the line of Figurei2,

Figure 4' is a. View ;of' the same general cha'racteras shown in Figure 3, illustrating the parts before they are moved into their clamping positions, and i o Figure 5 is'a developed'view showing a blank 'whichcan be stamped out-of sheet .metal andhafterward s bentto, form the clamping lever illustrated inyFigures 1 to t-inclusive.

the Ineckof a bottle. My improved stopper includes a soft rubber nipple Thaving a cylindrical sleeve 8 adapted to be'projected i into thethroat 90f the bottle neck 6. The

flange 10' will be compressed firmly against make Referring to the drawings, represents seal:

*5 A1member 14,- whicheis,preferablymade'in"" the-form of a Inetalli'c' 'link; is'adaptedjto be inserted through the slot/'13 in the disk- 12 seas-toextend partway into the sleeve 8; I

This link has an'upper yoked end 15- in the form'zofa loop and a-slovvefr hooked end 16.

One side 17 of the link is continuous {and joins .the yoked end 15 with thehooked" end 16'.) Theotherside-lB oftheylink is 'sep .arated to provide a'space' lgfbetw'eenrth'e up itur'nedfend' 2O of the hooked portion 16'. and V V vthe lower 'end of thei side. l8,r asx-'clea rly lugs21 projecting inwardly atsdiffe'rent lev- 1 els for a purpose hereinafter describedif I 'A tapered spreading plug 22, 'which is a preferably: made frusto-conical Y. and of a p 23 adapted-to -beihooked over the 'u'pturned I shown in Figures 3 andML The side lZfihas hard: substance such asHmetaLhasan eyelet end420 so asto'ihangin the hooked-portion lfi'of the link; This'plug 22l1asitsfupper-- most portion of 7 smaller diameter :thanrthe '80 larger portion atthegbottom of great-(indi I internal diameter offlthe. sleeve '8 andflits am'eter; than theinternal, diameter .of the Sleeve 8 sothzttfby pulling upward-on: the

22 will partway enter thesleeve '8 and compress'the rubber thereof into-sealing" engagement with the inner, 'surfaceof the throat 9,"asshown-inEF-igures 2aand3. x

I v. provide a lever 24 whichlis pref-e :made of sheet metal first stamped in'the bent-into the shape illustratedin- Figure s 1 to 4 inclusive. This lever haswa central .link '14: relatively to'the sleeve 8, the plug handle portion 25 and -two wingsi26. 'VThese' wings are jbent substantially. v parallel I to.

'95 each other and includecurvedcamiedges 27 which terminate infingerss- 28. irt' each side of a cutoutvportion or-recess .29.;.';Tl1is recess 29 is arranged in linew-ith the-handle 25. and the fingers 28 arefoldedtoWard each other so that their outer: edges 30 abut each other as shown'in Figures l and;2.

The wings 26',- when the d'evicegis in itsassembled position, are located adgacent iop-k posite faces of the link 14 so Z'thatthexfi'n gers 28 extend'througlrthevoked top 15 of j the link'with theside 17 of the, link extending through the. hole provided by the out out portion 29 of the lever24lil. V .The cam edges 27 are made' convex from i as concave as shown in Figure 2.

they can be made to engage the under surfaces ofthe lugs 21 f a greater spreading" action is desired or if the nipple 7 is made shorter -than :that-; illustrated; In; other W'ords, the: device is vmadeto accommodate condit ons 'offvarlo-us 'foliarac'tersa so that the stopper can be' niade to seal container throats of. different characters, '5

iVlie'n' the stopper is tdbe attaoliechfthe,

' parts :are arranged infthe "positionsshoivn in vln igure 4;, the sleeve being positioned Within the throat'of the bottle vith the flange 10; in abutinent'with' the toPsurfac'e llqthcreoiii- In this position the plug 22i's -below'the nippie 'and the camedges 27' .en-

gage the top surface of the disk; To "seal thethroat of the bottle the lever2f is moved so that the cam edges 27 will rocli' on the np per snrfaceioiii the "disk and th e fingers28 .Willpull'the link 'upWardlyi-nntil the-plug 22' partway enters the lowerend o'f the sleeve 8"and 'compresses said sleeve into firm sealing engagement with the inner surface of the throat 9; the fingers 28 moving upwardly sintil the" points-131 engage the dislrl2gafter which a'con'tinued downward I -niovement of :the handle. 25 awnicanse' 'the V V 5 .5 edge 32 to engagecthe dislras shown in Fig- 'u're 3 and the points 31 to move into position at the opposite Sid'eofavertical plane passing downwardly through" the fingers 28, I ln'other Words 'the points-.31:are moved.to -a' position off cente'nan'd it is impossible for any expanding action of-the' ruhherof the nipple to accidentally swing 'the' handle I upwardly afterit once reaches theposition shown inFigure-3; IThus-the parts oifthe ,nipple are held in firm'slidin'gengagement .wvith the inner surfacefof the throat ofthe bottle and also; againstthe top surface .11 of the bottle neck; 5 V i The" link, if desired, can be stanipediout of. metal and it is obvious that the parts can he readily assembled or disassembled. For

' :examplethe'plng'22",vwhen the nipple is out of the neck of the-bottle;- can be readily detached from the hooked portion 16 by slightly-expanding the lower end of the nipple and throwing the eyelet 23 over the upturned :end 20 of the hooked portion.

o'After the plughas been detached the link can bep ulled ont' of the nipple and disk, and after, this action the lever can be pulled down along the side 18 ofithe'link by first --throwingithe link over theIhookedv-end15 and When 'the fingers 28 reach the-space19 Y i it will readily become-detached from the 1 link. Itiis thus an easymatter to replace Letters Patent is any of the parts such for example if, it is desired to substitute a new rubber nipple fVVhile I have. described nay-invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood thatthe various parts of my inven- 7 tion' may be changed 1' Without departing from the spirit thereof, and hence I'do not limit myself to the precise construction set ,forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly come Within the scope of the {appendedclaims.

Having thusfdescribed I V i H,".

what I claim'as new "a-nd'desireito secureby- V 1'.' A device for the purposes i hereinwsee forth comprising in. combination with the throat of a bott e, anipple l1avinga..sleeved portion adaptedlto be inserted the throat ofthe bottldm'eahs movable lengthwise in said sleeve and adapted V to compress: the V sleeveysealingj the throat of the bottle,

means for moving said sealing-ineans, and 1 ing means.

2. A stopper l adapted seal the throat 3 means permitting adjustment hf'said movof a contain'er, includingv ia fiexilele resilient sleeve, for insert-ion. \v1th1n thethroat of the V container; I 7 sleeve; a "spreading plug pivotallyfcarrled by said link; and means for .movingsaid a link extending Within said link relatively to the sleeve, whereby. said spreading;plngwill. compress the sleeve into sea ing engagement with the'throat of "the container and means perm-ittingiadjustment of said moving means'toincrease the described.

'sleeveofor insertion Wthin .thethroat of the container; a link extending Within said will compress thesleeve into sealing encompression of the sleeve; substantially-as -A stopper adaptedato sealthethroatof a container, including a flexible resilient sleeve a :s'preadingplugcarried by said link; 7 and means for moving said-link relatively to the sleeve whereby said spreading plug gagement with the throat oflthe eontainer;

said link liav-ing a hooked portion With a free end,said plug having an eyeletyadapted to be hookedoversaid free end soas to hang on the link; substantially-asdescribed.

4:."A device forfthe purposes herein set fdrthdncluding in combination with the throat. of a container, a inemherQhaving'a central passage mounted inthe throat of the bottle, means for compressing said member rto seal said throat; and adjustable means-- for moving said compressing means.

5. A stopper adaptedto sea-l'the throat of a container, including"- a flexible resilient sleeve for-insertion Within the throat ofthe 'container; a. link extending within saidsleeve a member reniovably' carried 7 by the linlc for spreading engagement with said" sleeve; and a lever-having wingportions providing fingers extending through the top of the link, said wings providing a cam for effecting the lifting of said link by said 7 fingers to cause said spreading of the sleeve by said spreading member; substantially as described. 7

6. A stopper adapted to seal the throat of a container, including a flexible resilient sleeve for insertion Within the throat of the container; a link extendingwithin said sleeve; means carried by the link for spreading engagement with said sleeve; and

' a lever having wing portions providing fingers extending through the topwof the link, said wings providing a cam for effecting the lifting of said link by said'iingers' to cause said spreading of the sleeveby said spreading means, said link'having lugs arranged at different levels for selective en gagement with said fingers of the lever; substantially as described.

7. A bottle stopper comprising a resilient.

nipple having a hollow sleeve for insertion in the neck of the bottle; an open link extending within sa-idisleeve and freely movable therein; a tapered spreading plug carried by said link and removable through the open portion thereof, and means for moving said link relatively to the sleeve whereby said plug will enter the bottom of the sleeve and compress the same outwardly into sealing engagement with the neck of" the bottle. -18. A bottle stopper including a resilient sleeve for insertion in the neck of the bottle and having avcircuimscribingflange'at one end to engage the mouth portion of the bot-.

t le; a tapered spreading plug disposed to enter the bottom ofthe sleeve and spread the same outwardly against the neck; a disk of relatively stifi material resting upon the flange and having an opening portion of the sleeve to retain the sleeve in the bottleneck and simultaneously force the disk against the flange'to hold the latter 5 A against the mouth of the bottle neck and vice versa.

9. A bottle stopper. including resilient sleeve for insertion in the neck of the bottle and havlng a clrcumscribingflange at one 7 end to engage the mouth portion of the bottle; a tapered springJpIug disposed to enter thebottom of the sleeveand spread, the

same outwardly against theineck'; a disk of relatively stifi'v material-resting upon the flange andhaving an lopening'therein in line with the bore of the sleeve; a camniing lever adapted to rock-on the disk, and a-connection' between the ca-mming lever andplug, said connection comprising a' link having an opening at one side and having V in the upper portion thereof, .a seriesiofenfl gaging faces; and said lever comprising a folded blankstraddling thelink and having portions extending through thelink to operate beneath said engaging portions, substantia lyv'as described. p r

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in, the presence of .two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN scnnn'nnn. I

Witnesses: V 1

CHAs. E. Po'r'rs, ELIZABETH GARBE.

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