Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels, to Prevent them being Refilled.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Dec., 1896-Accepted, 13th Feb., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Bottles, Jars, and similar Vessels,
to Prevent them being Refilled.
I, ALONZO PERRY BLIVEN, residing at No. 1317 Third Avenue, in the City of
Brooklyn, in the County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America,
Inventor, 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 :-
This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars and similar vessels; and the object thereof
is to provide a vessel of this class, having a neck attachment which is adapted to be
secured in place after the vessel has been filled, and the construction and arrangement
of which is such, that when the vessel has been once filled, and the neck attachment
applied, said vessel may be emptied of its contents, but cannot be refilled or re-used
without leaving evidence of the fact that it has been filled and emptied.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a central, vertical section of the upper part of a bottle and the neck
thereof, provided with my improvement.
Fig. 2, a similar view of a modified form of the construction on the line 3-3, and,
Fig. 3, a cross section 3-3 of Fig. 2.
In the accompanying drawing, I have shown my improvement applied to a bottle,
and in the practice of my invention, I provide a bottle or other vessel A, having a
neck B, on which is formed an extension D, the neck B, is provided with an
annular bead b, and the inner walls thereof are preferably slightly inclined from the
top downwardly, and I provide a stopper or plug G, which is preferably composed of
glass, and which is provided at its upper end with an extension or handle 9, which
is preferably spherical in form.
At the bottom of the extension D, of the neck B, is formed an annular groove or
recess d, and the inner walls of said extension are preferably vertical, and formed
therein about midway thereof is an annular groove d 2, and I also employ a plug or
stopper H, for the extension D, which is also preferably composed of glass and
provided with an annular groove h, and at the lower side or end with a recess 2,
which is adapted to receive the upper part of the extension or handle g, as clearly
shown in Fig. 1, and employed in connection with the annular groove d2, and h,
is an open or split spring ring K, which is adapted to hold the stopper H, in
place.
The construction shown in Fig. 2, is substantially the same as is shown in Fig. 1,
with the exception that the extension or handle g, of the plug or stopper G is omitted.
In this class of devices, the bottle or vessel must first be filled before the neck
attachment is applied, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing
description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing. The bottle
or vessel is first filled with the desired contents, and the plug or stopper G, is
inserted into the neck B, after which the plug or stopper H, is secured in place, said
plug or stopper being inserted into position with the ring K, in the groove h, and
when the plug or stopper has been forced downwardly so that the annular
grooves d2 and h, are opposite each other, or register, the ring K, will spring
outwardly and occupy a portion of both of said annular grooves, and thus secure
the plug or stopper H, in position.

page_text: The bottle or vessel can only be emptied by breaking off the extension D, of
the neck after which the plug or stopper G, may be removed, and it will be
understood that the plug or stopper G, may be formed of cork or glass or of any
desired material. The extension D, may be broken off in any desired manner,
but in practice, I prefer to cut a narrow slit L, in the annular groove d, by which
means the extension may be more easily broken off, but this feature is immaterial,
and the extension D, may be easily broken off, by striking the same with a hammer,
or by striking the extension on a counter, table, or other article.
In practice, I also place upon the extension D, a trade mark, or the name of the
manufacturer or proprietor of the contents of the bottle, and the absence of the
extension, and of the trade-mark or the name of the proprietor or manufacturer
of the contents of the bottle, will be proof of the fact that the bottle has been
once filled and emptied.
It will thus be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention, by means
of a device which is simple in construction and operation, and which does not add
materially to the cost of the bottle.
My invention is not limited to the means for securing the plug or stopper H,
in position, and I reserve the right to make all such changes in, and modifications
of the construction herein shown and described, as fairly come within the scope of the
invention.
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. A bottle provided with a neck, and an extension formed thereon, said neck
being adapted to be closed by a removable plug or stopper, and said extension being
adapted to receive a non-removable plug or stopper, and said extension being also
adapted to he broken off, substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination with a bottle provided with a neck, and an extension formed
thereon, of a removable plug or stopper for closing the extension, said extension
being provided in its outer walls with an annular groove or recess, and said extension
being also adapted to be broken off at said annular groove or recess, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.