Improvements in Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.”
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1897-Accepted, 18th Dec.; 1897
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.”
I, FERDINAND CHRISTOPH VON HEYDEBRAND UND DER LASA (Manufacturer)
of Nos 4 and 6 West 14th Street, New York City, in the County and State of New
York, United States of America; 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:-
My Invention relates to bottles and it has for its object to provide a simple, cheap,
and efficient construction which will prevent a bottle from being refilled after
having been once emptied of its contents.
To this end my Invention consists in the novel arrangement and combination
and in certain details hereinafter described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this
Specification wherein
Figure 1 is a vertical section taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2, of a portion
of a bottle constructed in accordance with my invention;
Figure 2 is a top view of the same with the cork removed;
Figure 3 is a bottom view of the valve carrying section;
Figure 4 is a transverse vertical section on an enlarged scale of a portion of the
same.
Referring to the drawing, A represents a portion of a bottle, in the neck of
which is contained what I term the valve carrying section B. This section is
supported at the lower end within the bottle neck by a circumferential ring a
extending from the bottle and may be secured within the bottle neck in any
desirable manner. I prefer, however, to secure said valve carrying section in
place by forming a circumferential groove b, which groove registers with a cor-
responding groove e in the bottle neck when the parts are in operative position.
Access is had to these grooves through one or more channels d formed in the bottle
neck and in the valve carrying section so that Plaster of Paris or other locking
material may be poured into the recess formed by the grooves b, c, to lock the
valve carrying section in the neck of the bottle. The valve carrying section b
comprises preferably an outer cylindrical portion e and an inner cylindrical
section f. This inner cylindrical section is provided with lateral openings 9 at
different levels therein. Extending outwardly from the inner cylinder f are
horizontal partitions. h which are shewn in the present instance as
extending to the outer cylinder e and which are preferably inclined at the upper
side thereof, in the manner shewn, for purposes which will be hereinafter described.
Within the inner cylinder f is formed a central chamber closed at the top and
bottom thereof as indicated respectively at k, i, the bottom i extending between
the openings on different levels in the cylinder. It will be observed that the
partitions and the top and bottom of the central chamber a alternate, that is to
say the upper partition h projects on the outside of the inner cylinder whereas the
bottom of the central chamber is contained within the inner cylinder f so that
liquid in passing through the openings must pass in a sinuous direction around
said partitions and through said central chamber from the lowermost set of
openings to the uppermost set of openings. Contained within the lower portion
of the inner cylinder f is a swinging valve C which is preferably made of glass

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and is carried within the cylinder in any desired manner. This swinging valve
is provided with a weighted portion j which tends to close the valve against the
supporting flange when the bottle is in an upright position, and the valve is pre-
vented from opening further than the position indicated in dotted lines in
Figure 4, by the ends of the flange against which the valve contacts when in an
open position. By this means it will be seen that the tendency of the weighted
portion of the valve is always to close the valve when the bottle is in an upright
position. When however the bottle is inverted the valve will open and the
contents will flow through the openings in the valve carrying section to the neck
of the bottle..
By my invention it will be seen that the valve is protected against manipulation
by a wire, since a wire inserted in the neck of the bottle must follow a sinuous
course and be effectually stopped before access to the valve can be had. Should
an attempt be made to fill the bottle while in an inverted position, the pressure
cf liquid against the valve C would close the same and prevent the liquid from
entering the bottle.
I have described throughout, for the purposes of clearness, the valve carrying
section as comprising an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, etc. It will be under-
stood, however, that this valve carrying section is preferably constructed of a
single piece.
By my invention I am likewise enabled to make the entire construction of
glass, although I would have it understood that I would not limit myself to a con-
struction made entirely of glass. While the valve carrying mechanism is shewn
as made in one piece, for the purposes of manufacture it may be found desirable
to construct it in several sections.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the. same is to be performed I declare that what
T claim is: :-
1. A non-refillable bottle having a valve section secured within the neck of the
bottle, said section comprising an inner cylinder having a central chamber closed
at top and bottom thereof and with lateral openings werein on different levels,
partitions on different levels, said partitions extending outwardly from said inner
cylinder and one of said partitions being located between the openings on different.
levels in the central chamber, a swinging weighted valve carried within the inner
cylinder below the bottom of the central chamber substantially as described.
2. A non-refillable bottle having a valve section said section comprising com-
prising an outer cylindrical body, an inner cylinder having a central chamber
closed at top and bottom thereof and with lateral openings therein on different
levels, partitions extending outwardly from said inner cylinder, one of said
partitions extending between the openings on different levels
central chamber,
in, the
carried within the
below the bottom of the central chamber, lateral openings in said inuer cylinder
inner cylinder
between the lowermost partition and the bottom of the central chamber, and
means for securing the valve section in place in the bottle neck substantially as
described.
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a swinging valve
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents. 53. Chancery Lane. London.