Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1886
Complete Left, 29th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 9th Sept., 1887.
We, FRITZ SIEBENMANN and CHRISOSTOMUS VANOLI both of Güntersthal bei
Freiburg Berlin, Germany, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple and ready means of measuring
and administering a dose of medicine.
For this purpose we form a shoulder on one side of the neck of a medicine bottle-
We then fit such neck with a hollow stopper having a suitable recess or chamber
formed therein which latter is so proportioned as to form a convenient receptacle
for a single dose of the medicine contained in the bottle-The upper end of the hollow
stopper is closed with a cork in the ordinary manner.
When it is desired to take a dose of medicine the hollow stopper is turned
round until the aperture in its base is brought opposite the shoulder in the neck of
the bottle thus opening a passage through which the medicine flows into the recess
formed in the hollow stopper-When the requisite quantity has passed into such recess
the stopper is again turned round so as to shut off the passage and it then only
remains for the patient to remove the cork from the upper end of the stopper and
apply his lips thereto when the dose contained therein flows into his mouth.
By this means all necessity for the use of a spoon as hitherto and its consequent
inconvenience is obviated.
An alternative method consists in forming the stopper and neck of the bottle in one.

page_text: We FRITZ SIEBENMANN and CHRISOSTOMUS VANOLI, Frieburg Baden Germany
Merchants, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to afford a simple means of accurately measuring and
readily administering a dose of medicine by means of an improved construction of
medicine bottle.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shews a vertical section of a medicine bottle
constructed according to our invention and Fig. 2 shews a modification of such
improved construction also in vertical section The letters of reference occurring in
the following description refer to corresponding letters in such drawings wherein
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
To carry out our invention a shoulder or enlargement b is formed on one side of the
neck of the bottle and a hollow glass stopper is fitted into such neck--This stopper is
provided on one side with an opening or channel a which is on the same level with
the enlargement and the top of such hollow glass stopper is recessed internally
so as to form a measuring chamber S-The stopper is closed at the top by a cork R
which reaches to the shoulder -The containing capacity of the measuring chamber
is such that it contains the exact dose of medicine required to be taken and such
measuring chamber is utilised in the manner presently described.
The modification of our improved medicine bottle shewn at Fig. 2 represents the
hollow glass stopper as forming a continuation of the bottle itself instead of being formed
separately as shewn in Fig. 1-In such modification the neck of the bottle is formed
of a square section but somewhat rounded on two sides in a horizontal direction―
One of such sides is provided with an orifice or aperture through which a cock R¹ is
inserted horizontally into the neck so as to cut off either wholly or partially the
measuring chamber S from the main body of the bottle-The top of the bottle is closed
by a cork R in the ordinary manner.
The operation of our invention is as follows: When it is desired to use the bottle
shewn at Fig. 1 the hollow stopper is turned round so as to bring the opening a
opposite the shoulder or enlargement 6-The bottle is then inverted thus causing the
liquid contained in the body thereof to pass into the shoulder or enlargement 6 and
thence through the channel or opening a into the measuring chamber S--As such
measuring chamber gradually fills the air contained therein is forced back through such
channel or opening into the body of the bottle the channel or opening a being made
sufficiently large to allow of the air so passing through it-When the measuring
chainher is full the hollow stopper is turned round so as to cut off the communication
between it and the body of the bottle-It then only remains to remove the cork R
from the top of the hollow stopper and apply the latter to the lips when the dose can
at once be taken.

page_text: When the bottle shewn at Fig. 2 is used the cork R¹ is drawn out a short distance
thus opening communication between the measuring chamber and the body of the
bottle The bottle is then inverted and the required dose allowed to flow into such
measuring chamber after which the cork is again pushed in thus closing the com-
munication between the measuring chamber and the body of the bottle-When this is
done it only remains to remove the cork R from the top of the bottle and take the
dose in the manner already described.
Any other suitable equivalents may be substituted for the corks R R' hereinbefore
mentioned.
One great advantage of our invention is that it entirely dispenses with the use of a
spoon for measuring the dose and thus obviates the consequent inconvenience and
uncertainty arising therefrom.
Another important advantage thereof is that it ensures perfect accuracy in measuring
the prescribed dose or doses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is.
1. The combination of a medicine bottle having a shoulder or enlargement formed
thereon with a hollow glass stopper recessed and otherwise made and fitted thereto and
provided with a cork R or its equivalent all substantially in the manner and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and shewn at Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
2. Forming a medicine bottle and hollow recessed stopper all in one and fitting the
same with two corks R R¹ or their equivalents all substantially in the manner and for
the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn at Fig. 2 of the accompanying
drawings.