Improvements in Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 19th Mar., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles.
I, MORITZ ROSENSTOCK, of 75, West Houston Street, in the City, County and
State of New York, United States of America, a citizen of said United States of
America, Merchant, 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 :—
In the accompanying drawing, Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section through the neck
of a bottle embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line x, x,
Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line y, y, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section
and Fig. 5 a cross section on the line 2, 2, Fig. 4 of a modification.
The following is a description of the structures shown in the accompanying
drawings which illustrate my invention applied in the forms which are at present
preferred by me, but it will be understood that various modifications and
changes may be made and equivalent means or mechanisms of those shown and
specifically described employed without departing from the spirit of my invention
and without exceeding the scope of the claims.
Referring to Fig. 1, 3 is the neck of a bottle 2, and 4 is a flange at the upper
end of said neck. 16 is a bayonet joint on one side of the flange 4. On the
opposite side of the neck is a depression forming a seat for a V-shaped spring 14
(see also Fig. 3). 6 is a cap provided with the male part of the bayonet joint
and with a depression co-operating with the depression in the neck to complete
the seat for the V-shaped spring 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. 7 is a tube or
nozzle forming part of the cap 6 which preferably extends downwardly into as well
as upwardly from the top of the cap. This nozzle, however, might be, if preferred
formed entirely inside or outside of the cap. The cap 6 after it is applied is non-
removable. In other words, in the act of applying the cap it is automatically
locked on the neck of the bottle and cannot subsequently be removed without
breaking it. The locking is effected by the V-shaped spring 14.
When the parts
are being assembled this spring is placed in its seat on the neck, the projection of
the bayonet joint is introduced into the corresponding angular groove on the neck
and as the cap is rotated just as the projection in the bayonet joint reaches the end
of its groove the corresponding seat for the spring in the cap comes into the
position shown in Fig. 3 when the legs of the V-shaped spring separate and
thereafter the cap cannot be rotated in the reverse direction to disengage the
prong of the bayonet joint from its groove. The spring 14 thereafter acts as a
pawl and ratchet permitting the cap to be turned to engage the elements of the
bayonet joint and preventing revolution in the opposite direction to disengage
them. The spring or ratchet 14 is then concealed and cannot be tampered with
as the lower edge of the cap abuts against the upper edge of the flange 4. Any
number of depressions or ratchet teeth may be employed but generally one will be
sufficient. The outer leg of the V-shaped spring may be made as shown shorter
than the inner leg in which case the spring cannot be compressed or tampered

page_text: with even if the lower edge of the cap does not make a tight joint with the top of
the flange 4.
Still referring to Fig. 1, 8 is a valve provided with centering ribs or spider 9,
projecting into the neck of the bottle to keep the valve in proper working relation
with the other parts and to prevent binding. 11, 11 are grooves or channels cut in
the inner face of the cap 6, so that when the valve is in the position shown in
dotted lines in Fig. 1, fluid may pass therethrough and out of the nozzle as shown by
the arrows. When, on the other hand, the valve is in the position shown in full
lines in Fig. 1, the escape or entrance of fluid is prevented.
The horns or
stops 10, 10 limit the movement of the valve in one direction by impinging on the
lower end of the nozzle 7 and the neck of the bottle limits its movement in the
opposite direction. When the bottle is inverted the fluid contained therein will
When the
escape for the ports are open but it cannot in this position be refilled.
bottle, on the other hand, is upright the ports are closed, the grooves 11 being then
blind passages, and no fluid can be passed in or out. The construction of the parts
and their relation to each other are such that, practically speaking, the valve cannot
be tampered with and no implement can be inserted to engage with the valves and
hold it in the dotted position when the bottle is upright. 17 is a circular upwardly
projecting rim or ridge on or near the edge of the valve which increases the
difficulty of hooking an implement inserted through the nozzle around the valve to
hold it in the elevated position. The length of the nozzle 7 prevents the insertion
into the cap of an implement bent in such a way as to make it possible to hook it
around the cap to hold it in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. After the
bottle is first filled, the cap in the manner described is permanently secured in
position. To re-fill the bottle the cap must be broken and after the bottle is
refilled a new cap provided. The cap may and preferably should contain a trade
mark or trade designation which only authorized persons would have a right to
employ. The valve as well as the cap are preferably made of glass but may be
made of any suitable material.
The following is a description of the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In
general terms this modification consists of transferring the grooves 11 from the cap
to the valve. In this modification the interior surface of the cap may be made
plain while the periphery of the valve is grooved. These grooves 21, 21, are a
trifle shallower than the seat for the valve in the neck so that a water-tight joint
is made when the valve is seated. When it is raised from its seat the grooves 21
form channels through which the liquid may pass as already described with
reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings.
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. The combination with the neck of a bottle of an attachment to prevent refilling
consisting of a pawl and ratchet connection or equivalent connection and a bayonet
joint or equivalent means which prevent the attachment being removed except by
rotating it, the pawl and ratchet or equivalent connection when locked preventing
such rotation.
2. The combination with the neck of a bottle of an attachment to prevent refilling
consisting of a valve operated by gravity to close the bottle when in an upright
position and grooves in the cap or valve through which liquid may pass when the
bottle is in an inverted position.
3. In a device to prevent refilling of bottles a valve provided with the down-
wardly projecting stem as 9 and the upwardly projecting horns or stops as 10.
4. In a device to prevent refilling of bottles of a valve provided with the down-
wardly projecting stem as 9, the upwardly projecting horns or stops as 10 and an
upwardly projecting flange as 17.
5. In a device to prevent refilling of bottles a cap provided with an elongated

page_text: nozzle or tube such as 7 to prevent the insertion of an implement of such form
that it may be hooked around the valve to hold it off its seat when the bottle is
upright.
6. In a device to prevent the refilling of bottles the combination with an elongated
nozzle and a valve having an upwardly extending rib or projection 17 to prevent
the valve being caught and held off its seat when the bottle is in an upright
position.
7. In a device to prevent refilling of bottles, a cap provided with an inwardly
projecting nozzle or tube such as 7 to prevent the insertion of an implement of
such form that it may be hooked around the valve to hold it off its seat when the
bottle is upright.
Dated this 14th day of December 1897.
MORITZ ROSENSTOCK.
Cheesbrough & Royston,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Agents.