the Hutchinson Patent Stopper in 1879 as a replacement for
cork bottle stopper
A stopper or cork is a cylindrical or conical closure used to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. Unlike a lid or bottle cap, which encloses a container from the outside without displacing the inner volume, a bung is partially ...
s which were commonly being used as stoppers on soda water or pop bottles. His invention employed a wire spring attached to a rubber
seal
Seal may refer to any of the following:
Common uses
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to imp ...
. Production of these stoppers was discontinued after 1912.
References
External links
Hutchinson Patent Stopper Guide
Seals (mechanical)
American inventions
Packaging