Year: 1886

page_text: I, WILLIAM BROWN of No. 1 Stanmore Terrace, Mount Florida, Glasgow, in the
County of Renfrew, North Britain, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention which relates to improvements in Infants' feeding bottles, has
for its object to decrease the risk of breakage of such feeding bottles and to
provide a means for readily controlling the quantity of liquid food drawn
therefrom.
The invention in the first place, consists in substituting for the dipping tube at
the interior of the bottle, which tube as hitherto constructed has been of glass and
therefore, by its great susceptability to breakage, a considerable source of danger,
a tube of vulcanite, celluloid, xylonite or other such material which is not easily
broken.
In the second place this Invention consists in a spring clip which is linked or
otherwise similarly connected to the plug or stopper of the bottle and which is so
constructed that it may be caused to reduce to any desired extent, the area of the
passage through the caoutchouc or flexible tube, or, if required the completely close
the passage through the said tube, this being effected without risk of tearing or
otherwise injuring the tube in the manner found to exist with the means hitherto
employed for the purpose. The spring clip is formed with two arms the tendency
of which is to spring outwards from each other and, by by thus releasing the free
ends of the said arms from the caoutchouc tube open the passage therethrough.
A ring embraces the arms of the clip in such manner that it may be slipped along
the same and cause the free ends thereof to compress or grip the caoutchouc tube
between them. The ring is retained in any desired position by engaging with any
one of a series of notches formed in or upon one of the arms.
It is preferred under the present Invention to substitute for all the fittings which
are ordinarily provided upon infants feeding bottles, and which have hitherto been
constructed of wood, porcelain or glass, similar fittings formed of vulcanite or
other equivalent material thereby reducing to a minimum the dangers generally
attendant upon the use of such bottles.
Datad shin anurath don of T1000
D. DRYSDALE AUSTIN,
Petitioner's Agent.

page_text: партоешених плац Feeding Dothes.
I, WILLIAM BROWN of No. 1 Stanmore Terrace, Mount Florida, Glasgow, in the
County of Renfrew, North Britain, Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the
nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN INFANTS FEEDING BOTTLES," and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My Invention which relates to improvements in Infants feeding bottles, has
for its object to decrease the risk of breakage of such feeding bottles, and to
provide a means for readily controlling the quantity of liquid food drawn
therefrom.
The Invention in the first place consists in substituting for the dipping tube at
the interior of the bottle, which tube as hitherto constructed has been of glass and
therefore by its great susceptability to breakage, a considerable sourse of danger,
a tube of vulcanite, celluloid, xylonite or other such material which is not easily
broken.
In the second place this Invention consists in a spring clip which is linked or
otherwise similarly connected to the plug or stopper of the bottle and which is so
constructed that it may be caused to reduco to any desired extent, the area of the
passage through the caoutchouc or flexible tube, or, if required to completely close
the passage through the said tube, this being effected without risk of tearing or
otherwise injuring the tube in the manner found to exist with the means hitherto
employed for the purpose. The spring clip is formed with two arms the tendency
of which is to spring outwards from each other and, by thus releasing the free
ends of the said arms from the caoutchouc tube, open the passage therethrough.
A ring embraces the arms of the clip in such manner that it may be slipped along
the same and cause the free ends thereof to compress or grip the caoutchouc tube
between them. The ring is retained in any desired position, by engaging with
any one of a series of notches formed in or upon one of the arms.
It is preferred under the present Invention, to substitute for all the fittings
which are ordinarily provided upon infants' feeding bottles, and which have
hitherto been constructed of wood, porcelain, or glass, similar fittings formed of
vulcanite or other equivalent material thereby reducing to a minimum the dangers
generally attendant upon the use of such bottles.
In order that my said Invention, may be properly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
Figure 1, is a side elevation of a feeding bottle constructed according to my
present Invention.
Figures 2 and 3, are respectively a side elevation and a plan of a detached
portion of the flexible tube of the same when the passage therethrough is closed as
hereinafter explained.
The first part of my present Invention consists in substituting for the ordinary
glass dipping tube, a dipping tube 1, which is composed of vulcanite, celluloid,
xylonite or any other such material which, is not likely to become easily broken,
and by this substitution remove a very considerable sourse of danger such as
hitherto been found by the glass dipping tubes being frequently broken.

page_text: The second part of my present Invention consists in the spring clip which is
linked to the plug or stopper 2, by means of the staple 3, or by other equivalent
means, and by which clip the passage through the flexible tube 4, may be partly
or wholly closed so that the quantity of liquid food being drawn from the bottle
may be readily controlled. The arm 5, of this last mentioned clip is bent in the
manner shewn more particularly at Figure 3, so as to form a loop 6, which, say
is horizontal. The arm 7, is bent down, so as to pass, down through this last
mentioned loop, and at its end is formed into a flat-bottomed hook 8, the flat or
lower portion of which is, say horizontal so as to be parallel with the loop 6,—
Upon the arms 5 and 7, the ring or coil 9, is placed, and is capable of being moved
to any desired part of the said arms. When moved into the relative position in
which it is shewn at figures 2 and 3, the passage through the flexible tube 4, is
closed, by virtue of the said tube 4, being compressed by and between the loop 6,
at one side, and the hook 8, at the other side. As is obvious, the ring or coil may
be moved to a greater or less extent along the arms and thus, to a greater or less
extent, contract the passage through the flexible tube. The ring or coil 9, is
retained in any desired position upon the arins 5 and 7, by engaging with notches
formed in one or both of of the said arms 5 and 7, as shewn at Figure 3, of the
annexed drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my present
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,
First The improvements in Infants feeding bottles consisting of the dipping
tube 1, composed of vulcanite, celluloid, xylonite or other equivalent material,
which is not liable to become easily broken, all substantially as herein before
described with reference to Figure 1, of the annexed drawings.
Second-The improvements in Infants feeding bottles, consisting of a spring clip
linked to the plug or stopper 2, and the two arms 5 and 7, of which are respectively
formed with the loop 6, and hook 8, between which, the flexible tube 4, is capable
of being compressed to any required extent all substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore set forth, with reference to the annexed drawings.
Dated this seventh day of September 1886.
D. DRYSDALE AUSTIN,
Applicant's Agent.