An Improved Alarm for Use in connection with Bottles Containing Poisons.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Alarm for Use in connection with Bottles
Containing Poisons.
I, EDWIN JOHN ORCHARD Market Place Salisbury Chemist do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I construct out of metal or other suitable material a bell or alarm to which is
attached a screw clip or spike for attaching the said alarm to corks or stoppers of
bottles or vessels containing poisons. By this means people are warned when
taking up a bottle that it contains poison-even in the dark.
December 16th 1893.
EDWIN JOHN ORCHARD,
Chemist, Salisbury, Wilts.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Alarm for Use in connection with Bottles
Containing Poisons.
I, EDWIN JOHN ORCHARD, Market Place, Salisbury, Chemist 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved alarm for use in connection with bottles
containing poisons, and the object of my invention is to provide bottles or other
vessels containing poisons with means whereby a person on taking up any of such
bottles or other vessels even in the dark will be warned or reminded of its dangerous
contents.
My invention consists in bell or like alarm attachments for the corks or other
stoppers of bottles or other vessels containing poisons. As an alternative said bell
may be attached to the neck or other convenient part of the bottle or vessel.
In order that my invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4 represent four of my bell attachments for the cork or other
stopper of a bottle or other vessel containing poisons.
Fig. 4 represents another attachment whereby a bell may be readily secured to
the neck or other convenient part of a bottle or other vessel containing poison.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Fig. 1 I attach a wire in the form
of a corkscrew A to the eye E of a suitably constructed bell B by means of which
said bell may be secured to the cork C of a bottle or other vessel containing poison;
or, referring to Fig. 2, I attach a suitable cord D to the said eye E which cord or
wire DI pass or thread through the cork C in any convenient manner.
projecting end of the said cord or wire D with a button or equivalent F in order to
retain it in position.
The
Another device shown in Fig. 3, consists of an elastic ring J attached to the
eye E which elastic ring is slipped over the cork or other stopper C or over the
neck of a bottle containing poison. Another device shown in Fig. 4, consists of a
spring clip H which is adapted to be slipped or put on the exposed end of the
cork C said clip having attached to it the bell B as shown.
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page_text: Fig. 5 represents an alternative device for attaching the bell B to the neck or
other convenient part of a bottle or other vessel containing poison, and consists of
a spring clip G which is adapted to be slipped on the neck or other convenient part
of a bottle or other vessel containing poison. Said clip G is provided with a hook
or the like K to which the eye E of the bell B is attached.
By my bell attachments ample provision is made that a person taking up a
bottle or other vessel containing poison, will be warned or reminded of its dangerous
contents both by reason of the ringing of the attached bell as well as by touching
said bell. The cork or other stopper C may, if required, be provided with a disc
or the like C' which may be of any desired shape and by means of which said cork
or other stopper may be more easily removed.
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 :-
An improved alarm in connection with bottles or other vessels containing poisons;
said alarm consisting of a bell attached either to the cork or other stopper of such
bottle or vessel or to the said bottle or other vessel itself substantially in the manner
and for the purposes described and illustrated.
Dated thie 8th do
Mon 1001
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.