Improvements in Nursing-bottles.
Year: 1891

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Nursing-bottles.
I, CLYDE CHESTER BALSTON, of 103 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, in the County
of Kings and 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 invention relates to improvements in nursing-bottles; and it consists in a
bottle made of separable parts or sections and a novel fastening device by which
said sections may be detachably secured together.
The nature of the invention will appear in the detailed description hereinafter
presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which.-
Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly broken away, of a bottle constructed in
accordance with the invention.
Fig. 2 is an edge view, partly in section, of same, said section being on the dotted
line 22 of Fig. 1:
Fig. 3, a side elevation, partly broken away, of a modified embodiment of the
invention; and
Fig. 4, a central vertical section of same on the dotted line 4 4.
In the drawings, A. B respectively designate the upper and lower sections of the
bottle, the transverse joint between them being rendered liquid-tight by means of
the interposed packing C.
Upon the upper section A is secured the metallic band D, which is provided with
the downwardly-extending arms E, and also with the upwardly-extending arms F
and the inwardly-turned lugs G, the latter being at definite points along its upper
edge and entering recesses II, formed in the bottle to receive them. The upwardly
extending arms Fare in line with the downwardly-extending arms E, and are
provided with the inwardly-turned lugs I to engage the recesses J, formed in the
section A. of the bottle. The lugs G I form a very secure means for fastening the
band D to the bottle, while the arms F, being extended upward beyond the band,
increase the efficiency of the latter and remove the lugs I sufficiently from the
lower edge of the section A to avoid all danger of fracturing the glass.
The downwardly-extending arms E pass beyond the lower edge of the section A,
and are provided with the inwardly-turned lugs L to engage the recesses M, formed
in the lower section B of the bottle, said lugs being cut from the metal of the arms
and leaving apertures in the latter, as shown. The arms E are also provided with
the lateral extensions N, which curl outward a little at their outward edges to form
thumb-pieces or a ready means of enabling the user to force the arms E outward
from the bottle, so as to relieve the lugs L from the recesses M, and thus to permit
the separation of the section B from the section A.
In the modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the downwardly-
extending arms E are provided with apertures P to receive lugs Q, formed on the
bottle, instead of with lugs to engage recesses formed in the bottle.

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It will be observed that the band D is carried by the upper section A and that
the arms E pass downward upon and hold the section 13. The band D need never
be removed from the section A, and the only operation necessary for detaching the
sections from each other is to disengage the lower ends of the arms E from the
section B. The fastening device will thus be readily understood by the persons
handling the bottle, and it is also very strong and durable and not likely to become
impaired with ordinary use or be objectionable. The fastening device is also of
such nature that I am enabled to preserve the customary elliptical form in cross-
section of the bottle. The arms E F extend beyond the edges of the bottle, where
the greatest strength in the glass may with convenience and a due regard to other
requisites be secured, and in this location the most widely separated parts of the
sections are drawn tightly together under the direct action of the arms and the
formation of a liquid-tight joint insured. The sections A. B need only be separated
when it is desired to clean the bottle, and when separated it is obvious that the
cleansing may be performed with convenience and thoroughness.
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. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined with the band
connected with and carried by one section and having the arms which extend upon
and at their ends by means of lugs engage the other section, substantially as and
for the purposes set forth.
2. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined with the band
having lugs engaging recesses in one of said sections and arms which extend upon
and engage the other of said sections, substantially as set forth.
3. The nursing-bottle composed of the separable sections, combined with the
metallic band D, having lngs G engaging one section, and provided with the
arms E E, extending upon and engaging the other section, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
Dated this 9th day of June 1891.
F. W. BARKER,
Applicant's Agent.