Improvements in the Construction of Bottles and other Vessels for the Purpose of Retaining Sediment.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Bottles and other Vessels for
the Purpose of Retaining Sediment.
JOHN LEDBROOK, Railway Inspector, 25, Golden Hillock Road, Small Heath,
Birmingham, Warwickshire, GEORGE NICKLIN (Senior) Glass Maker, Wollaston,
near Stourbridge, Worcestershire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
In submitting this improvement we claim to have invented a means whereby the
sediment or settlings from liquids, generally, may be retained in the bottle, when
the liquid contained therein is poured off.
In order to accomplish the object attained at, we introduce into the interior of
the bottle, a flange projecting across, or, partly across the bottle, near to the
bottom, or, in a downward or other direction, which flange forms a receptacle in
which the sediment or settlings referred to are retained when the bottle is tilted for
the purpose of pouring off the liquid.
The bottles may be made of glass, or, any kind of earthen material such as is
used in the construction of such like vessels generally, or of tin, zinc, or any such
like metal.
Our invention has reference especially to those bottles which are used for con-
taining bitter and other ales, also bottles for stout and malt liquors generally,
together with those for British and foreign wines and spirits.
Our usual method of forming the flange before referred to, is by means of
indenting the material of which the bottle is composed, from the outside, the said
indentation taking either partly, or, completely, the whole circuit of the bottle,
other methods to form the flange, may however be resorted to.
We claim also that the present invention may be applied to vessels other than
bottles, to attain the same end.
Dated this 25th day of November 1890
JOHN LEDBROOK.
GEORGE NICKLIN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Bottles and other Vessels for
the Purpose of Retaining Sediment.
We JOHN LEDBROOK, Railway Inspector, 25 Golden Hillock Road, Small
Heath, Birmingham Warwickshire, GEORGE NICKLIN (senior), Glass Maker
Wollaston, near Stourbridge, Worcestershire, do hereby declare the nature of our
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In submitting this improvement we claim to have invented a means whereby the
sediment or settlings from liquids generally, may be retained in the bottle when the
liquid contained therein is poured off.
In order to accomplish the object attained at we introduce into the interior of
the bottle, a flange projecting across or partly across the bottle. near to the bottom
or in a downward or other direction which flange forms a receptacle in which the
sediment or settlings referred to are retained when the bottle is tilted for the
purpose of pouring off the liquid.
The bottles may be made of glass or any kind of earthen material such as is
used in the construction of such like vessels generally or of tin, zinc or any such
like metal.

page_text: Our invention has reference especially to those bottles which are used for con-
taining bitter and other ales, also bottles for stout, and malt liquors generally,
together with those for British and foreign wines and spirits.
Our usual method of forming the flange before referred to, is by means of
indenting the material of which the bottle is composed from the outside, the said
indentation taking either partly or completely the whole circuit of the bottle other
methods to form the flange may however be resorted to.
We claim also that the present invention may be applied to vessels other than
bottles to attain the same end.
In order that our invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice we have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which we have illustrated our improvement applied to an ordinary glass bottle
together with several modifications of the same and from which its application.to
other vessels of the same and other material will readily be understood.
Figure 1., is a view of a bottle having our improvement attached thereto.
Figure 2., is a section through the bottle shewn by Figure 1 in position for
pouring.
Figure 3., is a similar section to Figure 2 but shewing the contents poured off.
Figure 4., is a broken off view of the bottom of a vessel having our improved
flange on two sides.
Figure 5., is an elevation of a bottle shewing a modification of our improvement.
In carrying our invention into effect we form the flange F. within the bottle or
other vessel A. near to the bottom at B and sloping at f¹ so as to form a receptacle
in which the sediment or settlings E' are retained while the liquid E is poured off
as shewn in Figure 2., the said sediment or settlings E¹ being still retained in the
receptacle while the whole of the liquor is poured out as shewn in Figure 3.
This is effected by indenting the glass in at B as shewn but in some cases a solid
flange F may be found to answer the same purpose and without affecting the
exterior shape of the article.
The flange forming the receptacle may be provided on each side the vessel as
shewn by and 62 in Figure 4 so that in the bottle A may be turned on either side
when pouring out the liquid the sediment being retained in either of the
receptacles formed by the flanges and 62 as the case may be or we may provide a
flange to form a receptacle all round the bottle or vessel as shewn at ³, Figure 5
which allows the liquid to be poured out with the bottle in any position while the
sediment or settlings are still retained in the receptacle as before described.
It will readily be understood from the accompanying drawings and description
how our invention may be applied to any vessel for containing liquids of whatever
material they may be made as in some cases a lip or flange could be fastened on
the inside of the vessel near the bottom to answer the same purpose.
Instead of providing an indent to form a flange and recess within the bottle, we
may bulge the bottle or vessel out at the bottom to form the receptacle to contain
the sediment or settlings..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim:-
The improvements in bottles and other vessels for retaining the sediment or
settlings while the liquid is being poured off: substantially such as and for the
purpose herein set forth and shewn upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of September 1891.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicants.