Year: 1885

page_text: I, HERBERT WILLIAM TORR JENNER, a British Subject residing at 933 I Street,
North West in the City of Washington and District of Columbia, United States of
America Patent Solicitor and Mechanical Expert 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 Liquor Flasks, and consists in making the outer covering
of the flask in the form of a book or other similar article large enough to entirely
cover the whole of the flask, including the neck, and stopper, and having a hole in
the said covering beneath the bottom of the flask, so that it can be pushed upwards,
and the neck made to project through an opening in the covering.
This invention further consists in the detailed construction of the outer covering
of the flask, so that the top of the flask stopper may be concealed from observation,
and so that the flask may be easily removed for the purpose of filling or cleaning it.
Prior to my invention flasks for liquor have been made with coverings of leather
and other material, which coverings have been made to take various ornamental
forms, and in many cases a portion of the covering has been made removable and
used as a drinking cup when separated from the flask, but in no case has the
ornamental covering been made so as to entirely cover and conceal the flask from
observation, and at the same time admit of ready access to its contents.
In the drawings: :-
Figure 1, is a side view of a flask, showing the covering in section, and with the
neck of the flask protruding therefrom.
Figure 2. is a perspective view of the flask covering, when the flask is not
in use.
Figure 3. is a plan view of the top of the flask covering, showing a modification
of the device for concealing the stopper.
Figure 4. is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 5. is a vertical section through the top of the flask covering, showing the
flask stopper and a simple way of concealing it.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
A is the flask, made of glass with flat sides as ordinarily used for liquor, and
provided with the stopper a, preferably made to screw over the neck of the flask,
and provided with a piece of cork or rubber in the top, to keep the contents from
leaking out.

page_text: B is the covering for the flask made in the form of a book, of pasteboard covered
with cloth and leather, or of other similar material to give the appearance of a
neatly bound volume; that portion of the covering representing the edges of the
leaves of the book is covered with marbled paper, or otherwise treated so as to give
a natural appearance; a label is affixed to the back where the name of a book is
usually placed, which label may have printed thereon, any suitable title more or
less suggestive of the contents behind it.
The cover B is made of the full height of the flask or a trifle longer, and one side
of it b, is made with a hinge at 61, so that it may be opened after the manner of a
book cover, and the flask removed for the purpose of filling or cleaning it.
The hinged side is secured to the cover by means of the clasp C, or any other
simple catch which will hold it in position.
Instead of a catch or clasp the hinged side may be secured by the outer paper
covering, which can be pasted over the joint and renewed when required.
D is a hole in the covering A beneath the bottom of the flask, so that it may be
pushed up by the finger.
E is a hole corresponding with the stopper and neck of the flask, and through
which they protrude when the flask is pushed up.
Instead of raising the flask by pushing up the bottom of it with the finger, a tape
or string may be attached to the upper part of the cover at one end, so that the
flask rises when the free end of the string is pulled, by reason of the said string
being passed underneath the bottom of it; or the string may be attached directly
to the flask.
The top of the stopper may be concealed from observation by covering it with
marbled paper corresponding to that surrounding the hole E, and may be made to
come level with the top of the covering as shown in Figure 5, or it may be
concealed by the cover e made in one or more pieces, and hinged, as shown in
Figure 1. in which e¹ is an elastic spring which causes the cover e to lie flat over
the top of the stopper, when the flask is not in use.
Figures, 3 and 4, show a modification of the cover for the top of the stopper; in
this case the cover e is made to slide back and forth underneath the hole E; e² is a
guide to keep it from falling inwards, and e³ is a button projecting upwards
through the slot es, for moving the sliding cover.
I do not confine myself to the use of a flask for liquor, as flasks and bottles of
various kinds may be used, and may contain drugs, chemicals, perfumery, or any
other substance or liquid.
The flask covering hereinbefore described is very cheaply constructed, and admits
of the flasks being packed for shipment in large quantities without danger of
breakage.
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
1. The combination of a flask, with a covering which conceals it from observation,
provided with a hole at the lower end of it beneath the bottom of the flask, and
with a hole in the top registering with the flask stopper, so that the said stopper
and the neck of the flask may be made to protrude through the said hole while the
body of the flask is retained within by the top of the said covering, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of a flask; a covering concealing the said flask and having
the hole D in the bottom, and the hole E in the top of it; and a movable cover
plate for hiding the top of the flask stopper, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth.
3. The combination of a liquor flask; the book shaped covering B, provided with
the hinged side b, and having the holes D and E in it; a catch for holding the
hinged side, and the movable cover e, substantially as and for the purpose set
Santh
1.

page_text: 4. The combination of a liquor flask, the book shaped covering B having the
holes D and E therein, a movable cover, and an elastic spring for holding the said
cover over the top of the flask stopper, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
5. As an article of manufacture, a flask covering having a hole in the top of it
through which the stopper and neck of the flask may protrude when raised while
the body of the flask is retained within by the top of the covering, a movable cover
for the said hole, and means for permitting the flask to be raised, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.