US83485A - Improved bottle-stopper - Google Patents

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s WILLIAM GRAPE; or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

A Letters .Patent No. 83,485, dated October 27, 1868.

IMPRovED BOTTLE-STQPPER The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

" To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be a'known that' I, WILLIAM einer, of Philadelthe ends ofthe ribbon are fastened together,and to ,the said stopper, substantially as described hereafter,

the said ribbon retaining the stopper in its place, and at the Asame time serving as an appropriate label, on which may be printed the name of thc contents of the bottle.

In order to enable others to make and apply my i11- vention, I will now proceed to describe the inode of constructing and using the same, reference being had to Athe acoompanyn'ng drawing, which forms a part of this specification, and in whichr c Figure l is a View of a bottle with my improved fastening for the stopper of the saine;

Figure 2, a detached view of the lower part of the bottle;

Figure 3, a perspective view of the stopper; and

Figures 4, 5, and 6, detached perspective views illustrating my invention, i,

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents a bottle, and B a stopper, of glass orother suitable material, and this stopper is retained in its place by a ribbon or other band, C, which is passed' completely around the bottle and over the stopper, as seen in iig. l.

That portion of the ribbon C which passes beneath the bottom of the bottle is received into a recess -or groove, a, which preventsthe ribbon from moving lat erally, while it permits the bottle to stand steadily upon its base, Without soiling or otherwise injuring the ribbon. i

After thus passing the ribbon around the bottom of the bottle, its opposite ends are fastened together above the stopper, by means of a narrow strip, D, of tinned iron, sheet-brass, or other thin iiexible metal, in the following manner:

llhe opposite ends of the ribbon are held together against the said strip D, so as to slightly overlap the same, as seen in 4. Both ribbon and strip are then turned, so as to wind the forinerroinnlfthe latter, until the ribbon is drawn tightand the strip is brought in contact with the top of the stopper; afterwhich the opposite ends of the strip are bent downwards over the stopper,

and into grooves 'i i, formedin the sidesof the same. (See iigs. 5 and (i.) These grooves arewider at the top than at the bottom, (as shown best in fig.' 3,) to facilitate the introduction of the ends of the strip, but to complete the fastening, the latter, While being bent, are forced with a slight effort into the narrower portions of the grooves, whiohbind upon and prevent the ends of the strip from springing out and releasing the ribbon.

lo remove the fastening, all that is necessary is to disengage the ends of the strip from the grooves in the stopper, and then, by turning the strip, to unwind and release the ends of the ribbon.`

The above fastening, while it iirmly secures the stopper, can be made quite ornamental by employing brightcolored silk ribbons, upon which the name of the article contained in the bottle may be printed.

I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The ribbon C, or its equivalent, passing around the bottle and over the stopper, in combination ith a flexible strip, D, adapted to the ends of the ribbon, and to grooves in the said stopper, all substantially as herein'described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my naine to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WM. GRAFF.

Witnesses JOHN IVHITE, HARRY Sisnrn.

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