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

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, CHARLES PAUL BEHRENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at 51-52 West
Broadway of Lindenhurst, in the County of Suffolk, and State of New York, U.S.A.
Taxidermist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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, which is so con-
structed and arranged that when the vessel has been filled and the attachment
applied, the vessel may be emptied of its contents but cannot be refilled or
reused.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or other vessel having a neck
and in the inner walls of said neck, and on the opposite sides thereof, are formed
vertical grooves and mounted in said vertical grooves, and placed therein, at the
bottom thereof, is a cross-plate provided with a central enlarged portion in which
is formed a vertical chamber or recess, which is circular in cross section and at
the bottom of which is secured a spiral spring the upper end of which is secured to a
plug which is adapted to fit within said vertical chamber or recess, and said plug is
provided with a vertical rod or shank at the upper end of which is a valve which is.
adapted to close a central circular port or opening formed in a partition disk or
plate, which is secured in the neck at a predetermined distance above the vertical
plate.
Just above the vertical plate is placed or secured a ring or annular plate and at a
predetermined point above the partition plate is another disk or plate provided with a.
central opening or passage, and with side ports or passages and secured to the upper
end of the neck is a cap or cover having an outwardly directed annular flange which
is provided with a depending annular rim which encloses the upper end of the neck..
The central portion of the cap or cover is preferably hollow, and semispherical or
conical in form, the convex portion thereof being directed outwardly and perforated
and the said cap or cover is secured to the neck of the bottle in any desired manner,
and by any preferred means; and the only object in this connection being to secure
said cap or cover in position, in such manner that it cannot be removed without.
breaking off the neck of the bottle or destroying said cap or cover.
The valve is preferably semi-spherical in form and the under side thereof is provided
with a chamber or cavity and formed thereon is an annular rim or flange which is
adapted to rest on the partition, disk or plate. And the vertical plate and the
partition plate and the disk or plate above the vertical plate may be composed of any
desired material, care being taken to select material that will not corrode or be effected
by the action of fluids or gases thereon and this is also true of the ring or annular
plate and the cap or cover and the plug, and the valve should also be of similar
material, and the cavity or chamber in the vertical plate is preferably provided at the
bottom thereof with a small port or opening.
The operation will readily be 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 or vessel having been filled with the desired
contents, the different parts are placed in position and secured therein in any desired
manner, after which the cap or cover is secured to the neck of the bottle, as
herein before described.

page_text: When it is desired to empty the bottle, or discharge a portion of its contents, it is
only necessary to tilt the same when the contents will flow around the vertical plate
through the ring or annular plate and through the central port or passage in the
partition plate and out through the passages or openings in the plate and the
perforations in the cap or cover. In this operation the valve is forced from its seat
by the pressure of the liquids within the bottle, the force of the spring being just
sufficient to retain said valve upon its seat, when the parts are in their normal position,
and when the bottle is upright, and the cavity or chamber, in the bottom of the valve
assists in the operation of the fluids to produce this result. This operation may be
continued or repeated until the bottle is entirely emptied, and if an attempt be made
to refill the same by pouring liquids through the neck, the valve will at once be seated
and no liquids can enter the bottle; and if any time any liquid enter the circular
chamber or recess, the same will flow back into the bottle through the perforation or
opening.
Dated this 12th day of May 1896
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, CHARLES PAUL BEHRENS, residing at 51-52 West Broadway, Lindenhurst, in
the County of Suffolk, and State of New York, United States of America, Taxidermist,
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, which is so
constructed and arranged that when the vessel has been filled and the attachment
applied, the vessel may be emptied of its contents but cannot be refilled or
reused.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, and wherein I have shown my improvement
applied to a bottle, and in which ;
Fig. 1, is a central vertical section of the upper part of a bottle and the neck
thereof showing my invention; and
Fig. 2, a transverse section on the line 2, 2.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or other vessel A, having a
neck B, and in the inner walls of said neck, and on the opposite sides thereof, are
formed vertical grooves 6, and mounted in said vertical grooves, and placed therein,
at the bottom thereof, is a cross plate D, provided with a central enlarged portion d,
in which is formed a vertical chamber or recess d 2, which is circular in cross section
and at the bottom of which is secured a spiral spring E, the upper end of which is
secured to a plug F, which is adapted to fit within said vertical chamber or recess d 2,
and said plug F, is provided with a vertical rod or shank G, at the upper end of
which is a valve g, which is adapted to close a central circular port or opening g 2,
formed in a partition disk or plate g 3, which is secured in the neck at a predeter-
mined distance above the vertical plate D.
Just above the vertical plate D, is placed or secured a ring or annular plate H, and
at a predetermined point above the partition plate 93 is another disk or plate K,
provided with a central opening or passage k, and with side ports or passages k 2, and
secured to the upper end of the neck B, is a cap or cover M, having an outwardly

page_text: directed annular flange M, which is provided with a depending annular rim m2;
which encloses the upper end of the neck. The central portion of the cap or cover M,
is preferably hollow, and semi-spherical or conical in form, the convex portion thereof
being directed outwardly and perforated as shown at m 3, and the said cap or cover is
secured to the neck of the bottle in any desired manner, and by any preferred.
means; the only object in this connection being to secure said cap or cover in position,
in such manner that it cannot be removed without breaking off the neck of the
bottle or destroying said cap or cover.
The valve, is preferably semi-spherical in form and the under side thereof is
provided with a chamber or cavity g 4, and formed thereon is an annular rim or
flange 5, which is adapted to rest on the partition disk or plate 3. And the
parts D, 3, and K, may be composed of any desired material, care being taken to
select material that will not corrode or be affected by the action of fluids or
gases thereon and this is also true of the ring or annular plate H, and the cap or
cover M, and the plug F, and the valve G, should also be of similar material, and
the cavity or chamber d2 in the vertical plate D, is preferably provided at the bottom.
thereof with a small port or opening d 4.
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 or vessel A, having been filled with the desired
contents, the different parts D, H, 93, y, and K, are placed in position and secured
therein in any desired manner, after which the cap or cover D, is secured to the neck
of the bottle, as hereinbefore described.
When it is desired to empty the bottle, or discharge a portion of its contents, it
is only necessary to tilt the same when the contents will flow out around the vertical
plate D, through the ring or annular plate H, and through the central port or
passage in the partition plate g3, and out through the passages or openings in the
plate K, and the perforations in the cap or cover M. In this operation the valve 9, is
forced from its seat by the pressure of the liquids within the bottle, the force of the
spring E, being just sufficient to retain said valve upon its seat, when the parts are
in their normal position, and when the bottle is upright, and the cavity or chamber g4,
in the bottom of the valve assists in the operation of the fluids to produce this result.
This operation may be continued or repeated until the bottle is entirely emptied, and
if an attempt be made to refill the same by pouring liquids through the neck, the
valve will at once be seated and no liquids can enter the bottle; and if at any time
any liquid enter the circular chamber or recess d 2, the same will flow back into the
bottle through the perforation or opening d.
This device is simple in operation and construction and is well adapted to accomplish
the result for which it is intended, and it is evident that changes in the form,
construction, combination and arrangement of the various parts of the neck
attachment may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or
sacrificing its advantages.
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. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck in the bottom of which is secured
a vertical plate, having a central vertical chamber formed thereon, which is open at
the top, a movable plug mounted in said chamber and secured to the bottom thereof,
by means of a spring, said plag being provided with a shaft or rod, to the upper end
of which is secured a valve, which is adapted to close a central port or opening
through a disk or plate which is secured in the neck above said vertical plate,
substantially as shown and described.
2. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck in the bottom of which is secured
a vertical plate, having a central vertical chamber formed thereon, which is open at

page_text: the top, a movable plug mounted in said chamber and secured to the bottom thereof,
by means of a spring, said plug being provided with a shaft or rod, to the upper end
of which is secured a valve, which is adapted to close a central port or opening
through a disk or plate which is secured in the neck above said vertical plate, and
said neck being also provided with a perforated disk or plate above said valve, and a
perforated cap or cover which is secured thereto, substantially as shown and
described.
3. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck in the bottom of which is secured
a vertical plate, having a central vertical chamber formed therein, which is open at
the top, a movable plug mounted in said chamber and secured to the bottom thereof,
by means of a spring, said plug being provided with a shaft or rod, to the upper end
of which is secured a valve, which is adapted to close a central port or opening
through a disk or plate which is secured in the neck above said vertical plate, and
said neck being also provided with a perforated disk or plate above said valve, and a
perforated cap or cover which is secured thereto, and the central vertical chamber in
the vertical plate being provided with a perforation or opening in the bottom thereof,
substantially as shown and described.
1907
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.