Improvements in Non-1 efillable Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Non-1 efillable Bottles.
I, JULIUS EVINOF, of 30, Members Mansions, in the City of Westminster,
Doctor of Medicine, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows
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My invention relates to bottles provided with means for preventing the re-
filling of the same after the contents have been withdrawn
According to my invention I anange in the bottle neck a valve which 18
normally held against a seat by means of a spring or the like so as to prevent the
introduction of liquid into the bottle but is moved away from its seat to allow
the liquid contained in the bottle to be poured out The opening of the valve
for the discharge of the liquid is effected by means of a weight which when the
bottle is inclined to pour out the contents acts against the valve, or against an
intermediate piece which bears against the valve, to move the same away from
its seat This weight is aanged in a cage the sides of which are inclined in
such a manner that the said weight will not operate the valve until the bottle
has been turned over with its mouth considerably below the horizontal axis of
the bottle. this arrangement preventing the partial refilling of the bottle when
in an inclined position
In practice the valve with its connected parts is carried in a sleeve or bush
which is adapted to be slipped into the neck of a bottle after it has been filled
and is supported upon a rib or lugs therein, the said sleeve being fixed by any
suitable means.
The mouth of the bottle is left clear to receive the usual cork
01 stopper A shield is preferably arranged over the top of the sleeve contain-
ing the valve for preventing the introduction of a wue or instrument for tamper-
ing with the valve.
advantageously make use of a special form of bottle having the upper part
of the neck made separate from the lower part and adapted to be connected to
it by a spigot joint, the lower end of the loose or upper part of the neck being
adapted to enter the upper end of the fixed or lower part of the neck
I pro-
ide for seruing the sleeve containing the valve, in the neck, in the following
manner, that is to say, I form the upper part of the said sleeve, which is fitted
into the lower part of the bottle neck, with external screw threads with which
the internally screw-threaded spigot end of the upper or loose portion of the
bottle neck is designed to engage, and between the spigot end of the loose portion
of the neck and a shoulder on the sleeve I arrange an india-rubber washer of such
dimensions that it will not interfere with the introduction of the sleeve into the
lower part of the neck, but that when the upper part of the neck is screwed on
to the sleeve the said india-rubber washer will be compressed and expand
laterally to a groove in the lower part of the bottle neck, thereby forming a
rib for preventing the sleeve and the loose portion of the neck attached to it
from being withdrawn The loose portion of the neck may be fixed to the
lower portion by cement; or by a band of metal or other suitable material

page_text: secured around lips or flanges on the adjacent edges of the two portions of the
neck; or by spring pins or the like upon the loose portion of the neck which
pins are arranged to co-operate with a groove in such a manner that when the
loose portion of the neck is screwed home the said pins will spring into the said
groove and effectually prevent the removal of the upper portion of the neok
without breaking the bottle.
Dated the 9th dort of June 1909
Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
I, JULIUS EVINOF, of 36, Members Mansions, in the City of Westminster,
Doctor of Medicine, 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
My invention relates to bottles provided with means for preventing the re-
filling of the same after the contents have been discharged
According to my invention I arrange in the bottle neck a valve which is
normally held against a seat by means of a spring or the like so as to prevent the
introduction of liquid into the bottle but is moved away from its seat to allow
the liquid contained in the bottle to be poured out The opening of the valve
for the discharge of the liquid is effected by means of a weight which when the
bottle is inclined to pour out the contents acts against the valve, or against an
intermediate piece which bears against the valve, to move the same away from
its seat This weight is arranged in a cage the sides of which are inclined in
such a manner that the said weight will not operate the valve until the bottle
has been turned over with its mouth considerably below the horizontal axis of
the bottle, this arrangement pieventing the partial refilling of the bottle when
in an inclined position.
In practice the valve with its connected parts is carried in a sleeve or bush
which is adapted to be slipped into the neck of a bottle after it has been filled
and is supported upon a rib or lugs therein, the said sleeve being fixed by any
suitable means. The mouth of the bottle is left clear to receive the usual cork
or stopper. A shield is preferably arranged over the top of the sleeve contain-
ing the valve for preventing the introduction of a wire or instrument for tamper-
ing with the valve
I advantageously make use of a special form of bottle having the upper part
of the neck made separate from the lower part
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which..
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a bottle having my improvements applied
thereto; and,
Figures 2, 3 and 4 are views illustrating details.
Figure 5 19 a sectional view illustrating a slight modification; and
Figure 6 18 a sectional view illustrating a further modification.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
a 18 the bottle neck which at its lower end 18 formed with a projecting flange
or rib b
c18 a cylinder formed with an external flange d which rests upon the
rib b, which flange has upon its lower face one or more notches (Figure 2)
which engage with a corresponding projection or corresponding projections f

page_text: (Figure 3) on the upper surface of the rib b as clearly indicated in Figure
for a purpose hereinafter described The external surface of the cylinder o above
the flange d is screw-threaded, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and the upper end
of the said cylinder serves as a valve-seat q
h is a sleeve or bush which fits into the bottle neck and which at its lower end
is screwed on to the screw-thread on the cylinder c In this sleeve or bush is a
cross bar i, in which slides a stem j having pivoted to its lower end a valve k
adapted to bear against the seating 9, a spring 1, surrounding the stem and bear-
ing at one end against the cross bar and at the other against a collar upon the
stem, serving to normally press the valve against its seat to prevent the intro-
duction of liquid into the bottle
m is the shield fixed in the upper end of the bush h above the valve stem, the
Baid shield as shewn heng in the form of a disc, having a series of radial slite
as shewn in Figure 4, which permit of the different segments of the disc being
bent into the form of a 10taiv fan, as clearly shewn in Figure 1. to form open-
ings for the escape of the liquid, whilst at the same time preventing the intro-
duction of a wire or an instrument for tampering with the valve
n is the cage attached to the lower end of the cylinder and containing a
weight in the form of a ball o which, through the medium of a od sliding
through a cross bar q in the upper end of the aid cage serves when the bottle
is tilted to the required extent to push back the valve k against the pressure of
the spring to allow the liquid to escape The sides of the cage are inclined
in such a manner that the weight will not roll against the stem until the
bottle-mouth 18 turned below the horizontal, thereby ensuring that the bottle
cannot be partially refilled by immersing it in liquid as would be possible if
the valve could be opened when the bottle mouth was in a horizontal position
or above the horizontal position in which position some of the air contained in
the bottle could escape
It will be noticed by reference to Figure 1 that the rod 7 18 cranked near its
upper end so that it hears upon the valve & to one side of the pivot of the latter,
this arrangement being provided for the purpose of tilting the valve to the posi-
tion indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1 for the purpose of affording a
passage for the discharge of the liquid from the bottle which is obstructed as
little as possible by the valve
rar, Figures 1 and 2, are openings formed in the cylinder c for the passage
of the liquid and is a grid which is fixed in the upper end of the cylinder o
and selves for preventing the rod from falling out of its guide in the cross
bar when the bottle is reversed, the cranked portion of the said rod p imping-
ing against the said grid as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1.
The device herein before described can be fitted together before being inserted
into the bottle and after the bottle is filled be introduced into the neck and fixed
by any suitable means so that it cannot be removed, the bottle being finally
closed by means of the usual cork or stopper
In practice, however, I advantageously make use of a special form of bottle
wherein that part of the neck in which my device is fixed is made laiger than
the upper part of the neck so as to permit of the device being made laiger than
would be possible if the device were adapted to be inserted through an opening
which could he closed by an ordinair coik With this aangement the act of
placing the upper part of the neck in position serves also for fixing my device.
As shown in Figure 1 the upper part of the sleeve h 19 made of smaller diameter
externally than the internal diameter of the large part of the neck and 18
externally sciew-threaded, whilst the smaller part of the neck is formed with
a spigot end t, internally serew-threaded to engage with the upper end of the
sleeve and externally of a diameter to fit the interior of the large portion of
the neck
Around the lower part of the reduced portion of the sleeve is placed a ring "
of india-rubber or other suitable packing material, which ing 1s of such a depth

page_text: that as the upper portion of the neck is screwed down the said ring will be com-
pressed and forced outwards into an internal groove or enlargement v formed in
the larger portion of the neck, the said ring then forming a 1b which prevents
the upper part of the neck with my device attached to it from being drawn out
of the lower part of the neck and also serving to prevent leakage around the
sleeve The engagement of the recesses & on the under surface of the flange d
of the cylinder with the projections f upon the rib b, herein before described,
serves to hold my device ngid whilst the upper part of the neck is being screwed
into position In some cases the enlargement can be dispensed with as shewn
in Figure the compression of the ing against the inside of the hottle neck
when sciewing down the upper neck portion being depended upon for holding
the parts in position.
The upper part of the neck may be rendered immovable relatively with the
lower pait, when screwed down, by means of cement Or, if desired, a band w
of metal may be spun over the adjacent edges of the two parts of the neck, as
shewn in Figure 1, the said band when removed allowing of the parts being
separated. In this case, however, it will be obvious that the band should be
maiked in such a manner by the manufacturer or bottler that its replacement
by an unauthorized person would be noticeable
I sometimes provide spring pins r or the like in holes y in the upper portion
of the neck which pins are arranged to "co-operate with a groove z in the lower
portion of the neck, as shewn in Figure 6 in such a manner that when the loose
portion of the neck is screwed home the said pins will sping into the said
groove and thus effectually prevent the removal of the upper portion of the neck
without breaking the bottle
It is to be understood that the various parts of my device must as far as
possible be made of glass, porcelain on like material which will not have an
injurious effect on or be acted upon by the liquid which the bottle contains
Having now particularly described and ascertamed the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 1-
1 In a non-refillable Lottle the combination of a valve seat, a valve, a spring
for holding the said valve upon its seat and a weight for moving the valve away
from its seat agunst the pressme of the sping, substantially as described
2 In a non-iefillable bottle the combination with a sleeve or bush fitting into
the neck of the sand bottle and adapted to be fixed therein, of a valve-seat, a
valve, a spring which normally holds the valve upon its seat, a cage fixed below
the said valve feat and having mehned sides, a ball located within the said
cage, a rod though the medium of which the said ball will lift the valve from
its seat against the pressure of the sping and a shield for preventing the intro-
duction of an instrument for tampering with the valve, substantially as described.
3 In a non-1efillable bottle where a valve is normally held against its seat
by a sping and adapted to be moved away from its seat by a weight when the
bottle is reversed, a neck formed with the upper pait separate from the lower
part, substantially as described
In a non-refillable bottle where is a sleeve containing a valve operated by a
spring to hold it against its seat and a weight to move it away from its scat,
the combination of a loose upper neck portion adapted to screw on to the upper
end of the said sleeve, a groove in the lower neck portion, a flexible packing
ring which as the upper neck portion is screwed on to the sleeve is expanded into
the said groove and means for locking the upper neck portion to the lower neck
portion, substantially as described
5 In a non-efillable bottle wherein is a sleeve containing a valve operated by
a spring to hold it against its seat and a weight to move it away from its seat,
the combination of a loose upper neck portion adapted to screw on to the upper
end of the said sleeve, and a flexible packing 11ng which as the upper neck por-

page_text: tion is screwed on to the sleeve 18 expanded against the wall of the bottle neck
and means for locking the upper neck portion to the lower neck portion, sub-
stantially as described
6. In a non-refillable bottle wherein the upper portion of the neck is separate
from the lower portion and 18 screwed on to a sleeve in the said lower portion the
said sleeve containing a valve operated by a spring to hold it against its seat,
and a weight to move it away from its seat, a metal or other band spun over the
adjacent edges of the two parts of the neck, substantially as described.
7. In a non-refillable bottle wherein the upper portion of the neck is separate
from the lower portion and is screwed on to a sleeve in the said lower portion, the
said sleeve containing a valve operated by a spring to hold it against its seat
and a weight to move it away from its seat, a spring pin or spring pins in the upper
portion of the neck and a groove in the lower portion of the neck with which
the said spring pin or spring pins engages or engage, substantially as described.
Dated the 9th day of March 1899.
G F REDFERN & Co,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.