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J. G. KRIEGER. Bottle-Stopper.

(ModeL) Patent ed June 8, I880.

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ATTORN EYS- MPEI'ERS, PHOTU-UTHOGRAPMCR. WASMINGIDN, D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE-Q JOHN G. KRIEGER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,650, dated June 8, 1880. Application filed April 9, 1880. (ModeL) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. KRIEGER, of IVashington, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Bottle Stoppers and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of my bottle-stopper, and

Figs. 2 and 3 are tion thereof.

The nature of my invention relates to the construction and arrangement of a bottle-stopper, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The annexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustrate icy-invention.

A represents an ordinar bott1e,formed with the usual shoulder a near the mouth around the neck. Surrounding the neck of the bottle and bearing against the shoulder a is a sheetmetal band, B, provided in the center with an arm, (3, as shown.

- The band B, with its arm G, is struck up of one piece, the ends of the band being bent outward and cut to form the beveled projections b and b. The projection b is formed with a similarly-shaped inverted projection, b extend ing from its lower edge, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the bandB is passed around the neck of the bottle the projections b b are brought close together, and the projection b then turned up at the outer side of the projection b, when the three pieces are clamped together, and, if necessary, the then upper edge of the projection I) is turned over and pressed into the upper edges of the pieces b b, so as to hold them in place. A single hole,w, is then made through the three pieces, as shown in Fig. 3, which is adapted to receive a small padlock or other suitable fastening device. The upper end of the arm 0 is turned to form a tube, 0, through which a pin or rivet, i, is passed to connect the cap-piece D to the same. This cap-piece is also perspective views of a porstruck up of sheet metal, with an arm, D, projecting from one side, and from the opposite side project two cars, d d, which are turned in tubular form for the passage of the pin or rivet i, thus forming a hinge whereby the cap is connected to the arm 0.

F represents a rubber, made of such form as to fit the mouth of the bottle, and is provided on top with a central tenon or projection, f, which is crowded through a hole in the center of the cap D, and thus connects the rubber to the same. In lieu of this tenon or projection the rubber F may be formed with a rim or flange to pass up around the edge of the cap.

The arm D is bent downward and has a slot at such a point that it can, when the rubbcrF is pressed tightly on the mouth of the bottle,

be passed over the united lugs or pieces I) b b of the band B, and be fastened there by passing a wire or pin through the hole a.

It will thus be seen that the entire device, exclusive of the rubber F, is struck up of two pieces, making it simple and cheap.

The device is easily applied to a bottle, and is not liable to comeoft' and be lost.

To strengthen the arm or lever D,longitudinal corrugations may be struck up in the same and the end of said lever be formed with a thumb-piece, as shown.

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

1. In a bottle-stopper, the band B, amn C, and projections b 1) 11 all struck up from a single piece of sheet metal and fastened around the neck of a bottle by bending the projection 1) in the manner herein set forth.

2. A sheet-metal neckpiece, B, provided with arm 0, folded projections b 1) b and perforation 00, adapted for use as described.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. KRIEGER.

Witnesses: I

O. H. McEwEN, JAMES J. SHEEHY.

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