A Combined Stopper and Measuring Apparatus for Tins, Bottles, Flasks, or Boxes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Stopper and Measuring Apparatus for Tins, Bottles,
Flasks, or Boxes.
We, CAMILLE MORTIER, of Bilbao, Chemical Engineer, and HENRY ARTHUR
SANDON, Engineer, of Portugalete, Bilbao, Biscay, both in the Kingdom of Spain,
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 combined Stopper and measuring apparatus for tins,
flasks, bottles and cardboard boxes.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Figure 1 is a sectional view showing the stopper attached to a flask, tin or the
like.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the stopper shewing the graduated measures.
Figure 3 is a sectional view of the stopper shewing the same filled with powder
or the like, and
Figure 4 represents in section a modified form of stopper.
In carrying the said invention into effect we employ two tubes A and B Figs. 1
and 3 one inside the other, which may be either (1) Telescoped cylinders with
sufficient friction between the two to maintain adherence but so that the inside
tube may be caused to slide up or down in the outside tube simply by pressing or
pulling with the fingers-or (2) Screw or worm tubes a. b. Fig. in which the up
or down movement of the inside tube will be easily produced by twisting with the
fingers.
These tubes may be of cardboard of compressed paper or paste of indiarubber
or gutta-percha or ebonite or of any metal or other suitable material.
We close one of the ends of the outside tube by a fixed cover c which may be of
turned wood, or of one or more of the materials mentioned for the tubes and we
attach this cover with glue or cement or in any suitable manner so as to prevent
its separation from the tube.
We can also make the said outside tube and its cover in one piece stamped in a
mould of any of the materials already mentioned.
The inside tube will have both ends open and its length will be such that when
one end is butted against the aforesaid cover, the other end will protrude from the
outside tube sufficiently to allow of the said inside tube being drawn or screwed
out with the fingers. It will have distributed on its surface Fig. 2 lines with
figures words or signs which may be printed, written engraved or stamped and
which being presented successively to view above the edge of the outside tube as
the inside tube slides out will form a scaled or graduated measure to be used for
the contents of the tin, flask, bottle or box to which it may be destined.
The dimensions of the tubes will depend on the series of measures it may be
desired to obtain.
The combination of the two tubes and the fixed cover as described forms a
stopper suitable for closing the mouths of tins, cardboard and wooden boxes,
flasks and bottles in which may be packed gunpowder, explosives, chemicals,

page_text: medicines, provisions and in general all goods for which it may be convenient to
send out a self contained and graduated measure with the package containing the
said goods.
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:-
The combination of a stopper and a measuring apparatus consisting of an out-
side tube closed at one end by a fixed cover and a sliding inside tube open at both
ends marked on its surface with a measurement scale suitable for use with gun-
powder flasks and for such like purposes as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 27th day of July 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.