Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Flasks, and similar Vessels..
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Flasks, and similar Vessels..
I, FERNANDO NERY, Architect, of Calle 57 esq, 2 No. 353, La Plata, in the
Argentine Republic, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to so construct bottles that after same have
been filled and then opened and the contents poured out, it will not be possible to
refill same and give the bottle the same appearance as it had before being opened,
whereby bottles containing liquids or other materials of a certain make cannot
subsequently be employed for receiving liquids or materials of another make or
quality without same being apparent.
The manner of carrying my invention into effect is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings, in which ;-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of such bottle,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same,
Fig. 3 is a front elevation showing the bottle when opened for the purpose of
removing the contents thereof, and
Fig. 4 a side elevation (partly in section) of a suitable form of apparatus.
for filling same, and shows the method I prefer to employ for effecting such
filling.
The bottle A is made of glass or other suitable material, and formed in one-
with or suitably secured to the top B of its neck in such a manner that same cannot
be removed without being broken, is a head C of a material (such as glass) which
can be readily broken off. The interior of the head C has an opening or passage D
communicating with the interior of the bottle, and also with a nose E, which
before the bottle is sealed opens out to the atmosphere.
In order to fill the bottle same is placed on a suitable stand or support as shown.
at F in Fig. 4, and its nose E is connected by a tube G to an exhauster H of any
suitable construction, a tap or cock 9 being inserted in the tube G so as to enable
the connection with the exhauster to be opened or cut off as desired. The
tube G also communicates with the barrel or other receptacle I containing the
liquid with which it is desired to fill the bottle, by means of a second tube K, in
which a tap or cock k is inserted for the purpose of opening or closing such
communication at will.
The operation of filling the bottle is as follows:-The cock 9 in tube G is.
opened and the cock k in tube K is closed. The exhauster H is then actuated
either by the crank handle / or by other suitable means, and a partial vacuum is
thus created in the bottle A. As soon as the desired vacuum has been produced
in the bottle the cock g in tube G is closed and the cock k in tube K is opened,.
whereby a portion of the liquid contained in the barrel or receptacle I will pass
through tubes K and G into the bottle A, and fill same. The cock k in
tube K is then closed and the nose E of the head C of the bottle hermetically
closed, either by heating the material of which it is formed by means of a blow
pipe so as to bring it to a plastic condition, and then bending same at the point e
or pressing the walls of the nose closely together, or by inserting some plastic
material, which will subsequently harden so as to prevent it being afterwards.
removed, in the end of the opening of such nose E.
removing the contents thereof, and
Fig. 4 a side elevation (partly in section) of a suitable form of apparatus-
for filling same, and shows the method I prefer to employ for effecting such
filling.
The bottle A is made of glass or other suitable material, and formed in one
with or suitably secured to the top B of its neck in such a manner that same cannot
be removed without being broken, is a head C of a material (such as glass) which
can be readily broken off. The interior of the head C has an opening or passage D.
communicating with the interior of the bottle, and also with a nose E, which
before the bottle is sealed opens out to the atmosphere.
In order to fill the bottle same is placed on a suitable stand or support as shown.
at F in Fig. 4, and its nose E is connected by a tube G to an exhauster H of any
suitable construction, a tap or cock g being inserted in the tube G so as to enable
the connection with the exhauster to be opened or cut off as desired. The
tube G also communicates with the barrel or other receptacle I containing the
liquid with which it is desired to fill the bottle, by means of a second tube K, in
which a tap or cock k is inserted for the purpose of opening or closing such
communication at will.
The operation of filling the bottle is as follows:-The cock g in tube G is.
opened and the cock k in tube K is closed. The exhauster H is then actuated
either by the crank handle or by other suitable means, and a partial vacuum is
thus created in the bottle A. As soon as the desired vacuum has been produced
in the bottle the cock g in tube G is closed and the cock k in tube K is opened,.
whereby a portion of the liquid contained in the barrel or receptacle I will pass
through tubes K and G into the bottle A, and fill same. The cock in
tube K is then closed and the nose E of the head C of the bottle hermetically
closed, either by heating the material of which it is formed by means of a blow
pipe so as to bring it to a plastic condition, and then bending same at the point e
or pressing the walls of the nose closely together, or by inserting some plastic
material, which will subsequently harden so as to prevent it being afterwards.
removed, in the end of the opening of such nose E.

page_text: The bottle thus being securely closed can only be opened by breaking off the
head C from the neck B of the bottle A, and to facilitate this a groove c is formed
slightly above the point of connection between the head C and such neck B.
The rupture or breaking off of the head can be effected by giving a sharp blow
on the latter. When once the head has been broken off it will be seen that the
bottle A cannot be refilled without it being at once apparent that this has been
done, as it is not possible to replace the head C.
If when the bottle has been opened it is not desired to at once remove the whole
of the contents, the opening in the neck of the bottle may be temporarily closed
by means of a cork or other suitable stopper.
In order to empty the tubes G and K of the filling apparatus, after the bottle
which has been filled has been removed from the stand or support F, a second
cock is provided in the tube K, and (the tap or cock k having first been closed)
such cock is opened and any liquid in the tubes G and K will drain off through
such cock or tap into a jug or other suitable receptacle L situated below such
cock or tap to receive same.
It will be readily understood that the invention may be applied to bottles of
all shapes and sizes, and even to demijohns, flasks, etc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved bottle on or to the neck of which is formed or secured a head
made of glass or other breakable material, such head having an opening communi-
cating with the interior of the bottle and also with the outer air for the purpose
of creating a vacuum within the bottle and of filling same with any desired liquid
or material, such opening in the head being hermetically closed after the bottle
has been filled, so that in order to open the bottle it will be necessary to
break the head formed on or secured to the neck of same, all substantially as
and for the purpose specified and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 16th day of December 1896.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.