US1071152A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

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E. GARNIER. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 19, 1912.

1 ,07 l ,1 52. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST GARNIER, 0F PIGQUET, PARIS, FRANCE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST GARNIER, of Picquet, in the city of Paris, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles and the main object is to provide a bottle so constructed and arranged that it can not be refilled by an unauthorized person without leaving an indication of such refilling which will be easily noticeable.

A further object is to provide a bottle of the non-refillable variety which may be easily filled and from which the liquid will flow in a smooth steady stream, without gurgling or splashing, during the emptying operation.

A still further object is to provide a nonrefillable bottle which may be commercially manufactured at a very small advance in cost over plain bottles of the same class.

To accomplish the above objects I provide a bottle having the lower end of the neck thereof provided with an enlargement forming a stopper seat. The stopper which occupies this seat is equipped with two tubes, sealed at their upper ends and having outlets near the stopper. One of these tubes is provided with an air vent tube which extends to the bottom of the bottle and the other tube with a short liquid outlet tube. Both the air and liquid tubes are equipped with ball valves arranged to prevent liquid flow in a reverse direction, a. 6., into the bottle.

In the drawings which illustrate the inventionz-Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a bottle arranged according to this invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the device which prevents refilling of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 1 showing a slightly alternative form of the device. Fig. 4 is a crosssectional view on the line 4:4; of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 designates a bottle having a neck 6. This neck is provided near its junction with the bottle body with two internal ribs or flanges 7 and 8 arranged one above the other and inclosing between them a stopper seat 9.

The means for preventing refilling of the bottle consists primarily of a stopper 10 of cork, rubber or other suitable resilient material which may be forced into the bottle Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 19, 1912.

larly to the tube 17, being Patented Aug. 26,1913. Serial No. 721,215.

1 neck and will expand below the upper flange 7 so thatit cannot be readily withdrawn, while at the same time it is held against further movement into the bottle by the lower flange- 8. This stopper is provided with two vertically disposed apertures 11 through which two tubes 12 and 13, having closed tops, are inserted. The lower ends of these tubes may be flared as shown at 14 to prevent them being easily removed from the stopper. In combination with this flaring the tubes may also be provided with barbs 15 arranged to hold them against removal. Each tube is provided with a laterally disposed outlet 16 located immediately above the stopper.

The tube 12 contains within itself a smaller tube 17 the lower end of which is flared to meet the lower flared end of the outer tube, as seen at 18, so that liquid cannot enter between the tubes at their lower ends. The top of this inner tube is open and is provided with a seat 19 for a ball valve 20 which is imprisoned between the top of the inner tube and the closed top of the outer tube but has suflicient play to rise from its seat and allow the flow of liquid from the inner to the outer tube. The

ball seat 19 may be made either separate from or integral with the inner tube as is found most desirable.

The tube 13 contains a smaller and much longer tube 21, the lower end of which reaches almost to the bottom of the bottle. This inner tube is provided with an external flange 22 which engages the lower end of the outer tube and prevents the entrance of liquid between the two tubes. The upper end of this tube 21 is formed exactly simiprovided with a ball seat 23 and valve ball 24.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 3 the two outer tubes 12 and 13 are merely united to form a single tube designated 25 which is vertically divided into two compartments by the wall 26. These two compartments are provided with inner tubes 17 and 21 all as previously described. The advantage of this particular arrangement is that the bottle does not require to be as large as is necessary to accommodate the first described arrangement. On the other hand the former arrangement can be more easily and cheaply constructed. It will be noted that this modified form of outer tube is not flared at the bottom but is provided only with the barbs 15. There is, in addition to the barbs an external collar or flange 27 which rests on the top of the stopper. The purpose of this flange will be later described.

In manufacturing the device it is preferred to make all the parts, with the exception of the stopper, of glass, but it is obvious that metal may be used if desired. lVhen glass is used the inner tubes may be fused to the lower ends of the outer tubes after the balls have been placed in position. The balls and their seats may be ground or otherwise arranged so that they are capable of forming a fluid tight joint with their seats. The two outer tubes 12 and 13 with their rigidly attached inner tubes are inserted in the stopper apertures 11, this operation being easily performed owing to the uncompressed condition of the stopper. The completely assembled device is then inserted in the bottle neck and forced down until it occupies the space between the flanges 7 and 8. The stopper is now considerably compressed and the tubes cannot be withdrawn without great difliculty. A seal of wax or like material, designated 28, is then poured upon the top of the stopper and impressed with the manufacturers mark. The bottle is, of course, filled prior to the insertion of the stopper. To remove liquid from the bottle the same is tilted to an inclined position in the usual manner. The liquid runs through the small tube 17 lifts the ball and passes into the annular space between the two tubes from which it escapes into the bottle neck through the opening 16. The air simultaneously enters the bottle through the opening 16 of the tube 13 and through the tube 21, the ball being unseated by the tilting of the bottle. The air and liquid pass through separate channels and the size of the liquid stream is obviously smaller than the bottle neck so that ingoing air is never made to pass through outcoming liquid with the result that the flow is smooth and steady and free from gurgling or splashing. If an attempt is made to refll an emptied bottle the weight of the liquid and the force of gravity will combine to hold the valve balls tightly on their seats. If the stopper is removed the seal will be broken and will act as an indication that the contents of the bottle have been tampered with. In the modified form the flange 27 is caught under the seal so that the tube 25 cannot he slipped out of the stopper without breaking the seal. The tortuous passages through which the liquid and air flow render the introduction of a valve lifting instrument impossible. 2

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. device of the character described comprising a bottle, a stopper inserted in the neck thereof, a pair of tubes having closed upper ends inserted in said stopper, said tubes having openings in the sides thereof above the stopper,a liquid outlet tube within one of said tubes secured to the bottom of the tube and terminating near the closed top thereof, an air inlet tube having its upper end mounted within the other said first mentioned tubes and the lower end extending nearly to the bottom of the bottle, a flange on said air inlet tube engaging and closing the inner end of its outer tube, and valves automatically openable by the tilting of the bottle arranged to prevent the introduction of liquid into the bottle through either the liquid or air tubes.

2. A device of the character described comprising a bottle, a stopper therefor inserted in the neck thereof, a pair of tubes inserted through said stopper having the upper ends thereof closed and each provided with an opening in the side above the stopper, a liquid outlet tube inserted in one of said tubes having the lower end thereof flared to close the lower end of the outer tube and the upper end thereof located a short distance from the closed upper end of the outer tube, a valve ball imprisoned be tween the upper end of the liquid tube and the upper end of the outer tube and arranged to disengage the liquid tube when the bottle is tilted, an air tube having its upper end located in the other of said first mentioned tubes and its lower end extending nearly to the bottom of the bottle, a valve ball controlling communication between the air tube and its outer tube and a flange on the air tube closing the lower end of the outer tube.

3. A device of the character described comprising a bottle, astopper inserted in the neck thereof having two vertically disposed apertures, tubes in said apertures having closed upper ends, each of said tubes having a laterally disposed outlet immediately above said stopper, an air inlet and a liquid outlet. tube respectively located within said first mentioned tubes, said air inlet tube eX- tending beyond the inner end of one of said first mentioned tubes and having a flange spanning the space therebetween, the lower edge of said fluid outlet tube being flared to engage the lower end of the other of said first mentioned tubes, and ball valves normally seated upon the ends of said air inlet and liquid outlet tubes when the bottle is in upright position.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my I hand in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST GARNIER.

Witnesses O. W'. TAYLOR, STUART R. IV. ALLEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Batents,

Washington, D. G.

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