US926571A - Stoppering device for bottles and the like. - Google Patents

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L. B. JONES & H. G. BRAUN. STOPPERING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES AND THE LIKE.

AYPLIOATION FILED JUNE 12, 1908.

926,57 1. Patented June 29, 1909.

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STOPPERING DEVIGE FOR BOTTLES AND THE LIKE.

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Patented June 29, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LAWRENCE BLEW JONES AND HENRY CHARLES BRAUN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TO N. It. CAPSULE SYNDICATE LIMITED, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

STOPPERING DEVICE FOR BOTTLES AND THE LIKE.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LAWRENCE BLEw JoNns and HENRY CHARLES BRAUN, subjects of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing, respectively, at Cornhill, in the city of London, England, and Kings Cross, in the county of London, England, have invented Improvements Relating to Stoppering Devices for Bottles and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stoppering devices which are ada ted to revent or render di'lficult the fraudu ent refi ing of bottles or the like and wherein a non-re-usable capsule or sleeve is fixed tightly around the neck of the bottle or the like so as to prevent the removal of the stoppering device or to protect a non-return valve within the neck of the bottle or the like from being tampered with, the arrangement being such that the stoppering device cannot be removed or the valve got at without the capsule or sleeve being damaged and an indication thus given that the device has been tampered with.

The accompanying drawings illustrate stoppering devices according to the present invention in various constructional forms.

Figure 1 is a vertical section through a bottle neck fitted with an improved stop ering device; Fig. 2 shows the capsule or s eeve; Fig. 3 is an underside view of a disk which rests on the bottle neck. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a modified construction; Fig. 5 is a plan of the disk forming part thereof; F ig. (i is a section of the capsule or sleeve employed in this modification. Fig. 7 is a section of a modified construction, the parts being shown in the positions they occupy when liquid is being poured from the bottle. Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are detail views illustrating modified parts. Fig. 11 is a similar view to Fig. 1 of a further modification and Fig. 12 is a detail view.

In the construction shown in vertical sec tion in Fig. 1, the top or head of the ca sule or sleeve (2 which is shown separate y in Fig. 2 in its original form, "L. c., before application to the bottle neck, is formed with a central aperture b of considerable size and there is fitted on or in the mouth of the bottle c or the like (hereinafter referred to as a bottle) a disk or plate cl of porcelain or other suitable material through which are formed Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. June 12, 1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Serial No. 438,252.

perforations e to permit the outflow of liquid and. the inflow of air; Fig. 3 is an underside view of the disk or plate (I from which it will be seen that the perforations c are in the form of curved slots. The disk or plate is held in position or prevented from being removed by the capsule or sleeve (L which in the example under notice is made of capsule metal internally coated with adhesive cement and compressed tightly in place around the bottle neck by means of a capsuling machine or device.

The disk or plate d is formed on its upper surface with an annular projection or rimf which is located between the edge of the disk or plate (Z and the perforations c and serves to enable pouring to be more conveniently effected without contact with the capsule or sleeve and also as a seat for a cover plate or head carried by the outer end of a screwed stem h which passes through a central threaded aperture in the disk or plate dand which, when screwed home, serves to retain the valve i within the bottle neck closed on the seat formed by a tubular cork plug. This cover plate or head g, which may be formed with a milled edge, as shown, may have a cork or similar face :3 to seat upon the annular projection or rim f and effectively exclude dust and even air and act as an additional security against loss of liquid contents. That portion of the disk or plate (Z that is outside the annular projection or rim f is or may be formed with a downwardly inclined or curved surface d extending outward from the annular projection and notched or corrugated at (Z so that the capsule or sleeve when ap lied engages therewith. and securely holils same in position.

Conveniently, the cover plate or head is of less diameter than the aperture 7) in'the top of the capsule or sleeve so that the latter may be Iput in position when the other parts are in p ace.

To centralize the valve i as regards the passage through its seat 7', the valve, which usually has a downwardly extending tapering stem, as shown, is formed with a central tapering recess i into which the tapering end of the stem it extends, the stem being sui'liciently long that it does not, even when drawn back to the full extent, completely leave the recess, so that, in pouring, the

valve will leave its seat but will be kept central by the stem 72 the liquid flowing past it to the perforations e.

i In order te prevent the stem 71 being withdrawn from the disk or plate (I, it is'fornied with an annular groove and a split washer Z is sprung into the said groove after the stem has been passed through the disk or plate (Z. The washer Z is usually about the same size as the valve so as to offer obstruction to wires or the like which may be inserted through the perforations in attempting to hold the valve open to enable fraudulently refilling the bottle to be effected.

It is preferred to make the upper portion, including the inwardly extending flange portion (1*, of the capsule or sleeve thicker than the remaining portion particularly when made of capsule or like metal.

In the construction shown in 4, the disk or plate (l; instead of being formed with an inclined or curved surface has a horizontal outwardly projecting portion or flange (1 the edge of which is formed with flats or facets as shown in plan in Fig. 5 which are engaged by the capsule or sleeve. In this example, tapering recess is made in the stem It and the valve 7' is formed with an upwardly extending tapering projection 2' extending thereinto. This is an advantageous construction as it involves an increase in the weight of the valve "6, which is usually of porcelain or the like, and a decrease in the weight of the stem h which is usually of metal. The cover plate or head 9 is in this example shown formed with a transverse finger piece instead of a milled edge.

Fig. 6 shows in section the capsule or sleeve adapted to engage with the horizontally projecting portion or flange of the disk or plate (Z.

Fig. 7 shows a construction similar to that shown in Fig. 1 with the parts in the position they assume when pouring.

Figs. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate a modified con struction of stem h and disk or plate d. The stem, Fig. 8, instead of being screw-threaded is formed with lateral lugs or pins 7L1 capable of passing through corresponding recesses d in the disk or plate d, Figs. 9 and 10, which is formed on its under side with cam paths (Z for the lugs or pins, which, when the stem is turned, draw it inward, its cover plate or head 9 then making a tight joint with the annular projection f.

In some cases, the non-return valve i may be dispensed with, for example in the case of bottles for containing sauce which would damage the bottle labels if the bottles were immersed in the sauce. Fig. 11 illustrates such an arrangement. The stem 71 has an enlarged washer Z at its lower end, which washer may rest on a cork or other seating within the bottle neck when the stem is screwed home. The disk or plate (1 and cover plate or head g form a stoppering de vice which cannot be removed without damaging the capsule or sleeve a and which when held in place thereby offers an. obstruction which renders refilling of the bottle very difl icult, if not practically impossible.

The edge of the disk or plate (Z is notched at d (see also Fig. 12) and the capsule or sleeve (1. used may be of celluloid which can besoftened by hot water and then made to conform to the bottle neck and engage the disk or plate (Z by pressure.

Fig. 13 illustrates in central vertical section a modified construction in which the stem 71. is made in two parts, the lower part being of greater diameter than in the previously described arrangements and with a recess ."r in its upper end into which the upper part, which is formed in one with the cover plate or head 9 is inserted and secured by cement; this construction enables both parts of the stem 71 and the cover plate or head g, as well as the disk or plate cl, to be readily made of noi'i-metallic material such as porcelain. In this example, the capsule o is shown as entirely covering the stoppering device, the upper portion of the capsule a, above where it engages the disk or plate (Z having to be cut off before the cover plate or head 5/ can be manipulated. To facilitate this, the capsule is not cemented above where it is to be cut and it may, if desired, be weakened by perforations at the place where severance is to occur.

The other arrangements may also be entirely covered by their capsules as just described, if preferred.

The capsules or sleeves may be of any suitable material, for example capsule metal, tin or tin alloy or celluloid, the nature of which is such that it can be made to conform closely to the neck of the bottle or the like.

YVhat we claim is:-

1. In a bottle stoppering device of the kind referred to, the combination of a disk adapted to rest upon the neck of the bottle, said disk being formed with liquid outlet apertures and air inlet apertures, an annular rim extending upwardly from said disk around said apertures, an axially movable stem ex tending through but irremovable from said disk, a cover plate carried by said stem and adapted to become seated on said rim, and a sleeve adapted to be firmly attached to the exterior of the bottle neck to secure said disk thereto.

2. In a bottle stoppering device of the kind referred to, the combination of a disk adapted to rest upon the neck of the bottle, said disk being formed with liquid outlet apertures and air inlet apertures, an annular rim extending upwardly from said disk around said apertures, a non-return valve for said bottle neck, an axially movable valve-controlling stem extending through but irremovable from said disk, a cover plate carried by said stem and adapted to become seated on said rim, and a sleeve adapted to be firmly attached to the exterior of the bottle neck to secure said disk thereto.

3. In a bottle stoppering device of the kind referred to, the combination of a disk adapted to rest upon the neck of the bottle, said disk being formed with liquid outlet apertures and air inlet apertures, an annular rim extending upwardly from said disk around said apertures, an axially movable stem extending through but irremovable from said disk, a cover plate carried by said stem and adapted to become seated on said rim, and a sleeve adapted to be firmly attached to the exterior of the bottle neck to secure said disk thereto, by engagement of the upper part of said sleeve with the outer part of the disk, the said disk being formed with circumlerential projections that are engaged by the sleeve.

4. In a bottle stoppering device of the kind referred to, the combination of a disk adapted to rest upon the neck of the bottle, said disk being formed with liquid outlet apertures and air inlet apertures, an annular rim extending upwardly from said disk around said apertures, an axially movable stem extending through but irremovable from said disk, a cover plate carried by said stem and adapted to become seated on said rim, and a sleeve adapted to be firmly attached to the exterior of the bottle neck to secure said disk thereto, the said stem being formed in two parts of incorrodible material permanently connected together.

5. In a bottle stoppering device of the kind referred to, the combination of a disk adapted to rest upon the neck of the bottle, said disk being formed with liquid outlet apertures and air inlet apertures, an annular rim extending upwardly from said disk around said apertures, a non-return valve for said bottle neck, an axially movable valve-controlling stem extending through but irremovable from said disk, a cover plate carried by said stem and adapted to become seated on said rim, a lateral projection at the inner end of said stem of larger diameter than the valve, and a sleeve adapted to be firmly attached to the exterior of the bottle neck to secure said disk thereto.

Signed at London, England, this first day of June, 1908.

LAVVRENUE BLEl/V JONES. HENRY CHARLES BEAUN. Witnesses H. D. Lawson. T. L. RAND.

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