Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing Bottles, Jars, and like Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th July, 1896-Accented, 29th Aug., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing Bottles, Jars, and like
Vessels.
We, GEORGE WALDRON BLAKE, Manager, and JOHN BROWN PRIOE,
Mechanical Engineer, both of 307 Broadway, in the City, County and State of
New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows :-
This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars, or other vessels, of this class, and the
object thereof, is to produce a vessel of this class, which having been once sealed
cannot be emptied of its contents without destroying the vessel or leaving ovidence
of the fact that the same has once been used.
In the practice of our invention we provide a bottle, having a neck the upper
end of which is preferably enlarged or thickened and secured theroin, is a tubular
attachment having an annular flange at the top thereof, and secured to or formed
on said annular flange is a cap or cover, provided with a downwardly depending
rim, by means of which an annular chamber is formed between the cap or cover
and the annular fango.
In this class of devices, the bottle or other vessel must first be filled before the
neck attachment is applied, and the bottle having been filled, with the required
contents, an annular ring or packing is placed over the end of the neck or nozzle of
the bottle, and said annular ring or packing is preferably composed of cork, though it
may be composed of any preferred material.
The tubular attachment is then secured in place by any desired means, preferably
by cement, placed thereon, in a plastic condition which, when the tubular attach-
ment is inserted and forced into the vessel, will set and prevent the removal
thereof, and the connection between the annular flange and the cork ring is such,
as to make the vessel tight, even, if the connection between the attachment and the.
neck thereof, were such as to perfectly seal the bottle.
When it is desired to empty the bottle, the cork ring or pauking is cut out,
adjacent to and below the segmental openings, and the contents of the bottle may
be discharged through said opening, and beneath the flange as will be readily
understood.
The tubular attachment provided with the cap or cover cannot be removed,
without breaking the bottle or the neck thereof, and the removal of the packing
ring, will be evidence of the fact that the buttle has been once used, and it will
thus be seen that we accomplish the object of our invention, by means of a device
which is simple in construction and operation, and comparatively inexpensive.
Our invention is not limited to the exact form, construction and arrangement
described; and we therefore reserve the right to make all such alterations therein,
and modifications thereof, as fairly come within the scope of our invention.
Dated the 18th day of October 1895

page_text: Improvements in Stoppering and Sealing Bottles, Jars, and like
Vessels.
We, GEORGE WALDRON BLAKE, Manager, and JoHN BROWN PRIOE,
Mechanical Engineer, both of No. 307 Broadway, in the City of New York,
County of New York, and State of New York, 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, or other vessels of this class, and the
object thereof is to produce a vessel of this class, which having been once sealed
cannot be emptied of its contents without destroying the vessel or leaving evidence
of the fact that the same has.once been used.
Tho invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-.
Fig. 1, represente a central vertical section of the upper part of the bottle, and
the neck thereof, provided, with my improvement; and,
Figs. 2, 3 and 4 represent details of the construction Fig. 2, being a section on
the line. 2, 2, of Fig. 3.
In the accompanying drawing we have shown an invention applied to a bottle,
and in the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle A, having a neck B, the
upper end of which is preferably enlarged or thickened as shown at b, and secured
therein, is a tubular attachment C, having an annular flange D at the top thereof,
and secured to or formed on said annular flange is a cap or cover E provided with
a downwardly depending rim F, by means of which an annular chamber G is
formed between the cap or cover E and the annular flange D.
Fig. 3, is a bottom plan view of the tubular attachment C, and on an examination
of this figure, it will be seen that the flange D is provided at opposite sides with
segmental ports or openings H.
In this class of devices, the bottle or other vessel must first be filled before the
neck attachment is applied, and the bottle A having been filled with the required
contents, the annular ring or packing K is placed over the end of the neck or
pozzle of the bottle, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and said annular ring or packing K
is preferably composed of cork, though it may be composed of any preferred
material.
The tubular attachment C is then secured in place by any desired means
preferably by cement, placed thereon, in a plastic condition which, when the
tubular attachment. is inserted and forced into the vessel, will set and prevent the
removal thereof, and the connection between the annular flange D.and the cork
ring. K is such as to make the vessel Light, even if the connection between the
attachment C, and the neck thereof, were such as to perfectly soal the bottle..
When it is desired to empty the bottle, the cork ring or packing K is cut out,
adjacent to and below the segmental openings H, and the contents of the bottle,
may be discharged through said opening, and beneath the flange D, as will be
readily understood.
The tubular attachment C, provided with the cap or cover E, cannot be removed,
without breaking the battle or the neak thereof, and the removal of the packing
ring K, will be.evidence of the fact that the bottle has been once used, and it will
thus be seen that we accomplish the object of our invention, by means of a device
which is simple in construction and operation, aud comparatively inexpensive.
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

page_text: alterations therein, and modifications thereof, as fairly come within the scope of our
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the samo is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
:-
1. The combination with the neck of a bottle, of a tubular attaohment adapted
to fit and be sealed in the neck of a bottle, provided with an annular flange at the
top thereof, to which is secured or in connection with which is formed, a cap or-
cover provided with a downwardly depending rim, said annular flange being
provided with ports or openings, and a packing ring or cork or other material
between the said flange and the neck or nozzle of the bottle, substantially as shown
and described.
2. A device for closing the neck or nozzle of a bottle, comprising a tubular
attachment adapted to fit in and be secured within said neck, said tubular attach-
ment being provided at its top with an annular flange, and a cap or cover formed
integral with said attachment, said flange being provided with segmental oponings
substantially as described.
3. A device for closing the neck of n bottle, comprising a tubular attachment
adapted to enter said nock, and to be cemented therein, sail attachment having no
angular flange in which is formed segmental openings and a cap or cover formed
integral with said flange and connected therewith on the periphery thereof, and an
angular packing ring of cork adapted to be used in connection with said attachment,.
substantially as described.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Fiusbury, London, Agouts for the Applicants.