Improvements in Inhalers or Containers for Menthol or the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
[Communicated from abroad by THEODORE BALDWIN WILCOX, of Newark, Essex
County, New Jersey, in the United States of America, Gentleman.]
Improvements in Inhalers or Containers for Menthol or the like.
I, WILLIAM GEORGE HEYS, of 70 Market Street, Manchester, in the County of
Lancaster, Chartered Patent Agent, 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 present invention relates to improvements in inhalers or containers, belonging
to that class which is adapted to hold menthol, or some other aromatic or medicinal'
substance or compound, in the form of a stick, disc, candle or the like, the object
of these improvements being to secure a tight joint between the different parts of
the inhaler (and so prevent the evaporation and escape of the menthol or other
substance), and to adapt the device for use both as an inhaler, and as a friction
appliance, without the removal of a cap, or any other part of the device. The
difficulty with other inhalers of this sort has been that the cap or other detachable
part was likely to become lost or mislaid, thereby causing inconvenience; or that,
in case there were no detachable part, or parts, the flexible joint employed was
liable to make an imperfect seal for the inhaler, and permit the escape of the
volatilized substance or compound.
I accomplish the results aimed at by my present invention, by means of a very
simple means of union between the two movable, but not detachable, parts of my
inhaler. The arrangement is clearly shown in the accompanying drawings, in
which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my inhaler;
Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section thereof; and
Fig. 3 is a detail view.
In the drawings, A represents my inhaler as a whole, the same being made up of
an exterior part B, and an interior part C. The latter part, C, is stamped in the
process of manufacture, so as to have the projecting journals c, c, at precisely
opposite points, as shown.
The outer part B, is similarly stamped by means of a slightly larger die, the
object being to form boxes b, b, for the journals c, c. The journals, c, ", and the
boxes b, b, are formed just midway of the width of each of the parts concerned, and
when they are sprung together, with the journals arranged within the boxes, the
two parts B and C are united by a swivel joint, as will be clearly understood.
Within the interior part C, is set a box D, the bottom of which strikes against
the curved inner sides of the part C, while the top thereof is flush with the top of
the said part C. The box D is intended for holding the stick, dise, or candle E,.
of menthol, or other aromatic or medicinal substance. As shown in Fig. 1, the top
of the stick E is rounded so as to escape the walls of the outer part B, when the
inner part is turned with relation thereto upon its journals.
At the top of the outer part B, I show a cap F, capable of fitting closely and
hermetically upon the top of the said outer part, where the latter is narrowed down.
and flattened, as shown at G. With the cap F is connected a screw H, having an
enlargement at its inner end. The screw H passes through a screw-threaded
nut 1, which is soldered to the inside of the part B, in such a position as to receive
The screw H is passed through the nut from below being secured by
the screw.

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any suitable means to the cap F. It is evident that the cap cannot be wholly
removed, by reason of the enlargement upon the inner end of the screw H. The
cap can, however, be raised by turning the screw in the proper direction until the
enlargement binds against the nut I.
The screw H passes through an opening considerably larger than itself, so that
there is an annular opening around the screw for the passage of air. Moreover, the
nut I is cut away at i, i, the cuts being deep enough to allow the annular passage
before referred to to communicate with the inner chamber B₁ of the part. B.
When the cap is screwed down, there is no possibility of the vapours escaping
from the chamber B₁ in that direction, the cap making a perfect seal with the
flattened end of the neck G. Moreover, I find that in practice I can construct
the two parts to fit each other so nicely at the journals, and also at the contacting
edges everywhere, that there is no escape of vapour at any point when the cap 18
down. This result is assisted by the employment of the journal and box
arrangement described in the foregoing specification.
At k, I show a stop or detent on the interior part C, which prevents the two
parts from being turned, with respect to each other, except in one direction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. An inhaler or container for menthol or the like, consisting of two parts one of
which is adapted to rotate or partially rotate within or upon the other, constructed
and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
2. An inhaler or container for menthol or the like, constructed and arranged
substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and as illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.
Duted this 22nd d
100