Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
We, JOHN CREASY, of 22, Chapel Court, High Street, Borough, Mechanical
Engineer, and HENRY JECKS DIXON, of 6, Rosemont Mansions, Lithos Road, Com-
mercial Clerk, both in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to non-refillable bottles and has for its objects to simplify
the construction and increase the efficiency of the same.
According to the said invention we form a seat in the neck of the bottle upon
which a ring or disc of cork or other suitable jointing material is designed to bear,
and above this ring or disc we place a hollow thimble or cap of glass or like material
which upon any attempt to introduce liquid into the bottle is carried forward with
the liquid and presses the washer against its seat.
The said cap or thimble is preferably of such size that it will fit the bottle neck,
grooves being formed in the cap or thimble to allow the escape of the liquid.
The bottle is filled with liquid before the disc and the cap or thimble are placed
in position, the latter being retained in position in the neck by a plug screwed
or otherwise fixed in the mouth of the bottle and provided with a discharge hole
which can be closed by a cork.
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G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
We, JOHN CREASY, of 22, Chapel Court, High Street, Borough, Mechanical
Engineer, and HENRY JECKS DIXON, of 6, Rosemont Mansions, Lithos Road, Com-
mercial Clerk, both in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particulariy
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to non-refillable bottles and has for its object to simplify
the construction and increase the efficiency of the same.

page_text: According to the said invention we form a seat in the neck of the bottle upon
which a disc of glass or other suitable jointing material is designed to bear, and
above this disc we place a hollow thimble or cap of glass or like material which,
upon any attempt to introduce liquid into the bottle, is carried forward with the
liquid and presses the disc against its seat.
The cap or thimble is preferably of such size that it will fit the bottle neck,
grooves being formed in it to allow of the escape of the liquid.
In the accompanying drawings,-
Figure 1 is a vertical section through a non-refillable bottle constructed
according to the invention:
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the upper part of a bottle with the stopper
removed:
Figures 3 and 4 are an elevation and plan respectively of the screw plug for
closing the mouth of the bottle:
Figures 5 and 6 are a plan and elevation respectively of the cap or thimble; and
Figure 7 is a view illustrating the position the parts of the stopper assume when
the bottle is tilted for pouring out the contents thereof.
a is the bottle and is the seat formed in the neck a' thereof, the said seat being
fitted with a ring of cork.e to form a good joint. is the dise of glass or other suit-
able material, which is designed to bear upon the cork ring of the seat b, and fis
the hollow thimble of glass or like material which normally rests upon the glass
dise d, as illustrated in Figure 1, so as to close the neck of the bottle. The bottom
of the thimble is ground Hat and the upper face of the disc d is also ground, so
that good contact is obtained between the two ground surfaces.
The thimble, which is shewn separately in Figures 5 and 6 is preferably made
to fit the neck a' of the bottle and is provided with external longitudinal grooves fl
and with notches 2 at its upper part. g is the screw-cap or plug which is of
ordinary construction, is screwed into the internally screw-threaded upper end
of the bottle neck a as shewn in Figure 1 and is provided with a central hole g¹
adapted to be closed by a cork g².
and the cap or thimble f are
bottle by the screw cap g.
The bottle a is filled with liquid before the disc
placed in position, the parts being retained in the
When it is desired to empty the bottle, the cork g is removed and the bottle
tilted so that the contents thereof force the disc d and the thimble from the seat b,
escape through the seat band then flow down the grooves f, formed externally
upon the thimble f, and the notches f² and pass through the central hole g' of the
plug 9.
Should any attempt be made to refill the bottle the thimble receives the liquid
introduced and causes the disc d to bear upon the cork ring, thereby closing
the bottle neck.
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. In a non-refillable bottle,' the combination of a seat formed in the bottle
neck, a disc adapted to bear upon the said seat and a hollow cap or thimble adapted
to rest upon the disc, substantially as herein before described.
2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a seat formed in the bottle neck,
a disc adapted to bear upon the scat, a hollow cap or thimble adapted to rest upon
the disc and a plug for closing the mouth of the bottle, substantially as herein-
before described.
3. In a non-refillable bottle the combination with an internal seat in the bottle
neck and a disc to close the opening in the said neck, of a hollow thimble or cap
having external longitudinal grooves and notches at its open end, substantially
as, and for the purpose, herein before described.
4. A non-refillable bottle having a seat in its neck, a disc to rest upon the said

page_text: seat, a hollow cap or thimble such as f and a plug such as g, substantially as
described and illustrated.
Dated the 12th day of May 1899.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.