Certain Improvements in Pocket Flasks or Bottles for Containing Spirits, Scent, or other Liquids or Substances.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1896-Accepted; 30th Jan.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Pocket Flasks or Bottles for Containing
Spirits, Scent, or other Liquids or Substances.
We, GEORGE NATHAN and RIDLEY. HAYES, trading together as Nathan and
Hayes, of 285, Icknield Street, in the City of Birmingham, Silversmiths, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to pocket flasks or bottles for containing spirits,
scent or other liquids or substances.
We will describe this invention as applied to a spirit flask.
Heretofore the said flasks or bottles have usually been made with a neck which
stands up above the top of the body of the flask or bottle and as this neck and its
cap occupy a certain amount of room they are objectionable in the pocket. By
this invention we dispense with the said projecting neck and make the bottle or
flask of uniform shape without any projection beyond the top of the body of the
same.
In carrying out this invention we make the flask of any convenient shape such
for instance as oblong with the corners well rounded off. In the upper part of the
flask there is a curved depression in which is fixed a short pipe or neck forming,
the outlet from the flask which is thus within the outline of the flask and does not
project beyond the same. Fitting in this depression of the flask there is a cap
which is shaped to complete the uniform outline of the flask. At one side this cap
is hinged to the flask and covers and encloses the short pipe or neck and is secured
closed by means of a spring catch fixed to the body of the flask and engaging with
the cap. The inside of the cap carries a cork or other pad or stopper which fits
on and encloses the outlet from the neck and makes a tight joint. This pad or
stopper is by preference made with a coiled spring at the back of it which serves
the double purpose of making the pad or stopper fit liquid tight on the top of the
neck, and also causes the cap to spring open immediately the spring catch is
depressed to release the cap.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants;
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Pocket Flasks or Bottles for Containing
Spirits, Scent, or other Liquids or Substances.
We, GEORGE NATHAN and RIDLEY HAYES, trading together as Nathan and
Hayes, of 285, Icknield Street, in the City of Birmingham, Silversmiths, 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 has reference to pocket flasks or bottles for containing spirits,
scent or other liquids or substances.

page_text: We will describe this invention as applied to a
spirit flask.
Heretofore the said flasks or bottles have usually been made with a neck which
stands up above the top of the body of the flask or bottle and as this.ncck and its
cap occupy a certain amount of room they are objectionable in the pocket. By
this invention we are enabled to dispense with the said projecting neck and make
the bottle or flask of uniform shape without any projection beyond the top of the
body of the same.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a metal spirit flask
constructed according to our invention; Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the same
open; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same open; and
Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 3 but with the cap shewn in section;
Fig. 6 shews another form of pocket spirit flask made in accordance with this
invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures of the
drawing.
In carrying out this invention we make the flask A of any convenient uniform
shape such for instance as oblong with the corners well rounded off as shewn upon
our drawing. In the upper part of the flask there is a curved depression B in
which we fix a short pipe or neck C forming the outlet from the flask A which
pipe or neck is thus within the outline of the flask and does not project beyond the
same. Fitting in this depression B of the flask there is a cap D which is shaped
to complete the uniform outline of the flask. At one side this cap D is hinged
at d to the flask A and covers and encloses the short pipe or neck and is secured
closed by means of the ordinary spring catch E fixed to the body of the flask and
adapted to engage with the cap. The inside of the cap D carries a cork or other
pad or stopper F which fits on and encloses the outlet from the neck C and makes
a tight joint. This pad or stopper F is by preference arranged to slide in the
tubular interior d of the cap D and the pad or stopper F has a coiled spring gat
the back of it which serves the double purpose of making the pad or stopper Ffit
liquid tight on the top of the pipe or neck C, and also causes the cap D to spring
open immediately the spring catch E is depressed to release the cap. The front
end of the tube d is turned inwardly to keep the cork pad or stopper F
therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Making a pocket spirit flask or other like flask or bottle of uniform shape but
with a curved depression such as B at the top provided with a short pipe or neck
which does not project beyond the uniform outline of the flask or bottle, in
combination with a hinged cap carrying the stopper and shaped to enclose said
neck and fill up the said depression and complete the uniform outline of the flask
or bottle substantially as described.
2. The combination with the body of a pocket spirit flask or other like flask or
bottle of the short neck C arranged in the depression B, the cap D hinged at one
side of the flask or bottle and shaped so as to enclose the neck C and fit in and fill
up said depression, the spring pad or stopper F carried by said cap and adapted to
close the neck C and the spring catch E to retain the cap D closed and to release
the cap to be thrown open by the spring stopper all substantially as described and
illustrated by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.