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Crown Cork
The crown cork (also known as a crown seal, crown cap or just a cap), the first form of bottle cap, was invented by William Painter (inventor), William Painter in 1892 in Baltimore. The company making it was originally called the Bottle Seal Company, but it changed its name with the almost immediate success of the crown cork to the ''Crown Cork and Seal Company''. It still informally goes by that name, but is officially Crown Holdings. Overview file:Kroonkurk.png, A Dutch patent application from 1892 This style of closure is still in widespread use. Prior to the invention of the external crown cork bottle stopper, soda bottles had ordinary internal Cork (material), cork bottle stoppers and often had rounded bottoms so they could not be stored standing upright. Corks have a tendency to dry out and shrink, allowing the gas pressure in the bottle to cause the cork to "pop", so bottles were stored on their side to prevent the corks from drying out. After the invention of the crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bottle Cap
A bottle cap or bottle top is a common closure for the top opening of a bottle. A cap is sometimes colorfully decorated with the logo of the brand of contents. Metal caps with plastic backing are used for glass bottles, sometimes wrapped in decorative foil. Metal caps are usually either steel or aluminum, and of the crown cork type. Flip-top caps (like flapper closures) preceded such caps. Plastic caps are used for plastic bottles, functioning as screw caps, or plastic caps may have a pour spout rather than being detachable. Plastic caps are commonly made from polyethylene or polypropylene, and caps for plastic bottles are often made of a different type of plastic from the bottle. A cork stopper is another type of closure for the top of a bottle. Types Caps were originally designed to be pressed over and around the top of a glass bottle to grab a small flange on the bottleneck. Crown cork The crown cork was patented by William Painter on February 2, 1892 (U.S. Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
