US1061131A - Lining for milk-bottles. - Google Patents

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.Mp G.`SE'AMANS. LINING POR MILK BOTTLES.

AXPLIOTION FILED N`0V.25, 1911. V

Patented May 6, 1913.

` vnwmannwm f 5 q Q MERRITT G. SEAMANS, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

LINING FOR MILK-BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 25, 1911.

Patented May 6, 1913. serial No, 662,368.

Tall whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, MEnRrr'r G. Smamzvs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county ot' Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented new and use'tul Improvements in Linings for Milk-B( ities,

` of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to linings for milk bottles. 4

Under the present custom the dealer requests that the purchaser of a bottle ot milk thoroughly clean the bottle be'tore it is returned and reasonably expects that the same will be done with a view of maintaining as far'as possible a perfect sanitary condition of the bottle as it is passed from customer to dealer' and Vice versa. In view ot' this customary practice the bottles do not undergo such cleansin treatment that will render the same satis actorily sanitary. lt is known that if a bottle is apparently cleaned when collected by the dealer it is used snbsetpicutly without bein subjected to further sterilization and in View thereot', improperly cleaned bottles containing germs or foreign matter are repeatedly used without any regard to their condition and disease is frequently spread through such neglect or carelessness.

It is an object of my invention to cure to the maximum the above noted objections and to provide a perfect sanitary construction ot' 'lining for the bottle, whereby the milk will be positively held against contacting with the Walls of the bottle and thus held against being subjected to germs or foreign mattei which have been carelessly lett in the bottle when the latter is improperly washed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lining for milk bottles which will include substantiall a receptacle-like member that can be foldedyto permit ot its convenient insertion in the bottle. or the removal ot' the same therefrom.

Another object ot' the invention `is to provide a foldable lining" which is susceptible to expansion against the walls otl the iottle under thc weight ot the liquid when the latter is poured into the bottle.

Another object ot the invention is to provide a lining which will include a neck portion to be folded over thc ncck otl the bottle and to be used as a mouthpiece when one is drinking directly t'rom the bottle, thereby holding* the lip ot the user out ot direct contact with the Adass ncck ot' the bottle.

A still t'urthcr object ot the invention is to provide a lining which will-inclnde an unscating tab which may be manually operated to effectively unseat the wafer or closure of the bottle and to permit the wafer to he exposed for conyenient withd awel.

In thc drawing, formingr a portion of this specification and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views: ltigurc 1 is a perspective view of a portion ot' a bottle showing the applica- `tion ot' the lining thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the bottle and through the lining' and the bottle closure, showing in dotted lilies the coliapscd position of the lining and in t'nll lines the distended position of the lining. Fig. 3 is a perspective view ot' the lining. Fig. t is a section through a bottle neck showing the application of a slightly modified form of lining thereto. r

While it is described that the lining is intended admirably for use inanilk bottles it is Asaid that the same can be used in similar bottles or containers tor marketing beverages, such as beer.

For elearness in illustration, a milk bottle A ot' usual construction and configuration is shown herein. This bottle is provided with a neck ll and an interiorly located Wafer `01 closure seat C. 'lhelining l is constructed ot' plain paper, paratlin paper or like foldable material which is preferably impervious. The lining' is formed also of a sin le piecc ot' material which is folded t0 )rovide the cvlindrical walls .2 which may 1e collapsed to the dotted line position D, as

shown in Fig. L), and an integral foldable bottom 3 which may be adjusted to assume the dotted line position l1) iii-Fig. 2. The said bottom 3 is provided with the creases -l which are radially disposed with reference to the axial line ot' the lining and which op-` erate collectively to dctine upon the bottom substantially dart or triangular sections 5, whereby the bottom can be folded upwardly and inwardly in substantially truste-conical form to present the downwardly inclined walls, as shown at E in the dotted lines in Fig. 2, which will be exposed wholly to the weight. ot the milk or liquid as the same is poured into the bottle. The vertical wall 2 ot the lining; can bc t'oidcd tlirtmgliotit in any obvious manner so as to permit the lining to bc readily inserted into the bottle or removed thercl'rom as thc occasion may demand,

The walls 2 ofthe lining, after the milk or liquid has been poured into the bottle, are folded over the edge of the neck B, as shown at 6, so as to provide a mouthpiece which .engage against the seat 8, as shown in Fig.

2. The walls 2 have a portion 9 forming a tab to underlie a portion of the disk. This tab is folded on its underside to form the vinnerreinforcing part 10. The said tab forming portion' extends downwardly against oneside of the neck of the bottle and it may be used advantageously to partly llift the wafer 7 from its seat in the bottle neck and to expose the wafer for convenient manipulation 'and removal.

Iny the modified form of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the lining 11 is provided at its upper end with a portion 12 which is folded on itself so as to provide a part 13 which is normally disposed within the neck of the bottle 'and held therein and against the seat 14 of the bottle neck by the closure or Wafer 15. When the wafer is removed the part 13 ofthe lining can be folded over the neck of the bottle as shown in the dotted lines and used as a sanitary mouthpiece. It

' also is used as a guard to prevent the milk as it is poured from the bottle to contact with foreign or objectionable matter which may be left upon the exterior portion of the neck by handling the bottle during vending or marketing thereof.

Now that the essential features of construction of the lining have been described,

it is said that the lining is folded into substantially elongated form and then inse"ed. longitudinally into the bottle with the open end of the lining disposed above the plane of the neck of the bottle. The milk or liquid is then poured directly into thev lining and under the weight of the liquid the walls of the lining will be distended or expanded against the walls of the bottle, as shown in the full lines in Fig. 2. When the bottle iS returned to the dealer the old lining is removed and a new one substituted therefor. While it is proper to exercise care in cleaning the bottle even though the use of the lining disclosed is resorted to, it is obvi ously seen that the lining, in effect, forms a guard and with its use germs left upon the bottle by a preceding user will not be communicated to the subsequent user.

A I claim:

The combination with a bottle having a lining removably vfitting therein, and a wafer-like closure closing one end of the bottle and embraced by the walls of the lining, of a portion of the lining extending above the plane of the closure and then'laterally over the neck of the bottle and then downwardly against the outside of the neck and provided with a tab folded on itself and terminally underlying the downwardly/extending portion of the lining and Vinterposed between said portion and-the neck and then terminally extending into the neck to underlie the closure.

In testimony whereof I atiX my signature

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