Improvements in Bottles and in Appliances for Preventing the Refilling of the same.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles and in Appliances for Preventing the
Refilling of the same.
I, FREDERIC DE GARIS, of Patchogue, in the County of Suffolk, State of New
York, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a bottle which it shall be practically
impossible to refill, after the original contents have been removed, without making
it evident that the bottle has been tampered with, and furthermore to keep the
cost of construction within such reasonable limits as to make its manufacture on
a commercial scale practicable, and to permit such materials to be used as will
not corrode nor affect the quality of the liquid in the bottle.
In the upper part of the neck of the bottle is placed an obstruction device which
will prevent the introduction of a wire or other instrument for the purpose of
tampering with the valve below it, while permitting the free passage of liquid
from the bottle outward. At a short distance below the obstruction device a ring
of glass is secured in the neck of the bottle and a flap-valve of mica or other liko
material is seated upon the ring, closing automatically when relieved from pressure
against its inner or lower side. A ball is placed in the chamber above the valve
to rest upon the same and to hold it closed when the bottle is upright, and a second
ball is placed in the chamber below the valve to open the valve by its weight when
the bottle is inverted. The walls of the ueck above the valve flare downwardly
so that when the bottle is in a substantially horizontal position the upper ball
shall rest against the valve and hold it closed, to prevent the passage of liquid
inward. The walls of the neck below the valve also flare downwardly so that when
the bottle is in a substantially horizontal position the lower ball shall roll away
from the valve so that it shall not interfere with the closing of the same.
It is
hardly possible that any liquid can be made to pass the flap-valve from without
inward, even when the bottle is inverted and the flap-valve is open, but to guard
against such a possibility I may contract the lower part of the neck or insert an
annular diaphragm and place in the neck above the contraction or diaphragm a
float valve which will rise when the bottle is inverted and the reck is full of liquid
and will clove the aperture through the contraction or diaphragm and thereby
effectually prevent the passage of liquid into the body of the bottle under such
conditions.
Dated the 4th day of May 1807
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Bottles and in Appliances for Preventing the
Refilling of the same.
I, FREDERIC DE GARIS, of Patchogue, in the County of Suffolk, State of New
York, 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:-
- The object of my invention is to produce a bottle which it shall be practically
impossible to refill, after the original contents have been removed, without making
it evident that the bottle has been tampered with, and furthermore to keep the
cost of construction within such reasonable limits as to make its manufacture on
a commercial scale practicable, and to permit such materials to be used as will
not corrode nor affect the quality of the liquid in the bottle.
In the drawing which illustrates my invention fully,--
Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the upper part of a bottle having my
improvements applied thereto
Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, the direction of
sight being downward.
Figure 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, the direction of
sight being downward.
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line 4-5 of Figure 1, the direction of
sight being upward.
Figure 5 is a horizontal section on the line 4-5 of Figure 1, the direction of
sight being downward.
Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 1, but on a smaller scale, and showing a
slightly different arrangement of some of the parts, other parts being omitted."
The neck A of the battle to which my invention is applied may have a round,
oval, square or any other desired cross section, the other parts being modified
accordingly. For convenience of description the neck may be considered as
divided into three sections a, a', and ², the sections a and a forming chambers
through which the liquid flows on its way from the body of the bottle to the mouth
section as of the neck. The inner walls of the section a flare outwardly and
upwardly, or are otherwise formed to afford seals for the parts hereinafter referred
to and the inner walls of the section or chamber a flare outwardly and downwardly.
The inner walls of the section a² may also flare outwardly and upwardly or be
otherwise formed as most convenient to form a seat or seats for parts also to
be referred to.
The chamber a¹ is separated from the chamber a by a valve B which opens
upward or outward. The valve is arranged to close automatically when relieved
of pressure from within and for this purpose is preferably formed of some elastic,
resilient or springy material, such as mica, which has been found to be the most
satisfactory in use as it has the proper degree of elasticity or resilience desired
for my purpose and is not affected by liquids. The valve is formed with an ear b
by means of which it may be secured to its seat, as by cement or otherwise.. The
valve finds its seat upon an annular shoulder which is formed by a sleeve or ring C,
preferably of glass, and secured to its seat in the section of the neck A in any
suitable manner. I apply to the outer portion of the ring C a packing ring c
of cork or other suitable material, which will be sufficient to hold the ring C in
place, will make, an air tight joint and will also afford a proper surface for the
fastening of the valve B as well as to seat the valve. The walls of the aperture
through the ring or sleeve C flare downwardly so that the walls of the chamber
formed by the section a and ring C incline away from the mouth of the aperture for

page_text: some distance, at least, when the bottle is substantially horizontal so that a rolling
body in the chamber a will at such time roll away from the valve.
To prevent the introduction of any instrument for the purpose of tampering
with the valve B, the mouth of the bottle may be obstructed by any suitable device
which will permit the liquid to flow out. I prefer to employ the device shown in
Figures 1 and 2 or that shown in Figure 6. In the device shown in Figures 1 and 2
a disc D, formed to permit liquid to pass near its edge, as by having its periphery
channeled, as at d, and having a recess d'in its upper side, is seated in the lower
part of the section a² of the neck A. Above the disc D) a sleeve E is secured in the
neck, having a transverse web e with an aperture e¹ and a flange c, which extends
into the recess of the disc D but in a manner to leave a clear passage for the
liquid which flows outwardly through the channels d, d', and the aperture e¹. The
sleeve E may have lugs to rest upon the disc D and hold it in its seat. It will
be obvious, without further explanation, that it is impossible to introduce a wire or
any other instrument to tamper with the valve B and that the liquid can flow
outward with sufficient freedom. In the construction represented in Figure 6 tho
channeled disc D' is placed within the sleeve E', above the apertured web.
Within the chamber a' is placed a weight I, preferably spherical, and in the
chamber a is placed a weight G, also preferably spherical. Both of these weights
are loose in the respective chambers and co-operate with the valve B under certain
conditions, as will hereinafter appear. It is preferable also that the weights
should have about the relative proportions represented, both with respect to each
other and to the chambers in which they are placed, although it is not essential.
To prevent the weight F from moving too far from the free edge of the valve B,
a bracket or stop-plate may project downwardly from the disc D into the
chamber a, permitting the necessary movement of the weight but preventing
excessive movement. The weight G may be kept from dropping into the body of
the bottle by a bar H which is seated in the section a of the neck A or by other
suitable means, although in some cases the bar H may be omitted.
'
In addition to the parts already referred to I may also employ a float valve I
which opens outward and rises to its seat in the apertured diaphragm J or contracted
neck when the bottle is inverted should the chamber a be full of liquid, to prevent
the entrance of such liquid into the body of the bottle, but I do not regard the use
of the float valve as a practical necessity under ordinary conditions.
In assembling the parts above referred to the diaphragm J (if it is employed)
is first pressed into its seat (the bottle being already filled with the desired liquid),
the float valve I is dropped in, the bar H is pressed into place, the weight G is
inserted, the ring C, bearing the valve B, is seated in the section a, the weight F
is dropped in, the disc D is seated in the section a², and finally the sleeve E is
secured in position in any suitable manner as by cementing it in place or by fusing
the glass. The ordinary cork stopper may be inserted in the sleeve E.
I will now proceed to describe the mode of operation of the several parts, except-
ing the obstruction device D, E, which has been sufficiently described already.
The valve B normally rests upon its seat and returns to its seat of itself after it
has been moved, and as it can be moved only by pressure from within, it effectually
prevents, when resting against its seat, the entrance of air or liquid into the body
of the bottle. In fact, the passage of anything inward can be effected only by
rupturing the valve, and as the valve is clearly visible through the walls of the
bottle neck such rupture would indicate that the bottle had been tampered with.
If the bottle is completely inverted, the valve B would be held to its seat by atmos-
pheric pressure and the passage outward of the contained liquid be prevented;
therefore I have provided the weight G which, falling against the valve, is suffi-
cient to open it against the atmospheric pressure. If desired, the aperture through
the ring may be oval, as clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4, or be formed with
projections to prevent the passage of the weight G without permitting it to prevent
the flow of liquid. When the bottle is in a horizontal position or nearly horizontal,
the weight G will be caused to roll away from the valve by the inclined side of the

page_text: chamber formed by the section a and ring C. The weight F, by reason of the
inclined side of the chamber a', will rest against the valve B and insure its closing
tightly when the pressure from within is removed, even when the bottle is turned
to or slightly beyond a horizontal position. If the bottle is turned further
vertically and liquid should be forced past the valve B inward, although it is not
admitted to be possible, the float valve I will rise to its seat and effectually prevent
the entrance of the liquid into the body of the bottle.
When it is desired to withdraw from the bottle a portion of its original contents,
the bottle is tipped over partly or wholly the liquid then unseats the float
valve I, passes through the aperture in the ring C, the weight Fallowing the
valve B to open sufficiently but preventing it from opening too far, and then Hows
through the channels of the disc D and through the aperture c¹ of the web c
and out of the mouth of the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A non-refillable bottle constructed substantially as set forth, having its neck
composed of a section a, with walls flared upwardly, a section al, with walls flared
downwardly, and a mouth section a², a glass ring C inserted in the neck at the
upper end of the chamber a, a packing ring applied to the glass ring and serving
to hold the glass ring in place and also for the attachment of a flap-valve of mica
or like material secured at one side and closing downwardly, a ball or weight in
the chamber a and caused by the flared walls of the section a¹ to rest against and
hold the valve closed when the bottle is in other than its pouring position, and a
barrier inserted in the section to prevent access to the valve.
2. A non-refillable bottle constructed substantially as set forth having a valve
in its neck to prevent refilling, a barrier in the upper end of the neck to prevent
tampering with the valve and comprising a disc tightly fitting the neck and pro-
vided in its upper side with a central depression and with peripheral passages,
and a tubular cup-like cork or stopper-receiving sleeve secured in the upper end of
the neck and provided with depending lugs spacing its lower end from the upper
side of said disc and formed on its bottom with a central depending tubular flange
entering the said disc-depression.
3. A non-refillable bottle constructed substantially as set forth having its neck
formed in three internally flared sections a, a¹, a², the middle section a' being
flared downwardly and outwardly while the other sections are flared upwardly,
an apertured disc or contraction in the lower end of section a, a float-ball for
said aperture, a cross-bar above said ball, a glass ring inserted in the upper end
of section and having a downwardly flared bore, a packing ring applied to the
glass ring and serving to hold the glass ring in place, a weight-ball or weight
above said cross-bar to unseat the valve when it rolls against the valve, a flap-
valve secured to the packing ring and closing downwardly, a weight-ball or weight
in the downwardly flared chamber a¹ to close the valve, and a barrier inserted in
the chamber or neck section a².
1
not L...
1000
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
Chartered Patent Agent, London.
For the Applicant.