An Improved Form of Pouring Lip for Jugs, Bottles, and other Vessels.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Pouring Lip for Jugs, Bottles, and other
Vessels.
I, JOHN AITKEN of Falkirk Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to prevent the fall of the drop which forms on the
lip of vessels, such as jugs, bottles and other vessels from which liquid has been
poured.
It consists in the construction of a channel between the underside of the lip and
the interior of the vessel. This channel may be a small hole in the thickness of
the wall of the vessel, or simply a groove cut or formed in the inner surface
extending from the lip to a distance more or less into the interior according to the
slope and curvature of the pouring surface.
The section of this groove may be V-shaped, semicircular, rectangular or any
other convenient form, or the channel may be a slit cut in the wall of the vessel
under the pouring lip.
The groove will be the most convenient for general purposes, while the slit is
specially adapted for metal nozzles for wine and other bottles.
This invention is applicable to vessels of glass, earthenware, metal and other
substances. By means of this invention the liquor instead of forming a drop is
forced and drawn back into the vessel.
Dated this 9th day of January 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow,,Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Form of Pouring Lip for Jugs, Bottles, and other
Vessels.
I, JOHN AITKEN, of Falkirk, North Britain, Engineer, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to prevent the fall of the drop which forms on
the lip of vessels such as jugs, bottles, and other vessels from which liquid has been
poured by forcing and drawing back the drop into the vessel.
It consists in the construction of a small channel between the underside of the
lip and the interior of the vessel. This channel may be a small hole in the
thickness of the wall of the vessel, or simply a groove cut or formed in the interior
surface extending from the underside of the lip to a distance more or less into the
interior according to the slope and curvature of the pouring surface.
In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried
into effect I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawing which I will now proceed
to describe.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the pouring lip of a jug illustrating my
improvements; and
Figure 2 is a front view of same.
A is the pouring lip, and b is the channel cut or formed in the wall of the
vessel extending from the underside of the lip to a short distance down the
interior of the vessel. When liquid has been poured from the lip the surface film
of the liquid forms an upper boundary to the channel and converts it into what

page_text: is practically a tube, and as it is filled with the liquid it acts as a siphon and draws
the drop from the underside of the lip into the interior of the vessel.
The cross section of this groove may be V-shaped, semicircular, rectangular, or
any other convenient form, or the channel may be a slit cut in the wall of the
vessel under the pouring lip, the wall being made thicker at that part if required.
Figure 3 is a section; and Figure 4 a front view showing my improvements as
applied to bottles. The lip A may be raised more or less according to require-
ments; for instance when it is desired to have the channel altogether above the
cork or stopper it may be raised more, or both neck and lip may be raised above
the cork or stopper. The channel may be cut or etched in the glass or it may
be formed while the bottles are being made and the glass soft.
Figure 5 shows the application of my improvements to burettes and other vessels
used for chemical and other purposes.
For claret jugs the channel b may be cut or shaped as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
If the jug has a metal mouth piece the return channel may be formed by
making a slit in the tube extending from the lip a short distance down the tube.
The groove will be the most convenient for general purposes, while the slit is
specially adapted for metal nozzles for wine and other bottles.
My invention is applicable to vessels of glass, earthenware, metal, and other
substances or materials.
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 :-
Constructing the pouring lip of jugs, bottles, and other vessels so as to prevent
the fall of the drop which forms on the lip of such vessels by forcing and drawing
back the drop into the vessels substantially as described and shown on the accom-
panying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 5th day of October 1891
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.