US1186968A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

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J. V. CAVALERO. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPUCATlON HLED MAY 12. 1914.

l ,1 $6,968. I Patented June 13, 1916.

Wi t 3144: whom Qmw 7772 W21 vaiero To all whom itmay concern JOHN v. oAvALEno, or new YORK, N. Y.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented June 13,1916.

Application filed. May 12, 1914. Serial No. 833,021.

Be it known that 1, JOHN V. GAvA nRo,

a citizen. of the United States, residing in v the city of New York, borough ofManhat tan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a liquid container, and the object in view is to prevent refilling the container with spuriousliquor after it'shall have been emptied of its original contents. The device enables the liquid to fl'ow freely when the bottle is turned to a decanting position, forthe reason that air can enter the container during the outflow of the liquid, the inflow of air/ and the outflow of liquid taking place simultaneously and without interference. Furthermore, the parts are so simple in construction and easy of assemblage that the article is manufactured rapidly, economically and without resorting to skilled labor. r

The invention is embodied in a container the mouth portion of which is provided with an upstanding flange positioned interme diate an internal shoulder and an external shoulder, a hollow member clamped in a fixed position by, contact with said internal shoulder and an exterior cap, said hollow member being provided with a liquid passage and with cavities at top and bottom, a cap attached to the container and operating to clamp the hollow member fixedly in position against the internal shoulder, a disk valve adapted to be seated against the internal shoulder, and a separate valve positioned in the upper cavity of the hollow member, said separate valve being provided with a stem adapted to contact with the disk valve.

Other featuresand'advantages of themvention will appear from the following de-: tailed description;

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section through a non-refillable bottle embodying my invention, and illustrating said bottle in a normal upright position. Fig. 2 is a vertical section similar to Fig. 1, with the bottle in a decanting position. i Fig. 3 is a plan view of the disk valve.

The bottle A may be of any suitable shape and dimensions, but as shown the wallrof the bottle is thickened adjacent to the mouth portion thereof, as at a, said bottle being provided, with an upwardly projecting diate the inner and outer edges of the bottle at the mouth portion thereof, and shoulders I) b are thus formed at the mouthportlon of the bottle, the shoulder 6? being exterior.

to theupstanding flange b, whereas the interiorly with l flange b. This flange is positionedintermeher is provided with a longitudinal passage d, the upper part of which opens into the cavity 0, whereas the lower end of said pas sage opens through the horizontal bottom face of the member. An exterior fiange e is provided on member 13 at the lower part thereof, and depending from the under face of this member is a second flange f, the

the interior diameter ofthe flange at the mouth of the container. Saidflange b of the container is provided, preferably, with an exterior screw thread 9, and to this flange diameter of which is equal substantially to r f is screwed the lower female threaded part I of a cap C, whereby the cap C is attached directly to a threaded part of the container A. If desired, the cap C may be attached in any other suitable way to the container, as

of the character known as glass cement applied to the threads or to the contacting for example by omitting the engaging faces ofthe cap and the shoulder 6 when the cap is sealed to the container, it is apparent that saidcap cannot be removed without breaking the container, thus efl'ec" tually preventing the device from beingre filled with spurious or other liquor after it I shall have been emptied of its original liquid contents. 7 i i Thecap C is shown as having a head it integral with the sleeve-like portion ofsaid cap, and in one side wall of the cap is a liquid outlet h, the latter being in the form of an aperture surrounded by a flange if,"

otherwise entirely.

To providetfor the ingress of air simultaneously with the outflowoi liquid, it is desirable' to employ an "air" inlet preferably in thatwall ofthe ca'p C 'opposite'to the outlet 72/, but ifdesiredthis'air inlet 6 may be positioned,and itmay be omitted The external diameterof the hollow member B isless than the internal diameter of the sleevepo tio'n of-tlie cap, and thus an annular liquid passage j is provided between the opposing surfaces r of the hollowlmember andthe' cap, 1

An imp'ortant feature of my invention is the provision "of means for clamping the 'hollowl n iember Bfixedly in position by the exterior cap 6. Tothi's end the head it of the capv is shown as having studs 70 adapted L for contact with theupper edge of member B. These studs 70 are integralwith the head and are spaced with respect to each other,

said studsbeing positioned on the under face of the head and adapted for contact with the upper edge of the hollow member. 'Ifidesired, the top "edge of the member 13 may be," and preferably is, provided with a shallowannular channel in into which the depending studs in are adapted to fit, so that 1 the studs will'tra'vel Within the groove in theoperation of screwing cap C upon-the threaded portion got the container. D nis a disk valveswhich is positioned a,g ,'ai11st the internal shoulder b at the rloosely withinthespace formed by the depending flange f o'fnieniber B. This disk' valvefis adapted to'rest upon or be seated mouth of the'bottle. The disk valve is free to have alimitedsidewise movement within a cavity f, provided-a t the bottomof member B by the depending thinge' f. Movement I of the disk-valvetoward the under face of the hollow member is limited or arrested 'bystuds Z whichare integral with the memher and depend from the under face thereof, whereby the studs Z so limit the movement of the diskvalve ,D that a space is provided between thefvalve and the member for the outflow of the liquid and the inflow of air .56 when the bottle is turned to a decanting poi withn'afj series of fingers D, anyxsuitable sition. Said disk valve is provided, also,

number; offwhich extend radially from the peripheral or edgeportion of the'disk valve, 7, Thesefinger's arein contact withthe inner faceofthedepending flange fl so as to retain the disk-valve in proper position within 7 thefiang to' direct the movement of the disk valve in a wayand to provide a perjma'nent space between the edge of the disk valve and the inner .face offlange f, thus providing the required space for the outflow i, ofliquid and the inflow of air between the .diskvalveand the chamber or cavity within which it is positioned. p In addition to the disk valve -D, my inper face of the valve.

vention embodies a separate valve E, the same being provided with-a depending stem E which fits loosely within the longitudinal passage (Z of the hollow member Said valve E is positioned within thecavity a of said member so that the valve will occupy the seatowhen the bottle is in the normal upright positlon. The valve and its stem are .free to have a limited movement within the V cavity 0 and passage (Z of the hollow member,but this movement in one direction is arrested by the valve fitting the seat 0,

whereas the movement in the opposite direction is arrested by a stop-pin O integral with the head h of the cap and depending therefrom into a desired relation to the up The stem E of said valve terminates a suitable distance above disk valve D, and when the valve E occupies its seat within the member said stem E is adapted to contact with the disk valve should the latter stick within the cavity f" by the adhesion of the valve D to the walls of the lower cavity.

The disk valve D is shown as having a port D said port being within the edge of container in the upright position shown in Fig. 1, valve D occupies the seat aflorded by the shoulder Z) of the container, and valve E rests upon the seat 0 at the bottom of the chamber 0 within, the hollow member. Now when the bottle is tilted to the decanting position, as in Fig. 2, the pressure of the liquid a ainst valves D E will unseat said valves, the movement of valve D being arrested by the stop pins Z, whereas the outward movement of valve E will be arrested by contact with the stop-pin C. With the valvesunseated, liquid is free to flow around the lower edge of valve D through the passage d and below the edge of valve E, the liquid flowing out of chamber 0 over the edge of hollow member B and through the annular passage j and out through the exit aperture h. At the same time air is free to flow through inlet i, the upper part of passage j, over the top edges of member B,

valve E, through the upper portion of passage d, and over the top edge of valve D and into the container,'whereby liquid is free to' flow out of the container and air will flow into the container simultaneously with the liquid outflow.

I It is apparent that access cannot be ob tained by a wire or other implement to the valves, or either of them, for the reason that 138 it will be diiiicult to obtain access to valve E in order to hold the same in an open position, but as the wire cannot pass said valve E, it will be a physical impossibility to so manipulate the wire as to reach the inner valve D. The construction described thus precludes the mechanical manipulation of the valves for refilling the bottle, and it is believed that it will not be possible to refill the bottle by admitting liquid under pressure through the cap, for the reason that the pressure of liquid against valve E will have a tendency to seat said valve, the stem E of said valve will .tend to press valve D to its seat, whereby the admission ofliquid under pressure will force the valves to their that when the disk again contacts with the seat the drops of liquid will spread and the pressure of air against the top of the disk valve operates to bring about a condition to effect the sealing of said disk valve directly at the outlet from said container.

It is apparent, further, that the pins or studs on the closed head of the cap adapted for contact with the top edge of the hollow member may be reversed, z'. 6. said studs or pins may be provided on the top edge of the hollow member for contact with said cap, whereby the vhollow member is clamped in position between the container and the cap and spaces are provided to connect the upper chamber a of the hollow member with the annular chamber 7' between said hollow member and the external cap.

Having thus fully describedthe invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a container, an external cap fixedly secured thereto, said cap having a side liquid outlet, a hollow member positioned within the cap and retained fixedly in position by engagement with the cap at the top thereof and with the container at its base, the diameter of said hollow member being less than the internal diameter of said cap to provide an intermediate air and liquid space around the hollow member to connect withthe outlet, and a plurality of operating valves retained in position by said hollow member.

In a device of the class described, the combination of a container, an external cap fixedly secured to the container, said cap having a liquid outlet in one side thereof, a

hollow member positioned within the cap and retained fixedly in position by contact with the cap and the container, the diameter of said hollow member being less than the internal diameter of the capto form an in- I termediate space opening'into said liquid outlet, and separate valves incased within the hollow member, one of said valves being seated on said member and the other valve seated on the container.

3. In a device of the. class described, the combination of a container, an external cap fixedly secured to the container, said cap having a liquid outlet in oneside thereof, a hollow member positioned within the cap and retained fixedly in position by contact with the cap and the container,the diameter of said hollow member being less than the internal diameter of the capv to form an intermediate space, a disk valve positioned within the lower part of the hollow member and seated on the container, a second valve incased Within the hollow member at the upper part thereof and seated thereon, and means on the cap and on the hollow memher for limiting the movement of said valves relative to said hollow member.

4. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a container, an external cap fixedly secured to the container, said cap having a liquid outlet in one side thereof, a

hollow member positioned within the cap and retained fixedly in position by contact with the cap and the container, the diameter of said hollow member, being less than the internal diameter of the cap to form an intermediate space, a disk valve positioned within the lower part of the hollow member and seated on the container, and a second valve incased within the upper part of said hollow member and seated thereon, said second valve having a rounded lower face and provided with a stem extending through the hollow member and adapted for contact with the disk valve.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a container, an external cap fixedly secured to the container, said cap having a liquid outlet in one side thereof, a hollow member provided with a chamber and with a groove in the edge above the chamber, studs depending from the cap and fitted in the grooved edge of said hollow member, a valve positioned in the chamber and seated on the hollow member, and a stoppin extending from the cap and contacting with said valve.

6. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a container; having an in-Q te'rnal shoulder, an external cap secured to the container and provided with a liquid outlet, an interior member of less diameter than the'cap provided with achamber having a curved and recessed valve vseat, said interior memberbeingprovided also with a dependvalve providedwitha convex lower face to,

ing flange] adapted to contact with the internalshould'er of the container to form a lower cavity, a valve positioned in the lower cavity, a restricted passage connecting the upper chamber with the lower cavity, and a engage the curved valve seat and with a depending stem to lie-positioned within the passage and to extend into the lower cavity when the stem valve is in its closed position.

7; In a device of the class described, the COlIlblIlZLtlOIl of a container having a mouth,

an external cap provided with a liquid out? let, aninterior member retained immovably between the cap and the container and above Qopiea ot' thts patent mly be obtained 101' larged head mounted for rocking movement in the upper chamber and having its stem adapted to engage the disk valve when in its closed and the opened position of the disk valve, and a depending stop pin on the cap to limit the movement of the stem valve in one direction. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.w

7 JOHN V. CAVALIERO;

' Witnesses:

- PETER CAvALnRo,

M. C. RODRIGUEZ.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washingtoml). G

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