A Device for Sealing Bottles or other Vessels when Filled.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Device for Sealing Bottles or other Vessels when Filled.
I, HENRY EDWARD TAAFFE, of the Londonderry Medical Hall, Waterloo Place,
Londonderry Pharmaceutical Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a device for sealing bottles or other vessels when filled
and the object of the device is to prevent persons tampering with the contents
of the bottle or vessel for unlawful or dishonest purposes.
The device consists of two pieces of glass of a hook or bent shape with a long
leg and a short leg. The pieces of glass are preferably flat strips and the long leg
of one part is bevelled towards the lower edge whilst the long leg of the upper
part is bevelled towards the upper edge in order that the two parts may be
jointed together and when jointed may lie level. The short leg of each part is
preferably curved or made so as to grip or fit on the neck of the bottle just below
the shoulder or ruff.
The two parts are cemented together with an acid, heat, and damp proof cement
and when the glass seal is once fitted in place and properly cemented the bottle
cannot be opened without first breaking the seal.
To facilitate the breaking of the seal a small metallic disc is inserted in the
ordinary cork of the bottle and projects slightly but not to such an extent as to
touch the glass seal. A smart tap on the glass seal shatters it.
The trade mark or name of the bottler or a distinctive device can be blown or
pressed in the seal.
Dated this 7th dow of Tune 100-
A Device for Sealing Bottles or other Vessels when Filled.
I, HENRY EDWARD TAAFFE, of the Londonderry Medical Hall, Waterloo Place,
Londonderry Pharmaceutical Chemist, 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 a device for sealing bottles or other vessels when filled
and the object of the device is to prevent persons tampering with the contents of
the bottle or vessel for unlawful or dishonest purposes.

page_text: And in order that my said invention may be properly, understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 shows, by way of example, a glass medicine bottle fitted with the sealing
device.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the bottle Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an underside view, Fig. 4 a top or plan view and Fig. 5 a side view
of the device showing the two pieces cemented together.
Fig. 6 is an underside view, Fig. 7 a top or plan view and Fig. 8 a side view of
the device showing the pieces apart.
Referring to the drawings:-
The device consists of two pieces a, b, of glass of a hook or bent shape with a
long leg and a short leg. The pieces of glass are preferably flat strips, as shown,
and the long leg of one part is bevelled at c towards the lower edge whilst the long
leg of the other part is bevelled at d towards the upper edge in order that the two
parts may be jointed together and when jointed may be level. e shows the joint.
The short leg of each part is curved (as at f) or made so as to grip or fit on the
neck of the bottle just below the shoulder or ruff.
The two parts are cemented together with an acid, heat and damp proof cement
of any well known and suitable kind and when the glass seal is once fitted in place
and properly cemented the bottle cannot be opened without. first breaking the
seal.
To facilitate the breaking of the seal, a small metallic disc g is inserted in the
ordinary cork of the bottle and projects up slightly but not to such an extent as
to touch the glass seal. A smart tap on the glass seal shatters it.
The trade mark or name of the bottler or a distinctive device can be blown or
pressed in the seal.
Having tow particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
consider novel and desire to claim is:-
A seal for bottles and other vessels made substantially as herein before described
with reference to the drawings annexed.
Dated this 21st day of September 1897.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.