Improvements relating to Bottle Stoppers, Medicine Time Indicators and Measures, and Temperature Charts.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Bottle Stoppers, Medicine Time Indicators
and Measures, and Temperature Charts.
I, SAMUEL LEAROYD, of Sherwood House, Huddersfield, in the County of
York, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in stoppers for medicine and other bottles
and to an improved combination of medicine taking indicators and measures and
temperature charts.
In lieu of a cork, as generally used for medicine bottles, I use a stopper of
indin rubber, vulcanite or other suitable pliable material. I sometimes taper the
cork so as to adapt it to different sized bottles, at other times I use an adjustable
cork or stopper which is small when in its normal condition and which can be
expanded when in the neck of the bottle so as to adapt it to various sizes of necks;
in other cases I use a stopper which does not enter the neck of the bottle but is
screwed or otherwise compressed upon the neck so as to cover the same. Through
the upper part of the cork, stopper or plug I pass a rod or shaft of wire or other
suitable material and around this rod or shaft I place a watch dial having the
hours marked upon it with an hour and a minute hand. The dial and fingers or
hands may be made of metal, celluloid, xylonite or other suitable material; the
fingers may be turned by the rod or shaft, or by making the rod or shaft with a
socket in it so as to allow of the fingers of the dial being turned by turning the rod
or shaft in the socket. I form the stopper with a stud or head upon which
I sometimes place cups made of celluloid or other suitable material which can be
detached at pleasure and which are used as measures of a tea or table spoonful, or
two or more tablespoonfuls or other quantities. Sometimes I place the measures
inside each other, at other times I make them interchangeable. In other cases
I make these cups to rest with their basin or concave sides downwards and the
undersides of them then form the cover or handle for the rod or shaft. I then
fix, either resting upon the cork stopper or plug or resting upon the end of the rod
or shaft 7 tablets or disks having upon them the names of the days of the week
upon which to record the temperature or pulse or respirations of a patient or the
instructions from the doctor or the nurse's notes and I in the same place provide
for a chart to be folded up to a suitable size and placed with the tablets.
I then provide a slot in the stopper or a socket in the head of the rod or shaft
in which to place a thermometer and pencil. I thus combine in one appliance or
instrument an adjustable stopper capable of being adapted to any size of bottle
with a time indicator and a medicine measure and cup, with a thermometer and
tablets for notes.
I do not necessarily bind myself to the use of all of these appliances I sometimes
use my time indicator and some or all of my other appliances with an ordinary"
cork and in that case I fix the indicator upon the cork by a clasp or spring or by
any other approved and well known method.
Dated this 17th day of September 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements relating to Bottle Stoppers, Medicine Time Indicators
and Measures, and Temperature Charts.
I, SAMUEL LEAROYD, of Sherwood House, Huddersfield, in the County of
York, Gentleman, 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 improved combinations of stoppers, medicine time
indicators and measuring vessels, note tablets, clinical charts and thermometers, for
the purpose of facilitating the attendance on sick persons and for avoiding mistakes
in the administration of medicines.
In lieu of a cork stopper, as generally used for medicine bottles, I may use
a stopper of india-rubber, or other suitable material. I sometimes use a taper
stopper adapted to fit different sized bottles, and at other times I use an adjustable
stopper which can be expanded when in the neck of the bottle so as to cause it to
fit the neck tightly and also render it applicable to various sizes of bottle necks;
in other instances I use a stopper which does not enter the neck of the bottle
but is screwed or compressed or otherwise fitted upon the neck so as to cover
the mouth.
In combination with such cork or other stopper and either permanently or
temporarily attached thereto I provide various devices as hereinafter described viz.
a measuring cup, a time indicator, note tablets, and means for holding a clinical
thermometer and chart. In some instances one or other of the elements of the
total combination is lacking, but in all cases I provide a time indicator in
combination with one or more of the other devices above mentioned.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a side view of a combination of devices constituting one form of my
invention.
Figure 2 is another view of the same looking from the left of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a side view, and
Figure 4 is a plan with the tablet's spread out of a modified form of my
invention.
Figure 5 is a sectional elevation, and
Figure 6 is a plan of another form of my invention.
Figure 7 is a side view,
Figure 8 is a plan, and
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Figure 9 is a sectional elevation of a still further modified form of my invention.
Figure 10 is an elevation, and
Figure 11 is an edge view of another form of my invention, having a hinged cover
plate which is shown open in Figure 10.
Figure 12 is a side view and
Figure 13 is a section on the line x Figure 12 showing still another form of
my invention, and
Figure 14 is a sectional side view of another modification.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures.
In Figures 1 and 2 I have shown my devices in combination with an ordinary
plain cork stopper A. adapted to fit the medicine bottle but as already stated any
suitable expanding and contracting stopper may be used in lieu of a plain cork one,
or a stopper of india-rubber or vulcanite or other suitable material or of varying
materials may be employed. At the upper end of the stopper I provide a case or
pocket Badapted to receive à number of removable tablets. C upon which notes
concerning the state of the patient may be made by the nurse or attendant for the

page_text: doctor's guidance. I also provide room for a clinical chart in the same pocket or
in a separate pocket. I mark the upper face D of the pocket to represent a watch.
dial and I provide two fingers which can be adjusted to indicate when the next
dose of medicine should be taken or when any act should be performed. E is a
vessel for measuring the medicine; it is shown suspended from the dial plate by a
hook E. The measure may have any appropriate shape and be marked to indicate
quantities in any desired manner. A convenient form of measure is a conical vessel
having a hole at the apex which hole is closed by the finger or otherwise while.
measuring the medicine and is then opened by removing the finger or other
obstruction to allow the medicine to flow out. F, F are supports for a clinical
thermometer G.
In the modification shown in Figures 3 and 4 the medicine measuring cup E is
furnished with a spike H to be pushed into the cork stopper A of the medicine
bottle; in lieu of a spike I sometimes provide a screw to be screwed into the cork
or other stopper, or a clip to clip the stopper. In this modification the time indicator
is constituted by a number of marks round the side of the measuring cup E to
represent the hours and a finger J fixed on the removable lid E' of the cup. After
each use of the measure the lid should be replaced in such a position that the pointer
will point to the time when the next dose should be taken or the next act performed.
The tablets C for notes are in this modification pivoted on a pin C and can be spread
out as indicated clearly in Figure 4. I have not shown a pocket for the clinical
chart but it is clear that one could be easily provided.
In Figures 5 and 6 the measuring cup E is furnished with a spike H to be
pushed into the cork stopper of the medicine bottle, and with a large base E' upon
which can be written, the material used in the construction of the cup and its base
being such that it can be readily written upon. The base may be divided as
indicated in Figure 6 into sections corresponding with the days of the week. K is
a cap which covers the mouth of the cup and which is formed with a pocket to
receive the clinical chart and if desired a number of note-tablets. The dial of the
time indicator is formed by the upper face of the cap K. M are the pointers or
fingers movable around a central pivot.
The modification illustrated by Figures 7, 8 and 9 comprises a measuring cup E
furnished with an internal spike H for insertion in the cork stopper of the medicine
bottle, and constructed with a dial at the base over which the pointer M can travel.
L is the clinical chart contained in a pocket formed in the base of the cup. .The
notes are in this instance made around the outside of the measuring cup which as in
the previous construction is made of a material capable of being readily written
upon. The circumference is preferably marked with divisions so that one division
may serve for each day of the week. In order to facilitate the measuring of the
medicine in the cup, I sometimes provide the latter with a glazed aperture at the
side through which the contents can be seen. I may graduate the glass to denote
teaspoonfuls or other quantities.
In Figures 10 and 11 I have shown a modification consisting of a time indicator
and means for holding the tablets C and chart L, the measuring cup being dispensed
with. The dial of the time-indicator is furnished with a spike or spikes H to be
pushed into the cork stopper of the medicine bottle. Behind the dial is a pocket
for receiving the chart, and to the dial is hinged a disc furnished with a pocket for
the tablets or with spring clips N for holding the tablets.
The modification illustrated in Figures 12 and 13 comprises a collapsable
measuring cup similar in construction to the well known collapsable drinking cups.
The dial may be arranged either at the foot of the cup or at the top of it as shown
in Figure 3 the pointer M being mounted on the cup in any suitable manner, for
example it may be attached to a band M' encircling the lower section of the cup
and rotatable thereon. The tablets C may be received in a pocket in the base or
at the top of the cup. In lieu of a collapsable cup of the type just described
I sometimes provide a flexible cup or two or more flexible cups constructed to fold
one within the other and to fit over the cork or neck of the bottle. The inner cup

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could if desired take the place of the cork stopper and the outer cup would have
for its base the time-indicator and be provided with pockets or slots for the
reception of the tablets and chart. The cups could be made to fit the bottle
neck and serve as accurate measures. Any of the cups may be provided with an
elastic washer or cap to fit over the mouth of the bottle and to act as a stopper for
the bottle.
The modification illustrated in Figure 14 comprises an inverted measuring cup E,
a vertical time indicator mounted on the base of the cup, supports F, F provided
on the cup to receive a clinical thermometer, and a pocket or clips behind the dial
to receive the tablets C. In this modification I have shown a method of supporting
the devices on the neck of the medicine bottle by means of an india-rubber disc
constructed with a flange or otherwise at its periphery to grip the rim of the cup E.
In the centre of the disc O is a hole through which the neck of the bottle is passed;
the hole is of such size that the neck of the bottle when pushed through the hole
is tightly gripped by the india rubber disc. With this modification, the cork
need not be inserted in the bottle neck as the mouth will be covered by the cup E
and disc O. The india-rubber disc is removed from the cup when the latter is
to be used for measuring purposes. This mode of supporting the devices on the
bottle neck can be applied to other of the forms or modifications above described.
The above combinations of devices applied to the cork or other stopper of the
medicine bottle will be found of great convenience to a nurse attending a sick
person and they will materially aid in reducing the chances of mistakes in adminis-
tering medicines. They can be applied to any bottle very readily and can be
transferred from one bottle to another as may be required.
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. The combination of a time indicator and measuring vessel with or without a
pocket or clip or other device for holding note tablets or a clinical chart or both,
substantially as described, and for the purposes specified.
2. A combined time indicator and measuring vessel constructed to be attached to
the cork or other stopper of a bottle by a prong, screw, clip or equivalent device,
substantially as, and for the purposes, specified.
3. The combination of devices substantially as described with reference to one
or other of the modifications illustrated in the accompanying drawings, for the
purposes specified.
Dated thin 11th T1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.