US1055650A - Bottle. - Google Patents

Description

J, A. PNDELL.

BOTTLE.

APPUGATION P1LBDJUNE25, 1912.

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Patented Mal". 11, 1913.

l UNITED STA JOHN A. PINDELL, GF COCKEYSVILLE,

FFICE.

MARYLAND.

BGTTLE.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

Application filed June 25, 1912. Serial No. 705,695.

To all whom) it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. PINDELL, of Cockeysville, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain improve ments in bott-les which in the opening or unsealing of the same, Vare partially destroyed and thereby rendered unfit for subsequent use as sealed containers of liquids, as will hereinafter fully appear.

In the further description of the said invention which follows, reference is made to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical central section of the improved bottle; and Fig. 2 a section of Fi 1 taken on the broken line :1c-m.

Retgerring now to the drawing, 1 is the body of the bottle shown as of cylindrical form; and 2 and 3 are respectively, the neck and the bottom of the bottle. The interior of the neck 2 is rovided with circumferential grooves a wiiich in a sectional view of the bottle, as in Fig. lines b.

A. portion of the bottom of the bottle is inturned, and the inturned portion 4 is practically of frusto conical shape terminating in a central depression c the bottom of which is much thinner than the material around it and being frangible can therefore be easily broken without injuring the annular edge d.

5 is a spring wire or rod having its upper end bent so that when it is placed diametrically within the neck, it will conform toV and press tightly against the grooved or 1, exhibit waved waved surface of the neck as shown inv Fig. 1.

The portion of the wire 5 which is below the grooves a, is central of the bottle and extends downward to within the depression c but normally clear of its bottom, as shown.

is disk on the wire 5 to which it is preferably soldered, and 9 a rubber gasket cemented or otherwise Jfastened to the underside of the disk 7. The distance of the gasket 9 from the annular edge d on the bot-tom 3, is slightly less than the vertical distance between the annular grooves a, in order that should the wire be pushed down that distance, and the upper bend of the wire broughtfromthe upper to the lower groove a. in the neck 2, the gasket 9, after i slightly less than the :in the neck ot one of two vertical positions,

the end of the wire has perforated the bottom ot' the depression c, will bear with pressure on the annular edge d and thereby orm a tight oint for the time being.

12 is a second disk fastened like the one 7 to the wire 5; and 13 is a gasket Secured to the upper side of the second disk 12.

rIhe vdiameeter of the second diskv 12 is smallest inner diameter of the neck 2, and the diameter of the gasket 13 is greater, so that when the wire 5 is in the position shown in Fig. 1 the gasket 13 will be held tightly against the lower edge of the neck 2'and thereby seal the bottle with a tight joint.

'It 'will be understood that owing to the end of the spring rod 5 which is withthe bottle, extending diametrically of the same, the ortion of the saidv rod whichiis in the bo y 'of the bottle is held' centrally thereof; and that in view of the annular grooves a which are at diderent heights, being alike in shape, the rod can be sprung into and rmly held in either one position serving to tightly close the neck by means of the gasket 13, and the other to prevent, through the medium of the gasket=9, the discharge of the contents of the bottle alter the bottom of the and in consequence of this constructionv and arrangement the bottle after being opened is a practical and effective container for liquids until emptied of its contentswhen it becomes worthless for further use. as a closed receptacle.

After the bott-le is filled, the rod 5 with its attachments, is inserted through the neck 2 in which operation the gasket 13 is inverted at its circumference and maintains this form until the gasket has passed to below the neck, after which it is drawn up to the position in which it is shown in the drawing and the bottle thereby sealed.

To open the bottle, Vthe head of the wire 5 is struck a sharp assume the condary its end to perforate the bottom of the depression c. At the same time, the gasket 9 is seated tightly upon and leakage of the contents of the bottle thereby prevented.

After the bottle has been emptied o its contents, it can be again filled, but not again made a sealed container for the reason that in an effort to that end, the opening made upper depression c is fractured, v

blow which causes it to position described, and

the annular edge 63 a frangible area, and. a neck with projections therein at 'different heights, combined withy a rod having its upper end bent. to-

extend diametrically across the interior of the neck and engage the said projections, whereby it may be held in either one of two vertical positions, and its lower end situated over the frangible, area, the said rod carrying two gaskets one to close the neck, and

the otherl to cover the frangible area when the rod is forced down and'its end through the same, substantially as specified.

' 2. In a bottle, the bottom thereofhaving a frangible area. and a neck-provided with .extend ,internal circumferential grooves which produce separated projections, combined with a springiro'd having its upper end bent to iametrically across the interior of the neck andengage the separated projections, and thereby adapt the rod to be held in either one of two vertical positions, and its lower end situated above the frangible area, the said rod carrying two gaskets one disrupted frangible area when the rod is forced through the same, substantially as specified.- y JOHN A. PINDELL. p Witnesses: i*

JULIA` B. ROBINsoN, WM.. T. HOWARD. v

Vto close the neck andthe other to close the

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