Improvements in Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 28th Dec., 1895
Improvements in Bottles.
I, THOMAS WILLIAMS RICHARDS, of 86 Stanhope Street, in the City of
Brooklyn, County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America,
Electrician 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 :-
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This invention relates to bottles, and the object thereof, is to provide a bottle
which having been once filled cannot be emptied and refilled, without destroying the
bottle or leaving evidence of, the fact, that the bottle has been once filled; and
with this and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction,
combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter described and claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, and in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a central vertical section of a bottle, constructed according to. my
invention, taken on the line x-x, of Fig. 2,
Fig. 2, a bottom plan view of the bottle; and,
Fig. 3, a detail view of the construction;
In the practice of my invention, I employ a bottle A, which is preferably
practically square in cross section, but which may be of any desired form, and in
the side of which, or in one corner of which, if the bottle be square in cross-section,
is formed a tube, B, the upper end of which opens within the bottle, adjacent to
the lower end of the neck as shown at C, and the lower end of which opens neat
the bottom of the bottle on the outside thereof, as shown at D.
The bottle is also provided with the usual neck E, nud with a central tube F,
which forms a continuation of the neck and extends outwardly through the bottle
near the bottom thereof. The bottom of the bottle is also provided with an
inwardly directed central tube G, which encloses the lower end of the tube F, as
shown in Fig. 1, and the lower end of which is closed by the plate or partition H,
and formed at one side of the bottom of the bottle is a tubular extension K, the
outer end of which is closed, and at the base of which is formed an annular groove
or recess L, and in practice I provide a base piece M, of any desired material,
having a tubular cavity or recess at one side thereof adapted to receive the tubular
extension K, this arrangement being for the purpose of affording a flat even
bottom for the bottle, and also to prevent the removal, or the breaking off of the
said tubular extension K.
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The base piece M, is held in place by means of a wire frame N, operating in
connection with an annular bead O, formed near the lower end of the bottle, and in
the outer walls thereof as shown in Fig. 1.
The bottle is filled through the tube F, and said tube is designed to receive the
plug or stopper P, which is formed of glass or similar material; and around
which is placed a packing R, of cork or similar material, and the plug or
stopper P; is provided with an extension S, in the lower end of which is formed
an opening through which is passed the plate spring T.
The plug or stopper P, is so constructed that it may be forced through the
tube F, from the upper end thereof, in which operation the spring T, will be held
in the position shown in Fig. 3, and when the plug or stopper has reached the
position shown in Fig. 1 the spring T or the ends thereof, will be liborated from
the tube F, and spring out into the position shown in said figure, where as will be

page_text: understood, the removal of the plug or stopper by any means whatever, will be
impossible, as the ends of the spring T; striking against the lower end of said tube,
will securely hold the stopper in place within the tube.
In this class of devices, the buttle must first be filled with the desired contents,
before the stopper or stoppers are applied, and this having been done, the plug or
stopper P, with the spring T, connected therewith, is forced into the position as
herein before described, after which the neck. or nozzle. is closed by the cork or
plug U, in the usual manner.
It will be understood, of course, that in the process of filling the bottle, the
air escapes through the tube B, and the bottle may be filled to the top thereof, or
nearly so, and when the plug or stopper P, is forced downwardly through. 'the
tube F; the fluid within said tube F, will be forced out at the bottom thereof, and
will pass out through the tube B, if there is more thau is necessary to entirely fill
the bottle:
The bottle having been thus filled, and the stoppers applied, if it be desired to
empty the bottle, the bottom piece M, is removed and the tubular extension K,
broken away, and the bottle emptied through the opening thus formed, and in the
process of emptying the bottle, as above described, air will enter thereinto,
through the tube B, as will be understood, and it will also be understood that the
contents of the bottle cannot be discharged through the tube B, because of the
fact, that when the tube F and the neck E are closed, as herein before described,
no air can cuter the bottle, except through the tube B; the lower end of the
tube. B, may also he closed by any desired means, and if necessary, at any time,
and means by which this closure is made may be removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :
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1. A bottle having an air tube in one side thereof, one end of which opens into
the bottle at or near the neck, and the other end of which opens outside, at or near
the bottom, said bottle being also provided with a neck and a central tube, which
forms a continuation of said neck, and extends to near the bottom of the bottle,
and with means for closing the lower end of said tube, substantially as shown and
described.
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2. A bottle having an air tube in one side thereof, one end of which opens into
the bottle at or near the neck, and the other end of which opens outside, at or near
the bottom, said bottle being also provided with a neck and a central tube, which
forms a continuation of said neck, and extends to near the bottom of the bottle,
and with means for closing the lower end of said tube, the bottom of said bottle
being also provided with an outwardly directed tubular extension, the outer one of
which is closed, and which is adapted to be broken away when it is desired to open
the bottle, substantially as shown and described.
3. A bottle having an air tube in one side thereof, one end of which opens into
the bottle at or near the neck, and the other end of which opens outside, at or near
the bottom, said bottle being also provided with a neck and a central tube, which
forma a continuation of said neck and extends to near the bottom of the bottle, and
with means for closing the lower end of said tube, the bottom of said bottle. being
also provided with an outwardly directed tubular extension, the outer end of which
is closed, and which is adapted to be broken away when it is desired to open the
bottle, the bottom of said bottle, being also provided centrally thereof, with an
inwardly directed tube or tubular, extension which is adapted to enclose the lower
end of the central tube, substantially as shown and described.
4. A bottle provided at one sido thereof, with a tube, one end of which opens
inside thereof at or near the neck of the bottle, and the other end of which opens
outwardly near the bottom of the bottle, said bottle being also provided with.a
neck having a tubular extension which extends downwardly through the bottle to
near the bottom thereof, and a plug or stopper designed to close the lower end of
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page_text: said tubular extension, said plug or stopper being provided with an extension
through which is passed, a spring whereby when the stopper is inserted through
the tube, and reaches the lower end thereof, the ends of the spring will fly out
and prevent the removal of the stopper, substantially as shown and described.
5. A bottle provided with a central tube,, which forms a continuation of the
neck and extends downwardly through the bottle, to near the bottom thereof, a
plug or stopper adapted to be inserted through said neck and to close the lower
end of the tube, and provided with means to prevent the removal thereof, and said.
bottle being also provided with means for admitting air thereto, and allowing its.
discharge therefrom, substantially as shown and described.
6. A bottle provided with a central tube, which forms a continuation of the neok
and extends downwardly through the bottle, to near the bottom thereof, a plug or
stopper adapted to be inserted through said neck and to close the lower end of the
tube, and provided with means to prevent the removal thereof, said bottle being
also provided with means for admitting air thereto, and allowing its discharge
therefrom, the bottom of said bottle being also provided with a tubular extension
closed at its outer end and adapted to be broken away when it is desired to empty
the bottle and said bottle being also provided with a base piece, having a tubular
cavity or recess therein, adapted to receive said tubular extension, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 8th day of November 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancory Lane, London, W.C., Agents.