Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, or similar Vessels to Prevent them from being Re-filled.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, or similar Vessels to
Prevent them from being Re-filled.
We, WILLIAM MURRAY, Plumber, JAMES ARCHIBALD JOHNSTON, Electrotyper,
and JOSEPH KELLON, Junior, Electrotyper, all residing at Laurel Hill, in the
County of Suffolk, and State of New York, United States of America, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manuer 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 or similar vessels, and the object
thereof, is to provide a vessel of this class, which having been once filled, and
emptied of its contents, cannot be refilled or reused. This object we accomplish by
means of a neck attachment provided with an automatic valve, the construction
and arrangement of said attachment and the operation thereof, being such, that the
valve will open to admit of the discharge of the contents of the bottle, or vessel,
but close and prevent the refilling thereof.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, represents a central vertical section of the upper part of a bottle, and the
neck thereof, provided with our improvement;
Fig. 2, a section on the line 2-2, of Fig. 1,
Fig. 3, a section on the line 3-3; and,
Fig. 4, a section on the line 4-4 thereof, the operative parts of the attachment
being shown in full lines.
In the accompanying drawing, we have shown our invention applied to a bottle,
aud in the practice of our invention we provide a bottle A, having a neck B, the
lower part of which is enlarged as shown at b, so as to form a chamber C and at
the bottom of the chamber C, is a partition D, having a central opening d, around
which is formed an upwardly directed flange d', on which is mounted a revoluble
ring or band E, to which is secured a cage G, which projects upwardly and
outwardly at an inclination to the flange d', and the ring or band E, and the
cage G, are adapted to revolve around said flange.
The cage G, is preferably composed of wire as g, and placed therein, is a ball
valve H, and secured to one side of the cage G, is a counter-balance weight or
plate h, said counter-balance weight being rigidly secured to said cage, and adapted
to hold the same, so that the valve H, will roll into the central opening through
the partition d, in any position in which the bottle can be held except when
inverted.
Secured to the side of the cage G, adjacent to the weight or plate h, is a
vertical rod K, provided with a shank k, by which connection with the cage is
made, and the weight or plate h, may all be secured to this rod K, and said weight or
plate instead of being rigidly connected with the cage, and the rod K, may be
hinged thereto, or pivotally connected therewith in any desired manner.
Secured within the upper portion of the neck and extending downwardly into the
chamber C, is a tubular attachment M, the upper end of which is closed, as shown
at m, and the lower end of which is conical in form, the apex therecf being directed
inwardly, and the rod K, secured to the cage G, projects upwardly, into the
conical bottom of the tubular attachment M, and said conical bottom serves as a
nizatal cunnart therefor

page_text: The side walls of the tubular attachment M, and the top thereof, are perforated
as shown, and said tubular attachment is secured in place by means of a cross bar N,
which passes therethrough, and the ends of which project into an annular groove or
recess O, formed in the inner walls of the neck, just above the chamber C, and the
cross bar N, is composed of two sections one of which is provided with a central
bore in its inner end, in which is placed a spring P, and the other of which is
provided with a shank which projects into said central bore, and the operation of
the spring is to force the separate sectious of the cross bar apart, and the end
thereof, into said annular groove or recess.
When the parts are constructed and placed in the position shown and described,
the cage G, will be free to revolve on the flange d, of the partition plate D, and
in any position in which the bottle can be held, except, when directly inverted, the
weight, will operate to hold the cage in such position, that the valve H, will roll
downwardly through said cage into and close port or opening d, as will be readily
understood.
In this class of devices, the bottle must first be filled with the desired contents,
before the neck attachment is applied, and said attachment can be applied in any
desired manner, one method of doing this, consists in forming the neck in sections,
and if this is done, the neck may be divided crosswise of the chamber C, and the
separate sections united, after the bottle has been filled, and the neck attachment
secured in place within the neck, but our invention is not limited to any means of
accomplishing this result, and the same may be done in any desired manner.
The bottle having been filled, and the neck attachment applied, the upper
portion of the neck may be closed by a cork or stopper in the usual manner, and
whenever it is desired to empty the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents, it
is only necessary to remove said cork or stopper, and invert the bottle, when the
contents thereof, will flow out and around the valve H, which will leave its seat and
through the tubular attachment M, and this operation may be continued or repeated
until the bottle is entirely empty.
If an attempt be made to refill the bottle, the valve H, will at once be reseated,
and no fluids can be poured into the bottle, and this operation of the valve will
be the same in any position in which the bottle can be held in an attempt to pour
liquids thereinto. This operation of the valve is caused by reason of the form of
the cage G, and the fact that it is revoluble on the flange d', the weight A, always
operating to hold said cage so that said valve will be seated unless the bottle is
inverted.
We may also so construct the valve H, so as to render the same a float valve,
in which event, fluids cannot be forced into the bottle, even when the latter be
held in an inverted or vertical position, as the valve would rise and be seated
and thus close the port or opening d.
It will thus be seen that we accomplish the object of our invention, by means
of an effective device and one which is comparatively inexpensive.
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 or similar vessel, provided with a neck, having a partition plate
at the bottom thereof, in which is formed a central opening, around which is
formed an upwardly directed annular flange, a cage the lower end of which
surrounds said flange and is free to revolve thereon, said cage being held at an
angle thereto, a weight secured to the inner inclined side of said cage, a ball
valve located therein, and a central vertical rod also secured to said cage, said
rod being pivotally supported at its upper end, substantially as shown and
described.
2. A bottle or similar vessel, provided with a neck, having a partition plate
at the bottom thereof, in which is formed a central opening, around which is
formed an upwardly directed annular flange, a cage the lower end of which

page_text: urrounds said flange and is free to revolve thereon, said cage being held at an
ngle thereto, a weight secured to the inner inclined side of said cage, a ball valve
ocated therein and a central vertical rod also secured to said cage, said rod being
pivotally supported at its upper end and a tube secured in the neck, the lower end
of which forms said pivotal support and the upper end of which is closed, the side
walls of said tube and the upper end thereof, being also perforated, substantially as
shown and described.
3. A bottle or other vessel provided with a partition plate, at the bottom of the
neck thereof, having a central port or opening around which is formed an upwardly
directed flange, a cage mounted on said partition plate, the lower end of which
surrounds said flange, and is free to revolve thereon, a ball valve located in said
cage, and adapted to close said port or opening, said cage being supported at an
angle to said port or opening, and provided on its inner inclined side with a weight,
which operates to hold the cage so that the valve will roll to the bottom thereof
when the bottle is tilted or held sidewise, substantially as shown and described.
4. A bottle or other vessel provided with a partition plate at the bottom of the
neck thereof, having a central port or opening around which is formed an upwardly
directed flange, a cage mounted on said partition plate, the lower end of which
surrounds said flange and is free to revolve thereon, a ball valve located in said
cage, and adapted to close said port or opening, said cage being supported at an
angle to said port or opening and provided on its inner inclined side with a weight,
which operates to hold the cage so that the valve will roll to the bottom thereof,
when the bottle is tilted or held sidewise, said cage being also provided with a
central upwardly directed rod, the upper end of which is pivotally supported,
substantially as shown and described.
5. A bottle or similar vessel, provided with a neck, having a partition plate at
the bottom thereof, in which is formed a central opening, around which is formed
an upwardly directed annular flange, a cage the lower end of which surround said
flange and is free to revolve thereon, said cage being held at an angle thereto, a
weight secured to the inner inclined side of said cage, a ball valve located therein,
and a central vertical rod also secured to said cage, said rod being pivotally
supported at its upper end, and a tube secured in the neck, the lower end of which
forms said pivotal support, and the upper end of which is closed, the side walls of
said tube and the upper end thereof, being also perforated, said tubular attachment
being held in position by means of a cross bar which passes therethrough, and the
ends of which project into an annular groove formed in the inner walls of the neck
of the bottle, said cross bar being composed of sections, one of which is provided
with a central bore at its inner end, and a spring located therein, and the other of
which is provided with a shank which projects into said central bore, substantially
as shown and described.
Dated this 10th day of January 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.