US1116990A

US1116990A - Non-refillable bottle.

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Publication number: US1116990A
Application number: US80225113A
Authority: US
Inventors: Peter Bushman
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-11-21
Filing date: 1913-11-21
Publication date: 1914-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1931-11-10

Description

P. BUSHMAN.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 21, 191s.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

IN VE NTU/i /afri' 50a/444W A TTORN E Y 8 wmvfssfs THE NDRRIS PETERS COI. PHDTKLLITHO.. WASHIASTUN, D. c.

PETER EUSHMAN, y0E ALGIEEs, LOUISIANA.

NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

l kvPatented Nov`.l10,1914.`

Application filed yiwvember 21, 1913. serial No. 802,251.

To` all whom it may concern.' f

Be it known that ,I, PETER BUSHMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Algiers, in the parish of Orleans' and State of Louisiana, have made certain'new and useful Improvements yin Non-Reiillable Bottles, of which the following is a speciication. A, y lThis invention relates to non-reillable bottles and more particularly to a closure or stopper adapted, when used with an ordinary bottle to render the same non-refillable.

VOne of the principal objects of the inven-` tion is to provide a stopperor closure of the class described, embodying means for allowing the exit of the contents of a bottle with which it is used, but for preventing the.

reiilling of the bottle. v

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of the class described, having a gravity valve and a manually-actuable valve adapted to coact in allowing the contents of a bottle to be poured out when the bottle is inverted, `but to prevent refilling of thebottle when thesame is in upright position, ,the gravity actuable valve adapted to close automatically to prevent refilling, irrespective of the position of the manually actuable valve. 1

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device of the class described whichwill be comparatively simple, durable, efficient in operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in, view whichwill become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention .resides in lthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterk more fullyzdescribed and claimed, and illustrated in the yaccompanying drawing, yin which like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several figures, of vwhich- Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse sectional view taken through the device, showing the same in position in a bottle,the valves being shown in closed position. 2 represents a view similar to Fig. 1, the bottle being shown in invertedr position, the valves being open. Fig. 3 represents a vertical transverse sectional view of the upper end of the tube taken at right yangles to Fig. 1. Figsgl and 5 represent horizontal s`ec-A tional views on thelines 1.-4 and of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 represents a horizontal sectional view on the line of Fig. 1a

Referring more particularly to the draw` ing, indicates the neck of a bottle, having l position therein the hollow tube 6, `which extendsfsubstantiallythe length of the neck,

and which extends at `its upper end labovefy saideneclga hollow7 substantially conical `cap f 7 being secured bymeans of an annular ring 8 with which it is integrally formed,'to the f A upper end of .t'ube6,fthe wall of the capfoc.-

curringin spaced relation tothe tube, atthe lower end thereof, for protecting the "same,

merge with the tube 6 and form an `extension thereof. The ring 8 forms a shoulder f yfor limiting kthe movement of tube 6 within the neck of the bottle.- The Acap 7 not only actsaslaprotection `'forthe tube to permit insertion of instruments for opening thev valves, but lends amore attractive and finishedappearanceto the device. Near the centralportion of the tube, and near the lowerv end thereof, are situated a pair of annular valve seats 9-and 10 respectively, and a pair ofground valves 11 and 12 are seated thereon and are adaptedvto open in the same direction. The lower valve 12 has formed thereon, a downwardly extending tubular lsteml 13 provided with a plurality of open-y ings V111.' Saidfvalve` is also provided*A with ank upwardly extending tubular valve stem 15 of smaller .diameter than tube 6, said stem extending at -`its upper end through a perforate annular stem guide 16. A ball 17 is containedwithin thevalve stem 15, and

the upper end of the cap being reduced to l normally holds valve 12 inclosed position.

`The upper valve l1 hasl formed thereon, ak downwardly extending tubular lstem 18 similar to valve `stem 13k Restingon valve 11 is a disk llaha'ving a pairof upwardly extending arms 19connected at their upper ends to a disk 2O `of a diameter equal to the inside diameter `of,` the tube, said disk 20 having, formed `integrally therewith, ,an

invertedconicaly lug 2l, said disk and` lug being provided with a plurality of perfora; f

as .ai 23, by a perforated, disk ,ma through saiddisk extends fa lvertical pin 21 threaded :tions 22. The *uppersend of tube 6 is closed A there is provided a plunger rod 27 extendvided with a disk 29 for forming a thumby rest, and a coiled spring 30 is interposed upon the rod between tube 6 and a collar 3l, secured on the rod, for normally holding said rod in an outer position.

ln order to pour the contents from the bottle, the latter is inverted as shown in Fig. 2, and plunger r0d27 pressed inwardly, whereupon valve "25 is opened, and at the same time ball 17 r'olls downwardly'in the stem 15 into valve stem 18 and against the lower side of valve 11opening the same, and by reason of the weight of liquid, and the force of gravity, valve 12 is moved downwardly and' with it valve stems' 15 and 13,V

the latter extending through valveseat 10 for guiding valve 12, the movement of said valve being limited by the contact of valvey stem 15 with valve stem 18, while the movement of valve 11 is limited by contacting with disk 11a. VVhen the parts `are in the position described, egress of the liquidV may be had through valve seat 10, the openings 14 in stem 13, into tube 6, around stem 15, through the openings in stem guide 16, through the openings in valve stern 18, around ball 17, and out through the openings in disk 20 and closure 23, through the open end of cap 7. lThe flow of liquid may be instantly cut 0E by releasing plunger rod'27, whereupon valve 25 by action of spring 26 will assume its closed position. Although the valve 25 may be opened when thebottle is in upright position, the valves 11 and 12 will always be closed, when the bottle is in that position, so that refilling of the bottle is impossible, and the valve 11 will also close as the valve 25 is closed, when the bottle is in inverted position. lhen originally inserting' tube 6 in the neck lof a bottle, the tube maybe cemented, or otherwise secured therein, so that it is impossible to remove the tube without breaking the bottle.

Although I have described the preferred embodimentofmy invention, I may desire to make such changes inthe construction, .combination and arrangement of* parts as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is y l. A bottle having a hollow tube secured in the .neck thereof, said tube extending above said neck, a hollow cap on the upper end'of the tube'in contact withl the upper end of the bottle neck ffor limiting the movement of the tubeftherein, said cap having a reduced portion in alinement with said tube, a valve seated 1n the reduced portion, a second valve seated 1n said tube, a

f perforated closure in the upper end of the tube, a stem slidably extending through the closure, and connectedyto first said valve, a cam surface connected with the stem, a

plunger rod through said cap and tube, the Iinner end of said rod being enlarged and beveled to contact with said cani surface end of said tube, a heavy body rnormally carried by the gravity valve and adapted tov open second said valve when the gravity valve is opened, and means on said stem to limit the movement of second said valve.

2A. bottle having a hollow tube secured in the neck thereof, said tube extending above said neck, a hollow cap secured to the upperend of said tube in Contact with said bottle neck, said cap having a reduced portion alining with said tube, a valve normally seated in said reduced portion, a second valve in said tube, means carried by first said valve whereby the movement of the second'valve is limited, meansy for actuating first said valve, an annular valve seat in the lower end of said tube, a gravity valve normally seated thereon, a hollow valve stem extending from said lower valve downwardly through said valve seat, a hollow valve stem extending upwardly from said lower valve, a perforated disk through which said upwardly extended stem is ing stem adapted to normally hold said lower valve in Aclosed position, and toopen said second valve when the lower valve is open.

' 3. A bottle having a hollow tube secured in the neck thereof, said tube extending above said neck, a hollow `cap secured to the upper end of said tube and having a reduced portion alining with said tube, a manually actuable valve for closingy the reduced portion and a valve for closing said tube near the upper end thereof, manually actuable means for opening first said valve, and a gravity valve` in the lower end of said tube actuable independently of first said valve, said gravity valve adapted to open when said bottle is inverted, and means for opening second said valve when said gravity valve' isk opened.

guided, and a ball in Vsaid upwardly extende. A bottle having a hollow tube secured the inner end of the cap aplunger rody guided inwardly.

5. A device of the class described comprising a tube, a cap withv which the tube at one end is in communication, a manually operable valve for controlling the exit of fluid `through the cap, gravity'. actuable means for controlling the passage through the tube, a disk, means for supporting said disk on the manually operable \valve,sa'id disk being disposed within the tube and adapted to limit the movement of the gravity actuable means. i

6. A device of the class described comprising av tube, a hollow capv of greater diameter than the tube secured on one end` i thereof, said cap having a reduced `portion forming an extension of the tube, a manually actuable valve normally seated in the reduced cap portion, a stem connected with the manually actuable valve, a second valve in the tube, means carried by the stem to limit the movement ofthe second valve, a

plunger rod extending through said cap into'` said tube, co-acting means between the manually actuable valve and plunger for opening said manually actuable valve when said plungerl rod is moved in one direction, and means for normally holding said manually actuable and gravity actuable valves inv closed position. .n

7. A device of the class described 'y comprising a hollow tube having a hollow cap on one end thereof, said cap having a reduced portion alining with the tube, a valve for ,controllingy .the `passage through said cap, manually actuable means for openingy said valve, said means including a `cam member carried bythe valve and a plunger adapted to coact with the cam member and f a gravity actuablevalve for controlling they passage through said tube.

8. A device of the class described comprising a bottle closure having a passage therethrough, a manually actuable valve operating to control the exit through one end of the passage, a stem carried yby the valve, a perforated disk through which said stem extends, a lug on said stem having a cam surface, a plunger `carried by said closure and having a cam surface adapted to co-act with the cam surface, of said lug when the said plunger is moved 1n one dlrectlon for valve. 4 9. A device of the class described, comopening said prising `a bottle closure having a passage l therethrough, a manually actuable valve operated to ycontrol one end of the passage, gravity actuable means for controlling the' opposite end of the passage, the last said means comprising a lower gravity valve having a hollow stem extending upwardly therefrom, and an upper gravity valve having a stem extending toward said hollow stem, and a ball carried by first said stem and adapted when the closure is inverted n t0 drop into second` said stem-wand against the upper valve for opening the latter.

.y p PETER BUSHMAN.

Witnesses:

JOHN R. PITRE, PAUL H. ToUnnEs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of'latents,

Washington, D. G. v