Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1899-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
We, JAMES RYDER LATHAM, of No. 203, West 11th Street, in the Borough of
Manhattan, in the City and State of New York, United States of America,
Physician and ROBERT MILBANK, of No. 154, West 48th Street, in the Borough of
Manhattan, aforesaid, Physician, 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:-
The invention relates to non-refillables bottle, with the object in view of pro-
viding means for positively holding the valve closed against a sharp, longitudinal
movement imparted thereto, whenever the bottle is in position to receive liquid;
to provide improved means for protecting the valve from being tampered with,
and, further, to provide means for inserting the parts in working order securely
within the neck of the bottle, while maintaining a shape to the neck which will
be attractive and convenient.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 represents the neck portion of the bottle, and a portion of the upper.
part of the body, in vertical section, showing the valve closed, and the parts in
the position which they assume whenever the bottle is in a position to receive
liquid;
Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the position of the parts when the bottle is
tilted in a position to discharge liquid.
Fig. 3 is a horizontal section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; and
Fig. 4 is a vertical section, a portion of the valve guard being broken away,
to show the parts in elevation, in a plane transverse to that in which they are
shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
The body of the bottle is denoted by A. Its neck is divided horizontally, the
portion adjacent to the body being denoted by a, and the portion above the body
being denoted by a¹. The neck, as it extends upward from the body, gradually
swells, until it reaches the point of devision at the top of the section a, and the
upper section from this point gradually contracts, until it finally terminates in a
cylindrical portion at the mouth of the bottle, for the reception of a stopper, as
usual.
This shape of the neck admits of introducing the parts which are intended to
prevent the refilling of the bottle, and the device for preventing tampering with
the cut-off mechanism, into the sections a and a¹ of the neck, respectively, before
the sections of the neck are finally united.
In the present instance, we have shown the sections of the neck united by a
metallic band B, of some suitable thin metal, which extends snugly around the
neck at the joint, concealing the joint, and, by means of a suitable cement, such,
for example, as that commonly employed in uniting pieces of glass, serving to
lock the parts permanently in position when once assembled.
Instead of the straight edge at the joint, we may form a rabbet or groove in one
of the parts, to admit a corresponding tongue or projection on the other part,

page_text: in a manner well known in the art, the particular form of the adjacent edges of
the sections being a matter of choice.
C designates a cork or stopper fitted tightly within the contracted portion of
the section a of the neck, in proximity to the body of the bottle. This stopper C
forms a support for a tube D, through which communication is had between the
interior of the neck and the interior of the body. The tube D is held against
displacement by providing it with an exterior flange d, which flange rests on its
outer edge upon a shoulder formed at the contracted portion of the section a of
the neck.
The outer end of the tube D is opened and closed by a reciprocating valve E, the
stem e of which, extends downwardly within the interior of the tube D, through
a spider d, which serves to 'guide the valve in its movements toward and away
from the mouth of the tube.
The mouth E is held normally closed by means of a weighted lever F, one
end of which is hinged to a bracket f, swivelled on a ping projecting inwardly
from the outer portion of a looped support or bail G. The inner ends of the loop
or bail G are secured to the exterior of the tube D, at or near its 'outer ends.
The weighted lever F, and its supporting bracket f, are so swivelled in the
loop support G, that the weighted lever F will hold the valve E closed in what-
ever position the bottle is caused to assume between an upright and a horizontal
position.
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The means which we employ for positively holding the valve closed while the
bottle is in a position nearer upright than the horizontal position, so as to pre-
vent the filling of the bottle by jerking the valve away from its seal, as has here:
tofore been possible, are as follows:-
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A swinging detent, H, is hinged at its upper end to the bracket f, and it is
limited in its inward and outward movements by stop pins h; h¹.
The stop
pin h may conveniently be an extension of the hinge pintle of the weighted
lever F.
The free end of the detent H is arranged to swing into position, when the bottle
is nearer upright than the horizontal position, to engage the back of the weighted
lever, and lock the same in its engagement with the valve E. When the bottle
is tilted a sufficient distance, the detent H is permitted to swing away from its
engagement with the weighted lever, and thus allow the weighted lever to fall
outward, away from the valve, to permit it to open.
The device for preventing tampering with the valve and its closing mechanism,
consists of a cap, I, permanently secured at the inner end of the contracted por-
tion of the section al of the neck, and provided with a perforated cover i.
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In assembling the parts, the r
cap may be inserted in its position through the
large inner end of the neck section a', and securely locked in its position by
cement or other suitable means, and the cork C, tube D, with its valve and valve
closing and locking mechanism, may be inserted in position through, the large
outward end of the section a of the neck. The neck sections may then be
assembled, and the joint band B placed in position, and the sections of the neck
locked permanently together against any possibility of separation, except by
breakage.
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The perforated cover of the cap I will prevent access to the valve-closing mech-
anism, without mutilation, the perforations in the cap being sufficiently small. to
prevent the insertion of a wire having sufficient rigidity to operate the parts.
The band B, when employed to cover the joint in the neck, may well serve as
a distinctive feature of the bottle, and become both ornamental and useful for
purposes of labelling, and the neck, as a whole, presents a neat and attractive
appearance.
It is evident that changes might be resorted to in the form and arrangement
of the several parts, without departing from the spirit and scope of our invention;
hence we do not wish to limit ourselves strictly to the structure herein shown
and described. but

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. The combination with a bottle having a two-part neck, the sections of the
neck being permanently united, of a valve arranged to open and close communi-
cation between the interior of the neck and the interior of the body of the bottle;
and means for positively locking the valve in its closed position when the bottle
is in any position nearer upright than the horizontal, substantially as set forth.
2. A non-refillable bottle comprising a body portion, a bulging neck portion,
the two parts of the neck portion being formed in separate sections jointed along
the bulged portion of the neck, and permanently united, and means for prevent-
ing the inflow of liquid through the neck into the body of the bottle, when the
bottle assumes a position nearer the upright than the horizontal position, sub-
stantially as set forth..
3. The combination with the bottle having a bulge shaped neck, of the stopper,
the tube, the reciprocating valve, the weighted lever, the lever lock, and means
for mounting the lever and its lock in rotary adjustment to hold the valve closed
whenever the bottle is in a position nearer the upright than the horizontal, sub-
stantially as set forth.
4. The combination with the bottle and its bulged neck, of the cut-off
mechanism, comprising a reciprocating valve, a weighted lever, and lever locking
device, and a guard cap permanently seated in the neck, intermediate of the
mouth of the bottle and the cut-off mechanism, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 21st day of November 1899.
*NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.