Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels, to Prevent them being Refilled.
Year: 1896

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels,
to Prevent them being Refilled.
We, ALFRED MATHEWS RILEY, Student, residing at 919 Eleventh Street, in
the City of Washington, County of Washington, District of Columbia, and JAY
DENISON CRARY, Student, of 919 Eleventh Street, in the City of Washington,
County of Washington, and District of Columbia, 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 which is so
constructed and arranged that when the vessel has once been filled, it may be
emptied of its contents, but cannot be re-filled or re-used.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, said drawing being a central vertical section
of the upper part of a bottle, and the neck thereof provided with our
improvement.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, we have shown our invention
applied to a bottle, although, as will be understood, it may be applied to any of.
the vessels of the class herein before named, or to others similar thereto.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle or other vessel A, having
a neck B, the lower inner walls of which are inwardly directed so as to form a
conical valve seat C, which is adapted to receive a valve D, which is preferably
an ordinary ball valve.
Formed in the inner wall of the neck at a pre-determined distance above the
valve seat is an annular inwardly directed shoulder E, below which is placed a
hollow, conical attachment F, the base of which is directed upward, and the apex
of which is closed and directed downward, and extends to near the ball valve D,
when in position. The side walls of the base of the conical attachment f, are
perforated, and within said conical attachment is placed a supplemental hollow
cone G, the base of which is open and directed upward, and the apex of the
cone G, extends preferably below the perforated portion of the conical attach-
ment F.
The conical attachment F, and the cone G, placed therein, may be secured in
position in any desired manner in the neck B, which may be formed in sections if
desired, so as to provide means for the insertion of the couical attachment F, the
coue G, and the valve D, and after the bottles have been filled, and said device
placed in position, the separate sections of the neck may be united in any desired
manner.
This feature of construction is not shown, however, for the reason that it forms
no part of this invention, and the operation will be readily understood from
the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying
drawing.
When the bottle has been filled with the desired contents, the valve D, and
the attachment G, and F, are placed in position, and the neck or nozzle of the
bottle may then be closed by a cork or stopper in the usual manner. When it
is desired to empty the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents, it is caly

page_text: necessary to remove the cork or stopper, and then invert or tilt the bottle, when
the valve D, will leave its seat under the action of gravity, and the pressure of
liquids within the bottle, and the latter will flow out around said valve through
the perforation in the conical attachment F, and through the cone G, and this
operation may be continued or repeated until the bottle is entirely empty.
If an attempt be made to re-fill the bottle, the valve D, will at once be
re-seated, and no liquids can enter the bottle, and this operation of the valve will
be the same as in any position in which the bottle can be held in an attempt to
pour liquids thereinto, and if desired, we may construct the valve. D, as to cause
it to act as a float valve, and in this event the liquids cannot be forced into the
bottle as said valve will rise to its seat and close the port or opening through the
neck.
It will be observed that the apex of the conical attachment F, which is directed
downward, comes within a short distance of the valve D, when the latter is
seated, and by this arrangement the valve is capable of but slight movement, and
is therefore always held approximately near its seat, and the operation therefore
as herein before described is facilitated by this arrangement. It will thus be seen
that we provide a simple and effective device for the purpose hereinbefore set
out, and one which does not materially add to the cost of the vessel to which it is
applied.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
1. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck, and a
valve seat formed therein, and at the lower end thereof, of a valve adapted to be
seated thereon, a hollow, conical attachment within said neck the base of which
is directed upward and is open, and the apex of which is closed and directed
downward and comes within a short distance of the valve, and a hollow cone
within said conical attachment, the base of which is open and directed upward
and the apex of which is directed downward, and the walls of said conical
attachment being perforated adjacent to the base thereof, substantially as shown
and described.
2. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck having
a valve seat therein, at the lower end thereof, of a ball valve adapted to be
seated thereon, a hollow, conical attachment within said neck, the base of which
is open and directed upward, and the apex of which is closed and directed down-
ward, and the side walls thereof being also perforated and a hollow cone within
said hollow attachment the base of which is directed upward and the apex of
which is directed downward, substantially as set forth and described.
3. The combination with a bottle or other vessel provided with a neck having
a valve seat therein, at the lower end thereof, of a ball valve adapted to be
seated thereon, a hollow, conical attachment within said neck the base of which
is open and directed upward, and the apex of which is closed and directed down-
ward, and the side walls thereof being also perforated, and a hollow core within
said hollow attachment, the base of which is directed upward and the apex of
which is open and directed downward, said neck being also provided with an
annular shoulder above said hollow, conical attachment, and said hollow cone,
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 5th day of February 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.