US1042247A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

Description

B. MAURBR & A. GORDON.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13. 1911.

Patented Oct. 22, 1912.v

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 22,1912.

Application filed April 13, 1911. Serial No. 620,816.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BARNETT MAURER and AARON GoRDoN, citizens of the United States, residing at Killingly, in the county of lVindham and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NonRefillable Bottles; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles.

One object of the invention is to provide a non-refillable bottle having an improved construction and arrangement of bafiie devices and a valve which will permit the liquid to be readily discharged from the bottle but which will effectually prevent any liquid from being placed in the bottle after the same has been originally filled and closed.

A further and important object of the invention is in the particular construction of a device of the character described, whereby a tapering cage is formed having a convex top and a flat bottom, whereby the ball of the valve hereinafter more specifically referred to is properly confined and guided, the said upper plate forming a correspondingly shaped receiving seat to compose the ball when the liquid is poured from the bottle.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a side view of the upper portion of a bottle constructed in accordance with the invention; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section thereof; Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line H of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the removable baffle plate employed in my improved bottle broken out of the structure of which it forms an integral part; Fig. 6 is a similar View of the removable closing plate; Fig. 7 is a side view of the upper end of the neck of the bottle with the non-refillable attachment removed showing the manner in which the latter is secured to the neck.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the bottle or container to which the invention is applied. The bottle or container 1 may have a body portion of any size or construction and is provided on its upper end with a neck 2 having on its upper end a reduced extension 3 in the outer side of which are formed two or more grooves 4 in which are arranged suitable locking springs S the purpose of which will be hereinafter described. Washers or gaskets 6 formed of rubber, cork or other suitable material are preferably arranged in the reduced extension 3 of the neck 2 to form an air tight closure between the neck 2 and the part applied thereto for closing the bottle. Adapted to be applied to the extension 3 of the neck 2 is a supplemental neck 7 in the lower portion of which are formed one or more locking grooves with which are adapted to be engaged the locking springs 8 when the end of the neck 7 is slipped over the extension 3, thereby securely locking these parts together. The interior of the neck 7 is tapered from its outer end and the inclined walls of the tapered passage are provided with longitudinal ribs alternating with grooves as shown at 9. Above the ribbed inclined walls, the tapered portion is formed straight and smooth and is adapted to receive a stopper 10 or to be otherwise sealed at its outer end.

Integrally formed at the outer end of the inclined ribbed portion of the neck 7 is a baffle plate 11. at the outer edge of which are formed a series of discharge openings 12 which form continuations of the grooves between the ribs, through which the liquid contents of the bottle will pass when the bottle is tilted to a discharging position.

Loosely arranged in the tapered passage formed by the inclined ribbed walls 9 is a disk 13 which, whenever the bottle is brought to an upright position will drop into engagement with the upper end of the extension 3 of the neck 2 thereby closing said neck and preventing any liquid from being placed in the bottle after the neck 7 has been applied thereto. Also arranged in the tapered passage formed by the ribbed walls 9 of the neck 7 is a ball or spherical body 14 which when the bottle is in an upright position, will drop upon the disk 13 and thus prevent the latter from being lifted by an instrument inserted in the neck of the bottle. \Vhen the bottle is tilted or inclined to a position for discharging the contents thereof the disk 13 and marble 1 1 will drop forward and thus permit the liquid to be discharged from the bottle or container.

From the foregoing description taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention Will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus described our invention What We claim is:

A bottle of the character described comprising a reduced neck having an inner tapering surface, a supplemental neck adapted to be attached to the same, a cage snugly confined in the supplemental neck and conforming to the inner tapering surface thereof, a concave baflle plate forming the top of the cage and provided With circumferentially disposed discharge openings Which form continuations of the grooves formed between the ribs of the cage, a flat disk forming a temporary bottom for the cage and slidably located Within the latter, and normally resting upon and closing the connecting reduced neck section of the bottle, and a ball movably located in the cage thus constructed and adapted to travel the full length of the cage and to be snugly engaged With the concave baffle plate and inclined ribs of the cage When the bottle is in a position to pour the contents therefrom.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

BARNETT MAURER.

AARON GORDON. Witnesses:

J. HOWARD BURDIoK, LOUIS A. WOISARD.

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

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