Year: 1897

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BERNARD MARKS, Hazlemere, Booth Avenue, Withington, Manchester, Oil &
Produce Broker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An outside covering for feeding bottles to minimise the breakage of these
articles.
In carrying out my invention I form the protector so as to completely enclose
the bottle, in a casing made from any suitable material, but preferably from paper
pulp, wood pulp, paper mache &c. &c.
I, BERNARD MARKS, of Hazlemere, Booth Avenue, Withington, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Oil and Produce Broker, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompany-
ing drawings:-
My said invention relates to infants feeding bottles and has for its object to
protect the same from shock and obviate to a great extent the risk of breakage.
To effect this I completely enclose the feeding bottles within a protective casing
of papier mache, paper pulp, wood pulp or other well known material or substance
capable of being readily moulded to the required shape.
The accompanying drawings more clearly illustrate my invention.
Fig. 1 shows a front elevation in section of one type of feeding bottle now in
very general use, showing one half of my protective casing.
Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view at right angles to Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shows my protective casing in section, applied to a modified shape of
feeding bottle, the view being drawn to a smaller scale.
In carrying my invention into effect I mould the protective casing in two halves
in a suitable mould from paper pulp, papier mache or the like as already stated.
It will be readily understood that the halves of the casing are moulded to the
requisite size and shape to conform to the varying sizes and shapes of bottles.
As shown in the drawings the halves of the casing A, B, are moulded slightly
larger than the bottle C itself, and the bottle is prevented from coming into con-
tact with the casing by paps or projections a formed on or secured to the halves
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page_text: of the casing. Instead of the paps a the interior surface of the casing halves may
be formed or provided with ribs. The object of the paps a is to isolate the bottle C
as much as possible from the casing and thus still further minimise the risk
of breakage in case of shock.
The projections a may be of the same material as the casing or may be formed
of soft rubber or other resilient material and secured to the casing.
In Figs. 1 and 2 the casing is shown as closely fitting the neck of the. bottle C.
If desired however a space may also be left here as shown in Fig. 3.
To connect the halves A B of the protective casing together I provide suitable
hinges (Fig. 1). The halves of the casing turn upon the hinges so that the
casing may be readily opened to remove or replace the bottle C. When closed
the halves A B are secured by a spring catch c. To ascertain the level of the
contents without opening the casing I provide an aperture or slit d in the casing
through which the level of liquid within the bottle may be inspected.
In Fig. 3 I show my invention applied to a different type of feeding bottle. The
protective casing as before is formed in two halves A B secured by hinges and
a spring catch, and provided with an aperture or slit d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is: -
A protective casing for minimising the risk of breakage of infants feeding
bottles, constructed and applied in the manner and substantially as described and
illustrated.
Dated this 7th day of July 1898.
For the Applicant,
E. K. DUTTON & Co.,
Chartered Patent Agents, 5, John Dalton Street, Manchester.