Improvements in or relating to Bottles for Mineral or Aerated Waters.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug., 1899-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles for Mineral or Aerated
Waters.
I, FREDERICK RICHARD DIXON-NUTTALL, of Ravenshead, St. Helens, in the
County of Lancaster, Bottle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to bottles for mineral and aerated waters of the kind
commonly known as "Codd bottles," and has for its object to enable the bottles
to be more easily washed or cleaned and also to prevent the ball rattling about
when the bottle is empty. In the ordinary form of Codd bottles the neck of the
bottle is indented outside on opposite sides, so as to narrow it very considerably
inside, and so prevent the internal ball stopper from falling down into the body
of the bottle. This reduces the opening in the neck so considerably that it lessens
the chances of the bottle getting thoroughly washed or cleaned.
By my invention however, I widen or enlarge the opening between the indents
inside the bottle neck, by forming embayments in the indents at one point,
which constitute a seating for the ball to rest in. These embayments while
widening the passage inside between the indents to enable the interior of the
bottle to be more thoroughly washed or cleaned, do not widen it enough to enable
the ball to fall through into the body of the bottle. It has also the effect of pre-
venting the balls of empty bottles rattling about. The indents on the outside
of the bottle neck may have corresponding convexities, so as to prevent the bottle
being unduly weakened by the embayments inside.
In action therefore when the bottle is opened and the contents decanted, the
ball will fall into the seating between the indents and will remain there instead
of rattling about from side to side, as it is so liable to do when carried or carted
about. The embayments also enable a brush to be passed through into the bottle
for cleaning purposes which hitherto was rather a difficult matter.
Dated this 31st day of October 1898.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles for Mineral or Aerated
Waters.
I, FREDERICK RICHARD DIXON-NUTTALL, of Ravenshead, St. Helens, in the
County of Lancaster, Bottle Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this

page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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This invention relates to bottles for mineral and aërated waters of the kind
commonly known as Codd bottles," and has for its object to enable the bottles
to be more easily washed or cleaned and also to prevent the ball rattling about
when the bottle is empty. In the ordinary form of Codd bottles the neck of the
bottle is indented outside on opposite sides, so as to narrow it very considerably
inside, and so prevent the internal ball stopper from falling down into the body
of the bottle. This reduces the opening in the neck so considerably that it lessens
the chances of the bottle getting thoroughly washed or cleaned.
By my invention however, I widen or enlarge the opening between the indents
inside the bottle neck, by forming embayments in the indents at one point,
which constitute a seating for the ball to rest in. These embayments while
widening the passage inside between the indents to enable the interior of the
bottle to be more thoroughly washed or cleaned, do not widen it enough to enable
the ball to fall through into the body of the bottle. It has also the effect of pre-
venting the balls of empty bottles rattling about.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a vertical section of a bottle formed according to my invention; and
Figure 2, a cross section thereof on the line x-x.
In these, A is the bottle, B the indented or narrowed portion of the neck which
prevents the internal ball stopper C from falling down into the body of the
bottle. D are the embayments or recesses in the indents B which constitute a
seating for the ball stopper C to rest in. This seating is preferably located a
little to one side of the centre line of the bottle and on the side opposite to that
which has the projection E against which the ball stopper rests when the con-
tents of the bottle are being poured out. The object of placing the seating out
of centre is to facilitate the passing of the brush F inside the bottle for cleaning
purposes. In Figure 1 of the drawings, the brush is shown in dotted line and
the ball stopper is shown out of its seating. By this arrangement it will be
found that when the bottle is held in a horizontal position the brush will pass
through the neck of the bottle without coming in contact with the ball stopper
which will be in the position shown in dotted lines which is a very important
feature of this invention. The indents on the outside of the bottle neck may
have corresponding convexities so as to prevent the bottle being unduly weakened
by the embayments inside.
In action therefore when the bottle is opened and the contents decanted, the
ball will fall into the seating between the indents and will remain there instead
of rattling about from side to side, as it is so liable to do when carried or carted
about. The embayments also enable a brush to be passed through into the bottle
for cleaning purposes which hitherto was rather a difficult matter.
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 improvement in or relating to bottles such as described for mineral or
aërated waters which consists in forming in the indented or narrowed portion
of the neck thereof which prevents the ball stopper falling into the bottle, embay-
ments or recesses which constitute a seating for the ball stopper to rest in
thereby preventing rattling when the bottles are empty and facilitating the
passing of the brush inside the bottle for cleaning purposes substantially as
set forth.
2. In bottles such as described in Claim 1 forming the embayments or recesses
(D) a little to one side of the centre line of the bottle and on the side opposite
to that having the projections (E) against which the ball stopper rests when the
contents of the bottle are being poured out substantially as set forth,

page_text: 3. The improvements in bottles substantially as herein described and shown on.
the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st dovr of July 1800
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London.