An Improvement in Gum Bottles or Vessels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 4th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Mar., 1889
[Communicated from abroad by DAVID N. MARTIN, of Gloucester, in the County of
Essex, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Mechanic.]
An Improvement in Gum Bottles or Vessels.
I, OLIVER IMRAY of No. 28 Southampton Buildings Chancery Lane in the County
of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a simple and inexpensive construction of bottles or vessels
same, in
for holding gum, liquid glue or such like substances, and of covers for the
such a manner that the cover can be readily removeable but when fixed in position it
shall form an air tight closure preventing spilling or evaporation of the contents. For
this purpose the bottle or vessel and its cap which may be of glass or ceramic ware or
may be of sheet metal struck up in a die is made with a neck above which is a
projecting shoulder and a head tapering to an increased diameter towards the top and
terminating with an inwardly projecting flange and upwardly projecting collar to
receive the cap or cover which is made of sheet metal struck up in a die. Through a
central hole in the cap passes the stem of the gum brush, and to ensure tightness this
stem is surrounded by a caoutchouc washer held within the internal hollow of the cap.
For the purpose of fixing the cap in position a peculiarly bent wire is arranged to
engage under the shoulder at the neck. This wire when in position has its middle
part, which is bent to a semicircle, lying horizontally and embracing half the neck.
From the ends of this semicircle two limbs extend upwards inclining outwards and
then are bent inwards horizontally and have their ends pivotted in holes on opposite
sides of the cap, the ends inside the cap being headed or bent so that they cannot be
withdrawn. When it is desired to remove the cap, it is only necessary to strain the
bent wire outwards so as to bring its simicircular part out from under the shoulder at
the neck thus releasing the cap. For securing the cap in position the bent wire is
pushed inwards under the shoulder. The semicircle being made slightly smaller in
radius than the neck and the width between the limbs being somewhat less than the
largest diameter of the head, the wire has to be sprung into its place, and its elasticity
causes it to retain firm hold.
Dated this 95th Jan 1889
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, OLIVER IMRAY, of No. 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County
of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of Patent Agents, 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 a simple and inexpensive construction of bottles or vessels
for holding gum, liquid or such like substances, and of covers for the same, in such a
manner that the cover can be readily removeable but when fixed in position it shall
form an air tight closure preventing spilling or evaporation of the contents.
For this purpose the bottle or vessel and its cap are made as shewn by the
accompanying drawings. Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 is a front view partly in section,
Fig. 3 is a perspective of the fastening wire. The bottle or vessel A, which may be of
glass or ceramic ware or may be of sheet metal struck up in a die, is made with a
neck B above which is a projecting shoulder C and a head D tapering to an increased
diameter towards the top and terminating with an inwardly projecting flange
upwardly projecting collar F to receive the cap or cover G which is made of sheet
metal struck up in a die. Through a central hole in the cap passes the stem H of the
gum brush, and to ensure tightness this stein is surrounded by a caoutchouc washer I
held within the internal hollow of the cap.
and
For the purpose of fixing the cap G in position, a peculiarly bent wire is arranged
to engage under the shoulder C at the neck.
This wire when in position has its middle part K which is bent to a semicircle lying
horizontally and embracing half the neck B.
From the ends of this semicircle two limbs L L extend upwards inclining outwards
and then are bent inwards horizontally and have their ends M pivotted in holes on
opposite sides of the cap G, the ends inside the cap being headed or bent so that they
cannot be withdrawn.
When it is desired to remove the cap, it is only necessary to strain the bent wire
outwards so as to bring its semicircular part K out from under the shoulder at the
neck thus releasing the cap. For securing the cap in position the bent wire is pushed
inwards under the shoulder C. The semicircle K being made slightly smaller in radius
than the neck B and the width between the limbs L L being somewhat less than the
largest diameter of the head D, the wire has to be sprung into its place and its
elasticity causes it to retain firm hold.

page_text: To prevent spilling of the contents of the bottle during transport, the gum brush
may be taken out and a piece of paper P or other similar material can be interposed
between the cap and its seat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A gum bottle or vessel having a removeable cap secured by a bent wire, substantially
as described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.