Improvements in and connected with Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 4th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Bottles.
I, ERNST LEONARD FORSGREN, residing at 340 West 25th Street, in the City:
County, and State of New York, United States of America, Draughtsman, 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 bottles, and the object thereof is to provide a bottle
which having been once filled cannot be emptied of its contents and again filled
without leaving evidence thereof, or showing by its condition that it has been filled:
or used a second time, and with this and other objects in view the invention
consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and
claimed.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, and in which :-
Fig. 1, is a central vertical section of the neck of the bottle constructed:
according to my invention.
Fig. 2, a plan view thereof; and
Fig. 3, a section on line 3, 3, of Fig. 1.
In the practice of my invention I provide a bottle A, with a neck B, which is
provided with an annular groove C, above which the neck or nozzle is enlarged or
substantially conical in form, the inner walls thereof being also inwardly directed.
or conical in form the base of the cone being directed upward.
One feature of my invention involves the provision of the non-removable stopper;
and in the drawing this stopper consists of an ordinary cork plug D; through'
which passes a rod F, to the upper end of which is secured a disk G, which is
preferably elliptical in cross section and to the lower end of the rod F, is seoured a
cap or nut H.
Within the annular groove C, is placed an open ring K, in one side of which is
journaled a revoluble glass cutter L, adapted to bear upon the neck of the bottie
or the inner walls of the groove C, as shown in Fig. 3, and the open ring K, is
provided at the side opposite the cutter with projecting shoulders M, the outer
sides of which are screw threaded and is adapted to receive a screw threaded.
nut M.
In this class of devices the bottle or other vessel is first filled before the non-
removable stopper is applied and this having been done, the stopper is forced into
position as shown in Fig. 1, and the disk G, is secured in place by means of cement
or in any other desired manner, and by any desired means only object being to so
secure it as to render it non-removable.
When it is desired to empty the bottle or discharge a portion of its contents, the
ring K, is removed from within the groove C, when the cutter L, will operate to
separate the upper end of the neck or nozzle from the lower part thereof, as will be
readily understood, after which the non-removable stopper may be withdrawn
together with the separate end of the neck or nozzle.
1 may also provide an annular groove or recess C, in the inner walls of the neck
opposite the annular groove C, which will facilitate the above described operation.
and render the cutting of the upper end or nozzle of the neck less difficult.
As thus constructed and applied it will be seen that when the bottle has once
been filled and emptied the fact thereof will be shown by the condition of the.

page_text: bottle itself, and the usual proprietary marks, trade marks, or other designating
characters usually applied to bottles of this class, may be placed on or formed upon
the outer walls of the nozzle, in which event they will be removed therewith, as
will be readily understood, and thus after said nozzle has been removed there will
be nothing on or connected with the bottle, to indicate the original contents
thereof.
It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of a
device which is simple in construction and operation, and which adequately adapted
to accomplish the purpose for which it is intended.
any
The disk G, or rod F, and the nut or head E, may each and all be formed of
desired material, and
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. A bottle, provided with a neck having an annular groove therein, a revoluble
ring mounted in said groove, and a glass cutter connected with said ring
and adapted to bear upon the peck of the bottle substantially as shown and
described.
2. A bottle provided with a neck having an annular groove therein, a revoluble.
ring mounted in said groove, and a glass cutter connected with said ring and
adapted to bear upon the neck of the bottle, said neck being also provided with
a corresponding annular groove in its inner walls substantially as shown and
described.
3. A bottle, the neck of which is provided with a non-removable stopper and an
annular groove in its outer walls, in which is placed a revoluble ring, with which is
connected a glass cutter adapted to bear upon the walls of the neck, or the inner
wall of the groove, whereby the nozzle of the bottle may be cut off substantially as
shown and described.
4. A bottle, the neck of which is provided with a non-removable stopper and an
annular groove in the outer walls thereof, whereby the nozzle of the bottle
may be broken away and the stopper removed, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 8th day of November 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.