Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and other similar Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and other similar Vessels.
I, LOUISE D. MURPHY a citizen of the United States, residing at
171 Wellington Street Memphis, in the County of Shelby, and State of
Tennessee, U.S A., Lady do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The invention consists in the molding or embedding into the glass comprising a
bottle or demijohn at the upper portion of the neck thereof, of one or more strands
of wire or other suitable material. The wire or wires are passed around the neck
and have either free ends of sufficient length to allow of being securely united or
joined above the cork or stopper after the same has been put in place in the
bottle, or of a loop that is forced over the top of the cork or stopper, and which
in each instance holds the latter so that it cannot be removed without breaking
or destroying the wire so that it cannot be re-united, without the fact being
apparent.
For a jug or other vessel of earthenware, or any plastic or ceramic material,
the wire or other material is embedded therein while the material is soft and
plastic during the process of manufacture, and before the same is fired, baked or
hardened, which latter operation secures it firmly in place.
The object of the invention is to show at a glance, that any bottle, jug, demi-
john or other vessel, which has been sealed by using this invention; that the seal
has been broken, or in other words that the original package has been tampered
with, and that the contents of the vessel are doubtless spurious.
This object is attained by the means described in the following specification
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof, and on
which
Fig. 1, is a vertical section of the neck of the bottle showing the wire embedded
therein.
Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the wire applied around the neck and secured
over the cork, in full lines, and the free ends before being secured in dotted
lines.
Fig. 3, is a like view showing a flange around the bottle neck below its mouth.
Figs. 4 and 5, show slight modifications.
On the drawings like letters of reference refer to corresponding parts in the
different views.
A, is the bottle neck, B the lip around the mouth thereof, C, the wire or cord,
and D, the cork or stopper.
In the operation of blowing or molding the bottle or other vessel the wire is
embedded in the material of the neck or in an annular groove therein formed by
the flange, see Figs. 3, 4, and 5, and the lip B. One or more strands may be used
leaving two free ends as in Fig. 2, which are brought up over the cork or stopper
after the latter is in place and the ends are twisted, tied or otherwise secured
together at b or D, the extremities of the wire are left very short, so that they
cannot be unfastened and re-used, without destroying the same.
In Fig. 3, I have shown the wire C as formed with loops c, c, formed in the
wire either at one or both sides of the neck, as shown in full and dotted lines,
diametrically opposite each other, and in this instance there is but one free end
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page_text: to the wire and it is drawn up over the cork or stopper and secured at one side
through the loop c.
In the form shown in Fig. 5 the free ends of the wire care embedded in the
neck of the vessel and a short loop or bail is formed that is swung up over the
cork or stopper. In this instance the loop is made so short that it is forced into
the body of the cork, and cannot be removed without breaking or destroying it.
Other methods of securing a strand or strands of wire will readily suggest
themselves and be within the scope of the invention, which relates to the
embedding in the material of the neck of the bottle or about a flange formed
thereon, the wire or other fastening which surrounds the neck, and is drawn up
above the cork.
In some instances the flange is very desirable, as it gives additional strength.
An invention of this character is an exceedingly important one, and one for
which there is a great demand, aud while a number of patents have been granted
to prevent refilling of bottles or other vessels with some spurious compound, or
imitation of the contents of the original package, yet most of them have been so
expensive to manufacture, as to be absolutely prohibitory.
The invention here is neat, practical, effective and can be manufactured at a
minimum cost.
Slight modifications in the form or proportions may be made within the scope of
the invention, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages
thereof.
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 :-
1. A bottle or analogous vessel, having a wire surrounding the neck thereof
embedded in the material of the bottle which is molded over said wire, the
projecting portions of the latter being adapted to be brought over the top of the
cork or stopper and secured in place, so that the bottle cannot be opened without
destroying the fastening, substantially as described.
2. A bottle or analogous vessel, having a groove surrounding the neck thereof,
a wire placed in said groove, the material of the bottle being molded over said
wire, the latter having projecting free ends which are adapted to be brought over
the top of the cork or stopper and secured in place so that the bottle cannot be
opened without destroying the fastening, substantially as described.
3. A bottle or analogous vessel, having a groove surrounding the neck thereof,
a looped wire placed in said groove, the material of the bottle molded over said
wire, the latter having projecting free enda adapted to be passed over the cork
or stopper and secured in a loop substantially as and for the purpose described.
Dated this 10th day of August 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.