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 all bottles for containing aerated liquids it is desirable in order to avoid
bursting of the bottles to leave a certain space at the top of the bottle unfilled
with liquid in order that the internal pressure may not increase to the same extent
that it otherwise would do whenever the bottle is subjected to a higher temperature
than that at which it was originally filled.
The bottles have therefore heretofore ordinarily been made with a long neck
and have been filled only to the base of the neck.
The weakest points of the bottle so formed are usually the neck and the
shoulders To remove these points of weakness I form a bottle practically without
any neck and with the head close down on to the top of the body of the bottle,
and in order that the requisite air space may be left at the top when the bottle is
filled I form a horizontal contraction all around the top of the bottle forming as it
were a line or division to mark the point up to which the bottle ought to be filled.
I also if the bottle is circular flatten it inwards on two opposite sides at the top
so that the portion of the bottle above the contraction may be of an oblong form
so giving it great strength.
In this way a large area of air space is given at the top of the bottle and yet.
the bottle can be filled up to within a short space of the stopper so giving the
appearance of a full bottle.
Preferably I close the bottle with a ball stopper and form the eontraction around
the top of the body of the bottle in such manner that when the ball stopper is
pressed inwards it arrests the ball and prevents it from dropping into the liquid.
The bottle need not necessarily be closed with a ball stopper or with other
form of internal stopper-it might be closed with a screw or other form of stopper
or with an ordinary cork. It can also be used not only for containing aerated
liquids but also other liquids or substances as the form given to it produces a bottle
of very great strength.
Jars or bottles of large dimensions may be formed in the same way.
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I HIRAM CODD of 41 Gracechurch Street in the City of London Bottle Manu-
facturer do bereby 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 all bottles for containing aerated liquids it is desirable in order to avoid
bursting of the bottles to leave a certain space at the top of the bottle unfilled
with liquid in order that the internal pressure may not increase to the same extent
that it otherwise would do whenever the bottle is subjected to a higher temperature
than that at which it was originally filled.
The bottles have therefore heretofore ordinarily been made with a long neck and
have been filled only to the base of the neck.
The weakest points of the bottle so formed are usually the neck and the
shoulders. To remove these points of weakness I form a bottle practically without
any neck and with the head close down on to the top of the body of the bottle,
and in order that the requisite air space may be left at the top when the bottle is
filled I form a horizontal contraction all around the top of the bottle forming as it
were a line or division to mark the point up to which the bottle ought to be filled.
I also if the bottle is circular flatten it inwards on two opposite sides at the top so
that the portion of the bottle above the contraction may be of an oblong form so
giving it great strength.
In this way a large area of air space is given at the top of the bottle and yet the
bottle can be filled up to within a short space of the stopper so giving the appearance
of a full bottle.
Preferably I close the bottle with a ball stopper and form the contraction around
the top of the body of the bottle in such manner that when the ball stopper is
pressed inwards it arrests the ball and prevents it from dropping into the liquid.
The bottle need not necessarily be closed with a ball stopper or with other form
of internal stopper-it might be closed with a screw or other form of stopper or
with an ordinary cork. It can also be used not only for containing aerated liquids
but also other liquids or substances as the form given to it produces a bottle of
very great strength.
Jars or bottles of large dimensions may be formed in the same way.
Figure 1 is a side view of a bottle for containing aerated liquid formed in the
above manner. Figure 2 is a vertical section of the upper part of the same.
Figure 3 is a vertical section at right angles to Figure 2 and Figure 4 is a horizontal
section taken through the line A B Figure 2. The bottle shown in these figures is
closed with an internal ball stopper. Figure 5 is a vertical elevation of a bottle
similarly formed and closed with a screw cap screwing on to a screw thread formed
around the exterior of the head. Figure 6 is a vertical elevation of a bottle
similarly formed and closed with an ordinary cork.

page_text: 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 or jar with a contraction formed around the upper part of its body
to mark the height up to which the bottle ought to be filled and with the head
close down on to the top of the body substantially as described.
2. A bottle closed with an internal ball or such like stopper with the head close
down on to the upper part of the body and with the upper part of the body divided
off from the lower part by a contraction so as to leave only an oblong passage or
opening between them of less width than the diameter of the stopper substantially
as described.