Improvements in Bottles and in the Means and Method of Packing them.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles and in the Means and Method of
Packing them.
I, JAMES MORTEN, of Victoria House, Bridge Road, Woolstone, Wine and
Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BOTTLES AND IN THE MEANS AND METHOD OF PACKING THEM to be
as follows: :-
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According to my invention I make my improved bottles of triangular section,
that is to say the body of each bottle instead of being cylindrical is in shape a
prism the transverse section of which is an equilateral triangle or nearly so, with its
angles rounded off.
I make such bottles in moulds of appropriate shape, the introduction of the
hot glass, the blowing and the finishing of the nozzle being performed in the usual
method.
Such bottles present great advantages in packing whether the packing be for the
purpose of transit or for the purpose of storeage, a single strip of padding or a thiu
layer of straw or other padding being all that is required to separate one row, or
layer of bottles from the next and the process is rendered very easy and is quickly
performed with an expenditure of very much less time, trouble, and care than is
required when cylindrical bottles are being dealt with.
It will be obvious that six such bottles placed close together form a hexagonal
figure and may be packed in a hexagonal box or ornamental or other case and
in packing for transit less space is required to pack a given quantity of liquor
in my said improved bottles, than would be required if the ordinary cylindrical
bottles were used.
Dated the Fifth day of September 1890.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles and in the Means and Method of
Packing them.
I, JAMES MORTEN, of Victoria House, Bridge Road, Woolstone, Wine and
Spirit Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner
he same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
he following statement :-
According to my invention I make my improved bottles of triangular section,
hat is to say the body of each bottle instead of being cylindrical is in shape a
rism the transverse section of which is an equilateral triangle, or nearly so, with
ts angles rounded off.
I make such bottles in moulds of appropriate shape, the introduction of the
hot glass, the blowing and the finishing of the nozzle being performed in the usual
nanner.
Such bottles present great advantages in packing whether the packing be for the
urpose of transit, or for the purpose of storage, a single strip of padding, or a thin
ayer of straw, felt, india rubber, or other padding being all that is required to
parate one row, or layer of bottles, from the next and the process is rendered
ery easy and is quickly performed with an expenditure of very much less

page_text: time, trouble and care than is required when cylindrical bottles are being
deali with.
It will be obvious that six such bottles placed close together form a hexagonal
figure and may be packed in a hexagonal box or ornamental or other case, and in
parking for transit 'less space is required to pack a given quantity of liquor în my
said improved bottles, than would be required if the ordinary cylindrical bottles
were used.
In the accompanying sheets of drawings
Fig. represents an elevation and Fig. 2 a transverse section of one of my said
hottles.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the mould which I use for the manufacture of such
bottles, a portion of it being represented as removed to show the interior.
Fig. 4 is assertional plan of the same taken on the line r,, in Fig. 3, and
Fig. 3, is an elevation of the mould when open, the right hand portion being
shown in sertion taken on the line y, z, in Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is an elevation and Fig. 7 a plan of a box or case made to contain six
such bottles,
In the above named figures A indicates the bottle, of which a is the nozzle, the
shoulders, to which I give the shape shown in the drawing that being the most
advantageous both as regards strength and otherwise.
The mould in which make such bottles is shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5, in which
(indientes the body of the mould composed of two halves ; D the interior
cavity a joint on which the mould is opened and closed. F is a block or die
detachable from the other part of the mould, and serving to form the bottom of the
bottle and to impress thereon any name, trade mark or the like; g, y are arms
serving to support the mould when in use,
Fig. 6 is a front elevation of a cabinet or rase constructed to hold six of the said
bottles.
Fig. 7 is a plan of the same with the lid open and filled with bottles; I is the
body of the box; I is the lid; K is a central stem serving to support the divisions n
which rest in appropriate grooves in it. Such cases may be made roughly for
purposes of transit and storage or may be ornamentally made and polished for use
in the dining and smoking rooms and the like.
Having now fully 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. Constructing bottles of triangular section with the shoulders formed as shown
in the drawings and substantially as described.
2. In the manufacture of bottles of triangular figure the use of a mould
constructed and arranged substantially as described and shown in Figs. 3, 4
and 5.
3. Constructing hexagonal enses for containing six of the bottles above
described with a cell for each bottle substantially as described and shown in
the drawings.
Dated the 7th day of March 1891.
JAMES MORTEN.