US1047748A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

Description

W. CHRISTOPHER. L

NON-RBFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.20, 1912.

1,047,748. Patented B66411912.

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`CQLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 2:0.,WASHINGTON. D. C.

JNVENTOR WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER, OF 'lONAANDA,l NEW YORK. n

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

specification or Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17,1912.

Application led February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,898. l

To al whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM CHRISTO- PHER, va citizen of the United States, `residing at Tonawanda, county of Erie, and

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinNon-Re-- fillable Bottles, yof which thefollowing is a specification. n

. This invention relates to non-refillable bottles.

bottle, first, a valve of novel construction and also combined with its seat in a new manner, whereby it will be impossible to force or introduce liquid past the valve, re-

gardless of the means employed to accom- `plish such refilling.

' To that end, the invention embodies, first,

ya valve having wings and a cap arrangedto coperatewith the valve-seatinj a new man 4ner and, further, in the provision of a valve f as aforesaid, which has inserts of new form between the wings, whereby any fluid which may be forced into the bottle neck will effectually seal the valve and, further, the inserts will throw the fluid aside and resist its tendency to enter the valve and seat.

i 'Another obj ect of the invention is the pro-v` vision of a novel operatingidevice for the valve ofa non-refillablebottle, whereby the fluidmay be readily poured from the bottle,

but upon the first movement of the bottle i toward an upright position, the valve will be instantly closed. Thisl object is carried out by the provision, in connection with the valve, of a pendant having a free or loose i connectio-n with the valve and provided with a circular base adapted to coperate with the bottle and eXert a leverage on the valve to close it immediately the bottle necky is raised toward an upright position, the circular base being provided with openings.

A still further object is the provision of a novel frame adapted to automatically lock when pushed into the bottle neck and having y new means for holding a `valve guard or baffle, as also a baflie of novel construction; theseobjects being accomplished by the provision of a sheet'metal stamping adapted to be combined with a cork or stopper having a seat for the valve and providedV ywith struck-up spring arms vor catches adapted to engage devices inside the bottle neckto lock the frame and stopper in position and,

further, internal beads for confining against their upward or downward motion the bafiie y platel or bottle guard. i

valve guard; F ig. 4, a detail perspectiveofl i the valve; 'and Fig.L 15, a view looking to@-` My object is to provide, 1n a nonrefillable ward the base of thependant.

The bottle or receptacle l and neck 2 preferably be. blown from jglass, as usual with `bo ttlesan'd provided with asomewhat tapered` stopper seat 3 where the neck joins the body, while in the upperjpart of the vIne'ck there will .be blown anv internal annular groove 4. rThe seat 3 is designed to receive a will,

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corkor other suitable stopper, through which passes a tube Ggwhich projectssomewhat above the stopper as at 7 to vconstitute a seat forthe cap of the valve. suitably. i

secured vto the stopper and surmo-unting it is a framey `'which is preferably stamped fromy sheet metal, such as steel, andhas a ring 8,

which surrounds the tube 6, arms 9 rising therefrom and substantially semi-circular shell portionsflO whichare provided with struck-up n springy fingers 11` adapted to snap into the groove 4 Lwhen thedevice is insertedzin the bottle neck.v The shell portions are provided" with internal upper and lower beads 12 and 13.

Located between and byr the beads 12 and 13 against either vupward orldownward movementV is thebaffle .or valveguard which 1 may be formedjof met-al, porcelain, glass or any other suitable material, having a cir-y n cular base 14, baflies 15 andopenings 16 under the baffles. The bafllesare of sector shape and their edges conform to the inner surfaces of the shell members. The base of the baffle bears against the lower bead 13 and the baffles themselves against the up" per bea-d 12, whereby the baffle is prevented from having either upward or downward movement.

Thevalve 17 has a stem composed of from the outer edges of the wings kof the .y

valve a littllefgreater distance than the `thickness of the wall of the tube 6, and in consequence, the cap is adapted to telescope down over the projecting upper end 7 of the tube and to rest upon the stopper. In the spaces between the wing's of the valve there are provided inclined shoulders 20, and the valve is preferably made completely solid and circular where it lies within the cap. This form of valve possesses very great advantages over any valve heretofore 'used in a non-retillable bottle, so far as I am aware, for it absolutely prevents any such manipulation as will permit fluid to be introduced past the valve into the. bottle, The telescoping of the cap over the upper end 7 of the tube causes a fluid seal to be formed between the cap and the tube if it is attempted to introduce fluid into the bottle and the very act of such introduction elficiently seals the valve. Furthermore, the inclined shoulders 20 throw the liquid out beyond the tube end 7 and prevent it from entering the tube, and thus perfect the fluid seal when fluid is attempted to be forced into the bottle. It liquid is poured into the n-eck ot' the bottle, it at once settles aroundI the cap el the valve and makes an airtight joint. It will be seen that the air in the bottle will not permit any liquid to enter, until some of the confined air is allowed toV escape and such escape of the conlined air is elliciently prevented by the liquid around the cap. The baille prevents the insertion of any instrument for the purpose of raising the valve and holding it oft1 its seat.

To automatically seat the valve when the bottle is in upright position and to permit the valve to open for purposes of 'pouring the liquid from the bottle, I provide a pendent valve-closing weight 2l which limits the opening of the valve and also pulls the valve closed. This pendant is preferably of the novel construction shown, being' provided with a circular Abase 22 having openings 23V for the free passage of the fluid from the bottle. rIhe lower end of the valve is provided with an eye 24- which receives a hook 25 connected to the center of the base 22 of the weight. Regardless of the position of the bottle, a portion of the base will rest against the bottle so that upon the slightest upward movement of th-e neck toward vertical position, the leverage exerted by the weight will cause an instantaneous closing of thevalve and as the valve is free to turn on its longitudinal axis in the tube 6, the innnediate opening of the valve when the bottle is tilted and its instantaneous closing when raised, is insured.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is z* l. In a non-rellable bottle, the combination with a tubular valve-seat, of avalve having a tubular inverted cap adapted to telescope over said valve seat, and a. stem provided with wings which slide in the valve-seat, and with sloping or inclined parts on its stem adjacent the said cap and between the wings aforesaid, said parts being adapted to divert the liquid, and a pendant for said valve adapted to normally keep it telescoped over its seat.

2. In a non-retlllable bottle, a valve guard holding frame of springy sheet metal having a lower ring fitting the bottle neck, and upwardly extending arms provided with substantially semicircular parts fitting the bottle neck and having struck-up fingers adapted to engage the bottle neck.

3. In a non-reillable bottle, a valve guard holding frame of springy sheet metal having a lower ring, upwardly extending arms provided with substantially semicircular parts having struck-up lingers adapted to engage the bottle neck, said frame having upper and lower internal beads, a valve guard held between and by both of said beads, a valve controlling` the opening in the ring of the arm, and a pendant for said valve.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VILLIAM CHRISTOPHER.

Witnesses ALBERT W. SOUTHALL, ELIAS Rooi".

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

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