Improvements in Label-containing Attachments for Druggists' Dispensing Bottles and other Receptacles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1889-Accepted, 10th Aug.,
1889
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Improvements in Label-containing Attachments for Druggists'
Dispensing Bottles and other Receptacles.
We, HARLOW ELLIOT WOODWARD, residing at 29 Bainbridge Street, in the City of
Boston, in the County of Suffolk, in the State of Massachusetts, one of the United
States of America, Chemist, and SAMUEL ROSCOE KING, residing at 52 Bowdoin
Street, in the city of Boston, aforesaid, 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 :-
Our invention relates to certain improvements in label-containing attachments for
druggists' dispensing bottles and other receptacles, and has for its object to simplify
and cheapen the construction of such attachments, and at the same time remedy certain
defects which have hitherto prevented them from coming into general use.
In devices of this description as hitherto constructed, the label-containing receptacle
which is adapted to be attached to the bottle and is made removable therefrom,.is
provided with an opening at its bottom through which the labels are withdrawn one at
a time as required, said labels being kept in place and prevented from dropping out
by a follower plate exerting a constant outward pressure on the labels by means of
springs placed behind it which bear on a second inner plate resting against the bottle
itself. A label-holder so constructed is however objectionable on account of its
complication, and expense, and moreover it has to be detached from the bottle, and its
plates and springs removed whenever it is desired to refill it with labels, after which
the parts have to be replaced, and the holder again secured to the bottle, all of which
is inconvenient and results in a considerable waste of time.
To overcome these difficulties is the object of our invention which consists in a
label-containing attachment embodying certain novel combinations of parts and details
of construction as hereinafter set forth and specifically claimed, whereby a much
simpler and more convenient and desirable article of this character is produced than
has hitherto been in use.
In the accompanying drawings :-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a druggist's dispensing bottle having our improved
label-containing attachment applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line x x of Fig. 2.
In the drawings, A represents a druggist's dispensing bottle, to the exterior surface
of which, preferably on the rear side to conceal it from view, is secured by cement or
in any other suitable manner, a label-containing pocket or receptacle B composed of
sheet metal, glass, celluloid, zylonite, or other suitable material. The general form of
this receptacle is that of a shallow box or casing of concavo-convex form, its concave
back fitting snugly against the curved side of the bottle to which it is applied.
Where however it is to be applied to a flat sided bottle or other receptacle, it would be
made flat to correspond thereto. Within this casing or receptacle B are placed a
quantity of labels Chaving printed on them the name of the drug or material contained
in the dispensing bottle A, whereby whenever it is desired to paste one of these labels
onto a vial or other receptacle that is to contain the purchased drug or material taken
from said dispensing bottle, said label will always be found at hand in connection with
said bottle, in a convenient and accessible position.
The upper portion of the front side of the casing B is cut away or left open,
forming a large aperture g, through which the labels Care introduced into the receptacle
and withdrawn one at a time as required for use, and at the center of the front side f,
is a vertical slot h extending from the top to the bottom of the same, through which a
pin or other sharp pointed instrument may be inserted for the purpose of pushing up

page_text: a short label, or loosening one that could not be easily withdrawn by the hand.
In order however to still further facilitate the withdrawal of the labels and avoid
any possibility of delay or inconvenience, a curved ejector or pusher plate i is
placed at the bottom of the label-containing receptacle B as seen in Figs. 2 and 3;
said plate being provided with a projection which extends out through the slot h
and serves as a handle, and as all the labels rest upon this plate i which in turn
rests upon the closed bottom of the casing, it is obvious that by raising the plate i,
the labels within the receptacle, if not of sufficient length to extend up above the
top of the front plate f, can be brought into a position to enable them to be easily
siezed by the hand and withdrawn through the opening g at the top of the receptacle.
We do not however confine ourselves to the employment of this pusher plate i, as
it is evident that it may be dispensed with if desired, and the slot alone relied upon
to afford a means of withdrawing labels which are not of sufficient length to enable
them to be conveniently got at through the large opening g, or which might have
become obstructed within the receptacle. The slot may also be omitted, but it is
preferable to retain it, as there is always a liability of labels being placed within the
receptacle which are not of sufficient length to extend up into a position to be siezed
by the hand through the opening 9, and by the employment of these devices the
number of different sized label-containers, which it may be found necessary to use in
a well appointed drug store is reduced to a minimum.
Over the top of the opening g of the label-container is placed a flange or plate m,
which forms a guard, which prevents any surplus liquid which may run down from
the mouth of the bottle from entering the receptacle and soiling the labels therein, and
also prevents the labels from dropping out of the receptacle when the bottle A is tipped up
in dispensing the liquid which it contains. The guard plate m is preferably bevelled or
inclined downward from front to rear as seen in Fig. 2, in order that any liquid which
may run down onto it may be conducted away from its front edge, and thus still
further avoid any liability of its flowing over into contact with the labels.
We are aware that a casing or receptacle adapted to contain a quantity of labels has
been applied to a bottle, but in such device the labels are withdrawn through the
bottom of the receptacle and require a spring or springs to hold them in place and
prevent them from dropping out, while the receptacle requires to be removed from the
bottle each time it has to be refilled with labels. Our invention differs entirely from
this as it contains no retaining springs, and it is not required to be removed from the
bottle when it is to be refilled with labels, while the labels are withdrawn through an
opening at the top of the front side.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 'we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The herein described label-containing attachment for druggists' dispensing
bottles &c., consisting of a casing adapted to be permanently secured to the outside
of a bottle or receptacle for the purpose of containing a number of labels, and
having the upper portion of its front side left open to form an aperture 9 through
which said labels are introduced and withdrawn, in combination with a guard or
flange m placed over the opening g and adapted to prevent the labels from falling out
when the bottle is tipped up, and protect them from any liquid flowing down from
the mouth of the bottle, substantially as set forth.
2. A label-containing casing B adapted to be permanently secured to the outside of
a bottle or other receptacle, and having the upper portion of its front side left open
to form an aperture g for the introduction and withdrawal of the labels, in combination
with the guard or flange m placed over said aperture g, and the vertical slot h in the
front side f, all operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.
3. The label-containing casing B, permanently secured to the bottle and having the
upper portion of its front side left open to form an aperture g for the introduction and
withdrawal of the labels, in combination with the guard or flange m placed over said
aperture the slot h in the front side f, and the pusher plate or ejector i placed

page_text: within the casing B and provided with a projection or handle extending outward
through the slot h, all operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set
forth.
Date : 2-1 daw of Tul. 1880
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicants.