An Improved Device for Partially Closing Bottles and similar Receivers for Liquids or Powders, and Preventing the Refilling of the same.
Year: 1897

page_text: • Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Partially Closing Bottles and similar
Receivers for Liquids or Powders, and Preventing the Refilling
of the same.
I, LOUIS LEON JULES GODARD, Manufacturer, of 5, Quai aux Fleurs, Paris, in
the Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows;-
This invention relates to an improved system for partially closing bottles,
flagons and other receivers for liquid or pulverized materials, essentially charac-
terized by the use of a certain stopper placed in the neck of the receiver after the
filling of the latter and which is blocked in position without presenting any means
of attack for its removal, and which is provided in its height with capillary holes in
zigzag or similar form or which presents spiral notches or grooves, in order to
form by being put in the neck or otherwise capillary channels or passages allow-
ing the liquid to leave drop by drop or in intermittent jets or the powder con-
tained in the receiver to leave in small doses.
The fraudulent introduction of a liquid or of powder of less value is mado
very difficult on account of the capillarity of the holes, so that the commercial
value of such a receiver is superior to that of an ordinary receiver which has not
this safety stopper.
For this purpose there may be used a conical stopper presenting exteriorly a
circular groove provided towards the middle of its height and in which there
may be provided on projection by moulding the letters forming the name of the
inventor or the commercial indication of the article or other information.
The two rims of the stopper projecting beyond this groove, are preferably
polished and are blocked against the wall of the neck of the bottle, polished in a
corresponding manner, and form a tight joint. The stopper or its rims provided
in its whole height with one or more holes, or on its periphery with grooves which
do not coincide from one face to the other. For instance, the grooves of the face
may be inclined, and those of the face may be vertical. The grooves
determine with the wall of the neck capillary passages allowing the
liquid to leave drop by drop or in interrupted jets or the pulverized
materials, such as rice, powder, soap-powder etc., to leave in small doses,
but render the introduction by fraud of another liquid or of another
powder very difficult on account of the capillarity of the channels which
allows only under pressure the simultaneous entrance of the liquid or the escape
of the air. The letters provided in projection in the groove serve also to create
oblique channels which prevent the introduction of a funnel for the filling or of a
tool for removing the stopper. The upper surface of the stopper being smooth
and plain, there is no attacking point for drawing up the stopper. The polishing
producing a very strong adherence, renders the escape or extraction of this stopper
impossible.

page_text: In another form of this invention the body of the stopper is of glass and in
the form of a mushroom and its stem is surrounded by a ring of cork or of any
other appropriate plastic or elastic material. Before the introduction the elastic
ring projects slightly beyond the head of the stopper and the letter can be polished
on its periphery. When the stopper is put in its place, the ring is pressed against
the walls of the neck and forms a hermetical joint. Its adherence joined to that
of the head which is wedged upon the wall of the neck, renders it impossible to
remove the stopper. Oblique or helicoidal grooves provided on the periphery of
the head are connected by grooves more or less radial to the vertical or oblique
grooves provided on the stem of the stopper. The whole of these varied or zig
zag grooves forms with the inner wall of the ring and that of the neck capillary
channels allowing the liquid to flow out drop by drop or in interrupted jets, and
the powder to leave in small doses but rendering any fraudulent introduction
difficult.
The receiver will be closed by a plug cork or ordinary stopper placed over the
aforesaid stopper.
An Improved Device for Partially Closing Bottles and similar
Receivers for Liquids or Powders, and Preventing the Refilling
of the same.
I, LOUIS LEON JULES GODARD, Manufacturer, of 5, Quai aux Fleurs, Paris, in
the Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to an improved system for partially closing bottles
flagons and similar receivers especially characterized by use of a disk or partial
stopper placed or fixed in the neck of the receiver after the filling of the latter
and permitting the pouring out of the liquids or powders drop by drop or in inter-
mittent jets or in sprays but preventing the fraudulent refilling of the receiver.
The disk or safety stopper is fastened in the neck only by adhesion and arrived
in its right position inside the neck it is held in such a manner that it would be
necessary to break the neck in order to remove it. The receivers of this system
are generally used to receive liquids but they can be used to receive 'pulverized
materials such as rice powder, soap powder and the like.
While with this arrangement liquids can be poured out drop by drop only or
in intermittent jets, the powder also is poured out only in small doses as these
materials are generally used.
The partial stopper forms the chief part of this device and has on its outside or
periphery or in its mass contrary and capillary channels, holes or notches forming
capillary passages when the stopper is in its place. These same capillary channels
can be also obtained by using a stopper which is not perforated on its outside but
by providing the inside of the neck with capillary helicoidal channels or notches.
The system of capillary, irregular passages avoids the introduction of a small
funnel or other tool when attempting to pull out the stopper; moreover the
capillarity of these passages avoids the reentry of liquids or powder which might
have been poured upon the stopper.

page_text: In the annexed drawing I have shown two specimens of construction of this
device applied to a glass bottle but I may remark that the receiver can be also of
metal or of any other material. Also the partial stopper with capillary passages
can be entirely of glass, metal or any other material desired.
Figs. 1 and 2 show in sectional elevation and in horizontal section respectively
a glass bottle in the neck of which a partial stopper is provided consisting en-
tirely of glass. Figs. 3 and 4 show also a vertical section and a partial horizontal
section of a glass bottle provided with a partial stopper of cork. Reference to
Figs. 1 and 2 shows a disk or plug somewhat conical but it may be as well cylin-
drical, prismatical or of any other form suitable to the inside of the neck of the
receiver. This plug has exteriorly a circular throat or groove a provided in the
middle of its height which groove is plain or may have moulded in it the letters
of the word "Patent" or other commercial indications or informations. The two
flanges b and c of the plug projecting beyond this groove, are preferably polished
and lie against the wall of the neck g also polished, forming a tight joint. Each
of the flanges b and c is provided on its whole height with one or more holes or
with grooves or channels on its periphery, which do not coincide from one flange
to the other. For instance the grooves 61 of the flange & may be inclined to
those c of the flange c as shown in the drawing. The grooves make with the
wall of the neck, capillary passages allowing the liquid to leave drop by drop or
in interrupted jets on shaking the bottle, but render impossible any introduction
of liquid into the bottle because the capillary passages cannot give simultaneous
passage to the exterior liquid and to the air in the receiver.
The letters of the word "Patent" have the same purpose as the flanges b
and c; pressing against the inside of the neck they create other channels of
diverse direction avoiding entirely all introduction of a funnel or other tool into
the stopper. The liquid filling the spaces between the letters throws them into
bold relief so that they are more easily read through the wall of the neck.
The upper surface of the plug being smooth and plain, there is no attacking
point, for drawing up the plug. The polishing producing a very strong adher-
ence, renders the escape or extraction of this plug impossible without breaking
it and in consequence the neck.
In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown another form of this invention in which the
body of the plug h is of glass in form of a mushroom and around its stem a
cork ring the ring may also be of any other appropriate plastic or elastic
material. Before introducing the elastic ring it projects slightly beyond the
head of the mushroom and the latter can be polished on its periphery. When
the plug is put in its place the ring is pressed against the walls of the neck in
order to form a hermetical joint. Its adherence with that of the head h which is
forced upon the neck wall renders it impossible to remove the plug. Oblique or
helicoidal grooves m arranged on the head h are connected by channels » more
or less radial or circular to the vertical or oblique grooves o provided on the
stem h¹. The whole of these irregular or zigzag grooves with the inner wall of
the ring and that of the neck form capillary channels allowing the liquid to
flow out drop by drop or in interrupted jets but avoiding any fraudulent re-intro-
duction.
As aforesaid the channels and grooves instead of being arranged on the plug
can be arranged inside the neck and by application of a solid plug the same
channels or capillary passages are produced. These grooves on the inside of the
neck may be zigzag or preferably screw like. As before, the plug and the neck
are best polished, but this is not absolutely necessary for fixing the plug.
In all cases the bottle or receiver is to be closed by a stopper 7 or by a capsule
over the plug with the capillary passages.
When used for liquids and especially for perfumes the receivers arranged with
this system of partial stoppering may serve as drop counters or sprinklers and
have at the same time the preference that fraudulent refilling is prevented.

page_text: When used for powders such as rice powder, soap powder, pepper and the like
they can moreover serve to distribute them in small doses and to prevent the
reintroduction of similar materials of less value.
Also these partial stoppers can be made conical, cylindrical, prismatic or in any
other form of glass, glass and metal and so on and they can be used for receivers
of any form also of glass, glass and metal or any other appropriate material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:―
1. The improved safety device for closing flagons bottles and similar receivers
for liquids or powders, especially characterized by use of a partial stopper of glass
or any other appropriate material placed or fixed in the neck of the receiver in
a position now showing any point of attachment for its removal provided with
holes or irregular passages or recesses on its surface or screw like channels or
otherwise in order to form the neck of the receiver channels or capillary passages
allowing the pouring out in sprays, drop by drop or in intermittent jets or small
doses of the liquid or powder contained in the receiver f and preventing any
fraudulent introduction of other liquids or powders.
2. The two different forms of my invention for glass bottles as described here-
inbefore and shown in Figs. 1 to 4 of the annexed drawing.
3. The variation of form of the partial stoppering device wherein the stopper
is plain and its exterior surface smooth whilst helicoidal or other channels are
arranged on the inner walls of the neck of the receiver.
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4. The combination with a receiver of the partial stopper herein described the
same serving as a drop, counter or drop sprinkler.
Dated this 16th day of August 1898
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London.