Improvements in or relating to Bottles or other Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of App ication, 25th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 9th May, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles or other Vessels.
1, THOMAS ROWLAND JORDAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at
100 West 88th Street, in the City County and State of New York, United States of
America, Inventor, 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 :-
My invention relates to bottles or bottle attachments, and may be so constructed
as to form a permanent portion of a bottle or other vessel or a separate attachment
capable of being applied to any vessel or bottle, and the object of my improved
mechanism is to allow the contents of a bottle or vessel to flow out easily and freely
while preventing the possibility of refilling the same partly or wholly, except by
breaking a conspicuous portion of the said mechanism, and thereby clearly indicating
any attempt to tamper therewith.
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attain this object by the construction and arrangement of valves, passages and
general mechanism, illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of my apparatus applied to an ordinary bottle.
Fig. 2 is a cross sectional plan along the line.
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of a somewhat modified arrangement.
Fig. 4 is a modification of the construction shown in Fig. 1, in which the bent
tube C is screw-threaded; and
Fig. 5 is a sectional plan along the line y y showing the outlet valves, and
openings therein.
These drawings illustrate the method of effecting the purpose of my invention,
though I do not confine myself to the exact form of valves or arrangements of parts
therein shown.
A, is a small tube of glass or other material passing from the bottom of the bottle
up into the portion of the apparatus in the neck forming the stopper of the bottle,
this tube has a valve B, having a passage B connecting with the tube A; this
valve may be either of the ball type or of the conical pattern shown in the drawing
and fitted with a spindle or stem B2, this spindle is fixed to the valve and extends
below it into tube A, and above into the 'bent tube C.
The purpose of this portion of the mechanism is to freely admit air into the
bottle or vessel (when it is desired to pour the liquid out) while preventing the
liquid from passing or being forced through these channels.
I also provide a weight B³, adapted to slide up and down in the tube A, under
the action of gravity when the bottle is inverted and strike the stem of the valve B,
thus immediately opening the air through the port B¹ to maintain atmospheric
pressure upon the contents of the bottle.
It will be seen that the end of the bent tube C is directly above the valve B, and
that the slightest pressure of either air or liquid passing through this passage will
act against the upper area of the said valve B, and force it into its seat, the other
end of the bent tube C has its opening close to and facing the casing of the
apparatus, or is covered by said casing, as shown in Fig. 3; this is a further
safe-guard against any attempt to refill the bottle or vessel.
The bent tube C in Fig. 4 may have a slight play, and have screw-threaded
connections with the top of the apparatus, so that it can be pushed or screwed down
on the top of valve B, thus scaling the bottle from air, and by this means preventing
the outlet of liquid, this portion of the device may take the place of an ordinary tap

page_text: when it is desired to retain the bottle or vessel containing the liquid in an inverted
position.
In the body of the apparatus D, is the main outlet for the liquid, the channel or
channels of which are entirely separated from the air channels. At this point is
provided a valve or valves, which may be either of the flap or ball pattern, or of
the construction shown in Fig. 3. The passages of this valve are a series of small
holes, which lead into the bottle or vessel as shown, the surface of these holes are
covered by a disc of glass, cork, leather, rubber or other suitable material, thus
forming the valve. In the case of glass being used, its lower surface is ground to
the surface of the holes having slight play vertically over the stem E around which
it fits, thus when the bottle or vessel is turned upside down to pour out the liquid,
the weight of the liquid will force the valve open. In the case of rubber or other
thin material being used for this valve, as shown in Fig. 1, the same is drawn
tightly down over the stem E, until the outer portion lies on the valve surface, the
slightest pressure either way acting on this valve opening or shutting the same.
the case of glass or any other soft material being used for this valve as shown in
Fig. 3, the same may be a loose fit over the stem E as shown.
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These openings at D connect with the small openings in the outer casing Fat Fi
through which the liquid passes out of the bottle. These openings at F may be
covered or sealed up by affixing thereon a label of paper or other thin material,
which label is simply punctured to open the bottle.
The outside casing is cemented to the body of the apparatus as shown in
the drawings, and the whole may be cemented to the bottle or vessel, if so
desired.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what mauner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. In a non-fillable bottle or vessel, separate air and liquid passages, both being
provided with valves to prevent the inlet of liquid, one of the said valves admitting
the inlet of air, and the other the outlet of liquid.
2. In a non-fillable bottle or vessel, an air tube or passage, separated from the
liquid channel, said air passage being so arranged and fitted with a valve in such a
manner that any force or pressure exerted upon its upper surface shall operate to
close such inlet.
3. In a non-fillable bottle or vessel, having separate air and liquid passages,
controlled by valves, a sliding weight to enforce the rapid action of the air valve,
when it is desired to pour out the liquid.
4. In a non-fillable bottle or vessel, an air tube with its inlet opening protected
as herein set forth and described.
5. In a non-fillable bottle or vessel, a series of small passages for the outlet of
liquid in combination with valves and air passages, as and for the purpose herein
described.
6. In a non-fillable bottle, a covering or casing of paper or other thin material
closing the outlet, so as to admit of opening the bottle or vessel by simply puncturing
holes through the said covering.
7. The mechanism and combination of parts, as a whole-constituting an apparatus
or device for preventing the refilling of bottles or other vessels, substantially as
herein set forth and described.
8. A non-filling bottle baving separate valves, controlled passages for liquid and
air, an adjustable air inlet tube to lock said air valve and prevent the outflow of the
contents of the bottle, by shutting off the inlet of air thereto.
Dated this 24th day of March 1896
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.