US1154931A

US1154931A - Bottle.

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Publication number: US1154931A
Application number: US81864114A
Authority: US
Inventors: Horace E Miller
Original assignee: SILLCOCKS MILLER Co
Current assignee: SILLCOCKS-MILLER Co; SILLCOCKS MILLER Co
Priority date: 1914-02-14
Filing date: 1914-02-14
Publication date: 1915-09-28
Anticipated expiration: 1932-09-28

Description

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. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I4, 1914.

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HORACE E. MILLER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE SILLCOCKS-MILLER COMPANY, OF SOUTH ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of 'Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1915.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that lPI, HORACE E. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, in the county of Essex and State vof New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The invention pertains more particularly to a new bottle formed of celluloid or other p vroxylin material and comprising a cylindrical body portion and a bottom united thereto .by celluloid cement, rendering the bottom and said body substantially one integral piece, said body being, in the preferred construction, transparent and substantially colorless and said bottom being formed with a mat surface or one adapted to receive writing or marks from a lead pencil. The upper end `of the cylindrical body portion of the bottle is beadedy over, and said end may be closed by a cork. The bottom applied to the body of the bottle has preferably not only a mat surface but is dished upwardly in its middle portions whereby the circumferential portions of said bbottom afford a uniform edge adapted to find a firm support upon a table or the like, which might not bel the case if the entire surface of the bottom of the bottle was intended to engage the surface, of a table, 'it being unlikely that the bottom would be so true, in the ordinary course of manufacture, as to uniformly engage the surface upon which the bottle might be placed.

The bottle of my invention was designed for the specific purpose of holding samples of urine preparatory to the analysis of the same, and hence the bottle finds its more extended use in the hands of physicians connected with life insurance companies and other institutions. I have found that when the bottle is made of` .celluloid or other pyroxylin materialit resists action of the ybetween three and four inches long and about one inch in diameter, but of course the invention is not limited to the particular dimensions of the bottle. The manufacture ofthe bottles from celluloid or the like is made thin and light and not be liable to fracture, and in addition when the bottles are made from sections of a celluloid tube, they may not only be quickly and comparatively inexpensively manufactured, but are seamless along their sides and well adapted to properly receive a bottom formed of celluloid or other pyroXylin material united theretoby celluloid cement, 'so that finally the entire bottle is in effect in one piece. The upper edge of the celluloid tube may also be turned or beaded-over outwardly, so as to strengthen that portion of the bottle and adapt it to readily receive a cork or other stopper.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hereinafter presented, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa side elevation of a bottle embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a central vertical section through the same; Fig. 3 is a top View of the bottle, the cork or stopper being omitted therefrom; Fig. 4 is a bottom View of the bottle illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 5 is a central vertical section, partly broken away, through a bottle embodying my invention and involving a modification of the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2,

iny respect to the formation and method of securing the bottom of the bottle, and Fig. 6

is a corresponding view of a further modi- Y fied form of the. invention in its broader other pyroXylin material, the tube being seamless and 1n one integral piece and also being transparent and substantially colorless. The' upper end of the body 10 is turned outwardly to form an annular bead 13 extending around and strengthening the upper end of said body and adapting said end to firmly receive acork or other stopper 12. The bottom 11 is in one integral v,piece of celluloid or other pyroXylin material, and is special in construction in that its middleA portions are dished upwardly and that at its outer portions it isA formed with the vertical flange 14 to engage the inner wall of the said flange piece o surface of the is inserted in said bottle.

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lower end of the body 10 and the horizontal flange 15 which extends laterally outwardly from the lower edges of said vertical flange and engages thev lower edge of the body 10,

15 by preference extending outwardly beyond the outer vertical plane of the sides of said body, thereby forming a suitable support for the bottle. The bottom 11 will referably be formed from a white fp Celluloid or other pyroxylin material, and the lower surface of said bottom will preferably be of mat character so that a physician or other person using the bottle may mark thereon, with a lead pencil or 15 the like, suchcharacters as might be deemed desirable to distinguish the contents of the bottle from Athe contents of similar bottles.

The bottom 11 is secured tothe body 10 by celluloid cement applied to the outer 'vertical flange 14 Vand the upper surface of the horizontal flange 15 and preferably along the inner lower surface of the' body 10 or on any of these surfaces which come together when the bottom I denote at 16 the manner in which the celluloid cement gathers around the upper edge of the bottom.11 when said bottom is pushed upwarlly into the body 10, and a t.17 I denote 30. the manner in which the cement gathers around the lower outer edge ofthe body 10 and upon the upper surface 'of the flange 15 during the assembling of said bottom and said body. It will be seen on reference to Fig. 2 that the Celluloid `cement gathers in and about the angular space formed between the upper outer curved edges of the main portion of the bottom 11 and the adjacent inner surfaces of the body 10, and that the 40 bottom 11 in the construction shown and secured to the body 1() by -the celluloid cement in the manner indicated, becomes in effect one integral piece with the body 10 and therewith creates a bottle adapted to hold a liquid placed therein and withstand considerable handling and rough usage. The fact that the main body portion of the bottom 11 is dished upwardlyl above the lower edges of the body 10 and especially above the lower surface of the flange 15, is important not only in enabling the bottle to find a firm bearing on a table or other support, but also as a. protection against any writing that may be placed 'on such main portion of said bottom from being marred or obliterated by contact with the surface upon which the bottle may be placed. The flange 15 affords a substantial ubearing for supporting the bottle in being reasonably narrow and circular will support the bottle with firmness and without danger of tilting over.

In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the bottom of the bottle, which being a modifi- -the lower edge of the tom is enabled Q internal cation is numbered 18, corresponds exactly with the bottom 11; shown in Fig. 2, with the exception that the lower lbase flange,

numbered 19 thereof, has its/ outer edges Y turned upwardly, as at 20, to engage the outer surface of the -lower edge of the body 10. Between the inner flange 21 of the vbottom 18 and the outer flange 20 thereof is formed an annular pocket which receives body 10, and said edge is secured in said pocket by celluloid cement so that the bottom 18 and body 10 may finally in effect become one integral piece. In the construction shown in Fig. 5 the lower' flange 19 of the bottom 18 affords the proper means for supporting the bottle I in an upright position upon a table or the like.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6 thev body 10 has a modified form of bottom 22 secured thereto .by celluloid cement or the like, said bottom 22 'being concaved upwardly throughout its main body portion and having at its outer edge an annular lvertical flange 23 snugly receiving the lower edge portion of the body 10, as will be readily understood on reference to Fig. 6. The lower outer edge 24 of the bottom 22 forms an effectual support for the bottle, andthe fact that the main portion of the bottom 22 is dished upwardly results in said main portion being elevated above any table upon which the bottle may be placed and in preventing any marking that may be placed thereon by a physician or other perso'n from becoming obliterated. It is also an important circumstance that when the main portion of the body 22 is dished upwardly the outer edge portion 24 of the botto more firmly support the bottle in vertical position than would be the case if the main portion of said bottom were not dished upwardly since under such condition said main portion of the bottom would likely present irregularities tending to tilt the bottle and render it liable to be upset or fall over on being jarred even to a slight extent.

The upward dishing of the bottom ofm the bottle in.any of the constructions shown facilitates the application and firm securing of the bottom to the body of the'bottle and strengthens the lower edge of the bottle, and these advantages are in addition to the fact that the bottom affords a surface on which markings may be placed without danger of being obliterated by the movement of' the bottle over a table or the like, and also provides areasonably narrowl edge around the periphery of the lower edge of the body 10 as a support or .bearing for the bottle.

As hereinbefore explained, the bottle of my invention was designed for the specific purpose of holding samples of urine preparatory to the analysis of the same by physicians connected with life insurance combottle is made of Celluloid or other pyroXylin material, and I have found that when the bottle is made of this material it will not prejudicially affect or be affected by the urine.

The bottles are light of weight, proof against accidents which would fracture a glass bottle, and due to their special construction will readily stand on end.` The 'body of the bottle is transparent and preferably colorless.

What I Claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letter Patent, is:

1. A bottle comprising a transparent substantially colorless Celluloid or other pyroXylin in'tegral body having a beaded upper edge anda bottom secured to the lower end thereof by Celluloid cement, said bottom being of celluloid or other pyroXylin material and ha ving a vertical peripheral portion lbitiing a lower vertical wall surface of said 2. A bottle comprising a transparent substantially colorless Celluloid or other pyroxylin integral body having a bottom secured to the lower end thereof by Celluloid .3o cement,'said bottom being of Celluloid or other pyroxylin material and having a vertical peripheral portion Closely fitting within the lower end of said body, and said bottom beingdished upwardly and its said vertical portion having at its lower edge a latera ly extending flange.

3. A bottle comprising a transparent substantially colorless Celluloid or other pyroXylin integral body having a bottom secured to the lower end thereof by Celluloid cement, said bottom being of Celluloid or other pyroxylin material and having a vertical peripheral portion litting a lower vertical wall surface of said body, and said bottom being dished upwardly into the lower end of the body of the bottle and having a mat surface adapted to receive writing or the like.

4. .A bottle comprising a transparent substantially colorless Celluloid or other pyroXylin cylidrical integral-body having a beaded-over upper edge, and a bottom dished upwardly into the lower end of said body and having a mat surface adapted to receive writing or the like.

5. A bottle comprising a transparent celluloid or -other pyroxylin cylindrical integral body having a beaded-over upper edge, and a y bottom dished upwardly into the lower end of said body and havingla mat 1sukrface adapted to receive writing or the T e.

6. A bottle comprising a transparent celluloid or other pyroXylin Cylindrical integral body having a beaded-over upper edge and a pyroXylin bottom dished upwardly into the lower end of said body and affording a reasonably narrow peripheral iange to serve as a base for the bottle.

Signed at/N ew York city, lin the county of New York and State of New York, this 13th day of February A. D. 19111.

HORACE MILLER.

Witnesses: l `ARTHUR MARION, CHAs. C. GILL.