US1032406A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

Description

E. HBss.` NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE. 22, 1912.

1,032,406. Patented July 16, 1912.

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WITNESSES.-

EDWARD HEss. INVENTOR- qM/IMMMATTORNEK EDWARD HESS, 0F ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLAIBLE BOTTLE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Application led March 22, 1912. Serial No. 685,515.

To dll fte/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EDWARD Huss, a citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of Rochester, county of Monroe, and State of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Non- Befillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle Stoppers by means of which fraudulent filling of bottles with an inferior or different liquid from that which they originallyA contained can be absolutely prevented in a simple and inexpensive way.

The stopper invented by me can be constructed7 according to the specifications hereinafter set forth, to fit the neck of any bottle and can be inserted therein without being blown into the neck of the bottle.

The specifications of my invention are as follows:

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical. section of the neck of a bottle of the usual construction with my device inserted therein. Fig. 2 is likewise a vertical section of the neck of a bottle with my device inserted therein, but it represents my invention a quarter turn from the position of the said stopper as shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1, the number 4 designates a hollow tubing made of metal or other suitable material which tubing slightly tapers from the top of the neck of the bottle into the neck thereof. lnto the hollow and tapering tubing 4 is fitted a cylindrical hollow tubing or barrel 3 concentric with 4 and securely attached at its lower end to the lower end of the sleeve of 4 throughout its circumference. Between the barrel 3 and the sleeve 4 and throughout the circumference of each, there is a discharge passage 18. `Within tube 3 is another hollow and cylindrical tubing or bushing designated as 2. Bushing 2 is concentric with tube 3, fits snugly within the same and is closed at its upper end by a head which is attached to the thumb-screw 1 by means of which the bushing 2 can be turned within the barrel 3. At the lower periphery of bushing 2 and being a part thereof two lugs designated 16 equidistant from each other' protrude the width of the barrel 3 to prevent the withdrawal of bushing 2 from barrel 3. Bushing 2 cannot be pressed down within barrel 3 any farther than as indicated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 owing to the shoulders on the head or cap designated as 17. Bushing 2 is prevented by the lugs 1G from being revolved within barrel 3 throughout its entire circumference by 60 the lugs 16 striking against and being checked by the arms 19 at a quarter turn.

The numbers 13 and 14 designate two openings in the barrel 3. One opening is punched directly opposite to and equidistant from the other in the barrel. Exactly similar openings 13 and 14 opposite to and equidistant from each other are punched in bushing 2. The aforesaid openings in barrel 3 and in bushing 2 are so arranged that when the bottle is to be discharged of its contents, the bushing 2 can be revolved a quarter turn within'barrel 3 and the openings 13 and 14 can be registered so as to allow a free passage of liquid through them and into the discharge passage 18. By turning thumb-screw 1 one quarter turn bushing 2 is caused to change its position within barrel 3 and by so changing the relative position 'of bushing 2 within barrel 3 80 bushing 2 operates as a valve to close cornpletely the openings 13 and 14 in barrel 3.

Number 5 designates a ball which fits into bushing 2, but which when the bottle is tipped into the discharge position can roll freely from one end of bushing 2 to the other end thereof. When the bottle is in an upright position it is impossible for liquid poured into the discharge passages 18 to pass into the bottle by reason of the 90 fact that ball 5 completely blocks the passage of the liquid into the bottle.

Number 9 designates a hollow cylinder which is attached to barrel 3 by means of the arms 19. Between the arms 19 there is 95 a sufficient space to permit the free fiow of liquid when the bottle is in discharge position. The cylinder 9 is closed at the bottom thereof by means of a plate 20. Vithin cylinder 9 is disposed a coiled spring S 10o or brought together above tension plate 6,

passes in parallel through perforations in tension plate 6 to which tension plate the parallel wires 7 are securely attached by solder or otherwise. The wires 7 in parallel pass out of the lower plate or casing of cylinder 9 and by a loop engage and secure a spreader 11. The wires 7 brought tol upon which spliced wires 7 the ball 5 rests when the bottle is in upright position. The

parallel wires 7 are surrounded by coil.

spring 8. The wires 7 with the tension plato 6 attached are free to move vertically in the perforations ofthe lower plate or casing of cylinder 9 through which perforations the wires 7 pass as the coiled spring 8 is compressed or released.

Fastened securely to the lower plate of Vcylinder 9 is a wire 10 which passes through and engages two levers 12. These levers are corrugated on their inner surfaces and against them on their inner surfaces rests the spreader 11.

My device can be constructed as to size so as to fit the neck of any bottle.. After the bottle is initially filled, my invention is readily and easily'inserted into the neck of the bottle by pulling down with the fingers the spreader 11 until the levers 12 come as closely together as possible. Vhen the device is in that condition, the levers are held together by the fingers, the corrugated edges of levers 12 clutching spreader 11. The device is then thrust into the neck of the bottle. The releasing of the fingers causes the coiled spring 8 to resume its natural position, the spreader 11 flying back against the corrugated edges of levers 12 as far as the coiled spring 8 will pull it and as far as the levers 12 which are held in check by the walls of the bottle will allow. By that means the levers 12 are held apart by spreader 11 against the walls of the bottle, as indicated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. It will be evident, therefore, that it is quite impossible to remove my invention from the necki of the bottle without breaking the bott-le. If the bottle be turned into the discharge position, ball 5 will roll to the opposite end of bushing 2 and will thereby allow a free passage of liquid from the bottle, around the levers 12 and around the cylinder 9, through the open spaces between the arms 19,- through bushing 2, out of openings 13, 14 and 14a into, discharge passages 18 out of which the liquid flows. The flow of the liquid is indicated by the arrows in Fig. 2 by assuming the bottle to be in discharge position. Then bushing 2 is turned a quarter turn so as to operate as a valve in closing openings 13 and ltof barrel 3, no liquid can pass into discharge passages 18 from the bottle even though the bottle be in discharge position, and in this manner the bottle is effectively sealed.

In designing this apparatus I do notV limit myself precise-ly to the details herein de` scribed, for the reason that minor and incidental changes may and can be made without departing from the main idea underlying my invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is as follows:

1. A bottle stopper comprising a tube adapted to be inserted in the neck of a b ottle, a barrel located within thetube and spaced therefrom at the outer end to form a discharge passage, a tubular valve member fitting in the tube, said tube and member having openings which may be registered with each other, and the valve member being provided with means whereby it may be turned to open or close the same, and a ball located within said valve member and movable therein to position above or below said openings.

2. A bott-le stopper comprising a tube adapted to be fastened in a bottle neck, said tube tapering inwardly, a barrel located in said tube and fastened to the inner end thereof, the outer end of the barrel being spaced from'the tube, to form a discharge outlet, a tubular valve member fitting in said barrel and closed at the outer end, said barrel and member having lateral openings which may be registered or not by turning said member and a ball iitting in the tube and adapted to move therein beyond said openings in either direction.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my namewin the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD HESS. Witnesses: v

RAYMOND H. ARNoT, J. HANFORD. Y

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

f Washington, D. G.

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