US193024A - Stephen s - Google Patents

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s. s. NEwToN, STOPPERS FOR MUCILGE-I-IOLDERS.

Patented July 10,1877.

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UNITED STATES STEPHEN s.: NEWTON, ou BiNeHA-MTON, Nnfw YORK.

impedantie m' sores-rpms' Fen;- MucnAGE-neicene.

Speciication formingpart'of Letters 4Patentill'o; 1.939024ydated J uly' l0, `1877 application filed` i March 19, 1877.

To all whom it may concern .V

Beit known that I, STEPHEN S. NEWTON, of Binghamtonyinithe county of Broome and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Bottle-'Stoppers; and I do hereby declare thatV the following is afull, clear-,"andexa'ct description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this speciiication.

Figure l is an elevation, partly in section, of a bottle having my improvement applied thereto; and Fig. 2 shows a modification of the same.

A is the body of a bottle, and A the neck, of any desired material, and of 4any conguration which may be adapted to receive the stopper. B B3 is the central discharging-tube,

mounted in a cap-plate, B1. B2 is a flange projecting downwardly from the capplate, and tting closely the outside of the neck A. E is a plug of cork or other suitable material, filling the annular space between the part B of the tube and the inside of the bottle-neck,

the tube being, by preference, screwed into the plug.

In practice I make the plug to fit so closely to the bottle and the tube as to prevent leakage, the object of the depending ange B2 [bein g only to cover-up the plug, and prevent it from being seen, thus ornamenting the bottle.

From an examination of the drawings, it will be seen that this flange B2 extends down to a line with the lower end of the plug E, and thus hides the plug from view, and being made of metal,its exterior can be burnished and vmade to add ,very much to the finish and appearance of the bottle.

.l do not claim, broadly, a metal ilange or band upon the' outside of a bottle-neck, as this' is admitted to be old but I believe I am the first to combine such a metal cap and flange with an internal elastic stopper-plug, which secures the entire stopper to a bottle having a neck of uniform thickness-that is, without a lip on the outside, the elastic plug serving, in addition, to prevent leakage around the discharging-tube.

The .upper end-B3 0f the discharging-tube isalso; screw-threaded externally and inter*- nally, andhasavalve-seat, I1 isla supplemental elastic or yielding! packing or? seat in"- serted within the upper end of thedischarg ingltube. In consequenceoff its being made oft rubber, `or othereqnivalent material, it can be screwed on the threaded endof the tube, and will keep its place firmly, but can be easily removed or adjusted vertically.

The sponge -carrier CC is enlarged. at its lower end, and is screw-threaded internally to engage with the 'upper end of the discharging-tube.

. cis a globular or conical valve in the spongeholder, which fits the valve-seat b. c1 are ports above the valve c.

- The upper end of the sponge-holder is expanded into acup-shaped cavity or bulb, which serves the double purpose of forming a large opening for the deliveryof liquid to the sponge D, and of facilitating, in consequence of its external shape, the securing of the sponge in proper position.

c2 is a flange projecting outwardly from the lower end of the sponge-support. B4 is a corresponding lian ge rising from the cap-plate B1, and fitting closely the outside of the spongesupport. p

The distance between the lower face of the flange B4 and the upper t'ace of the cap-plate B1 is such as to permit sufficient vertical movement of the sponge-support to open and close the valve c, as will be readily understood. from an examination'of Fig. 1 without further ex- ,planatiom In Fig. 2 a stem or shank, F, projects from the valve c, down through the discharge-tube, its lower or inner end being bent at a right angle, as shown, so that it engages with the inner end of said tube, and serves as a stop to limit the upward movement of the spongeholden-in substantial-ly the same manner as do the flanges c2 B4 in Fig. l.

One ofthe advantages incident to constructing the lower end of the sponge-holder to go over the upper end of the discharging-tube is the increased size ot'which the ports c1 and the space around the valve c can be made, and this advantage is quite important when the bottle is to be used` for some purposes-as, for

instance, liquid blackingJ-'because it is in such cases desirable that the valve should be attached to and operated by the sponge-holder, to insure that the valve shall be lifted from its seat by the positive action of the screwthreads; otherwise theliquid would sometimes set 7 thevalve, and thereby prevent thedischarge of the liquid from the bottle.

This attaching the valve to the sponge-support necessitates the use of ports c1, and as such liquids contain more or less sediment, or from other cause do not ow freely, it is very desirable that the size of these ports be iucreased, as has been explained.

1. The combination, with the dischargingtube B B3 of a bottle-stopper, of the removable elastic lining or seat b and the depending valve c, attached to the sponge-holder, substantially as set forth.

2. The sponge-holder consisting of the tube C and the cup or hollow bulb C', in combina tion with sponge D, secured to the bulb, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the tubes Bs C', the valve c, and the valve-seat, of the anges c2 and B, substantially as set forth.

4. The combination,n a bottlestopper, of the following elements, namely: a central discharging-tube, a metal cap supported upon the tube, and extending horizontally over thev mouth of the bottle, an elastic plug attached to the discharging-tube below the metal cap, and serving to close the mouth of the bottle,

and to secure the discharging-tube in position,

and a metal flange depending from the metal cap to hide the internal plug from view, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that 1 claim the foregoing as my own- I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN S. NEWTON.

Witnesses:

JEROME DE WITT, JAMES O. ELDREDGE.-

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