A New or Improved Indicator or Means for Checking the Contents of Bottles and other Vessels.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 21st Sept., 1898-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Indicator or Means for Checking the Contents of
Bottles and other Vessels.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM FREDERICK CUTHBERT, of Westgarth, St. Mary's Terrace,
in the City and County of York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of my invention is to provide a suitable indicator for bottles and
other vessels, whereby the contents of such vessels may be checked as to quantity
after each drawing-off operation.
According to my invention, I attach a strip of suitable material the full length
of the bottle, the said strip being graduated and marked by numbers or other
signs in accordance with the dose or other quantity to be drawn off. This strip
is divided down the centre, preferably by a line of perforations, and each gradua-
tion has its number or other sign marked at each side of the perforation line so
as to have them in duplicate. One set of numbers is fixed to the bottle, whilst
the other set is cut or perforated at each graduation and left free to be taken off
at the perforation line.
In drawing-off the contents of the bottle down to a given graduation, the free
portion of the indicator is torn off down to that graduation, so that you have
the check number by you corresponding to that on the bottle at the graduation
at which the contents were left.
In employing the above described indicator for checking the contents of
barrels, the strip could be of any suitable length in accordance with the number
of graduations representing the whole contents, and the free portion would be
torn off at each drawing-off operation as before described.
It might be advantageous in some instances to mould the fixed set of numbers
or marks on the bottle, the removable set being attached thereto afterwards.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Indicator or Means for Checking the Contents of
Bottles and other Vessels.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM FREDERICK CUTHBERT, of Westgarth, St. Mary's Terrace,
in the City and County of York, Commercial Traveller, 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 provide a suitable indicator for bottles and

page_text: other vessels, whereby the contents of such vessels may be checked as to quantity
after each drawing-off operation.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to
describe same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which similar
letters refer to like parts in both figures.
Figures 1 and 2 shew a bottle in elevation with the indicator attached thereto.
According to my invention, I attach a strip of suitable material A the full
length of the bottle B, the said strip being graduated by means of lines C and
marked with numbers D as shewn in the drawing, or by other signs in accordance
with the dose or other quantity to be drawn off. This strip A is divided down the
centre by a line E preferably formed by a line of perforations, and each gradua-
tion has its number or other sign marked at each side of the perforation line E,
so as to have the numbers 1) in duplicate. One set of numbers D, preferably the
left hand set, is fixed to the bottle B, whilst the right hand set of numbers Dis
cut or perforated at the graduation lines C and left free to be taken off at the
perforation line E.
In drawing-off the contents of the bottle B down to a given graduation, say
down to number 8, the free portion number 7 of the indicator is then torn off
down to that graduation as shewn at Figure 2, which free portion is kept as a
check its number corresponding to that on the bottle at the graduation at which
the contents were left.
It might be advantageous in some instances to mould the fixed set of numbers
or marks on the bottle, the removable set being attached thereto afterwards.
In employing the above indicator for checking the contents of barrels, the strip a
could be of any suitable length in accordance with the number of graduations
representing the whole contents, and the free portion would be torn off at each
drawing-off operation as before described.
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:
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1. The herein described indicator substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
2. The strip A divided longitudinally by a perforation line, and transversely
by graduations numbered on both sides of the perforation line, substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 21st day of SLUKCHILDVE
D
1000
HUDA
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.