Bottle.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Bottle.
We, WILLIAM VON BOKERN, of Peoples Bank Building, Corner 16th and
Lawrence Streets, Denver, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, United States
of America, Gentleman, and HERBERT HEATLEY, of Peoples Bank Building,
Corner 16th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, County of Arapahoe, State of
Colorado, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in bottles, and the object of the improve-
ment is to provide a bottle which when ouce emptied, cannot be refilled; and to
this end, our improved bottle consists of the features hereinafter described and
claimed, all of which will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying
drawing in which is illustrated an embodiment thereof. In this drawing,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section taken through the detachable nozzle and neck
of the bottle on the line a-x, Figs. 3 and 4, the valve being shown in elevation.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the neck and detachable nozzle, the connecting sleeve
being shown in place.
Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line y—y, Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a section taken on the line -, Fig. 1, looking upward.
Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line x-x, Fig. 3.
Fig. 6 is a detail view of a modified form of valve.
Similar reference characters indicating corresponding parts in these views, let
the numeral 5 designate the neck of the bottle provided with the integral seat 5*
for the valve 6, and shouldered around said seat to support the packing ring 7,
preferably composed of cork.
The valve is composed of the enlarged head 6", the bulb-shaped lower extremity 6º,
and the elongated neck 6 connecting the two extremities. The lower part 6d is
preferably made as large as is consistent with its passing through the aperture
surrounded by the valve seat; in other words, the lower part of the valve is
made quite heavy to the end that it may retain its seat securely when the bottle
is in an upright position. The upper part of the valve may be formed cup-
shaped as shown at 68 in Fig. 6, whereby if an attempt is made to refill the bottle,
the cup will first receive the liquid and have a tendency to hold the valve more
securely in place.
The nozzle 8 is formed separate from the neck 5, and connected therewith by
means of a screw sleeve 9, the adjacent extremities of the connected parts being
correspondingly threaded to receive the sleeve. The nozzle is provided with an
integral depending safety-cap 8" adapted to engage the top of the valve-seat
when the nozzle is in place. The cap is pressed integral with the lower part of
the nozzle, and recessed or hollowed out as shown at 8° on its lower surface to
receive the upper part of the valve, the cavity being large enough to allow the
valve to move away from its seat to permit the liquid to escape when the bottle is
suitably tipped or inverted.
Around the concavity 8, the cap is provided with recesses or apertures 8ª which
afford an escape for the liquid between the cap and the seat when the bottle is
tipped, and the valve unseated.
Between the cap and the lower part of the nozzle there is a space & surrounding
the cap; from this space lead small orifices 8h which are formed or punched by

page_text: the mold or matrix around the top of the cap to afford a passage from the space 8*
to the upper part of the nozzle above the cap. The orifices 8 are formed in the
glass between the nozzle proper and the upper part of the safety cap, and are
preferably located intermediate the recesses 81 to afford a greater security against
the possibility of inserting an instrument from the outside for the purpose of
tampering with the valve.
With the exception of the apertures 8, the upper part of the cap and the nozzle
are solid as shown in Fig. 3.
In assembling the parts of the bottle, the valve is first placed in position, and
the cork washer or packing ring 7 placed around the seat. The lower edge of the
nozzle is then placed upon the washer, after which, the nozzle is attached to the
neck by means of the screw sleeve 9, which is cemented on after the bottle is
filled:
It will thus be seen that our improved bottle consists of few parts, and at the
same time embodies the necessary elements of security against refilling,
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 is :-
In a bottle, the combination with the body part having a valve seat formed
integral with its neck extremity, and the valve engaging said seat, of the nozzle
having a safety cap formed integral therewith and covering the valve, the cap
and nozzle being so constructed that there is a space around the lower part of the
cap, a passage way from the opening in the neck to said space, and another
passage way from said space to the space in the nozzle above the cap, and suitable
means for connecting the neck and nozzle, substantially as described.
Dated the 29th day of November 1894.
WILLIAM VON BOKERN.
HERBERT HEATLEY.