Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar
Vessels.
I, ELIZABETH ANN SANDERS, residing at James Store, in the County of
Gloucester, and State of Virginia, United States of America, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class, which having been once filled may be
emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or other vessel having a screw
threaded neck and at one side of which is formed a passage which extends through
the side of the neck and downwardly to the bottom of the bottle, thus forming a
vertical chamber at one side of the bottle which opens at the top of the neck.
The neck is adapted to be closed by a vertically divided plug or stopper and
I also employ a tubular cap or casing the lower end of which is screw-threaded and
within the upper end of which is placed a supplemental tube the upper end of
which is connected with the cap or casing by an annular flange, and the lower end
of which is closed and the sides thereof are provided with ports or openings which
are arranged adjacent to the bottom.
1 also provide a divided plug or stopper which is adapted to be forced into the
neck of the bottle, and through which passes a rod which is provided with a head
or washer on its lower end and the rod passes upwardly through the bottoin of the
supplemental tube, and mounted on said rod above the plug or stopper is a disk or
plate.
The upper end of the supplemental tube is adapted to be closed by a plug or
stopper in the usual manner and when said plug or stopper is inserted, the rod is
forced downwardly so that the disk or plate will rest upon the plug or stopper and
hold it securely in place.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description.
The bottle is first filled with the desired contents after which the neck is closed
by the plug or stopper and the tubular casing is then secured to the neck, a proper
cement being first applied thereto, after which the tubular casing cannot be removed
without breaking the same, or breaking off the neck.
The 1od is passed through the plug or stopper and secured in place before the
latter is forced into the neck of the bottle, and when the parts are thus assembled
the upper end of the rod passes through the bottom of the supplemental tube.
The vertical chamber serves as the safety guard or device whereby notice will
be given if the bottle has been filled a second time, and when it is desired to empty
the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents the plug or stopper is removed
from the supplemental tube after which the rod is drawn outwardly and this
operation removes the plug or stopper from the neck of the bottle, after which the
contents thereof may be discharged as will be readily understood by inverting or
tilting the bottle, when the contents will pass out through the neck and through the
ports or openings d3 in the supplemental tube, and this operation may bè continued
or repeated, until the bottle is entirely empty.
If an attempt be made to re-fill the bottle with liquids similar to those originally
contained therein, the chamber will also be filled, and this filling of the chamber
will constitute proof of the fact that the bottle has been filled a second time, and

page_text: it will be impossible to re-cork the bottle by reason of the fact that when the plug
or stopper is withdrawn the separate parts thereof, fall apart, and said parts cannot
be again united, and inserted into the neck.
Dated this 22nd day of May 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar
Vessels.
I, ELIZABETH ANN SANDERS, residing at James Store, in the County of
Gloucester, and State of Virginia, United States of America, Housewife, 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 bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class, which having been once filled may be
emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a central vertical section of a bottle made according to my invention;
and,
Fig. 2, a plan view of a divided cork or stopper which I employ.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or other vessel A, having a
screw threaded neck and at one side of which is formed a passage a 2, which
extends through the side of the neck and downwardly to the bottom of the bottle,
thus forming a vertical chamber a 4, at one side of the bottle which opens at the
top of the neck.
The neck a, is adapted to be closed by a vertically divided plug or stopper C,
and I also employ
a tubular cap or casing B, the lower end of which is screw
threaded as shown at b, and within the upper end of which is placed a supplemental
tube D, the upper end of which is connected with the cap or casing B, by an
annular flange d, and the lower end of which is closed as shown at d 2, and the
sides thereof are provided with ports or openings d 3, which are arranged adjacent
to the bottom d 2.
I also provide a divided plug or stopper C, which is adapted to be forced into
the neck of the bottle, and through which passes a rod E, which is provided with a
head or washer F, on its lower end, and the rod E, passes upwardly through the
bottom d2, of the supplemental tube D, and mounted on said rod above the plug
or stopper C, is a disk or plate G.
The upper end of the supplemental tube D, is adapted to be closed by a plug or
stopper in the usual manner, and when said plug or stopper is inserted, the rod E,
is forced downwardly so that the disk or plate G, will rest upon the plug or
stopper C, and hold it securely in place.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when
taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.
The bottle is first filled with the desired contents after which the neck a, is
closed by the plug or stopper C, and the tubular casing B, is then secured to the
neck, a proper cement being first applied thereto, after which the tubular casing
cannot be removed, without breaking the same, or breaking off the neck.
The rod E, is passed through the plug or stopper and secured in place before
the latter is forced into the neck of the bottle, and when the parts are thus

page_text: assembled the upper end of the rod passes through the bottom d 2, of the supple-
mental tube D.
The vertical chamber a 4, serves as the safety guard or device whereby notice
will be given if the bottle has been filled a second time, and when it is desired to
empty the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents the plug or stopper is
removed from the supplemental tube D, after which the rod E, is drawn outwardly,
and this operation removes the plug or stopper C, from the neck of the bottle,
after which the contents thereof, may be discharged as will be readily understood,
by inverting or tilting the bottle, when the contents will pass out through the
neck and through the ports or openings d 3, in the supplemental tube, and this
operation may be continued or repeated, until the bottle is entirely empty.
If an attempt be made to refill the bottle with liquids similar to those originally
contained therein, the chamber a 4, will also be filled, and this filling of the
chamber a 4, will constitute proof of the fact that the bottle has been filled a second
time, and it will be impossible to re-cork the bottle by reason of the fact that when
the plug or stopper is withdrawn the separate parts thereof, fall apart, and said
parts cannot be again united, and inserted into the neck.
This device is simple in construction and operation and is perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, aud I may place upon the casing B,
a trade mark, or the name of the proprietor or manufacturer of the contents of the
bottle, and any other descriptive matter.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck and a passage or chamber
formed in the side wall thereof, which extends upwardly through one side of the
neck, said neck being adapted to be closed by a plug or stopper and a tubular
attachment secured thereto, and provided at its upper end with a supplemental
tube which is arranged therein, and connected therewith, at the upper end, said
supplemental tube being closed at its lower end and perforated, and a rol which is
adapted to be passed through the bottom of the supplemental tube and connected
with the plug or stopper, substantially as shown and described.
2. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck and a passage or chamber
formed in the side wall thereof, which extends upwardly through one side of the
neck, said neck being adapted to be closed by a plug or stopper, and a tubular
attachment secured thereto, and provided at its upper end with a supplemental tube
which is arranged therein, and connected therewith, at the upper end, said supple-
mental tube being closed at its lower end and perforated, and a rod which passes
through the bottom of the supplemental tube and through said plug or stopper,
and on which is mounted a disk or plate, substantially as shown and described.
3. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck and a passage or chamber
formed in the side wall thereof, which extends upwardly through one side of the
neck, said neck being adapted to be closed by a plug or stopper, and a tubular
attachment secured thereto and provided at its end with a supplemental tube which
is arranged therein, and connected therewith, at the upper end, said supplemental
tube being closed at its lower end and perforated, and a rod which passes through
the bottom of the supplemental tube and through said plug or stopper, and on
which is mounted a disk or plate, and said plug or stopper being divided vertically,
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 19th day of January 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.