Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
We SAMUEL JEFFERSON SMITH, Inventor, ERASTUS SMITH Ross, Civil
Engineer, GEORGE WASHINGTON WHITE, Machinist, GERSHON RUSLING,
Salesman, all of Passaic in the County of Passaic, State of New Jersey, MICHAEL
JOSEPH LEAHY, Contractor, of 3101 Third Avenue New York, County of New
York, and State of New York, and CHARLES MICHAEL CARIIART, Salesman,
Township of Union, County of Hudson, State of New Jersey U.S.A. 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, and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class which, having been filled and emptied
of its contents, cannot be re-filled or re-used.
This object, we accomplish by means of a neck attachment which is adapted to
be secured in the neck after the vessel has been filled, and which is of the
construction hereinafter described and claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a central vertical section of the upper part of a bottle provided with
my improved neck attachment.
Fig. 2, a modification of the neck attachment.
Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 1, showing another modification of the construction
which we employ; and,
Fig. 4, a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a modification of the construction
shown in Fig. 3.
In the drawing forming part of this specification we have shown our invention
applied to a bottle, and in the practice of our invention, we provide a bottle A,
having a neck B, in the lower end of which is formed an inwardly directed annual
groove b, by which is formed an inwardly directed annular shoulder & 2, and we
provide a neck attachment consisting of a main outer tube D, which is of less
diameter than the neck of the bottle and which is adapted to be secured
concentrically therein.
The upper end of the tube D, is closed and the lower side walls thereof are
perforated as shown at d, and the lower end of the tube is provided with an
inwardly directed annular flange d 2, with which is connected an inner supplemental
tube G, which extends upwardly a predetermined distance within the tube D, and
which is of less diameter than said tube D, whereby an annular chamber is formed
between the main tube D, and the tube G, and the upper end of the inner or
supplemental tube G, is provided with a valve H, which is convex on its lower side,
and to the lower side of which is secured a spring h, one end of which is secured to
a spider or crosshead 2, at the bottom of the tube G.
The upper end of the tube D, is provided with an annular flange or rim E, which
is preferably composed of spring metal, and perforated as shown at E 2, and the
outer edge thereof is adapted to fit in an annular groove F, formed in the neck of
the bottle, or said flange E, may be provided with shoulders or projections which
are adapted to be forced into said annular groove as hereinafter described.
In Fig. 2, the lower end of the tube D, is provided with an annular recess d 3,
adapted to receive a packing ring of any desired material, and the valve H, is
provided with a spring h, which corresponds with the spring h, shown in Fig. 1,

page_text: and which is secured to the upper side of said valve and one end of which is
secured to the top of the tube D; and the operation of this form of construction
will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection
with the accompanying drawing.
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, the neck attach-
ment is forced into the neck thereof so that the lower end of the tube D, rests
upon the annular shoulder & 2, as shown in Fig. 1, and the outer edge of the flange
or rim in this position of the tube D, will rest in the annular groove F, and it will
be impossible to remove the neck attachment without breaking off the neck of the
bottle.
The neck or nozzle of the bottle may be then closed by a plug or stopper in the
usual manner, and when it is desired to empty the bottle, or discharge a portion of
its contents, it is only necessary to remove said plug or stopper and to invert or tilt
the bottle when the valve H, will leave its seat under the action of gravity and the
pressure of the liquids within the bottle, and said liquids will flow into the tube D,
and through the perforations in said tube into the annular chamber which surrounds
the same and out through the perforations E 2, in the annular flange or rim E, and
this operation may be continued or repeated until the bottle or vessel is entirely
empty.
If an attempt be made to re-fill the bottle, the valve H, will at once be re-seated
under the action of gravity, and the spring b, and no liquids can enter the bottle,
and this operation will be the same in any position in which the bottle can be held
in an attempt to pour liquids thereinto.
In the construction shown in Fig. 3, we substitute a spring metal plate E, for
the annular flange or rim E, shown in Fig. 1, and this plate is adapted to be forced
into the neck and into the annular groove F, after the tubular attachment has been
inserted, and to bear on said attachment and to hold it in position and in this
form of construction the central supplemental tube G, is of slightly less diameter,
but is longer than that shown in Figs. 1, and 2, and secured therein is a fine spiral
spring K, one end of which is secured to the lower end of the tube G, and secured
in the upper end of said spiral spring is a conical valve L, which is preferably
composed of rubber or a similar material and which is also provided with a conical
opening or chamber in the top thereof, whereby the base of the valve which is
directed upward is made thin and flaring and adapted to closely fit within the
tube G, and said valve is set into the spring K, and the upper coils thereof are
secured thereto in any desired manner.
In this form of construction, the spring K, serves to hold the valve in place in
the tube G, and when it is desired to empty the bottle, the latter is inverted or
tilted, as hereinbefore described, and the valve in is forced from its position by the
pressure of the liquids and the bottle may be emptied of its contents as herein-
before described, and if an attempt be made to re-fill the bottle or vessel, the
valve L, will at once be drawn back into the tube G, by the operation of the
spring K, and no fluids or liquids can enter through said tube.
The spring K, is so adjusted or the length and strength thereof is such that it
operates to perfection in producing this result, and in any position in which the
bottle may be held after the pressure is removed from the valve, said valve will at
once be drawn into said tube by said spring.
In Fig. 4, we have shown a modification of this construction in which the
valve L, is provided with an annular outwardly curved flange or rim L 2, which is
adapted to rest upon the upper end of the tube G, but in this form, the operation
will be the same as that shown in Fig. 3.
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 other vessel, provided with a neck having an annular inwardly

page_text: directed shoulder at the bottom thereof, and a neck attachment secured therein,
said neck being constructed as described, and as shown in Figs. 1, and 3.
2. In a bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck having an annular inwardly
directed shoulder at the bottom thereof, and an attachment consisting of a main
tube the upper end of which is closed and which is adapted to be secured in said
neck, the lower side walls of said tube being perforated and said tube being
provided at its lower end with a supplemental tube which is secured concentrically
therein, and the upper and lower ends of which are open, and a valve which is
adapted to close the upper end of said tube, said valve being provided with a
spring which is secured in said tube and to said valve, substantially as shown and
described.
3. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck, having an annular inwardly
directed shoulder at the bottom thereof, and an attachment consisting of a main
tube the upper end of which is closed and which is adapted to be secured in said
neck, the lower side walls of said tube being perforated and said tube being
provided at its lower end with a supplemental tube which is secured concentrically
therein, and the upper and lower ends of which are open, and a valve which is
adapted to close the upper end of said tube, said valve being provided with a
spring which is secured in said tube, and to said valve, and means for closing the
upper end of the neck consisting of a perforated plate or other device which is
also adapted to hold the attachment in position, substantially as shown and
described.
4. The neck attachment for bottles and other vessels herein described, consisting
of a main tube D, which is adapted to be seated on au annular inwardly directed
shoulder at the bottom of the neck of the bottle or vessel, the upper end of said
tube being closed and the lower side walls thereof being perforated and a supple-
mental tube arranged within said tube, the upper and lower ends of which are
open, said supplemental tube being provided with a conical valve which is adapted
to close the upper end thereof, and a long spiral spring, one end of which is secured
to said valve and the other end of which is secured in the lower end of the tube,
and said main tube being provided at its upper end with a perforated plate or other
device which is adapted to be secured in the neck of the bottle, and to hold the
attachment in place therein, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 17th day of February 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.