US1037012A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

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0. JOHNSON. NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLICATION FILED JUNI: s, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

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coLuMm/I PLANOGRMM co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

UNITED STATES BARN OFFICE..

OLAF JOHNSON, OF NEWYORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES G. WILLS, OF RICHMOND HILL, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, OLAF JOHNSON, a subject of the King of Norway, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Reillable Bottles, of which the following is a specication.

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in non-reillable bottles, and has for its objects gener'- ally to provide a device of this character the parts of which are simple in construction, easy to assemble, and comparatively cheap to manufacture.

@ne of the characteristic features of the present invention is the provision of a nonreillable bottle, the neck of which is made separate from the body of the bottle, and which neck contains within it all the valvemechanism employed to prevent refilling of i the bottle, means being provided to connect the neck with the bottlebody in such manner as to prevent undetected separation of the neck from the bottle and the reuse of the latter by unauthorized persons, but which neck may be removed by those in authority to permit refilling of the bottle, thus enabling either the neck or the bottle, or both, to be used over and over again, it being understood that the bottle-proper may be refilled only after the neck has been removed.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a structure of the character described wherein the parts comprising the non-refilling valve-mechanism may be easily and quickly assembled in position within the separately formed neck, and before the latter is attached to the body, thus greatly facilitating and lessening the cost of manufacture.

With the above objects in view the invention comprises the novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described in detail and then more defie nitely pointed out in the claims.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will now proceed to describe the same in detail reference being made for this purpose to the ac companying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a portion of a bott-le made in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the bottle neck, the stopper being removed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led .Tune 8, 1912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Serial No. 702,602.

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the bottle neck removed from the bottle-body. Fig. 4; is an elevation of the valve-guard. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section taken through the neck on t-he line 5-5 of Fig. l. Fig. 6 is a section similar to Fig. l, showing the position of the valve and its plunger when the bottle is tipped for pouring its contents.

Referring to the drawings the reference numeral l indicates the bottle Vproper or body receptacle which in the instance shown is contracted at its upper portion as at 2, the said contracted upper portion having a relatively broad annular seating face 3 for a purpose presently to appear.

The reference numeral 4t designates the neck of the bottle which is made separate from the body receptacle, and has its lower end sea-ted upon the annular seating face 3, the said neck being permanently secured to the body receptacle by means of a breakable met-al band 5, which band embraces portions of the body receptacle and neck respectively, the said portions of the receptacle and neck being provided with annular beads or ribs 6, as shown, whereby the clamping band 5 will more readily secure the parts together. The clamping band 5 is pressed or spun about the body receptacle and neck after the parts are assembled, and the neck cannot, therefore, be removed from the bottle except by breaking the band, which latter is preferably provided with a suitable trade-mark or name, so that if an attempt is made to refill the bottle by some unauthorized person, after it has once been emptied, by removing the band and neck and substituting therefor a new band not bearing the trademark or name, the fact that the bottle has been refilled will be readily detected.

One of the characteristic features of the present invention is the provision of a neck that is formed entirely separate from the body receptacle, the said neck carrying all the valve means for preventing refilling of the bottle, and the construction and arrangement being such that all the parts of the valve mechanism may be readily assembled or nested within the neck prior to attaching the same to the body receptacle, means being provided for permanently attaching the neck to the body receptacle, but which means, shown in the present instance as a metal band embracing portions of the neck and body receptacle, may be removedV ceptacle.

The neck 4 is provided at its upper end wit-h a tapered stopper opening 8 at the base of which there is formed a transverse part-ition or wall 9 provided with outlet openings 10 through which the liquid passes from the bottle. The tapered opening in the upper end of the neck is closed by means of a readily removable stopper 11 preferably formed of glass and provided with a cork or other facing 12. The neck 4 at its lower end is provided with an internal annular shoulder 13, and nested within the neck, as more clearly shown in Fig. 1, there is located a tubular guard 14 closed at its upper end and provided at its lower end with an annular enlargementor projection 15, one wall 16 of which seats against the said internal shoulder of the neck, and the lower edge of which may seat againstthe annular seating face 3 of the body receptacle. The said guard is provided near its lower end with an annular series of outlet openings 17 and near its upper end said guard is provided with a vent opening 18 for a purpose presently to be explained.

Seated or nested within the enlarged lower end of the tubular guard is a valve-seat, shown in the present instance as having the form of an annulus 19, the lower face of which seats upon the annular face 3 of the body receptacle, and depending from the under face of the said valve-seat is an annu lar rib or projection 20 which closely ts within the opening in the upper end of the body receptacle, the said annular rib serving to properly center the neck when the parts are being assembled and serving also to prevent lateral displacement of the neck relatively to the body receptacle. A packing gasket 21 of cork, rubber or other material is interposed between the seating face 3 of the upper end of the body receptacle and the abutting faces of the annulus 19, the lower edge of the part 15 of the guard, and the lower end of the bottle neck, in order to effect a fluid tight closure.

Arranged within the tubular guard 14 and normally cooperating wit-h the said valve seat is the ball valve 22, which is preferably made hollow, as shown, although a solid ball may be provided in some instances, and normally resting upon the said ball valve and movable'freely within the guard, is a cylindrical plunger 23, the lower portion of which, when the parts are in normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, will close the outlet openings 15 in the tubular guard, thus serving to prevent raising of the valve from its seat by a suction action exerted upon the .open mouth of the neck, it being understood that many of the so-called nonrefillable bottles may be readily refilled by a suction action on the mouth of the bottle, which results in lifting the valve from its seat, and thus permitting refilling. When the bottle is tilted to pour the contents therefrom the plunger and the valve will assume the position illustrated in Fig. 6, the vent opening 18 in the guard permitting the plunger toy move slowly with a cushioning effect into the upper end of the guard, and the ball valve passing beyond the outlet openings 15 in thev guard, thus permitting the liquid from the bottle to flow through said outlets, into the annular chamber around the guard, and out through the openings 10 in the partition formed in the upper end of the neck, the direction of flow of the liquid being indicated by the arrows in Fig. 6. By making the ball valve hollow in the manner indicated if an attempt is made to fill the bottle while it is inverted or inclined, as soon as the liquid enters the neck sufficiently to fill the guard, the ball will float to its seat and thus prevent filling of the bottle in the manner stated.

By the construction herein shown and described I provide a non-refillable bottle, the neck of which is made separate from the body receptacle, and the valve mechanism of which is carried wholly by the neck, thus the several parts comprising the said valve mechanism may be readily assembled or nested in the neck and the neck afterward attached to the bottle, with little or no inconvenience, as compared to those structures wherein the valve mechanism is inserted and secured into a bottle neckL that is formed as an integral part of the body proper. Furthermore by the present construction, wherein the neck of the bottle contains all of the valve mechanism, the said neck and its associated parts may be used over and over again, and where a small premium is offered for the return of the necks separately or the whole bottle, to the original bot-tier, a great saving will result. When the empties are returned to the original bottler he can remove the neck by breaking the clamping band, refill the bottle, and then reapply the neck, placing a new clamping band around the same, and thus the initial cost of the bottle with its non-relling mechanism will be of no very great consideration, `as compared to those structures where it is impossible to use the bottle after it has once been emptied of its contents.y

What I claim is 1. A bottle comprising a body-.receptacle having a contracted upper portion provided with an annular seating face, a separately yformed neck having its lower end resting upon said seating face, said neck having an internal shoulder at its lower end, a removable band embracing the neck and body to hold the parts intact, a tubular guard located within the neck and having an enlarged lower end abutting said shoulder, said guard provided with outlet openings near its lower end, a valve-seat comprising an annulus fitted in the said enlarged end of the guard and resting upon the annular seating face of the body receptacle, a ball-valve normally resting upon the valve-seat and a plunger freely movable in the guard and normally resting upon the valve.

2. A bottle comprising a body-proper and a separate neck, removable means embracing the neck and body respectively to hold the parts intact, an internal shoulder formed in the lower end of the neck, a tubular guard located within the neck and having an enlarged lower end resting against said shoulder said guard provided with outlet'openings, a valve-seat fitted in the said enlarged end of the guard, a ballvalve normally resting upon the valve-seat and a plunger freely movable in the guard and normally resting on the valve.

3. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating face at its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shoulder near its lower end, a tubular guard nested within the neck and having an annular enlargement at its lower end seated against said shoulder, said guard having outlet openings, a valve-seat comprising an annulus nested in the enlarged lower end of said guard, said annulus seating upon the annular seating face of the body receptacle, a ball-valve within the guard cooperating with said valve-seat, and an encircling band for removably attaching the neck to the body-receptacle.

4. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating face at its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shoulder near its lower end, a separately formed tubular guard nested within the neck and having an annular projection at its lower end seated against said shoulder, said guard having outlet openings near its lower end and a vent orilice at its upper end, a valve seat comprising an annulus nested within the lower end of said guard, said annulus resting upon the annular seating face of the body-receptacle, a ball valve within the guard cooperating with said valve-seat, a plunger freely movable in the guard and normally resting on said valve, and means for removably attaching the neck to the body-receptacle.

5. A bottle comprising a body-receptacle having an annular seating face at its upper end, a separately formed neck having an internal shoulder near its lower end and provided with a perforated partition near its upper end and a stopper cavity above said partition, a separately formed tubular guard nested within the neck and having an annular projection at its lower end seated against said shoulder, said guard having outlet openings near its lower end and a vent opening at its upper end, a valve-seat comprising an annulus nested within the lower end of said guard, said annulus resting upon the annular seating face of the body receptacle, a ball valve within the guard cooperating with said valve-seat, a plunger' `freely movable within the guard and normally resting on said valve, and means for removably attaching the neck to the body receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses.

OLAF` JOHNSON.

itnesses J. GRANVILLE Maynas, J AMES Gr. WILLs.

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

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