Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing: Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Aug., 1896-Accepted; 10th Oct.. 1896
Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing: Bottles.
We, SEBASTIAN S. PECKINPAUGH, Photographer, and THEODORE A.
TAYLOR, Insurance Agent, both of Centralia, in the County of Wood, and State
of Wisconsin, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bottles, and the object thereof, is to provide a device
of this class, which is so constructed and arranged, that having been once filled
and sealed, the bottle may be emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or
reused, without detection."
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle having the usual neck the
inner walls cf which are provided with notches or recesses, which may be annular
in form, or simply formed, in the sides thereof, as will be readily understood. We
also provide a supplemental 'neck or nozzle arranged. at one side of the bottle, and
the top of which is provided with a thin glass cap or cover; which is formed 'thereon
when the bottle is made.
We also provide a corking device consisting of a handle with which is connected a
wire or rod, the lower end of which is bent so as to form a return spring arm, the
upper end of which is provided with a head and a projecting pin or prong, the handle
is provided with a longitudinal bore at one side thereof, through which passes a wire
which is carried down along the rod and passes through loops or rings connected
therewith, and the lower end of which is bent at right angles and connected with
the return arm.
In the operation the small cork which is adapted to close the small neck or
nozzle is put in while the bottle is empty, and this is done by placing said cork
upon the pin or prong of the head, and the rod is then inserted into the neck or
nozzle by means of the return arm thereof, and the cork placed upon the pin or
prong is then inserted into the neck or nozzle, from within the bottle, as will be
readily understood, after which they are pressed downward on the handle, the pin
or prong will be withdrawn from the cork which will be left in the neck and then
by pulling upwardly on the wire the spring arm will be drawn towards the rod
when the corking device may be removed from the neck.
.means of cement or
After this has been done, the neck or nozzle may be closed or sealed by a glass
or other stopper, which is irremovably secured therein, by
otherwise, said stopper being provided with side notches or recesses, which
correspond with those formed in the neck.
When it is desired to empty the bottle, the thin cover or cap of the neck is
broken off, and the cork therein, may be withdrawn or driven downward, into the
bottle, and the broken cap or cover will be evidence of the fact, that the bottle
has been once used, and though the bottle may be refilled through the neck, and
corked from the outside, the absence of the cover or cap of said neck, will be proof
of the fact, as herein before stated that said bottle has been once filled, and emptied,
and as additional precaution, we may also place upon the cap or cover of the neck,
a trade mark or the name of the owner or manufacturer of the contents of the
bottle.
.
In the form of construction, the neck of the bottle is provided with a thin cover
or cap, and the bottom of the bottle is provided with a filling orifice which is
adapted to be closed by a stopper of any desired material, after the bottle has been
filled, which may be secured in position in any desired manner and be formed of

page_text: any desired material preferably of glass, and below which we also place a layer of
cement, which when it becomes hard, cannot be removed.
The filling orifice is tubular in form, and the side walls thereof, are also provided
with notches or recesses which aid in securing the cork or stopper in position and
also holding the cement therein.
In this form of construction, the cork is inserted into the bottle and into the neck
through the filling orifice in the bottom of the bottle, before the bottle is filled,
after which filling, the orifice is closed as herein before described, and in this form
of construction, when it is desired to empty the bottle the cap or cover must be
broken away, after which the cork may be withdrawn or forced downwardly into
the bottle.
Dated this 29th day of November 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, Loudon, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing Bottles.
We SEBASTIAN S. PECKINPAUGH Photographer, and THEODORE A.
TAYLOR Insurance Agent, both of Centralia in the County of Wood and State
of Wisconsin, United States of America do hereby declare the pature 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, aud the object thereof, is to provide a device of
this class, which is so constructed and arranged, that having beeu once filled and
sealed, the bottle may be emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused,
without detection.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a vertical section of a bottle provided with my improvement; and,
Fig. 2, a similar view of a modified form of construction.
In the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle A, having the usual
neck B, the inner walls of which are provided with notches or recesses C, which may
be annular in form, or simply formed in the sides thereof, as will be readily under-
stood. We also provide a supplemental neck or nozzle D, arranged at one side of
the bottle as shown in Fig. 1, and the top of which is provided with a thin glass
cap or cover, which is formed thereon when the bottle is made.
We also provide a corking device consisting of a handle E, with which is
connected a wire or rod F, the lower end of which is bent so as to form a return
spring arm G, the upper end of which is provided with a head g, and a projecting
pin or prong g. The handle E is provided with a longitudinal bore H at one side
thereof, through which passes a wire K, which is carried down along the rod F,
and passes through loops or rings & connected therewith, and the lower end of
which is bent at right angles and connected with the return arm G, as shown at kl.
In operation, the small cork L, which is adapted to close the small neck or
nozzle D, is put in while the bottle is empty, and this is done by placing said cork
upon the pin or prong of the head g, and the rod F is then inserted into the
neck or nozzle B, by means of the return arm H thereof, and the cork L, placed
upon the pin or prong g', is then inserted into the neck or nozzle D from within the
bottle, as will be readily understood, after which by pressing downward on the
handle E the pin or prong g' will be withdrawn from the cork L which will be
left in the neck D, and then by pulling upwardly on the wire K, the spring arm G
will be drawn towards the rod F, when the corking device may be removed from.
the neck B.

page_text: After this has been done, the neck or nozzle B, may be closed or sealed by a
glass or other stopper, which is irremovably secured therein, by means of cement
or otherwise, said stopper being provided with side notches or recesses, which
correspond with those formed in the neck B.
When it is desired to empty the bottle the thin cover or cap d of the neck D,
is broken off, and the cork therein may be withdrawn or driven downward into the
bottle, and the broken cap or cover d will be evidence of the fact that the bottle
has been once used, and though the bottle may be refilled through the neck B, and
corked from the outside, the absence of the cover or cap d of said neck, will be
proof of the fact, as herein before stated, that said bottle has been once filled and
emptied, and as additional precaution, we may also place upon the cap or cover d
of the neck D, a trade mark or the name of the owner or manufacturer of the
contents of the bottle.
In the form of construction shown in Fig. 2, the neck B of the bottle is provided
with a thin cover or cap b and the bottom of the bottle is provided with a filling
orifice M, which is adapted to be closed by a stopper N, of any desired material,
after the bottle has been filled, which may be secured in position in any desired
manner, and be formed of any desired material preferably of glass, and below
which we also place a layer of cement O, which when it becomes hard, cannot be
removed.
The filling orifice M is tubular in form and the side walls thereof are also-
provided with notches or recesses which aid in securing the cork or stopper N in.
position, and also in holding the cement therein.
In this form of construction, the cork L is inserted into the bottle and into the
neck B, through the filling orifice in the bottom of the bottle, before the bottle is.
filled, after which the filling orifice is closed as herein before described, and in this
form of construction, when it is desired to empty the bottle the cap or cover b
must be broken away, after which the cork L may be withdrawn or forced down--
wardly into the bottle.
Our invention is not limited to the exact form, construction and arrangement of
parts shown and described, and we therefore reserve the right to make all such
alterations therein, and modifications thereof, as fairly come within the scope of
the invention.
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. A bottle provided with a neck, which is adapted to be closed by a plug
inserted from the inner side thereof, said neck being also provided with a cover or
cap of glass, and said bottle being provided with a filling orifice which is adapted
to be sealed, substantially as shown and described.
2. A bottle provided with a neck as B, through which the bottle is adapted to
be filled, and a supplemental or additional neck as D, which is provided with a
cover or cap of glass, and means for inserting the cork or stopper into the
supplemental neck from the lower end thereof, substantially as shown and
described.
3. The combination with a bottle provided with a neck or nozzle as B, and a
supplemental neck or nozzle, as D, the latter of which is provided with a cap or
cover of glass, of a corking device comprising a handle, to which is secured a
od, as F, which is bent to form a return arın as G, and a wire connected there--
with, by means of which the spring arm G, may be contracted or drawn towards.
he rod F, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 7th day of August 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.