US873869A

US873869A - Bottle-closure.

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Publication number: US873869A
Application number: US34752706A
Authority: US
Inventors: Reinhart Koch
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1906-12-12
Filing date: 1906-12-12
Publication date: 1907-12-17
Anticipated expiration: 1924-12-17

Description

PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907 R. KOCH. BOTTLE CLOSURE. APPLICATION FILED DEO.12,1906.

lNVENTOR 'ATTO/MEY WITNESSES 922w; fi Q 7 York city,

thereto. being shown partially ,vertical sectional view of the neck of'the bot- REINHART x0011, or New YORK, N. r.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed December 12. 1306. Serial No.- 347.527.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, REINHART KooH, a

. citizen of the United States, residing at New in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented 'new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle closures and more particularly to that class which employs a cap of metal or similar material which is placed over the mouth of the bottle and to which pressure is applied and the cap is pressed upon the bead at the mouth of the bottle and thereby retained in its place, as will be explained more fully in the following specification, set forth in the "appended claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawings where it'will be seen that like reference characters are used to designate the same parts in the several figures I Figure 1 is a perspective view of the neck of a bottle show ingmy improved cap applied Fig; 2 is aside elevation the ring removed. Fig. 3 is'a tle showing the closure applied and readyfor locking in place. Fig. 4 is a similar viewwith the lesurelocked in its position. Figs. 5 and 6 are viewsof the blanks used in the construction of the parts of the invention.

'ihis invention is adapted to be applied to bottles to contain beverages or liquids which require air tight sealing and is used in connection with a cork or other means for preventing the entrance of air or the exit of gas. To accomplish this the cap 10 is made of such a shape as to fit down over the mouth of the bottle and fitclosely around the bead cal flange the 1 lat the same time to contain thecork disk 12. 'lhe cap 10' has depending from its vertilips- 13 which are shown to be four in number but it is obvious that they may be of greater or less number, and one of them, the lip 14, is elongated and perforated to receive some tool for removing the cap.

At the point where the lips join the cap they are bent inward and have an angular formation 15 which is adapted to be sprung.

under thefilower side ofthe bead 11. This however, is

not sufficient to secure the cap further'lock and fasten the cap upon the neck a ring 16 made of sheet metal or similar material and having an inward projecting flange 17 to'strengthen same and give it more body is used. When on the cap 10 this ring 16 is forced down y forces'in the as shown in Fig. 4 it not 0 lips 13 to a closer contact with the neck of the bottle but holds them against outward movement or expansion and effectually revents the release of the cap borne in mind that the ring 16 fits the cap closely and it may be necessary to use some force to drive it to its final position. When it is desired to remove this cap a hook or some tool is inserted in the erfora; tion 18 of the elongated lip 14 and upward which will first have the e removin the ring 16, thus releasing the lips and finally the strain will remove'the cap 10. The blanks shown in Fig. 5 and 6 illustrate the simplicity of construction of this device and; shows how they'will .be readily formed after being cut from the sheet metal. It is obvious that I do not confine myself to the exact construction illustrated and above described but may vary the shape and ect of 10. It wil be.

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proportions of the various parts if it is found necessary.

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

1. In a bottle closure the combination with a cap having de endent li s ada ted to engage the neck 0 the bott e, an an elongated lip for releasing the cap and means adapted to fit about the cap and the lips when they engage the neck to lock them.

thereon.

2. In a bottle closure the combination with a bottle rovided' with a head, of a cap carrying a cor k or similar sealing'means and having depending lips with angles to engage the head, a ring adapted to fit about the ca and force and hold the lips beneath the bea and means forremoving the ring and the g. The combination with a bottle provided with a head, of a cap rovided with means adapted to engage the ead to secure the cap in applied position, a member adapted to retain said means in engagement with the bead, and means by which said member i may be displaced andthe cap removed.

,PIn testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

REINHART ocn. Witnesses JAMES F. DUHAMEL,

H. G. Hosn.