Improvements in Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
Improvements in Bottles.
I, WENZEL HERONYMUS SCHMIED, of Napa, County of Napa, California,.
U.S.A., Watchmaker, 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 especially to that class of bottles in which provision is
made for the necessary destruction of the head or neck or a portion thereof in.
order to reach its contents, which destruction prevents its reuse. The object of the
invention is to provide a simple inexpensive and effective bottle of this kind. The
invention consists in the novel construction of the bottle neck, and in connection.
therewith, of the stopping devices.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a vertical section of so much of a bottle
as is necessary to illustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is an outside view of the neck of
the same.
A is the bottle. B its neck around which are formed two beads or rims C, C',.
and between these a V shaped neck portion D. E is a rim formed at the top of
the neck. Fa cork fitting down in the neck and extending well below the lower-
bead C and above the upper bead C', but far enough below the top of the neck to
permit a disc or button G of hard material to be placed thereon, for example said
material may be clock spring steel nickel plated so that it will not rust. Above
said disc or button is placed a mass of hard cement H preferably mixed with hard
sand, or said mass may consist of melted glass or any other suitable material.
Immediately above the disc G, an annular groove is formed within the neck and
into this a portion of the cement or filling H is forced so as to serve as a bond for
holding the mass sccurely in position. Above the cement H is the seal I, upon
which the trade mark may be placed and upon the top rim E, may be placed other
matter.
The bottle thus formed will, when struck, for example with or against a piece of
wood, break off at the nick D between the two beads C, C', or the part D may
first he scored with a suitable tool. The neck being broken, the disc G and the.
hard mass H will come away with the severed neck and the cork will be exposed
for extraction, but the bottle will be so mutilated and altered in appearance that it.
cannot be used over again. The disc G prevents the cork F from being driven in,.
and the mass H effectually prevents access to the disc and cork.
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 bottle having a neck formed with spaced beads or rims adapting it to be.
broken in the space there between, a cork in the neck traversing the plane of the
space between the beads, so that a portion of it projects when the neck is severed,
a hard metal disc on top of the cork to prevent the latter being driven into the-
bottle, a mass of hard material filling the neck above the disc, said neck having an.
annular groove above the disc into which the hard material is forced, to form a
bond, and a seal on the top of the mass of material and having its outer edge-
supported upon a flange surrounding the mouth of the bottle, substantially as.
described and shewn.

page_text: 2. In a bottle, a cork to be driven into the neck thereof to a point below the
plane of its mouth or opening, a hard metal disc placed on the top of the cork to
prevent its being driven into the bottle and plated so that it will not rust, a filling
of hard material for preventing access to the disc and . flanged seat on the top of
the hard mass of filling adapted to receive designating subject matter, substantially
as described and shewn.
Dated this 15th day of February 1897
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.