US777168A - Bottle-sealing cap. - Google Patents

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PATENTED DEC. 1s

A. A. WUUD.

BOTTLE SEALING- APPLICATION FILED MAH 22. 1904.

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fNiTen STATns Patented iltecemhel' i3, i904.

PATENT Unteren.

BUTTMMM'ALHNG @Aimm yEGIiFIGATJmN termin@- pnrt of Lettere ii-"'n.i;ent4 No.

Application filed March 22, lfi.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known thet i, Annnnr A. Woon, oi the city oi Atinntnq in the county of iiuiton and State oi" Georgie, hnve invented certain im prorernents in hottie-Seniing iCepS, of which the ioiiowing ie n speciticntion.

This invention reietee'to certain improvernents in hottieeeeiing cene which emhooiyy ne essentiniientnres thereoi n crown haring n pendent hnnge the iower etiig'e 'oi which is ndenteoi to he turned in end under n ehonider generniiyprotinced in hotties hy the nrojection of the heed hegt/ond the neck to heini the crown in Contact with the iip oi' the hottie ned n joint-forming tiling;1 or ,ensiiet which isinciosed hy the pendent nnge nini snstninefi in contnct with the crownn "ihe seid invention consiste in e pecniinr :iormntion of the ccp whereby it is ncinnteti for nppiicetion to hotties retiringiii-oiinnietcr ot' exterior iip enti to those wherein thev en treme enti oi' the hottie in notnt n right-minier with the `rerticni center iine or exis ot' the hottie or where hy rcnson et the hottie not stending in n verticni position en ite sent cinru ing the eeniing;- opcrntion the enti oi the iip cioes not present n horizontei snrinee to the inert oi the eeniingnnnchine which forcee the crown oit the een in contnct with the hottie7 es wiii hereinnit'er iniiy Tippen-r.

in the inrther description oi the scid inten-u tion which ioiiowe reierence is rnncie to the nccom toning/ing cirnwinge, thinning n pnrt here et, nnci in which-- iifignre i is nn cntcrior nirie View oi n hotn tiehenoi with the innproreoi sei iingmnp there ein the snioi een heine; shown in section enti .in the position which it occupies heitere it in secnrefi in pince. hihi'. Si ie n top View oi Whg". i. iig. 3 ie n rerticni eection ci the hottien hend enti the cnn, iiinstrntinhh the shnpe ci the ecp citer the eeniine; operntion shoniei the hottiehenti he siierhtiy srnniier in dinrneter thnn the nii/einige site itin'. i is n `ri'iew einiiier to iiiipg, 3, eneept thnt the hottie-hend chown therein ie eiirrhtiy @renter in ciinnieter thnn the nrern'ge'e heed. iiiiign 5 ie n View sirniinr to iitr. iw iiinntrntinhr the chene oi the cnn when nhineri to n hottiehenti the enti oi which '?'7?,iti, datted December 13, i904. Berni no. 199,385. i (no man Fig. i() is en eninrged Seetionni View oi' c eert i ot eeverni eeniingceps, showing,V the seme ns nested enti iiinstrnting n ientnre hereinnitcrI` described.

Referring now to Figs., i enti 2 oi the drew inge i ie n hottie-heed hnving the nenni shoni 4hier "1h fiihe hottie-cnny which is preiernhin i't'ornied oi ehwet-niunninininy consiets oi the crown 3., the pendent nnnuinr iinnge 5., enti the conihressihie joint-forming' ring; orl@weitet i2,

which ie nrenseti tightiy into content with the crown. iin the 'iorrnntion oi the een there ie prorineeci .in the crown thereoiE the tint wenninil snrince ti., anntinct which the @weitet i rente, nnci within-the circumference oi the echi snr ieee the nnnninr ciownwnrdiigw-entending `hi ehnpeti 'projecticn itt which i the enh ie ninceti iooeeiy on the hottiehenti wiii reet on ite ein.

treme eini or in ence ci' n gneitet hein@l in pince wiii come nenrigr in contnct therewitii,ns chown in iiig. i. .io eii'ectn weiiwieiineci projection oi" the chnrneter cieeeriheii., the centrni portion oi' the crewn ie hy preference winnie conceive ns rieweti Aheini nnriernenth; het tiny other shnyne the/t wiii eiiect thie reehit coniii he einm pioyeti withont tieniattivit@n ninteriniijf troni the preeent intention. "ihe ohject ci the nnnninr eroiection i0 in iwi rive to the cnn nn eienient which wiii renriiigtT emi ensiigt' ancient iteeii to the enri'nce oi" the hottie with which it ie iorceti in cent-net in the seniing oioerntinn, nini therehy inrocinec n icint which in nenrigr n tight one withont rechnet to the coinnneeeihie eheheh, which nithnnteiy tiepentietinn to :iniiy enti etiectnniigtr cient-i the hottie hy reierencc to iiih. h which retirenents the hottie-heheh hinehet., nncienpn ter the eeniinlef einerntion., it wiii Vhe eeen thnt the hoiiow nro-- jection i@ in enti reiy ettncedi; hn't thin ie eiti'ecteii oniy when the cntrerne enti ci the hcttie is tree tronc ingr inewnniities in ite nnitince or when 8 is en eninrgeii i dit) lthe part thereof adjoining the crown.

at the time of the sealing operation the same is in a strictly horizontal position; otherwise the said projection will appear in part. This latter condition is well shown in Fig. 5, where the end of the bottle is shown as inclined with respect to the central vertical line, a trace of the projection being visible to the right of the said figure and also in Fig. 6, which is a top view of Fig. 5.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that in the annular projection 10 of limited area the caps are furnished with an element whicht adapts itself to bottles in all circumstances and under all conditions and one that is free from recoil and will retain any modification in shape given it in the sealing operation.

By'reference to Figs. 1, 7, and 9 it will be seen that the compressible joint-forming ring orgasket 7 is rectangular in cross-section, and by particular reference to the last-named illustration that its outer diameter is greater than that of the body of the flange of the capTgr e packing-ring has, therefore,to be slightly compressed in order to place it in position, and to facilitate the introduction of the gasket into the cap the lower portion of the flange, or that part thereof which is ultimately turned in and under the shoulder of the bottle-head to secure the cap to thev bottle, as shown in Figs. 3. 4, 5, and 8, is flared, as representedin Figs. `1, 9, and 10. 'A v In' Fig. 9 the gasket is illustrated as within the ared portion of the iiange and in contact with the annular corner `formed by the junction of the flared and rcylindrical portions ofl theiiange. l f

In Figs. 1 and 3 the sealing-cap is shown as applied to a bottle-headof the standard size, and in'this 'casein the sealing operation, in whichV the cap is flattened, suiiicient room is left between the cylindrical portion of the flange and the exterior surface of the bottlelip 'to accommodate the compressed gasket without changing' the shape ofthe flange. The same condition is maintained' should the bottle-head be a little smaller than the stand- 'ard size; but if the cap is applied to a bottle exceeding in diameter the standard size, as in Figs. 4, 5, and 8, the reduction in space allowed for the compressed gasket will cause a distortion of the flange or. its outward roundingr or bulging, as shown in the said figures.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the improved sealing-cap is adapted to all the various conditions found in bottle-heads, all deviations from a standard size and shape being provided for.

Fig. l0 is for the purpose of illustrating how the sealing-caps will nest without adhering one to another. This non-adhesion of the caps isan important matter, as in the machine whereby the capping operation is performed and which will form the subject of a future application the caps are placed as shown in that figure in order that they may be fed separately to bottle-heads.

I claim as my inventionw 1. In combination with a bottle-head having an exterior shoulder, a cap for the same which embodies a crown and a pendent annular flange, and a contained joint-forming gasket, the inner surface of the said crown being provided with a pendent annular projection adapted to come in contact with the exterior lip ofthe bottle, and in the sealing` operation conform to the surface of the said lip, independently of the portion of the crown directly over the throat of the bottle, substantially as, and for the purpose specified.`

2. A sealing-cap for a bottle which consists of a crownhaving a downwardly-extending annular projection adapted to come in contact with the extreme end only of the bottle to which it is'applied, a pendent annular flange, and a contained joint-forming gasket or packing-ring, substantially as, and for the purpose specified. l v

3.V A sealingcap lfor a bottle which comprises a crown having a downwardly-extending annular projection adapted come in contact with the extreme end only' of the bottle, a practically cylindricalv pendent ange having aflaring extremity, and a compressible joint-forming ring or'gasket which l'is slightly larger in diameter than the said cylindrical portion of the ange, and smaller than its flaring extremity, 'substantially as,

and for the purpose specified. A,

. ,ALBERT A. WOOD.

Witnesses: J. GILsriR'r HAMILTON, R. H. SMrrn.

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