Improvements in or relating to Bottles and the like to Prevent them being Refilled.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles and the like to Prevent them
being Refilled.
I, Professor SHANKER ABAJI BHISE, President of the Scientific Club, Bombay,
residing in Bombay near Ramwadi, Market Post, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to glass bottles and phials of all kinds and shapes, used for
containing liquids of all kinds whether, spirits, oils, or medicines, and its objects are
to provide an easy means of detecting and consequently preventing the fraudulent
substitution of an inferior quality for a superior or genuine one.
Construction--A hollow round chamber or a cavity, large enough to hold an
enamelled tin or metal ring, so loosely as to leave a sufficient space around it, for
holding a small portion of the liquid contents of the bottle, should be made
surrounding the top of the neck of any glass bottle or phial above described. On the
outer surface of an enamelled metal or china ware flat thin ring the words "Fraud "
or "Used
should be written in permanent red colour. Over this surface and the word,
a thin coating of any white colour readily dissolvable in the liquid, which the bottle is
meant for holding, should be applied and on this coating of white colour, the word
"Genuine" should be written with a blue or any other colour, different from the one
of the permanent words mentioned before, also readily dissolvable in the same liquid
with the white coating. Such prepared ring should be put in the above mentioned
cavity which should then be hermetically closed by fusion or otherwise. Near the
top of the above mentioned cavity and on the inner side of the neck of the bottle,
where the cork is put, a few small holes should be perforated in order to pass a
portion of the liquid contents of the bottle in the cavity while the bottle is inverted
or inclined for pouring out the liquid.
Illustration When the bottle will be inclined or inverted for pouring out the
liquid contents, a portion of it will easily pass in the above named cavity through the
perforated holes, left open by the removal of the cork. The liquid thus entered in
the cavity will dissolve and wash off the white, coating with the word "Genuine,"
put on the outer surface of the enamelled ring as described above, and the permanent
red coloured word "Fraud," "Used," or any other similar one, denoting that the
original and genuine contents have been removed, will consequently be visible and
will thus enable the purchaser to detect a genuine bottle from a fraudulent one, The
ordinary cork fitting tightly in the neck will close the perforated holes and the above
named enamelled ring will remain intact, as no liquid will pass in the cavity till the
cork is removed for using the bottle. A metal cap with a small handle may be set on
the top of the cork, to prevent the use of the corkscrew for drawing the liquid contents
in small quantities and thus keeping the same from entering the cavity and washing
off the white coating with the word "Genuine." A small enamelled tube of a
requisite length may also be inserted in the body of the above named cork, which will
help a retail seller of wines & spirits to draw about three-fourths of the liquid

page_text: contents in small quantities without removing the cork or washing off the word
"Genuine" on the enamelled ring above described.
Dated this Eleventh day of September 1896.
SHANKER ABAJI BHISE,
President, Scientific Club, Bombay.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles and the like to Prevent them
being Refilled.
I, Professor SHANKER ABAJI BAISE, Market Post near Bombay President of the
Scientific Club Bombay, 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 :-
My invention relates to glass bottles and phials of all kinds and shapes, used for
containing liquids of all kinds, whether spirits, oils or medicines, and its objects are
to provide an easy means of detecting and consequently preventing the fraudulent
substitution of an inferior quality for a superior or genuine one.
Construction -A hollow round chamber or a cavity, large enough to hold an
enamelled tin or metal ring so loosely as to leave a sufficient space round it for
holding a small portion of the liquid contents of the bottle, should be made
surrounding the top of the neck of any glass bottle or phial above described. On the
outer surface of an enamelled metal or china ware flat thin ring the words "Fraud "
or "Used" should be written in permanent red colour. Over this surface and
the word a thin coating of any white colour readily dissolvable in the liquid which the
bottle is meant for holding should be applied and on this coating of white colour the
word "Genuine" should be written with blue or other colour different from the one of
the permanent word mentioned before, also readily dissolvable in the same liquid with
the white coating. Such prepared ring should be put in the above mentioned cavity
which should then be hermetically closed by fusion or otherwise. Near the top of
the above mentioned cavity and on the inner side of the neck of the bottle where the
cork is put, a few small holes should be perforated in order to pass a portion of the
liquid contents of the bottle into the cavity while the bottle is inverted or inclined
for pouring out the liquid.
Illustration: When the bottle is inclined or inverted for pouring out the liquid
contents, a portion of the liquid contents will easily pass into, the above named cavity
through the perforations or holes left open by the removal of the cork. The liquid
thus entered into, the cavity will dissolve and wash off the coating with the word
"Genuine" put on the outer surface of the enamelled ring as described above, and the
permanent red coloured word "Fraud" "Used" or any other similar one denoting that
the original and genuine contents have been removed, will consequently be visible
and will thus enable the purchaser to detect a genuine bottle from a fraudulent one.
The ordinary cork, fitting tightly in the neck will close the apertures or perforations
and the above named enamelled ring will remain intact as no liquid will pass into the
cavity until the cork is removed for using the bottle. A metal cap with a small
handle may be set on the top of the cork to prevent the use of the cork screw for
drawing the liquid contents of the bottle in small quantities and thus keeping the
same from entering the cavity and washing off the white coating with the word
"Genuine." A small enamelled tube of a requisite length may also be inserted in
the body of the above named cork which will keep a retail seller of wines and spirits
to draw about three fourths of the liquid contents in small quantities without

page_text: removing the cork or washing off the word genuine on the enamelled ring above
described.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will now refer to the
annexed drawings in which :-
Figure 1. Sectional side elevation of my invention.
Figure 2. Side elevation of same.
a is the bottle neck which is provided with the cavity or chamber b which may be
formed integrally with or attached to the neck of the bottle in any convenient manner,
being hermetically sealed at c by means of a suitable cement or by fusion of the parts
to be united. d is a ring or band of suitable material which surrounds the neck of
the bottle as shewn and upon which the necessary word such as "Not Genuine" is
permanently printed. This printing is covered with a compound which is readily
dissolved when brought into contact with the contents of the bottle. The neck of
the bottle is perforated at or about the part e so that when the cork is withdrawn the
contents will enter the cavity or chamber and dissolve the compound from the ring
and so expose the word or words "Not Genuine" or the like.
The composition is of sufficient opacity to prevent the words upon the ring or band
from being visible until the composition has been dissolved from same. The
composition carries the word "Genuine" or such suitable indication, and which is of
course obliterated and removed from the ring or band when the contents of the
bottle come into contact with same. f is a rod passing through the cork h and
having the dise or button g upon same. is a loop of wire or other suitable material
which may be employed to withdraw the cork or the like when required, being
a capsule or cover of any suitable material. If desired I may provide the rod f with
projections instead of the disc or button g, for facilitating the removal of the cork or
stopper.
When required I may provide a tube which passes through the cork so that a
certain amount of the contents may be withdrawn without removing the cork from
the bottle if desired. i is the usual sealing capsule or the like which is secured round
the neck of the bottle in any convenient manner.
. 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 :-
1. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially as
described and illustrated herein.
2. In stoppering or corking bottles: a ring or band having the necessary word or
mark permanently printed thereon and covered with a soluble composition having a
required word or mark thereon, said ring or hand being enclosed in a cavity or
chamber into which part of the contents of the bottle may pass through apertures,
after the cork has been withdrawn.
Dated thie 27th day of May 1807