Improvements in Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 9th July, 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles.
I, DESIDERIO PASCUAL ARNILLAS, a Subject of the King of Spain, and resident
of Sn. Francisco esquina de Sn. Felix, in the City of Santiago de Cuba, in the Isle
of Cuba, Officer of Public Works, 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 :-
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This invention relates to improvements in bottles, and the object thereof is
to provide the glass bottles that are to be used for containing various kinds of
liquors with a closure which shall prevent the refilling of the same after the
original contents have been emptied.
The invention consists in a casing which is fitted in the neck of the bottle in
such a manner that when once seated it cannot be extracted without breaking the
neck, and also in devices secured in the casing which will permit the outflow of
the contents from the bottle but will not allow inflow of liquids tit, access to the
valve mechanism being impossible through the outlet passages thereof, means
being provided to prevent the introduction of instruments for that purpose.
The invention will be hereinafter fully described and specifically set forth in
the annexed claims.
In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification:
Figure 1 is a vertical sectional elevation showing my device in position in a
bottle.
Figure 2 is a top view, showing the sealing cap.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the top or outlet of the closure.
Figure 4 is a plan of the bottom part which carries the valve.
Figure 5 is an end view of the same, showing the valve opened; and
Figure 6 is a vertical section of Figure 3, taken on the line x--x.
In this example of my invention, I have illustrated the bottle A, as having a
square or rectangular neck portion B, and interiorly upon the opposite side walls
of the said neck are produced rectangular flanges or shoulders C.
A casing A¹ produced from any suitable material and of rectangular configura-
tion having fateral flanges a extended from the body portion thereof is fitted in
the neck of the bottle, the flanges resting upon its top. The casing is extended
upwardly from the flanges in conical form as at a¹ and the upper edge of this
An interior recess
extended portion is provided with an annular flange or bead a³.
is formed in the casing A¹ for the reception of the valve and outlet mechanism.
In the exterior of two opposite side walls of the casing A are formed the
recesses b, and at suitable points in said walls above said recesses are secured
spring catches, 61 which depend at the side of the casing and enter said recesses
when compressed and when the casing A¹ is inserted in the neck B and pushed
downwardly therein a sufficient distance, the spring catches will be released from
the recesses and engage the shoulders C and retain the casing within the neck.
When it is desired to seal the outlet of the casing a³ a metallic cap having notches
therein placed over the aperture and a flanged locking bar c¹ is rotated upon the
same to engage the bead a² and lock the cap, c in position.

page_text: Secured interiorly of the said casing, I provide a device which while it effect-
ually closes the bottle will permit the contents to flow out, and embodies a shell
or casing D having zig zag interior side walls d, a top wall or portion d¹ having
two opposite passage ways or outlets and a bottom part E having a central
aperture or opening e in the opposite sides of which is journaled a swinging valve
or gate el, the said gate being beveled at each end as at e² and having end and
side flanges e³ upon its top and bottom surfaces, which beveled and flanged ends
fit into corresponding bevels e, and recesses e³ formed in the opening
e in which
the valve e operates. By this construction, the valve can be opened only in the
direction required to permit the liquid in the bottle to flow out when inverted, as
it will be apparent that when the bottle is in a vertical position, the pivoted valve
will by gravity, drop into its seat and close the passage, the upwardly opening
side of the valve being made heavier, as at e than the other side.
Upon the surface of the lower part of the casing, I also attach a light bow
spring F, the free end of which bears upon the upper surface of the valve and
serves to make the action of the valve more certain.
The operating parts of the aforesaid valve device having been assembled, form
an interior casing which is inserted in the lower end of the casing A¹, and secured
therein by means of the piece f inserted in the space below the valve device and
attached thereto by cement.
"Rubber strips or bands may be inserted between the two casings to make tight
joints. Upon one side of the conical top portion of the casing is inserted or
attached a colored glass ball, G, or other object to indicate the direction in which
the bottle should be inclined when it is desired to pour out any of its contents.
The operation of the device is as follows: The bottle having been filled, the
external casing with its valve mechanism secured therein is inserted in the neck
of the bottle until the spring catches engage the shoulders in the neck which
will close the bottle securely. To pour out the contents, the bottle is inverted,
when the pressure of the liquid will act upon the under surface of one side of the
swinging valve and open the outlet, air entering the bottle at the other side.
The liquid will flow into the chamber and out through the passage ways in the
top portion. When the bottle is returned to its normal vertical or to an inclined
position, the weighted swinging valve will drop into its seat from its own gravity
and its closing will be insured by the pressure of the bow spring upon it, the
spring used being light enough to yield to the pressure of the valve and the weight
of outflowing liquid. Owing to the zig zag shape of the walls of the chamber, no
instrument can reach the valve and the valve itself will always remain in close
connection with its seat unless the bottle is inverted.
I do not confine myself to the precise form of the parts or materials comprising
this apparatus as set forth, as it is evident that the various parts may be varied
in shape according to the shape of the neck of the bottle without departing from
the spirit of my invention.
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. In a non-refillable attachment for bottles, comprising an outer casing secured
to the neck thereof, an interior casing embodying a chamber having zig zag side
walls, a top portion having outlet passages, a bottom portion having a passage
leading into said chamber and a swinging weighted valve seated in said passage,
substantially as shown and described.
2. An attachment for bottles, comprising an outer casing having a conical top
extension, lateral flanges extended from the top portion thereof, exterior spring
catches on opposite side walls thereof, recesses arranged with relation to the spring
catches and a weighted valve seated in the outlet passage of said casing, in com-
bination with a bottle having interior shoulders in the neck thereof adapted to
engage said spring catches, substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 3. A non-refillable attachment for bottles, comprising a casing having a top
extension, means for sealing the same and an indicating device thereon, lateral
flanges extended from the walls thereof, recesses in two opposite walls, spring
catches depending over said recesses, a valve and outlet mechanism secured in
said casing forming a compartment and embodying zig zag side walls, a top part
having passage ways therein leading into the casing and a bottom part having
an outlet communicating with the body of the bottle, a weighted valve pivoted to
said outlet and a spring secured in the bottom part of the compartment bearing
upon said valve, in combination with a bottle having internal flanges in the neck
thereof, substantially as shown and described.
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WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.