Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and the like.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 5th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th Sept., 1887.
I WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH, of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the county of
Kent, Chemist do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :---
This invention relates to improvements in bottles, jars and the like, whereby, in
pouring out the contents therefrom, that portion which usually drips or runs down
outside the bottle is caused to be returned into the bottle or be retained in a receiver
in the neck of the bottle.
For this purpose I manufacture the neck of the bottle, jar or the like with what may
be termed a delivery lip or nozzle so arranged that the portion of the liquid contents
which usually run or drip down outside the bottle is diverted into a gallery around the
lip or nozzle or conveyed back into the bottle.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and the like.
I, WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH, of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the county
of Kent, Chemist, 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 relates to improvements in bottles, jars and the like, whereby, in
pouring out the contents therefrom, that portion which usually drips or runs down
outside the bottle is caused to be returned into the bottle or be retained in a receiver
in the neck of the bottle.

page_text: For this purpose I manufacture the neck of the bottle, jar or the like, so that the
upper edge thereof forms what may be termed a delivery flip so arranged that
the portion of the liquid contents which usually runs or drips down outside the bottle
is diverted into a gallery around the lip and conveyed back into the bottle.
In the accompanying drawing figure 1 represents an elevation of a portion of the
neck of a bottle constructed according to my improvements; figure 2 is a vertical
section of figure 1 and figure 3 is a similar view taken at a right angle to figure 2.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.
a, is the neck of the bottle and b, is the upper edge or lip thereof; c, is the gallery
which I form around and at a suitable distance below the lip b, of the neck of the
bottle the bottom of the said gallery being inclined downwards towards a slot or
opening d, in the upper edge 6, of the bottle neck.
By this construction when the contents of the bottle or a portion thereof have been
poured out any liquid which may run or drip over the outside of the lip b, (and
which in the ordinary way would run down the outside of the bottle) will be caught
or received by the gallery c, and will be conducted to the opening d, and will pass
back into the bottle through the said opening.
It will be obvious that more than one opening d, can be provided.
My improvements are chiefly applicable to that class of bottles commonly known as
sauce bottles and I have illustrated my invention as applied to such a bottle; the
improvements however are also applicable with advantage to other bottles, also to jars
and the like such for example as to vessels for containing paraffin or other oil, pickle
bottles, ink bottles and the like.
Having now 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. Providing bottles, jars and the like with a gallery around their mouths or lips
and with an opening or openings communicating with the interior of the bottle, jar or
the like substantially as and for the purpose herein before described.
2. The improved bottle as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawing.