US1884019A - Bottle box - Google Patents

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Oct. 25, 1932. J. 1.. LOWMAN BOTTLE BOX Filed June 15. 1931 J L.L0Wmazv Patented Oct. 25, 1932 UNITED- STATES JESSE L. LOWE-IAN, OF GI-IILLICOTHE, OHIO BOTTLE BOX Application filed June 15,

This invention relates to special receptacles and more particularly to a box or container intended for use as a receptacle in which empty bottles may be placed for removal by a milkman and filled bottles introduced therein where they Will be safely housed and prevented from being tampered with or removed by unauthorized persons.

One object of the invention is to so form the bottle box that when empty bottles are placed therein, they may be easily removed by the milkman, but the filled bottles when inserted into the box forced past a yieldable barrier cannot be removed until a locked door has been opened.

Another object of the invention is to provide a box of this character which is very simple in construction and may be cheaply manufactured.

31,: The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the 1mproved bottle box with the door opened and a filled bottle shown within the box,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the bottle box, and

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely through the box along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

The improved bottle box is preferably formed of thick sheet metal although any material found suitable be used. Its body portion has a bottom 1, top 2 and front and rear walls 3 and 4. At one end there has been provided an end wall 5, but its other end is left open and in order to permit this end to be closed there has been provided a door 6 which is connected with the rear wall by hinges 7 so that the door may be moved into and out of a closed position.

When the door is closed, a hasp 8 carried by the door is engaged with a keeper 9 riveted to the front wall 3 and a padlock 10 is then engaged through the keeper. herefore opened until the lock is released.

By referring to Figures 1 and 2 it will be seen that the front wall 3 terminates in spaced relation to the end wall 5 thereby forming an opening 11 through which empty bottles the door will be held shut and cannot be 1931. Serial 110 544531.

placed in the box may be removed and filled bottles introduced within the box.

A barrier 12 formed of resilient sheet metal and having one end portion bent to form an attaching portion or flange 13 is disposed within the box and its attaching flange welded or otherwise firmly secured against the inner face of the front wall 3. The barrier 12 extends transversely of the box and divides the interior thereof into front and rear compartments one of which receives the empty milk bottles through the opening 11 and the other compartment the filled milk bottles after they have been forced past the barrier. The barrier is of such dimensions that it extends substantially the full depth of the box as shown in Figure 3 and also has its inner edge terminating only a short distance from the rear wall i. This distance is suflicient to prevent danger of a persons hand becoming caught between the rear Wall and the free inner edge of the barrier, but is less than the diameter of a milk bottle. Therefore when a filled bottle is inserted into the box through the entrance 11, pressure must be applied to force the bottle past the barrier into the portion of the box between the barrier and the door 6. The barrier is sprung towards the door as the bottle is forced past it as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2 and then returns to its normal position shown in full lines in this figure. The pressure exerted in order to force the bottle past the barrier will force it to be moved towards the door 6 a sufiicient distance to prevent the bottle from being reached after the barrier has returned to its normal position and therefore an unauthorized person will be prevented from removing the bottle.

The space between the barrier and the rear wall of the box is not SllfiiClGIlt to permit a cat or other animal to enter the portion of the box in which the filled bottles are located. By removing the lock the door 6 may be opened and the filled bottles easily removed. Since only the occupant of a house will have a key to fit the lock, the door may only be opened by an authorized person and there can be no question as to whether or not the milkman delivered the proper quantity of milk.

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle receptacle comprising a hollow body open at one end, a barrier extending transversely of the body and dividing the body into front and rear compartments there being an entrance opening communicating with the rear compartment, said barrier being formed of resilient material and having one edge thereof secured to one wall of the body and its other edge spaced from another wall of the body whereby a bottle introduced through the entrance opening into the rear compartment may be forced past the barrier into the front compartment, and

a closure for the open end of the body.

2A bottle receptacle comprising an elongated hollow body having one end thereof open and its other end closed, the front wall of the body being provided with an entrance opening, a transverse barrier disposed at one side of the entrance opening and dividing the interior of the body into front and rear compartments one of which is adapted to receive empty milk bottles and the other filled milk bottles, said barrier being formed of resilient material and having one edgethereof provided with an attaching flange rigidly secured to the inner wall of the front compartment and its free edge inclined forwardly and spaced from the rear wall of said compartment whereby a milk bottle inserted in the rear compartment and pressed against the barrier will deflect the free end of the barrier and permit the entrance of said bottle into the forward compartment, and a door mounted at the open end of the body and forming a closure for the front compartment.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JESSE L. LOVVMAN. [L.s.]

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