Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and the like to Prevent the Refilling of the same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and the like to Prevent the
Refilling of the same.
I, WILLIAM CONNER SHERMAN, residing at Orlando, in the County of Orange,
and State of Florida, United States of America, Jeweller, 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 Specification:-
My invention relates to bottles, jugs, flasks and similar articles, and the object
thereof is to provide an article of this description which cannot be refilled and
which is simple of construction and effective in operation and with these objects in
view my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of
parts as hereafter more fully described in the following Specification, illustrated
in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a vertical section of a bottle provided with my improvement.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line x, .
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line y, y.
Fig. 4, is a horizontal section on the line 2, z.
Fig. 5, is a vertical elevation of the plunger C.
Similar letters of reference designate like parts throughout the several views.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle A, having an annular inwardly
directed flange, or shoulder a, and within the neck a', of the bottle A, is secured
the plug or cylindrical attachment B, provided with the inwardly directed portion b.
the edges of which are turned upwardly and then outwardly forming the inclined
valve seat band in one side of said plug is secured a vertical tube or opening 62,
and near the upper portion of said plug is formed the horizontal portion or cover 63,
having a depending annular flange 64, said cover 63 is also provided near the
periphery thereof with radial slots b 5.
Mounted centrally within said cylindrical plug is a valve C, having a conical or
tapering lower portion c, and an annular shoulder or extension e¹, intermediate of
the length of the same, and in the lower or conical portion of said valve is formed
a central bore c 2 or recess extending a portion of the length thereof.
This valve C, is adapted to normally rest within a flaring portion 6' or valve
seat of the plug B, and is adapted to move vertically within, said cylindrical
plug being retained in position between the sides of said valve seat and the
depending annular flange b3 as shown in Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawing, the cylindrical
plug or attachment is adapted to be inserted within the neck of the bottle after the
same has been filled, and to rest upon the annular shoulder a' and the lower portion
of said neck being secured in position by means of cement, which when raised to
the proper temperature will securely retain the said plug in position and will render
the removal of the same impossible.
The operation of the valve is as follows:-
When the bottle is tilted the valve C, slides upwardly within a depending
flange 63 and the opening formed in the lower portion of the valve seat, is put in
communication with the annular chamber surrounding the same and which com-
municates with the radial slots in the top of cover b, which open in the upper
portion of the neck of the bottle, but when the bottle is returned to a vertical
position, the valve C, slides downwardly and automatically closes the opening in
the valve seat, and prevents the injection of liquid into the bottle, and as the liquid
will enter said slots and fill the annular chamber surrounding the valve seat of the
valve but cannot enter the main portion of the said bottle.

page_text: The tube or opening 62 in the side of the plug or attachment, provides for the
admission of air within the bottle, which is necessary in order that the liquid will
flow from the bottle when the valve is unseated.
Various changes and modifications can be made. in the construction, arrange-
ment and combination of the parts without parting from the spirit or scope of
my invention.
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. In a nonfillable bottle, the neck of which is provided with an inwardly
directed annular flange, the cylindrical plug or attachment secured within the neck
of said bottle and adapted to rest upon the annular flange, said attachment being
provided with an automatic operating valve.
2. A bottle having an annular inner flange upon the neck thereof, the cylindrical
attachment or plug adapted to open said flange, said plug having a vertically
movable valve and the longitudinal top or opening in the periphery of said plug to
admit air within the bottle.
3. A bottle having an inner annular flange, the cylindrical plug or attachment
secured within the neck of the bottle upon said flange, the annular flange upon the
top of said plug and the flaring valve seat in the bottom of the same, and the
valve secured within the same and adapted to close the opening in the lower portion
of said attachment.
4. A bottle having an inner annular flange the cylindrical plug or attachment
secured within the neck of the bottle and having a flaring valve seat, the movable
valve secured between the flaring valve seat and the depending annular flange and
the radial slots in the central opening top of said attachment, which prevents the
re-filling of the bottle.
Dated this 10th day of January 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.