Improvenients in Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 22nd May, 1897
Improvenients in Bottles.
1, HENRY THOMAS ATKINSON, of corner of 4th and Washington Streets,
Oakland, Alameda County, California, Carpenter, 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 as to improvements in bottles, and more particularly to
that class known as non-refillable bottles, and consists in the novel construction
and arrangement of the parts hereinafter described and claimed.
In the drawings,
Fig. 1, is a vertical sectional view of the upper part of a bottle provided with
non-refillable attachments constructed in accordance with this invention.
Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the valve used in this construction.
Fig. 3, is the plan of view from the upper side of the cage or retaining device for
the valve.
Fig. 4, is a plan view from the upper side of the valve seat.
The objects which this invention has in view are to provide an attachment, simple
and inexpensive in construction, which will under all conditions prevent the
introduction into the bottle of any liquid through the neck after these attachments
have been placed in position; also to provide certain guards which will prevent
the valve being tampered with without detection; and to so construct these various
attachments that they will be applicable to any and all sizes of neck.
For convenience of description with reference to the drawings, I will designate
the different elements of the construction by distinguishing letters. Thus, the
letter, A, will indicate the valve, while the letters A 1, and A 2, will indicate the
two ends of the balance stem of the same. The under surface of this valve is
a flat ground surface, and is adapted to rest upon the ridge, B 1, of the valve
seat, B.
The valve seat is constructed substantially as shown in Figures, 1, and 4, and is
provided with a central opening, B2, for the exit of the liquor from the bottle.
The central opening is lengthened by the extension, B 3, to form a neck upon
which is placed a cork, or rubber gasket or packing, as more fully hereinafter
described.
Around the upper portion of the valve seat is situated the lower portion, or ring
of the cage, C. The cage, C, is constructed as shown in Figures, 1, and 3, having
inclined fingers or guards, C 1, extending over the valve A, as the same rests upon
the valve B. The incline of the under face of these fingers, C 1, is true and
constant and terminate at the upper surface or edge of the valve, C, so as to provide
a sharp groove at the junction of the same to receive the edge of the valve, when
the same is shifted sidewise upon the seat, B, as would occur in the tipping of the
bottle. By this means the lower edge of the valve is always seated against the
lower part of the groove firmly against the valve seat whenever the bottle is tipped,
as in the position for pouring.
The lower portion of the cage, C, as before stated, fits snugly the outer diameter
of the valve seat. In its construction it is designed that the valve seat, the
valve, A, and cage, C, will be inseparably placed together before delivery to the
trade. This is accomplished by placing the valve within the cage or in the valve
seat, then adjusting the cage in position around the valve, seat, and in the space
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page_text: between lower portion of the cage and valve seat some liquid cement is inserted
which when hardened will hold the seat and cage rigidly together. As before
mentioned, the valve seat is provided with the extension or neck, B 3. This, it is
designed, is to be fitted with a cork, or other expansible collar or gasket, D, the
outer diameter of which is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the neck of
the bottle, into which the attachment is forced, so as to compress the collar, or
gasket, D.
To insert the attachment into the bottle when thus equipped, any special tool
may be used that will force the device to the proper position, guides at the top
being provided to regulate the depth of the insertion of the same.
It will now be observed that it is practically impossible to extract this device
without destroying it, for the reason that there is no part presented that could be
caught or taken hold of for the purpose of withdrawing it that is not so fragile,
constructed as it is of glass, without breaking under the strain.
In its operation the valve, as constructed, and shown in drawings, has always
a tendency to remain on the seat until the bottle is tilted past the horizontal to
such an extent as to throw the centre of gravity of the valve from the surface of
the seat. This is regulated by means of the weighted end of the balance pin, A 2,
which overbalances the valve in the seat direction, as the lower edge of the same
rests in the groove formed by the cage, C, and the valve seat. In pouring, the
valve is dislodged whenever there is liquor in the bottle. This is accomplished by
the weight of the liquor overcoming the weight of the balance pin, A 2. This is
not so, however, when the bottle is empty.
With the attachment applied, as now described, it is only possible to fill the
bottle by the method known as forcing, which is most generally effected when the
bottle is in an inverted position, in which position the valve would be completely
off the seat, and confined only within the cage, C. It is to provide against this
method that I have provided the supplemental float, E, which is designed to operate
upon the valve, A, through contact with the extension, A 1, of the balance pin.
The extension, A 1, rests above the opening of the cage fingers, C 1, when the
valve is seated, so that in all positions the float, E, rests upon the extension, A 1.
With this supplemental float in position, as shown in Fig. 1, any attempts at forcing
are guarded against, for the reason that immediately the liquor has entered into
the outer neck, X, of the bottle, the float, E, is buoyed up thereby, and impinges
upon the extension A 1, to force the valve against its seat, and close the entrance
into the body of the bottle. It is to be understood that the supplemental float
hereinafter described is not regarded by nie as essential, for the reason that so far in
my experience with an attachment construction as above described, it is exceedingly
difficult to introduce liquor into the body of the bottle without the interposition
of any float. Again, I have designed and have had very satisfactory results, from
a construction such as forming on the extension, A 1, of the balance pin, a small
glass globe, making thereby a float attached directly to the valve, A.
It is to prevent tampering with the operation of the valve that I have provided
the inner or supplemental neck, F, which is used as a seal. This is constructed
as shown in Fig. 1, of drawing, to have the bottom or shield, F 1, covering the
float, E, and the lateral openings, F 2, for the exit of the liquor. The ordinary
cork is designed to be introduced into the supplemental neck, F, and against the
key or loose plunger, G, extended through a perforation in the bottom of the said
cover or seal and adapted to force the said float upon the said valve when the key
is depressed. The said key or loose plunger is introduced merely for the purpose
of holding the float, E, and valve, A, steady during transportation. This is
accomplished by holding all the parts rigidly in position. It is understood that
the key, G, is not attached, to the float, E, nor the seal F. The seal, F, is provided
near the upper end with an external groove, 3, which will align with an internal
groove, X1, formed near the outer edge of the neck of the bottle. Into these two
grooves is inserted a cement which, when brought together join and harden, so
that it would be impossible to withdraw the seal, F.

page_text: 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-
1st. In a non-refillable attachment for a bottle, a valve, A, adapted to shift on
its seat, a seat, B, extending across the neck of the bottle and provided on its face
with projections to receive and hold the edge of the valve as the same is shifted on
the seat, and a float, E, located in the neck of the bottle outside said valve and
adapted to seat the valve if liquor is introduced into said neck from without,
substantially as described.
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2nd. In a non-refillable attachment for a bottle, a valve A, adapted to shift on
its seat, in combination with a seat, B, extending across the neck of the bottle,
a cage or guard, C, to limit the lift of the valve, said cage forming a groove to
hold the lower edge of the valve when the same is shifted, and a weighted
extension, A 2, attached to the valve on the seat side to tilt the same against the
seat when the bottle is in a horizontal position, substantially as described.
3rd. In a non-refillable attachment for a bottle, the combination of a valve, A,
adapted to shift on its seat without leaving same, with a seat, B, extended across
the neck of the bottle, and provided with a central opening, and an extension, B3,
to receive a gasket or packing, and cage or guard, C, consisting of a ring adapted
to surround said seat and provided with inclined fingers, C, to extend over the
valve as it rests on the seat to form a limit for the rise of the valve, and a rest for
the lower edge of the same when the bottle is inclined, suitable fastenings to connect
rigidly, the said seat and cage, and a compressible ring or gasket, D, adapted to fit
around the extension of said seat, and fill the space between the same and the inner
walls of the bottle, substantially as described.
4th. In a non-refillable attachment for a bottle, a valve, A, adapted to shift on
its seat without leaving the same, and provided with a weighted extension, A 2, on
the seat side, in combination with a seat, B, extending across the neck of the
bottle, and provided with a central opening, B2, a cage or guard, C, to limit the
rise of the valve, a float, E, extending above the said valve in the neck of the bottle,
and adapted to impinge upon the valve when liquor is introduced from the outside
in the neck of the bottle when in an inverted position, a seal or cover, F, extended
over the said float in the neck of the bottle, and a key or loose plunger, G, extended
through a perforation in the bottom of the said cover or seal and adapted to force
the said float upon the said valve when the key is depressed, substantially as
described.
Dated this 18th day of February 1897
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4 Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.