Improvements in Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles to Prevent them being Refilled.
I, MARSIO BARCI, Barber, 585 Grand Street, in the City of New York, County
and State of New York, United States of America do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
My invention relates to a novel form of non-refillable bottle, and the object is
to provide a bottle of this class that cannot be refilled after it has been emptied of
its contents.
To this end the invention consists in the construction of the several parts of the
device as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in
the claims.
In the accompanying drawings the same reference characters indicate the same
parts of the invention.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion of a non-refillable bottle
embodying my invention.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same with the separable neck detached from
the bottle.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of a modification of the same.
Figure 4 is a detail of the modification shown in Fig. 3.
Figure 5 is another modified form of the valve.
Figure 6 is an additional modification of the flexible rubber valve.
In said drawings, 1 indicates the body portion of the bottle, and 2 the separable
neck thereof. The said body portion provided with an extension that is screw
threaded at its lower end portion as shown at 3, and is reduced at its upper end
portion as shown at 4. The air vent is placed in this contracted upper end
portion 4 of the extension, and the valve is mounted upon the upper end of
this portion.
Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the said air vent consists of a
tube 5, open at its outer end and closed at its inner end and provided with an
opening 6 between its ends. This tube 5 is situated within a circular seat 7 in
the side of the contracted portion 4 of the extension. The length of said tube 5
is such that it is held within the seat 7 by the contact of its ends with either the
neck 2 or the opposite wall of the contracted portion 4 of the extension. The said
neck 2 is screw threaded at the lower end portion to screw upon the portion 3 of
the extension in the manner shown and to lock the said neck in place, it is under-
stood that a suitable cement can be placed upon the screw threaded portion thereof,
which hardening will hold these parts firmly together. As a further means for
locking the neck in place, a recess 8 is made in the body portion of the bottle
which stands opposite a slot 9 in the integral flange on the lower end of the neck
so that when the parts are screwed together a pin 10 can be placed within the
recess and suitably cemented therein. In this way it will be seen that the neck
cannot be unscrewed without breaking some portion of the bottle. The upper
portion of the neck adjacent to the mouth thereof is provided with a transverse
obstruction or plate 11 that extends across the neck and into a recess 12 on one
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page_text: side thereof. In this way the liquid can pass through the neck while this
obstruction or plate 11 prevents the insertion of an instrument with which the
valves hereinafter described could be manipulated. The said valves consist pre-
ferably of a rubber cap 13 that is securely fastened at its lower open end to the
upper end of the contracted portion 4' of the extension. The said cap tapers
towards its upper end where it is provided with a slot 14 which is normally closed
by reason of the inherent elasticity of said cap. The said cap is further provided
about midway between its ends with a transverse slot 15 which is also normally in
a closed condition. The said cap is provided at a point above the transverse slot 15
with an eye or loop 16 to which a cord 17 can be attached. The particular con-
struction illustrated consists of a loop 16 fastened to the side of the cap opposite
the transverse slot 15 by a clip a in the manner shown.
The manner in which this bottle is used is as follows:-The parts are assembled
in the position shown in Fig. 1, with a cord 17 in place. By pulling upon this
cord it is seen that the slot or valve 15 is opened which allows the liquid to be
poured into the neck of the bottle and find its way to the body portion thereof.
After the bottle is filled, this string is pulled out and then it is seen that there is
no means for opening this lateral valve 15 but that when it is desired to pour the
contents from the bottle by tipping the same, the pressure of the liquid will open
the end valve 14 and close automatically, while the tube 5 serves as an air vent in
an obvious manner. In this way it will be understood that after the bottle is
emptied, it is impossible to refill it.
In Figs. 3 and 4, is shown a modified construction. In this construction the air
vent consists of a sleeve 18 surrounding the contracted portioii 4 of the extension
on said body portion of the bottle, while said contracted portion 4 is provided with
a slot 19. The valves 14 and 15 consist of two pieces, one a soft rubber collar 20
secured to the upper end of the contracted portion 4 and this collar 20 is protected
by a sleeve 21 having an opening 21" opposite the slot 15 therein. To the upper
end of the collar 20 is attached a nipple 22 having a contracted and flat upper end
portion provided with the lips 23 and 24. The lip 24 is provided with a weight 25
that serves to bend the upper end portion of this nipple and hold it normally in
the position shown in said Figs. 3 and 4. The upper end portion of the neck is
provided with an enlargement 26 to permit the bend of the upper end portion of
the nipple while the cord 17 is connected with the collar by being fastened to the
lower end portion of the nipple in the manner shown. In Fig. 5 is shown still
another modification of the valve which consists essentially of a rubber cap having
an inclined slot 15 that serves both as a valve to allow the bottle to be filled and
emptied. The cord 17 is attached to this cap just above the lower end of the slot
and the operation is obvious.
In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the extension 4 is provided with ribs which
receive the interiorly recessed lower end of the rubber nipple 27, which terminates
in a flexible tube 28 formed with an integral globular chamber 29, which loosely
encompasses a rectangular weight 30 which normally bends the tube down so
as to close. the connection of the nipple with the bottle when in the opposite
position, but when the bottle is inverted to discharge its contents the weight carries
the tube forward into alignment with the nipple so that the contents of the bottle
will flow freely through the tube.
Although I have specifically described the construction and relative arrangement
of the several elements of my invention, I do not desire to be confined to the same,
as such changes or modifications may be made as clearly fall within the scope of
my invention, without departing from the spirit thereof.
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:
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1. A bottle consisting of a body portion having an upper extension, a neck á

page_text: partition, and an open mouth, a flexible cap mounted upon the end of such exten-
sion and provided with outwardly opening valves, and means for attaching a cord
to said cap, substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination with a bottle provided with a screw threaded extension
having a cap provided with valves, of a neck having a screw threaded lower end
portion to receive said extension and a transverse partition or plate at its upper
end portion, substantially as shown and described.
3. The combination with a bottle provided with a screw threaded extension, a
recess adjacent said extension and a cap provided with valves mounted upon said
extension, of a neck having a screw threaded lower end portion to receive said
extension and provided with a notch, and a pin situated within said recess and
notch, substantially as shown and described.
4. A bottle provided with a neck having a transverse plate or partition near the
upper end thereof, an extension extending into said neck and provided with a vent,
and a flexible cap situated upon said extension and provided at its upper end and
at its sides with valves and with means for attaching a cord thereto, substantially
as shown and described.
5. In a bottle, the combination with an extension situated within the neck
thereof, of a flexible cap provided with a slot at its upper end and at its sides, and a
ring or loop secured to said cap above said lateral slot, substantially as shown and
described.
6. In a bottle, the combination with an extension situated within the neck
thereof and having a circular seat, of a longitudinally movable vent tube situated
within said seat, said vent tube being closed at its inner end, open at its outer end
and provided with an opening between its ends, substantially as shown and
described.
7. In a bottle of the class described, the combination with an extension situated
within the neck thereof, a nipple secured to said extension and terminating in a
flexible tube provided with an enlarged chamber adapted to contain a loose weight,
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 19th day of August 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.