Improvements in Stoppering Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1896
Complete Seccification Loft 2nd Cont
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Date of Application, 29th Dec., 1896
Complute Specification Loft, 23rd Sept., 1907 Accepted, 08th Oct., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, JOSEPH WINFIELD SIMONS, residing at 70 Oak Street, in the City of Port
Chester, in the County of West Chester, and State of New York, United States
of America, Machinist, do hereby declare the nature of. this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class with a neck attachment in which is
placed an automatic valve which is partially controlled by a spherical weight or
ball, the neck of the vessel and the attachment being so constructed that when
the vessel has been filled, and the neck attachment secured in position, the vessel
may be emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused.
In the practice of my invention I form in the neck of the vessel, and near the
bottom thereof, an annular inwardly directed ledge or shoulder, which serves as a
valve seat; and above which is placed the neck attachment, said neck attachment
consisting of two circular disks or partitions which are secured together, by a
hollow central conical portion, the base of which is directed downwardly, and in
which is placed a spherical weight.
Formed centrally in the lower disk or partition is an opening through which
passes a movable rod the lower end of which carries a valve which is adapted to
be seated on, the valve seat, in the neck of the vessel, and to close the opening
1 ierethrough, and the upper end of said rod is provided with a circular disk or
hi ad which supports the weight when the vessel is in an upright position, and
the object of said weight is to hold the valve seated, either when the bottle is in
an upright position, or held in a tilted or horizontal position.
The conical central portion which connects the two disks or partitions of the
attact.ment is smaller in diameter than the inner diameter of the neck of the
vessel, and the lower disk or partition is slightly conical in form, and formed
therein, are radial openings which extend from the lower side thereof, near the
central portion of said disk or partition outwardly and upwardly, and form a
communication with the space between the upper and lower partitions or disks,
and the upper partition or disk is also provided with perforations or openings,
which are formed at an inclination to the central vertical axis of the neck of the
bottle, and by means of these perforations or openings in the upper disk or
partition, and in the lower disk or partition, a passage is forced through the neck
of the vessel.
The vertically movable rod which carries the valve, is provided at its lower end
with an enlargement, and this enlargement limits the movement of the valvé,
and the form of the conical central portion of the attachment is such, that the
spherical weight when the bottle is held in a horizontal or tilted position, will
roll in the direction of the body of the vessel, and force the valve downwardly
pou its seat, and the result of this construction is such that in all positions in

page_text: which the vessel can be held, except in an inverted or nearly inverted position,
the valve will remain seated.
In practice, the vessel is first filled with the desired contents, after which the
attachment is secured in position, and after the attachment has been secured in
position, the neck of the vessel is closed by a plug or stopper in the usual manner;
and whenever it is desired to empty the vessel, the plug or stopper is removed,
and the vessel is inverted, and in this operation, pressure of the liquids within the
vessel will force the valve from its sent, and said liquids will flow out around the
valve and through the perforations or openings in the disks or partitions, and out
through the neck of the bottle, and if any attempt be made to pour liquids into
the bottle, the valve will at once be re-seated, said valve operating under the
influence of gravity, and being also operated upon by the spherical weight, within
the conical portion of the attachment, and this operation of the said weight will
be the same if the vessel is held in a horizontal position, and said vessel cannot
therefore be filled by immersing or partly immersing it in a vessel containing
liquids with which it is desired to fill the same, nor by pouring liquids thereinto.
The attachment is secured in the neck of the vessel by forming a circumferential
groove in the upper disk or partition plate, and a corresponding groove in the neck
of the vessel, and by placing an open spring ring in the groove in the upper
partition plate before the attachment is inserted into the neck of the vessel; and
when the attachment is forced downwardly within the neck until the groove in
the disk or partition plate, and that in the neck of the vessel register, the spring
ring will operate in both of said grooves, to hold the attachment within the neck,
and it will be impossible to remove the attachment from the neck of the vessel
without breaking off the latter.
Dated this 29th day of December 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECT
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels.
I, JOSEPH WINFIELD SIMONS, residing at 70 Oak Street, Port Chester, in the
County of Westchester, and State of New York, United States of America,
Machinist, 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.
This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels, and the object
thereof is to provide a vessel of this class with a neck attachment in which is placed
an automatic valve partially controlled by a spherical weight or ball, the neck of
the bottle and the attachment being so constructed that when the vessel has been
filled and the neck attachment secured in position, the vessel may be emptied
of its contents, but cannot be refilled or reused.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in whichi:-
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Fig. 1 is a central vertical section of the upper part of the bottle and the neck
thereof provided with my improvement;
Fig. 2 a similar view showing the bottle tilted or partially inverted;
Fig. 3 a plan view of the locking disk or partition plate which I employ;
Fig. 4 a plan view of an open spring ring which is employed in connection
therewith; and,

page_text: Fig. 5 a bottom plan view of a valve disk or partition plate which I employ.
In the drawing forming part of this specification the separate parts of my
improvement. are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the
views, and in the practice of my invention I provide a bottle or other vessel 5,
having a neck 6 and near the bottom of the neck is formed an annular inwardly
directed ledge or shoulder 7 which serves as a valve seat, and above which is
placed the neck attachment which I employ.
In the construction of my improved neck attachment, I provide two circular
disks or partition plates 8 and 9 which are connected by a hollow conical device 10,
the base of which is connected with the disk or partition plate 9 and the apex with
the disk or partition plate 8 and in which is placed a spherical weight 11.
The bottom disk or partition plate 9 is also preferably placed upon an annular
shoulder 12 and formed centrally therein is an opening 13 through which passes
a vertically movable od 14 the lower end of which carries a valve 15 which is
adapted to be seated on the valve seat formed by the annular ledge or shoulder 7,
and to close the opening therethrough, and the upper end of said rod is provided
with a circular disk or head 16 which supports the weight 11 in the normal
position of the vessel, the object of said weight is to hold the valve closed either
when the bottle or vessel is in an upright position or when said bottle or vessel
is held in a slightly tilted or horizontal position.
The conical central device 10 which connects the two disks or partition plates
with the attachments is smaller in diameter at its base than the inner diameter of
the neck of the vessel, and the lower disk or partition plate 9 is slightly conical
in form, and formed in the bottom thereof is an annular chamber 17 around
which are formed radial openings 18 which extend from the lower side thereof,
or from the annular chamber 17 outwardly and upwardly, and form a communica-
tion between the body portion of the bottle or vessel, and the space between the
upper and lower partition disks or plates and the upper disk or plate 8 is also
provided with perforations or openings 19, which are formed at an inclination to
the central vertical axis of the neck of the bottle, and by means of these
perforations or openings in the upper disk or partition plate 8, and in the lower
disk or partition plate, a continuous passage is formed through the neck of the
vessel.
The vertically movable rod which carries the valve 15 is provided at its lower
end with an enlargement 20 and this enlargement limits the movement of the valve
by coming in contact with the central portion of the disk or partition plate 9 and
the form of the conical part or device 10 of the attachment is such that the
spherical weight 11 when the bottle is held in a horizontal position or in a tilted
position, between the horizontal' and the vertical will roll in the direction of the
body of the vessel, and force the valve downwardly upon its seat, and the result
of this construction is such that in all positions in which the vessel can be held,
except in the inverted or nearly inverted position, the valve will remain seated:
The disk or plate 8 is provided with an annular groove 21 and the inner wall of the
neck of the bottle is provided with a corresponding annular groove 22 and I also pro-
vide a split spring ring 23 which is shown in Fig. 4, and which in practice is
placed in the annular groove 21 before the attachment is forced into the neck of
the bottle, and when said attachment is forced into the neck of the bottle, and
into the position shown in Fig. 1, the spring ring will operate to lock said
attachment within said neck, as will be readily understood.
In practice the vessel is first filled with the desired contents, after which the
attachment is secured in position, and after the attachment has been secured in
position, the neck of the vessel is closed by a plug or stopper in the usual manner;
and whenever it is desired to empty the vessel, the plug or stopper is removed,
and the vessel is inverted, and in this operation, the pressure of the liquids within
the vessel will force the valve 15 from its seat, and the liquids will flow out
around the valve and through the perforations or openings 18 and 19 in the disks

page_text: or partition plates 8 and 9 and out through the neck of the vessel, and this
operation may be repeated or continued until the vessel is entirely emptied; and
if any attempt be made to pour liquids into the vessel or to refill the same by
pouring liquids thereiuto, the valve will be at once reseated, said valve operating
under the influence of gravity, and being also operated upon by the spherical
weight 12 and this operation of said weight will be the same if the vessel be held
in a vertical or horizontal position, or in any position between the vertical and
the horizontal, and said vessel cannot therefore be filled by pouring liquids
thereinto, or by partly immersing the same in a vessel containing such liquids.
It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of a
device which is simple in construction and operation, and which is also com-
paratively inexpensive, and it will be apparent that changes in and modifications
of the construction lierein described, may be made without departing from the
spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what mannor the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A bottle or other vessel constructed as described and provided with a neck
attacliment constructed as herein described and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
2. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck and an attachment therefor,
consisting of two partition disks or plates, which are connected by a hollow conical
device the base of which is directed downwardly, a vertically movable rod
passing through the bottom disk or plate and provided at its lower end with a
valve which is adapted to close an opening through the lower end of the neck, and
at its upper end with a head plate, a spherical weight mounted in said conical
device and adapted to rest upon said head plate, said partition disks or plates
being provided with perforations or openings, substantially as shown and
described.
3. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neck and an attachment thereof,
consisting of two partition disks or plates, which are connected by a hollow conical
device the base of which is directed downwardly, a vertically movable rod passing
through the bottom disk or plate and provided at its lower end with a valve which
is adapted to close an opening through the lower end of the neck, and at its
upper end with a head plate, a spherical weight mounted in said conical device
and adapted to rest upon said head plate, said partition disks or plates being
provided with perforations or openings, and the base of said conical device being of
less diameter than the inner diameter of the neck, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.