US1315287A - How-refill able bottle - Google Patents

Description

l H. w. cYRus. NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5.1916.

Patented Sept.. 9, 1919.

nn O T N E V N wnmessgs' ATTORNEY tles rrp s'inrns HENRY `W. CYRUS, OFASTORIA, OREGON.

y NoN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

` Speccation of Letters Patent.

Application led January 5, 1916. Serial No. 70,527.

To all whom t may concern.' j

Be it known that I, HENRY W. GYRUS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Astoria, in the county of Clatsop and State of Oregon', have invented certain `new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bot-` of which the following is a specification.

An object of my invention is to provide a new and improved anti-refillable bottle of that type wherein the closing stoppermay be permanently locked in place, provision being made for the dispensing of the original contents by providing the neck of the bottlewith an annular groove orweakened portion in order that the upper portion of the neck may be quickly and easilysevered from the remaining portion, and the invention more particularly resides in an ini` proved form` of locking means for retaining the closing` stopper, which when inplace acts coperatively with thejwstopper and is so arranged whereby its removal is abso` lutely prevented. j l j j j Another object of myinvention is to provide a bottle with an improved` forniY of neck `so as to cooperate with the locking means to attain amore eiiicient locking ac-` tion, and to facilitate placing of theflocking means in position. I

` A further object of my invention is to provide improved locking means of the above character that may be stamped from an integral piece of sheet material, preferably metal, so as to retain, as far as possible the inherent resiliency of the material, and at the same time materially decrease the cost of manufacture of the device. y j

A still further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type in question that is extremely simple in construction, durable, and highly practical from both the standpoint of the manufacturer and the standpoint of the consumer; and which it is believed, may be manufactured at a minimum cost.

The various objects and advantages will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

'Ihe above and other objects which will become apparent, are accomplished by such means as are shown in their preferred form in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification and then more specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

In the accompanying drawings `wherein like characters designate like parts throughout `'the several views:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary View of the b ottle in `connection with which my invention 1s shown, and illustrating my invention as in itsl preferred embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken on line 2`-2 of Fig. 1. i

`Fig.` 3 is a planview of blank form of locking-means.

y In the accompanying drawings, numeral 10 designates the neck portion of the bottle which is provided with an annular bead or enlarged portion 11 adjacent its upper end. Below the bead 11 the neck is provided with an annular groove or weakened portion 12 whichv facilitates the` severing of theupper portionof the neck from the body thereof when it is desired to dispense the original contents of the bottle. The neck 10 is closed through the medium of a stopper 13 which may be `of cork or the like material, the stopper' being so arranged as to project some distancefbothabovefand below the plane of the groove `12. Consequently it will be seen .that "when the upperportion of the neck is broken off the stopper still remains in .the neck ofthe bottle thus preventing particles of glass and other foreign matter fromiiowing into the contents of the bottle. ""Above the upper end `of the stopper 13 the bore of the; neck 10 is slightly enlarged as at 14 and provided with a plurality of radially disposed sockets 15. The sockets 15 are so formed as to provide shoulders 16 at their upper ends whichextend at an approxirnately` right angle to the wall `of the `adjacent bore of the neck. It will also be noted that by reason of the slightly enlarged portion 11i of the bore a shoulder 17 is formed adjacent the upper end of the stopper, this shoulder also extending at a substantially right angle to the general eX- tent of the bore.

The stopper locking device consists of a sealing disk 18 provided with a series of spring {ingers 19 and having its central portion formed concavo-convex as shown at 20. As the disk 18 is forced into the enlarged portion 14 of the bore of the neck and engages the shoulder 17, the spring fingers 19 seat within the sockets 15, their outer ends bearing against the shoulders 16. Should the stopper 13 be formed of cork or a like slightly elastic material, the stopper Vino'val is absolutely prevented. The kspring ingers project almost :entirely .within the sockets l5 and thus may not be effectually engaged l.by a sharp tool or the like with a view of removing the saine V from the sockets. Qn `the other hand kthe ,concavo-convex porn tion of the disk prevents the removal of the s ring iingers from the sockets by pressing downwardly ron the central portion of the disk. By bending the disk in.v this Ine-nner should pressure be exerted upon the centrai portion thereof the Spring illtf Will be niore securely .forced into vthe sockets in= Steadof having a ltendency to move .outwardlythereflm. Y

. F r 11n the foregoing it is believed that the advantages. andnovel Yfeaturesof .my invenf tion will be readily understood and. therefore further detailed description is -gdceined necessary. Y In'redncing my invention to practice I ndthatthe ,forin referred to herein as .the most, practical.. .and preferred embodiment is the most efficient, Vbut realizing that certain `conditions will necessarily vary in concurrence vwith theadoption of my device, I desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the details of construction and in the proportion of parts .may .be re sorted to when required without sacriicing any of the .advantages .of my invention as deiined n the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what claim as new and desire .to secure lby Letters `Patent is:

1. A bottle having an annular shoulder within its neck and a plurality of spaced sockets above said shoulder and adjacent thereto, said sockets increasing in depth `fromthe shoulder upward and terminating in abrupt shoulderse at their upper ends, and a sealing disk held on said inner shoulder and provided at its edges with a plurality of spring fingers seated in the said sockets with their upper ends in contact with the shoulders thereof.

.2. A bottle having an annular shoulder within its neck and a plurality of spaced sockets above said shoulder and adjacent thereto, said sockets increasing in depth from the shoulder upward and terminating in abrupt shoulders at their upper ends, and a sealingdisk held on said inner shoulder and provided at its edges with a plurality of spring lingers seated in the Said sockets with their upper ends in contact with the shoulders thereof, said sealing disk having its middle portion pressed upwardly to increase the difficulty of'reinoving the disk.

3, A bottle having the upper portion of the opening in its neck enlarged to form an inner shoulder and having the walls oi the enlarged portion formed with upwardly tapering sockets adjacent the annular shoulder, said Sockets vterminating at their upper ends in abrupt shoulders, and a sealing disk having an integral .portion ,in contact with the inner annular shoulder, and having its central portion pressed `upwardly into concavo-convex forni, and having a plurality of spring ngersraround its edge to fit within the tapering sockets with their upper ends in contact with the abrupt shoulders at the upper ends of the said sockets.

yIn testimony whereof I alix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. CYRUS.

Witnesses JAS. M. WAGGENER, A.. R. CYRUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing lthe Commissioner of Patents.

' Washington, D. G.

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