IMPROVEMENTS IN POISON-BOTTLE SAFE GUARDS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, GEORGE LESTER RANDS of 9 Apsley Road, Great Yarmouth, in the County of
Norfolk, Sack and Cloth Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN POISON-BOTTLE SAFE GUARDS" and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accompanying
drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon, that is to say :-
The object of this Invention is to provide a means whereby bottles containing
poisons may be instantaneously distinguished (even in the dark), and drinking
therefrom by accident rendered an impossibility.
These my poison-bottle safe guards will be found invaluable when used in Hospitals,
Infirmaries, Dispensaries, Nurseries, Sickrooms, and other places where bottles of
medicine (some poison) are allowed to stand and are in constant use. Accidents
frequently occurring under the ordinary manner of simply distinguishing the Bottles
containing poisons by a label which moreover is frequently obliterated by contact
with a portion of contents of bottle.
I construct my poison-bottle safe guard in the following manner:- -I form
trunnions or arms upon two opposite sides of the poison-bottle, said trunnions or
arms being supported in the sides of a frame which may be of wood, metal, or other
suitable material. The said frame surrounds the sides, bottom, and top of bottle
leaving the front and back exposed to view; the bottle swings or oscillates upon its
trunnions. A guard consisting of a small vertical or horizontal bar is fitted on or
near the bottom of frame at the front to prevent the bottle, upon being tilted from
the front, swinging sufficiently for the contents to be withdrawn, or a similar guard
may be fitted on or near the top of frame at the back for the same purpose. A
Guard consisting of a small horizontal bar is fitted near the bottom of frame at
the back to prevent the bottle, upon being tilted from the back, swinging sufficiently
for the contents to be withdrawn or a similar guard may be fitted near the top of
frame at the front for the same purpose. This latter guard I prefer to hinge to
one side of frame and fasten by lock and key to the other side of frame. Thus, by
an authorized party having po-session of the key perfect safety is obtained.
india rubber cushion may be fitted to each guard to prevent injury to the bottle
when it strikes said guard in swinging.
An

page_text: And in order that this my Invention may be more fully understood reference is
had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked. thereon,
that is to say :-
Figure 1 is a front elevation of my poison-bottle safeguard, Figure 2 a back view,
and Figure 3 a side elevation of the same.
A is the bottle to contain poison with trunnions a; supported in side frame B;
C is the guard shewn fitted to bottom or stand; D is the hinged guard fastened by
padlock d.
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
First. The construction of bottles to contain poison with trunnions or arms upon
opposite sides, substantially as, and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth and
described.
Second. The construction of the frame and guards for bottles containing poison
substantially as and for the purposes herein before set forth and described.
Third. The general construction and arrangement of poison-bottle safe guards,
substantially as, and for the purposes herein before described.
Dated this Sixth day of September 1884.
For GEORGE LESTER RANDS, 20
Horn & Son, Patent Agents,
Surrey Chambers, 172, Strand, W.C. -