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

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, FERNAND EMILE D'HUMY, a citizen of the United States, residing at
234 Devonshire Street, of Roxbury, in the County of Suffolk, and State of
Massachusetts, U.S.A. Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to bottles, jars, jugs, and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class with a neck attachment, so constructed
and arranged that when the vessel has been filled and the neck attachment applied,
the vessel cannot be emptied of its contents without leaving evidence of the fact.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or vessel having a neck which
is adapted to be closed by a plug or stopper in the usual manner; and at one side of
the neck is an outwardly directed vertical attachment which is hollow and which is
preferably elliptical in cross-section, the chamber formed therein being also preferably
elliptical in cross-section and said attachment is united with the neck by a vertical
rib or spline.
I also provide a bar having a depending arm on which is formed an extension
which is flat in form, and which is adapted to be inserted into the attachment and the
arm is provided with a cross plate or head which is adapted to rest upon a cover, the
top of said attachment, or the central opening therein.
The opening or chamber in the attachment is closed at its lower end, and open at
its upper end, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing
description.
In this class of devices, the bottle or vessel must first be filled before the neck
attachment is applied, and the bottle having been filled with the desired contents the
plug or stopper is forced into the neck thereof, the chamber in the attachment is
filled with plastic cement of any desired class, or quality and the extension of the
arms of the bar, is forced thereinto, so that the plate rests on the top of said
attachment, and also so that the bar will rest upon the neck of the bottle, and
cross-wise thereof over the plug or stopper
After the cement in the attachment has had time to set, it will be impossible to
remove the bar without breaking off said attachment, and this is done by simply
pulling said bar to one side, the attachment being broken off as will be readily
understood, the rib or spline being thin and readily broken.
. It will be understood that the breaking off of the attachment will be proof of the
fact that the bottle has once been filled and emptied, and after this has been done
the cork may be withdrawn in the usual manner, and I place upon the attachment or
the neak of the bottle, or other portion thereof, any suitable descriptive matter,
relative to the construction, and operation of the attachment, and the object
thereof; and it will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by
means of a device which is simple in construction, and operation, and which is
comparatively inexpensive.
Dated this 4th day of May 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W:C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, FERNAND EMILE D'HUMY, a citizen of the United States, residing at
234 Devonshire Street, in the City of Roxbury, and County of Suffolk, and State of
Massachusetts, Electrician, United States of America, 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 with a neck attachment, so constructed and
arranged that when the vessel has been filled and the neck attachment applied, the
vessel cannot be emptied of its contents without leaving evidence of the fact.
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 the upper part of a bottle, and the neck
thereof provided with my improvement.
Fig. 2, a plan view thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or vessel A, having a neck B,
which is adapted to be closed by a plug or stopper C, in the usual manner; and at
one side of the neck B is an outwardly directed vertical attachment D, which is
hollow and which is preferably elliptical in cross-section, the chamber formed therein
being also preferably elliptical in cross-section as shown in Fig. 3, and said
attachment is united with the neck B by a vertical rib or spline E.
I also provide a bar G, having a depending arm g, on which is formed an extension g³,
which is flat in form, and which is adapted to be inserted into the attachment D,
as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and the arm G is provided with a cross plate or head g
which is adapted to rest upon and cover the top of the said attachment, or the
central opening therein.
The opening or chamber in the attachment D is closed at its lower end, and open
at its upper end, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing
description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the
following statement thereof.
In this class of devices, the bottle or vessel must first be filled before the neck
attachment is applied, and the bottle A, having been filled with the desired contents,
the plug or stopper C is forced into the neck thereof, the chamber in the attachment D
is filled with plastic cement of any desired class, or quality, and the extension o³ of
the arm 9 of the bar G is forced thereinto, so that the plate rests on the top of
said attachment, and also so that the bar G will rest upon the neck of the bottle,
and cross-wise thereof over the plug or stopper C, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.
After the cement in the attachment D has had time to set, it will be impossible to
remove the bar G without breaking off said attachment, and this is done by simply
pulling said bar to one side, the attachment being broken off, as will be readily
understood, the rib or spline E being thin and readily broken.
It will be understood that the breaking off of the attachment D, will be proof of
the fact that the bottle has once been filled and emptied, and after this has been done,
the cork C may be withdrawn in the usual manner, and I may place upon the
attachment D a trade mark, or I may place on said attachment, or on the neck of
the bottle, or other portion thereof, any suitable descriptive matter, relative to the
construction and operation of the attachment, and the object thereof, and it will thus
be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of a device which is
simple in construction and operation, and which is comparatively inexpensive.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck, which is adapted to be closed by a
plug or stopper in the usual manner, said neck being provided at one side with a
vertical attachment which is connected therewith by a thin spline or rib, said
attachment being hollow or provided with a central vertical chamber and a bar
provided with an angular end piece, which is adapted to be inserted into said
attachment, said bar being adapted to extend transversely across the neck of the
bottle and the plug or stopper, substantially as shown and described.
2. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck which is adapted to be closed
by a plug or stoppor in the usual manner, said neck being provided at one side
with a vertical attachment which is connected therewith by a thin spline or rib, said
attachment being hollow or provided with a central vertical chamber and a bar
provided with an angular end piece, which is adapted to be inserted into said
attachment, said bar being adapted to extend transversely across the neck of the
bottle and the plug or stopper, and the chamber within said attachment being adapted
to be filled by cement, substantially as shown and described.
3. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck, which is adapted to be closed
by a plug or stopper in the usual manner, said neck being provided at one. side
thereof with a projecting extension or attachment, which is connected therewith by
means of a thin strip or spline, and said attachment being provided with a central
vertical chamber which is open at its top, and a bar which is provided at one end with
an angular extension which is adapted to be inserted into said chamber in such
manner that the bar extends across the top of the neck, and the plug or stopper,
and said extension being secured in said chamber, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 27th day of July 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.