Improvements in Casings for Milk and Cream Cans or Bottles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Casings for Milk and Cream Cans or Bottles.
I, THOMAS GILBEART of No. 23 Queen Street, Mayfair, in the County of
Middlesex, Dairy Manager, 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 my invention relates to improvements in casings for milk cans or bottles,
and the object of my invention is by means of a casing constructed in the manner
hereinafter described to protect milk or cream bottles or cans against breakage or
other damage, caused by concussion at the base.
In carrying out my invention 1 construct a casing in the form of a tube of metal
or other suitable material open at both ends. The shape and dimensions of said
casing being such as to readily permit a milk can or bottle being placed within it.
At a convenient part of said casing and preferably formed integrally with it,
I provide an inwardly projecting ledge adapted to support the bottle or can when
placed within said casing. By means of this ledge the damaging effect of con-
cussion at the base is considerably diminished. The top of said casing, according
to one form of construction of my invention, is left entirely open so that the bottle
which has been placed within it may be readily removed therefrom at any time.
In an alternative form the casing is similarly formed with a ledge as above described
and is constructed of such a height that when a bottle or can is placed therein, the
top of said casing is about level with the top of the stopper with which said bottle
is provided. A hinged cross-bar provided with a suitable hasp is attached to the
top of the casing in such a manner that said cross-bar may be closed diametrically
across the top of said casing and the basp engaged with a staple with which the
casing is provided.
By these means the bottle or can when placed within the casing is retained in
position and may, if required, be locked therein by attaching a padlock or other
similar device to the staple.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood, reference is made
to the accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts
throughout the several figures, and in which :-
Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional elevation of one form of construction of
my invention,
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of an alternative form.
Referring to the form of construction as firstly herein before described and as
shown in Figure 1, A represents a bottle for containing milk or cream provided
with a suitable stopper B. C represents in vertical section a casing constructed of
suitable material and having formed integrally with it an inwardly projecting
ledge Dadapted to support the bottle A. when placed within said casing C as shown.
The casing C may also be provided with a suitable handle E and hook F such as
those attached to ordinary milk cans.
In the alternative form of construction herein before described and as shown in
Figure 2, the casing C is also provided with an inwardly projecting ledge D similar
to that above described and adapted to support a bottle A (shown in dotted lines).
The height of said casing is such that its top is about level with the top of the
stopper B as shown. A cross-bar G is attached by means of a hinge H to the top
of the casing and is provided with a suitable hasp 1 adapted to engage with a
staple K which is attached to the casing C at a point diametrically opposite to said
hinge H.

page_text: The bottle is retained in position within the casing C by means of said cross-bar,
hasp and staple, and may be locked therein by attaching a padlock or other similar
device to the staple K.
The ledge D may, in either form of construction, have attached to it any suitable
soft material L for the purpose of further guarding the bottle or can against
damages.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A casing C constructed of suitable material and formed or provided with a
ledge D, the whole being adapted to receive and support a milk can or bottle for
the purpose and substantially as described and illustrated.
2. The combination with a casing C constructed of suitable material and formed
or provided with a ledge D a cross-bar G, hinge H, hasp 1 and staple K the wholę
being adapted to receive, support and retain a milk can or bottle for the purpose
and substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of November 1893.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.