US1108012A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

Description

J. N. SHOWS G. B. TUCKER.

NON-BEFILLABLB BOTTLE. APPLIOATIUN FILED SEPT. s, 1911. BBNEWBD JAI. 1o. 1914. l 1 08,0 1 2 fllllullwl l n Patented Aug. 18, 1914 l STATESPATENT OFFICE.

l JUDGE N.' snows AND CLYDE n. TUCKER, or roNcHA'rotTLA, 'LoUIsrANA,.,

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent."

Application filedseptember@,fien,sentano1 647,858; 4Renewed January 1o, 1914. serial No. 311,494.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that we, JUDGEN. SHows and CLYDE B. TUCKER, citizens of `the United States, residing vat Ponchatoula, in the parish of Tangipahoa and State of Louisiana, have invented new andusefulv Improvements inNon-Rellable Bottles, of which the folu lowing is a speciication..

, The present invention ,relates to certain novel and useful improvements in non-re illable bottles.

In carrying out our invention,l it is our `purpose to provide a non-refillable bottle whichwill embody Vin its constructionthe features of simplicity and `efficiency and,

furthermore, we-aimto provide a .bottle ot' the lclass referred'to, which may be, manuactured andfmarketed at a `relativelylow cost., A Vith the above-re`cited objects and others of -a similar nature in vieW,vthe invention consists inthe construction, combination and arrangement of lparts, setfort-hin and fall-l ing within the scope ofthe appended claims. In the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is av vertical longitudinal Vsectional view taken through the neck of a bottle,.showing our improvements applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the vneck in inverted position. Fig; 3 `is "a perspective view4 of ,the'lower sliding stopper. Fig. 4 `is a simi-i lar view of t-he upper tubular stopper.v Fig.)

n 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of a'portion of the bottle neck containing a modiied form of: stopper.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, and especially to Figs.` 1 to 4, inclusive, the letter A designates the neck portion of our improved bottle and extending `upward from the shoulder of the neck is the tubular wall 1, said wall preferably projecting upward approximately one-third the length of the neck, although this may bel varied if desired. Designed to slide within and seat upon the tubular member 1 is a sliding stopper 2 having a cylindrical body portion 3 formed with vacurved channel 4 leading from the frusto-conical recessed bott-om 5 of the body portion tothe opening 6 in the yside of the same and directly beneath the head 7 of the stopper, the head being adapted to contact with and rest upon the upper edge ofthe member 1. The head with a conical socket 8 adapted to receive and Jform a seat for the cone-shaped projection 9 formed on the bottom of the upper tubular-#stopper 10, the latter eomprisingthe enlarged body portion l1, and' the goose-neck` tube 12 formed integral therewith, the goose-neck passage 13 leading from the opening'l4 iny the base of the portion 1,1 to the outlet of the tube 1 to permit the outflow of the liquid lwhen the bottle is tilted or canted. This upper stopper 10 is cemented within the neck of the bottle, as shown at 15,.,the body of cement` covering the sides of the portionlll and preferably` terminating atv the. point of j unction of the goose-neck 12 with the body portion. It -will also be notedthat the upper stopper is cemented within the neck of the bottle a suitable ydistance above the tubular member 1 to permit the' ready operation of the, sliding stopper. Itdesired, the recess in thebottomof the sliding stopper may be weighted or lloaded at the-:side walls thereof as .at 16 to yinsure its positive operation `in Vreturning tol itsseat on the member 1. n y

From theabove description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction andoperation of ournonreillable bottle, such yas shown in its-pret'erred form in Figs. 1 to 4, will be apparent. yAfteiythe'bottle has been filled with the liquid, the stopper 2 is dropped into po- 'sition and thev stopper V10 cemented in the neck of the bottle', asuitabledistance above the member 1. l When the bottle is inverted to pour the liquid therefrom, the sliding stopper dropsaway into the position shown in Fig. 2, the `flange leaving its seat on the member 1, and the conical recess in the top of the head receiving and seating the coneshaped projection on the bottom of the stopper 10. The liquid will now flow from theV bottle through the curved channel in the sliding or movable stopper thence through the goose-neck channel 13 and so out of the bott-le through the top ofthe neck of the latter. Upon returning the bottle to upright position the sliding stopper will drop back upon the edge of the member 1, thus closing the opening 6 of the curved channel which will be below and surrounded by the upper portion of the tubular member.

In Fig. 5, we have shown a slightly modiied form of our invention, in this case the lower stopper carrying a tubular socket 17 within which is seated a contraction spring 18, adapted to bear against the under side of the top stopper as at 19, While 20 desig- Patented Aug. 1s, 1914.

nates a tube adapted to telescope upon the tubular socket. When the bottle is inverted the Weight of the liquor therein is sufficient to force the movable stopper outward against the tension of the spring, but When the bottle is emptied the spring will force4 the lower or movable stopper into closing position.

It Will be seen that We have provided a simple form of non-refillablebottle comprising a movable stopper and a stationary stopper, each havingsuitable channels or passages therein and both so correlated and arranged that although the liquid may flow freely from the bottle, the latten When once emptied tcan not be refilled.

l. The combination of a bottle having a tubular member formed in the neck thereof and suitably spaced apart therefrom, a movable plug or stopper arranged wit-hin the tubular member and provided With a chan nelin the base thereof and opening onto the side, a second stopper mounted above the tiret-mentioned stopper and rigidly secured to the bottle and' spaced therefrom, said second stopper comprisinga body portion, a curved extension connected to the body portion and forming a continuation of a curved channel extending through the body portion, and means disposed intermediate said Stoppers for holding the movable stopper spaced from the second stopper When the bottle is inverted. v t

2. The combination of a bottle having a tubular member formed in the neck thereof and extending a short distance into the neck and coaxial With the said neck,a movable Qopies or this patent may be obtained forve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner lar extension When the body is upright, a

second stopper mounted above the first-mentioned stopper `and spaced therefrom and having a goose neck passage therethrough,

and means associated With the proximate surface of said.` Stoppers and designed to hold the movable stopper spaced from the stationary stopper When the bottle is mverted.

3. The combination of a' bottle having a tubular member extending upwardly between the neck thereof, a movable stopper adapted to slide in the neck portion and having a channel therein, the head port-ion of said stopper being formed with a socket,

ya second stoppermounted above the lirstmentionedstopper and `comprising a body portion cemented in the neck of the bottle, and `a curved tubular member communicating With apassage in the body portion, said body portion having a projection adapted ,when the bottle is inverted to seat Within the socket of the movable stopper to hold the movable stopper spaced from the stationary stopper. Y

ln testimony whereof We aiiiX our signatures in presence of tivo Witnesses.

,innen N. snows. p CLYDE B. TUCKER; Vfitnesses P. W7. DiENDonr,

N. S. Hanniss.

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