Year: 1885

page_text: I, HIRAM CODD' of 41 Gracechurch Street in the City of London, Bottle Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
In the Specification lodged by me with an application for a Patent on the
16th October last I described a bottle formed with a horizontal contraction all
around the top of the bottle so that the upper part of the body of the bottle is
separated from the lower and main part by a narrow horizontal slot and further
formed with the head of the bottle close down on to this contraction--I also
described the closing of such a bottle with a ball stopper held by the pressure of
gas within the bottle up against an elastic ring held within a groove formed around
the interior of the head.
According to my present invention I form the bottle in the above manner and in
addition I form the interior of the bottle just above the contracted slot somewhat
higher at the centre of the slot than at its ends in order that when the ball is
resting above the centre of the slot it may be in such close proximity to the ring
that when the bottle has been filled with aerated liquid and the mouth of the bottle
relieved of pressure the gas rushing upwards from the liquid in the bottle will lift
the ball and carry it up to its seat and so at once close the bottle. I also so shape
the surface upon which the ball rests when above the centre of the slot that it
tends to remain there so long as the bottle is standing upright. I use by preference
a ball stopper of glass but other stoppers of modified forms might if preferred be
used in place of the ball.
By forming the bottle in this way it can be filled with aerated liquid when held
in an upright position and be closed without inverting it in the machine which is
of importance because in all machines in which the bottle has had to be inverted
the parts of the machine have required to be lubricated with oil and it is very
difficult to keep the oil entirely away from or to prevent it coming in contact with
the various beverages in the bottle.

page_text: I, HIRAM CODD of 41 Gracechurch Street in the City of London, Bottle
Manufacturer 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 :—
In the specification lodged by me with an application for a Patent on the
16th October last I described a bottle formed without any neck and with the
upper part of the body of the bottle separated from the lower and main part by an
oblong horizontal slot-I also described the closing of such a bottle with an
internal ball stopper held by the pressure of gas within the bottle up against an
elastic ring held within a groove formed around the interior of the head.
According to my present invention I not only form the bottle in this way but
also form it in such manner that when the stopper is resting above the centre of
the horizontal slot the stopper cannot roll towards either. end of the slot but is
retained immediately below the mouth and in such close proximity to it that if the
bottle be held in a vertical or inclined position whilst being filled with aerated
liquid the stopper will immediately that the bottle is withdrawn from the filling
nozzle, be carried up to its seat by the outward rush of gas which then takes
place.
By forming the bottle in this way it can be filled with aerated liquid when held
in an upright or inclined position and be closed without inverting it in the machine
which is of importance because in all filling machines in which the bottle has had
to be inverted the parts of the machine have required to be lubricated with oil and
it is very difficult to keep the oil entirely away from or to prevent it coming in
contact with the various beverages in the bottles.
Figure 1 of the drawings hereunto annexed shews a side elevation of a bottle
closed with a ball stopper and formed as above described-Figure 2 is a vertical
section taken lengthwise through the upper contracted portion of the bottle-
Figure 3 is a vertical section taken crosswise of the upper contracted portion-
Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken through the line A. B. (figure 2). Figure 5
is a longitudinal section of the bottle in the position in which it should be held
when being opened-and Figure 6 shows the position in which after being inverted
it should be held to cause the stopper to drop to the centre of the horizontal
contraction.
A is a contraction formed around the upper part of the body of the bottle. The
portion B of the body of the bottle above the contraction is flattened in on two
opposite sides so making the opening C which is between the upper and lower parts
of an oblong form and of a width somewhat less than the diameter of the ball
stopper D-E E are converging projections on the inner surface of each side of the
upper part of the body of the bottle. The space left between the lower ends of
these projections on the one side of the bottle and the lower ends of the projec-
tions on the opposite side of the bottle is made less than the diameter of the ball
stopper so that the ball stopper cannot pass between them. The two projections
on each side of the bottle I also make to converge as they approach the horizontal
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page_text: contraction. F is the elastic ring contained within a groove formed around the
interior of the head of the bottle. In Figures 2 and 3 the ball stopper is shewn
to be resting against the elastic ring F and closing the mouth of the bottle. When
the bottle is held in a slightly inclined position as shewn at Figure 5 and the ball
is pressed inwards the ball will drop to the lower end of the contracted upper part
of the bottle and the contents of the bottle can be poured out readily. When the
contents of the bottle have been poured out and the bottle after being inverted is
turned into the position shewn at Figure 6 the ball will roll between the pro-
jections E E on the side of the bottle which is then lowest and will be brought to
the centre of the opening C as shewn in Figure 4 and by dotted lines in Figure 2.
When the bottle has been filled with aerated liquid up to the level of the contrac-
tion A and the bottle is drawn away from the nozzle through which it has been
filled the sudden rush of gas towards the mouth of the bottle lifts the ball and
carries it up to the ring E so at once closing the bottle.-Other ways than that
shewn in the drawings might be adopted for holding the ball, in a central position
when resting on the slot as for example the surface upon which the ball is then
resting might curve downwards to the centre.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A bottle fitted with a ball or other internal stopper and with the upper part
so formed that whilst the bottle is being filled head uppermost the stopper can be
retained centrally below the mouth and in such close proximity to it that the
stopper will be carried up into the mouth immediately that the bottle is drawn
back from the filling nozzle by the outward rush of gas which then takes place
from the aerated liquid with which the bottle has been filled.
2. A bottle fitted with a ball or other internal stopper and formed with a
contraction A in the upper part of the body and inward projections E from the
sides above this contraction to retain the stopper centrally below and within a
short distance of the mouth during the time that the bottle is being filled substan-
tially as described.
3. A bottle fitted with a ball or other internal stopper and formed with a head
close down on to the top of the body and with a contraction A in the upper part
of the body and inward projections E from the sides of the bottle above this
contraction substantially as described.
Deted this 12th day of Anonat 1006