Improvements in or relating to Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles to Prevent them being
Refilled.
We, ALGERNON LAWSON HASSARD-SHORT Inventor and PAUL DINKELSPIEL
Capitalist, both of Tarborough, in the County of Edgecombe, and State of North
Carolina, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, and to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
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This invention relates to bottles, and the object thereof is to provide a bottle the
neck of which is provided with a valve and means for controlling the movement
thereof, the construction and arrangement being such that the bottle when once
filled and emptied of its contents cannot be refilled or reused.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, said drawing representing in central, vertical
section a bottle provided with our improvement.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle A having a neck B, which
is cylindrical in form at the upper end thereof, and the lower end of which is
preferably contracted inwardly so as to be slightly conical in form. The base of
the conical portion being directed upwardly.
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By means of this construction a valve seat C, is formed at the lower end of the
neck, and placed therein is a valve D, adapted to be seated thereon and to close
the port or opening in the lower end of the neck, as will be readily understood.
At the upper end of the conical portion of the neck is formed an inwardly
directed flange E, and below the flange E, are formed inwardly directed shoulders E,
the object of these projections or shoulders being to limit the movement of the
valve in the direction of the flange E.
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We also provide a filling orifice in the bottom of the bottle which consists of an
inwardly directed tubular extension G, formed on or secured to the bottom H, and
the tubular extension G, is provided at its lower end with an inwardly directed
flange.
We may, if preferred, form the neck in two portions, the division being formed
between the flange E, and the valve seat C, as shown at K, and the separate parta
of the neck may be united in any desired manner, but this feature of construction
is not essential as will be readily understood.
We prefer to fill the bottle through the orifice in the bottom, and if this is done,
the neck or nozzle must first be closed by a cork or stopper in the usual manner.
After the hottle has been filled the orifice in the bottom is closed by inserting a
glass disk L, and securing it in place by means of cement M, and we also place on
the cement a trade mark or the name of the manufacturer of the contents of the
bottle or the proprietor thereof.
When it is desired to empty the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents, it
is only necessary to remove the cork or stopper and invert or tilt the bottle in the
usual manner, when the valve D, will be forced from its seat, and under the action
of gravity and the pressure of the fluids within the bottle which will then flow out
around said valve and through the central port or opening in the flange E, as will
be readily understood, and this process will be continued or repeated until the
bottle is entirely emptied.
If an attempt be made to refill the bottle through the neck or nozzlo, the
valve D, will at once be seated and no fluid can enter through the port or opening

page_text: at the bottom of the neck, and this operation of the valve will be the same in any
position in which the bottle can be held in an attempt to pour liquids thereinto.
If an attempt be made to refill the bottle through the bottom orifice, it will first
be necessary to remove the cement and the glass disk L, which will be practically
impossible without destroying the bottle, and even if this could be done the trade
mark placed thercon as hereinbefore described, or the name of the proprietor of
the bottle or the manufacturer of its contents, would necessarily be erased and this
would also leave evidence of the fact that the bottle had been refilled or an attempt
had been made to do so.
It will thus be seen that we accomplish the object of our invention by means of
a device which is simple in construction and operation and which is comparatively
:inexpensive or does not add materially to the cost of the bottle,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
.claim is :-
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1. A bottle, provided with a neck, the lower end of which is inwardly contracted, a
valve adapted to enclose the port or opening therethrough, an inwardly directed
flange above said valve, and inwardly directed shoulders or projections below said
flange, substantially as shown and described.
2. A bottle, provided with a neck, the lower end of which is inwardly contracted,"
a valve adapted to clese the port or opening therethrough, an inwardly directed
flange above said valve, and inwardly directed shoulders or projections below said.
flange, said bottle being also provided with a filling orifice on the bottom thereof,
substantially, as shown and described.
3. A bottle provided with a valve seat in the lower part of its neck, a valve:
adapted to be scated thereon and to close the port or opening therethrough, means
for limiting the movement of the valve in the direction of the neck or nozzle, for
permitting the discharge of the contents of the bottle therethrough, said bottle
being also provided with a filling orifice in its bottom which is closed by means of
a glass disk and cement, substantially as shown and described.
4. A bottle provided with an automatic valve in the neck thereof, which is
adapted to close the passage therethrough, and to operate so as to permit of the
-discharge of the contents of the bottle, said bottle being also provided with a filling
orifice in its bottom, consisting of an inwardly directed tubular extension the inner
end of which is provided with an inwardly directed flange, and a glass disk secured'
therein by means of cement, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 8th day of November 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.