US1555591A

US1555591A - Dispensing container

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Publication number: US1555591A
Application number: US737160A
Authority: US
Inventors: John L Larrison
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-09-11
Filing date: 1924-09-11
Publication date: 1925-09-29
Anticipated expiration: 1942-09-29

Description

J. L. LARRISON J s t. 2 ,1925. 1,555,591

DISPENS ING CONTAINER Filed Sept. '11, 1924 WITNESSES INKENTOR JOHN l... LARR/SON BY W v mamas Patented Sept. 29, 1925.

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PATENT JOHN L. LABRISON, OF WHARTGN; NEW JERSEY.

DISPENSING CONTAINER.

Application filed September 11, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN L. LARRISON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of hai-ton, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Dispensing Container, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in containers, and it pertains more particularly to a bottle.

It is one of the primary objects of the invention to construct a bottle in such a manner that a predetermined quantity of the contents thereof may be removed without danger of discharge of the remainder of the contents.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the bottle in such a manner that when tilted in one position a supplemental container will receive a predetermined quantity of the contents of the bottle, and when moved to the opposite position the supplemental container will be closed thus preventing further ingress of contents of the bottle.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a device of this character which is sanitary since each person has his individual container, and, further, for the reason that it is not necessary to use a spoon as is the common practice.

lVith the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section showing the container in position for filling the supplemental con tainer thereof;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the mannor in which the supplemental container is sealed to prevent the ingress thereto of the contents of the main container.

Referring more particularly to the drawings. the reference numeral 5 designates a bottle formed in the ordinary manner with a shoulder 6 and a neck 7. The reference numeral 8 designates a supplemental container which is mounted in the neck 7 of the bottle by a gasket 9 or the like. The dis charge endof the supplemental container 8 is adapted to be closed by a stopper 10. The supplemental container 8 has its inner end curved in a plane substantially at right angles to the discharge neck 12 thereof as designated. by the reference numeral 13, and

Serial No. 737,160.

said curred end is tapered as designated by the reference numeral 14. The extremity of the curved end let of the container is provided with a curved seat 15, which is adapted to receive a ball or similar valve 16, which valve is mounted between the end of the supplemental container and the shoulder of the main container or bottle.

The device operates in the following manner:

With the parts in the position shown in Fig. 1, the valve 16 is out of engagement with the seat 15 of the end 1% of the supplemental container 8. This permits the contents of the bottle or main container to enter the supplemental container as shown. When the desired quantity of the contents of the bottle has passed into the supplemental container 8, the bottle is tipped to the position shown in Fig. 2 where the valve 16 engages the seat 15 and prevents further liquid from entering the supplemental container 8.

If, now, the stopper 10 be removed, the contents of the supplemental container 8 may be discharged through the neck portion 12 thereof.

By this construction it is apparent that any desired quantity of the contents of the main container or bottle 5 up to the capacity of the supplemental container 8, may be removed from the container or bottle 5 without further disturbing the remainder of the contents thereof.

From the foregoing it'is apparent that all of the objects of the present invention have been accomplished, and, further, it should be understood that numerous modifications of structure might readily be resorted to without in the least departing from the scope of the claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a main container having a discharge opening, a supplemental receptacle extending from said opening and embodying tubular form extending within the main container and bent to extend with its inner end adjacent a side wall of the container, and a valve adapted to cooperate with said inner end to open and close the same, whereby to provide for the filling and discharge of said supplemental receptacle.

2. A device of the character described comprising a main receptacle having a neck,

a supplemental receptacle removably secured Within the neck and extending to a point adjacent one of the side Walls of the main receptacle, and a valve adapted to co-operate with the supplemental receptacle to close the end thereof, said valve comprising a ball-like member retained between the end of the supplemental container and the side Wall of the main receptacle.

3. In combination with a bottle having a neck and shoulder, a supplemental container adapted to pass through the neck of the bottle and of smaller diameter than the neck, means Within the neck of the bottle, a Valve seat formed upon the inner end of the supplemental container, and a ball valve positioned beneath the inner end of the supplemental container and one of the Walls of the main container, said ball valve adapted to seat on the inner end of the supplemental container to form a closure therefor.

JOHN L. LARRISON.