Medicines, Wines, Spirits, and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: Medicines, Wines, Spirits, and the like.
I, CARL LUDWIG JENSEN, of No. 2039 Green Street, in the City and County of
Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania United States of America, Pharmacist 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 certain new and useful improvements in Capsules for
holding and administering medicines, wines, spirits etc. To clearly explain the
invention reference is made to the annexed drawings, in which-
Fig. 1 represents one of my improved filled capsules, and
Fig. 2 a cluster of the same secured together on a common stem similar to a
bunch of grapes.
The main feature of my invention is a capsule formed of thin india-rubber or
equivalent material, filled with spirits or other liquids, imitating the appearance of
grapes, currants and other similar globular small fruit; and its object is to provide
a convenient and attractive means for putting up and administering such liquid
contents of the capsules, as hereinafter explained.
The invention also relates to the securing together of a number of said capsules
upon a common stem in imitation of a cluster of grapes or currants, and means for
thus securing the same.
In one mode of carrying out my invention I take a very thin sheet of india-
rubber and place the same over the nozzle of a syringe or forcepump supplied with
a quantity of the liquor which the capsules are intended to contain. The liquid is
then forced against or into the rubber disc which is distended into a globular or
similar form. When sufficient liquor has been injected, the mouth of what is now
the filled capsule, a, is permanently closed by means of a cord c, tied around the same
immediately in front of the nozzle of the syringe, or force pump, and the surplus of
rubber is cut off. The smooth glistening capsule presents an inviting appearance,
closely resembling that of a grape, currant, cherry or other like fruit, according to
the size of the capsule, color of its contents, or that of the rubber, or the latter two
combined.

page_text: These capsules may be put up for sale or use, loosely in boxes, bottles, or other
suitable receptacles, or they may be combined together to form imitation fruit
clusters, such as represented in Fig. 1. This is neatly done by securing the cords c
of the individual capsules to a common stem b.
The manner of using the capsules is obvious: they are taken into the mouth
and, when sufficiently compressed therein, the thin rubber will burst, the liberated
liquid being swallowed and the rubber skin ejected, all similar to the eating of an
ordinary grape.
They will be found to provide a convenient means for invalids and others to
take not not only liquid medicine, but small doses of spirituous refreshments in
travelling, or in public places, without attracting undue observation.
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
As a new article of manufacture a series of filled and sealed up capsules, formed
of translucent rubber distended into globular or similar form and connected together
so as to form a cluster in imitation of a bunch of grapes, or similar fruit, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose specified.