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Lightning Toggle
A flip-top, swing-top, lightning toggle, or Quillfeldt stopper (after the inventor, Charles de Quillfeldt) is a type of bail closure frequently used for bottles containing carbonated beverages, such as beer or mineral water. The mouth of the bottle is sealed by a stopper, usually made of porcelain or plastic, fitted with a rubber gasket and held in place by a permanently attached wire bail. The bottle can be opened and resealed repeatedly without the use of a bottle opener, with the wires acting in the same way as a latch clamp. The flip-top was the dominant method of sealing beer and mineral water bottles prior to the invention of the crown cork. History Prior to the creation of the flip-top bottle, bottles were often made from blown glass and sealed with a cork, which was difficult to open by hand and often unreliable, particularly for carbonated beverages such as mineral water or beer. A precursor to the flip-top, the "bail" or "Kilner" closure was invented in 1859, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swing-top Bottle
A flip-top, swing-top, lightning toggle, or Quillfeldt stopper (after the inventor, Charles de Quillfeldt) is a type of bail handle, bail closure frequently used for bottles containing carbonated beverages, such as beer or mineral water. The mouth of the bottle is sealed by a stopper, usually made of porcelain or plastic, fitted with a rubber gasket and held in place by a permanently attached wire bail. The bottle can be opened and resealed repeatedly without the use of a bottle opener, with the wires acting in the same way as a latch clamp. The flip-top was the dominant method of sealing beer and mineral water bottles prior to the invention of the crown cork. History Prior to the creation of the flip-top bottle, bottles were often made from blown glass and sealed with a bung, cork, which was difficult to open by hand and often unreliable, particularly for carbonated beverages such as mineral water or beer. A precursor to the flip-top, the "bail" or "Kilner" closure was inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
