US815344A - Seal for bottles. - Google Patents

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No.'815,344. a I A 'P ATENTE-D MAR.20,1906. I v GLH. GILLETTE. I I v SEAL FOR BOTTLES,

APPLICATION FILED APR, 25, 1905.

JGE'OR GEH G/LLETTE.

GEORGE H GILIQEITE, 0F YORK, NL -YQ, ssIGNOR-To THE CROWN ,coRK' &- SEAL COMPANY, 0 v BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A- conrona;

Y T I N MA YLAND 'fs AtFQR sort-Lesa tain new and useful Improvements in Seals v for Bottles, of which the followingisa speci fication:

The invention relates to bdtthtahd,

and articular'l to the form of closureknown "as t e crown andto-the sealing medium used withthis form'of closure 1 The object is to rovide a sealingimedium i tion of t e crown to lie within and; e' carried-by t which will prevent the escape of the liquid or v V gases, said seal being of such character and arrangement'asto avoid impairing the taste.

of the li uid'and' also preventing deteriorae packing material of which the sealing medium is'composed." 1 I v, a The invention consists in the features and combination andarrangement of arts hereinafter described, andparticulary' pointed I: out inthe claims".

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is I a vertical section of a bottle With-a crownyclosure thereon and 'thef improved sealing medium in place. Flg. 2 1s a sectional'view' of the sealing medium orwasher, and Fig. 3

isa plan view of the said sealing medium or -,a e Y '1 As shown in Fig. 1, the crown 1s placed over the bottle-mouth with itsflange depending along the bottle-head, in which .position it is held by the lower edge ,of the flange being located beneath thejexterior shoulder on the bottle. With this crciwn thesealing medium or washer is arranged, consisting of'a-ring of suitable packing material 2, adapted to reston the lip of the bottle and becompressed by the pressure exertedin applyin the crown, the inner edge ofthe said. 1 ring being clamped to a carrying-ring of metal 3, which metal ring or lining is U shape in crossesectionythus providing a peripheral groove in which the ed e of the packing lies and is clamped by the i anges 4 and 5.: This I metalring or lining is formed of npn-corrosive material, such as aluminium, and

'when the parts are in lace and pressure has" been aplphed the meta lic ring Wlll sefat itself 7 upon -t e i mouth and prevent contact between the llqbottle around the edge of the "Speciflcation of Letters Patent. 19mm fil a rn 25,1905, serial No. 257,848.

not be ing-ring, and, ont e other hand, the packingg will not be attacked by the acids in the u idcontents of 'the bottle and the ackings ring, and in this way the liquid wiil 55 l afiected intaste b the character-of the packincontactwit the metal 0 the crown, a 001- ilet 6 isprovided formed of parafiined paper a let lying against 3 .the inner side of the top 'of the crown and ex. I tending over the ort-ion of-the crown which wmild otherwise e exposed within. the cir-' 'cu'it ofthe ;metal ring or lining or like substance, the said co The metallic' ring or lining and-the surface of the collet are in firm contact. throughout the cir- 'cuit of the lining when the arts are in proper osition, so that the liqui will be revente'd.

on; passing above the metallic ming and thus reaching the packing material. p

The invention is notlimited-to any par-f ticular'kind of packing material, as a textile fabric may be employed saturated with rub,-

ber or any other solution or cork or:a composltion material maybe employed such as will enable the washers or sealing mediums to be furnished at a small cost. mIclaim-' I '1.- Asealing medium for bottle-caps and a the like, consistingiofa' packing material in v ring form and a ring of non-corrosive mate-.

'rialattached to the inner edge of the packing,

said packingmaterialprojecting. from the .ring to bearonthe bottle-lip, substantially as:

described; 1 q 1 v "2. A sealing medlum for bottle-caps, con sisting of a packing ring and a carrymg-rin within the packing ring, having upper an lowerfian es. clamping the said packlng-ring between t em", sa1d packing material pro- Y ottle-lip, substantially as described.

3. In combination with a bottle and a bottle-cap, a sealing medium consisting vof a said carrying-ringresting on the bottle and ecting betweenthe flanges to bear on the packing-ring and, a carrying-ringentending aroundthe inner edge'of the packing-ring, -1

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bottle-cap extending over the sealing eiitending around the inner edge of the pack ng-ring and having up er lower flanges clamping the packing etween them and a medium and locked to the exterior of the bottle, the said packing-extendin from between the flanges and bearing on t e bottle-lip, substantially as described.

5. .In combinationthe bottle, a bottle-cap locked to the exterior thereof, a sealing medium consisting of a packing ring to rest on the lip of the bottle, a carrying-ring extend- I ing around the inner edge of the packingring and resting on the bottle and a eolle't on the inner side of the cap against which the carrying-ring presses, substantially as described. 6. A sea-ling medium for bottle-caps and 1 the like, consisting of a packing material in ring form and a carryingrring attached to the inner edge of the packing material, leaving the packing material exposed to bear on 7. A closure for bottles comprising an outer member to be locked to the bottle, a second member in the form of a ring and a rermanently-attached gasket projecting om said ring to bear on the bottle-lip, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE H. GILLETTE.

Witnesses:

HERBERT A. BANNING, HAROLD LETH.

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