Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 6th Jan., 1900
We, WALTER JOHN STEPHEN LEWIS and AUGUSTUS CHARLES TOWERS, trading
as Lewis & Towers, of 66, St. Paul Street, New North Road, in the County of
London, Glass Bottle Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with poison bottles,
the object being to provide simple means whereby such bottles can be easily
recognised by the touch.
According to the invention we adapt to a suitable part of the bottle, prefer-
ably the neck or the cork thereof, a number of teeth, spikes or the like which,
when the bottle is grasped, produce a distinctive or characteristic effect upon
the hand, thereby giving notice that a poison bottle is grasped.
In carrying out the invention we advantageously form the teeth, spikes or
the like upon a ring of sheet metal or other suitable material adapted to be
fitted to any suitable part of the bottle, but preferably to the neck or upon the
cork.
Our improvements can be used conveniently in conjunction with an improved
bottle having a flat smooth back, sides, and a front formed of three faces inclined
to one another, the outer of the said three faces being roughened, and project-
ing ribs being provided on each side of each front face. This construction of
bottle produces a characteristic impression upon the hand when grasped.
Dated the 6th day of March 1899
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicants.
We, WALTER JOHN STEPHEN LEWIS and AUGUSTUS CHARLES TOWERS, trading
as Lewis & Towers, of 66, St. Paul Street, New North Road and Hartwell
Street, Dalston Junction, in the County of London, Glass Bottle Manufacturers,
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:―
This invention relates to improvements in or connected with poison bottles,
the object being to provide simple means whereby such bottles can be easily
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page_text: According to the invention we adapt to a suitable part of the bottle, prefer-
ably the neck or the cork thereof, a number of teeth, spikes or the like which,
when the bottle is grasped, produce a distinctive or characteristic effect upon
the hand, thereby giving notice that a poison bottle is grasped.
In carrying out the invention we advantageously form the teeth, spikes or
the like upon a ring of sheet metal or other suitable material adapted to be
fitted to any suitable part of the bottle, but preferably to the neck or upon the
cork. The bottle we employ has a flat smooth back, sides, and a front formed
of three faces inclined to one another the outer of the said three faces being
roughened, and projecting ribs being provided on each side of each front face.
This construction of bottle produces a characteristic impression upon the hand
when grasped.
In the accompanying drawing,-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of a poison bottle made according to the
invention.
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 Figure 1; and
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 Figure 1.
The improved bottle is formed, as clearly shewn, of a flat smooth back a,
sides b, b practically at right angles thereto and three front faces, namely, a
central face c parallel to the back a and inclined faces d, d joining the edges
of the front face c with the sides b, b. The inclined faces d, d are roughened;
in the drawing they are shewn provided with star shaped projections e, e although
we could use any other suitable kind of projections which present a roughened
or irregular surface to the hand when the bottle is grasped. ff are the ribs
which are provided on each side of each of the front faces c and d.
g is the metal ring which is provided with teeth h, h and is sprung upon the
neck of the bottle."
When a bottle constructed in the manner above described is grasped a charac-
teristic impression would be produced upon the hand by the toothed ring g and
the shape and irregularities of the body of the bottle so as to indicate imme-
diately to the person grasping the bottle that he has taken a bottle containing
poison.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
1. A poison bottle consisting of a body formed with a smooth back face, sides
and inclined front faces which are roughened and provided with ribs, and of a
neck having suitable teeth, spikes or the like, substantially as. and for the
purpose, herein before described.
2. Poison bottles manufactured substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 29th day of November 1899-
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicants.