US749060A - Theodor hentgen - Google Patents

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l PATENTED JAN. 5,1904. T. HENTGEN. BOTTLE STOPPBR.

Patented January 5, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

THEODOR HENTGEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

B oT'TLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 749,060, dated January 5, 1904. Application led September 28,1903. Serial No. 174.964. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEoDoE HENTGEN, of

NewYork,in the countyofNew York and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefullmprovementsin Bottle-Stoppers; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

This invention is an'improvement in bottle-stopping devices, particularly detachable or non-permanent Stoppers, although my device may be permanently fastened to bottles, if desired. The invention is particularly designed for use in connection with bottles containing carbonated, fermentitious, or aromatic liquids after the original seals or stoppers have been removed,so'that the remaining contents of partially-emptied bottles can be kept in excellent condition for a long time, while without some suitable stopper such contents would be ruined. y

My device is self-adjusting, is locked when sealed by means of a spring, and when released the stopple will automatically swing out of the way when the bottle is properly tilted to pour its contents therefrom, but the stopple will automatically drop back into position to close the'bottle lightly when the latter is set upright.

The form and size of the device may be varied to suit the form of the bottle or vessel to which it is applied, and the accompanying drawings illustrate the invention as adapt-ed to an ordinary long-neck bottle, which will suiiice to impart a clear understanding of the invention in connection with the following description, and I refer to the claims for summaries of the novel features and combination of partsfor which I ask protection.

in said drawings, Figure l is a side View of my improved bottle-stopping device attached to a bottle-neck, showing the stopple in closed and locked position in full lines and in released position in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side view showing the position assu med by the stopple when the bottle is tilted. Fig. 3 is a top view of Fig. l. Fig.` 4 is an edge view of Fig. l, and Fig. 5 is a View of the device detached and partly in section.

The device comprises a stopple, a support therefor,

toggle-lever devices for actuating' the stopple, and means for attaching the support to a bottleneck. The stopple, as shown, consists of a metal disk A, having a central upstanding pin a, by which the disk is loosely hung from the inner end of a lever B. The under side of the disk A may be faced with cork, rubber, or other compressible material which will make a close fit when pressed against the mouth of a bottle. A helical spring a' is interposed between the lever B and stopple A around pin a, as shown.

The lever B is pivoted on a standard C, which is supported at bottom on clamp D, that engages the neck of the bottle. This may be a clamp-ring; but to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the device I show this clamp as slightly more than semicircular in plan and curved so as to closely fit the neck V of the bottle just below the rim or collar o thereof, as shown, so that said clamp can be readily sprung onto or removed from the bottle-neck. v

The standard is so proportioned as to length that the stopple A will rest easily on the mouth of the bottle when the clamp is up against the collar o.

'Ihe outer end of lever B is pivoted at bto one end of a locking -lever E, which is pivotally connected a short distance from lever B, as at e, to the upper end of a link or links F, which are pivoted at their lower ends to the standard C adjacent to the clamp, as shown.

The free end e of lever E may be curved outward for convenience in operating it. TheV lever E and links F forma toggle connection between the outer end oflever B and standard C, this toggle being shortened when the lever E is swung outward and extended when lever E is swung inward. When lever E is swung inward, extending the toggle, the outer end of lever B is raised and its inner end forced down upon spring ct', compressing the latter more or less and seating the stopple A tightly on the mouth of the bottle and securely sealing the latter. The spring a performs two functions-first, itaffords a yielding connection between the disk and lever B, so that the stopple is automatically self-adjusting and will compensate itself for slight differences in the distances between the collars o and mouths of bottles; second, the spring serves IOC TSP

to automatically lock the toggle when it is fully extended,for, as will be observed by reference to Fig. l, when leverE is pushed fully down the pivot e passes inside a direct line between pivots b and f. Consequently the spring a', acting on lever B,holds the toggle in such position. When lever E is raised sufciently to move pivot e outside a direct line between pivots b andf, the spring a. will throw the parts into the position indicated in dotted lines, Fig. l, thus relieving the pressure on stopple A, which will then close the month of the bottle by gravity. If now the bottle be tilted, as shown in Fig. 3, the stople A will swing out and away from the mouth of the bottle, allowing the contents thereof to escape without interference, and when bott le is stood upright again the stopple will lightly drop back and close the mouth, or by pushing upward on the outer end e' of lever E the disk A can be thrown back, as indicated in Fig. 2, when the bottle is upright.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the device is compact, neat, and effective. It can be readily attached to or removed from any ordinary bottle or vessel for which it is designed. It is self-adjusting to slightly-variant sizes and lengths of necks. It seals lightly automatically. It is self-locking when forcibly sealed. When used on vessels containing carbonated liquids or fermenting liquids, it will act as a safety-valve,

for by reason of the spring-seating of stopple A the latter would ordinarily yield before the accumulated pressure would burst the vessel.

I do not restrict myself to a detachable stopping device except Where so nominated in the claims, and

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A bottle-stopping device, comprising a stopple for the mouth of the bottle, a lever, a compressible spring connection interposed between said stopple and lever, a standard supporting said lever detachably attached to the bottle-neck, a nger-lever pivoted to the outer end of the first lever, and links pivotally connected to said finger-lever and the standard for oscillating and holding said lever.

2. A bottle-stopping device comprising a semicircular clamp detachably attached to the neck of the bottle, a standard rising from said clamp, a lever pivoted on said standard, a stopple on the inner end of the lever, a finger-lever pivoted to the outer end of said lever and links pivotally connected to the finger-lever and the standard whereby the stopple may be forcibly seated on the mouth of the bottle, substantially as described.

3. In a bottle-stopple, the combination of a clamp, a standard rising therefrom, a lever pivoted to the upper end of the standard, av

stopple suspended from the inner end of said lever adapted to close the mouth of the bottle, a projecting nger-lever pivotally connected to the outer end of said first lever, and links pivotally connected to said finger-lever and the standard, substantially as described.

4. A detachable bott-le-stopple, comprising a clamp, a standard rising therefrom, a lever pivoted to the upper end of the standard, a stopple suspended from the inner end of said lever adapted to close the mouth of the bottle, a spring interposed between the lever and stopple, a finger-lever pivotally connected to the outer end of said first lever, and a link connection between said second lever and the standard forming a toggle for operating the first lever, substantially as described.

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

THEODOR HENTGEN.

In presence of- JACQUES MERSCH, T. H. ALEXANDER.

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