Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels to Prevent them being Re-filled Without Detection.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st July, 1896-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1897
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels
to Prevent them being Re-filled Without Detection.
1, PETER LAIDLAW RAYMOND, of 4918 Magazine Street, in the City of
New Orleans, Parish of Orleans, and State of Louisiana, United States of America,
Gentleman, a citizen of the United States, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles, and it is intended
to prevent the use a second time of the bottle after it has been opened, so as to
prevent the refilling of bottles once holding high grade liquor with spurious liquor
in such a way as is calculated to deceive.
My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which the same parts are indicated by the same letters throughout the several
views.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the upper part of a bottle constructed according
to my invention.
Fig. 2 represents a transverse vertical section through the neck of the bottle
and sealing attachment.
Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the bottle after the cap has been detached,
and the friable lip broken off.
Fig. 4 represents a sectional view of the cap, as detached from the bottle, and
Fig. 5 represents a similar section to that shown in Fig. 2 except that a longer
cap is used, and the cork is allowed to project from the bottle.
A represents the bottle, the body and neck of which may be of any ordinary or
desired shape.
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The neck B is slotted as at D, and is provided with one or more outwardly
projecting lips C beyond the edge of these slots D.
E represents the cork which may be forced down in the neck of the bottle,
as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or may project above the top thereof as shown in
Fig. 5.
Krepresents a cap preferably made of metal and beaded as at H, and either
bent down as shown at J to bear on the cork when down in the neck as shown in
Fig. 2, or flat to bear on the cork when it projects above the neck, as shown in
Fig. 5. This cap is provided on its inner face with a plurality of resilient
tongues F, one or more of which are adapted to engage under the lip or lips C when
the cap is put on the bottle.
In applying the device, the cork is first put in place either as shown in Figs. 1, 2
and 3, or as shown in Fig. 5, and then the cap is slipped on until the tongues F
engage the lip C. As a further protection, sealing wax, or like material, may
be placed in under the cap, if preferred. The whole is then sealed and ready for
transportation.
In order to open the bottle, strike a quick and sharp blow on the bottom of
the cap, as on the bead H, when the lip C will be broken off, leaving the
broken portion D' as shown in Fig. 3, when the cork may be either pulled out with
a corkscrew, or removed by hand if allowed to project above the top of the bottle
as shown in Fig. 5.

page_text: It will be obvious that the bottle will be so mutilated by the process of opening
the same, that it cannot be resealed and used over again without detection.
Thus any attempt to use the bottle a second time as an original package will be at
once detected.
Small particles of glass, if any, that fall from the breaking of the lip may be
readily brushed off before removing the cork.
It will be obvious that the lip may be made light, and that the notches D may
not be omitted. It will also be obvious that the invention is applicable to jars or
jugs, and similar packages made of friable ware..
Having thus 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. The combination with a bottle having a projecting lip near its mouth, of
a cap adapted to be fitted over the mouth of the bottle engaging said lip,
substantially as described.
2. The combination with a bottle having a projecting lip near its mouth, and
a cap adapted to be fitted over the mouth of the bottle and over said lip, and spring
tongues on the interior of said cap adapted to engage beneath said lip, substantially.
as described.
3. The combination with a bottle having notches in the top of the neck thereof,
and a lip projecting to one side of said notches exterior to the neck of the bottle,
of a cap adapted to slip over said neck and said lip, and spring tongues projecting
upwards on the interior of said cap, and adapted to engage said lip, substantially
as described.,
4. The combination with a bottle provided with a projecting lip on the neck
thereof near its mouth, of a cap adapted to bear on the cork in said neck, and
provided with spring tongues adapted to engage under said lip, and lock said cap
in position, substantially as described.
5. The combination and arrangement of parts shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.
6. The combination and arrangement of parts shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.
.7. A bottle provided with an ordinary cork adapted to slip in the bottle but
incapable of being removed. therefrom without fracturing part of the bottle,
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 31st day of July 1896.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
Southampton Buildings; Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.