US2222174A

US2222174A - Ornamented bottle

Info

Publication number: US2222174A
Application number: US306975A
Authority: US
Inventors: Grunberg George
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1939-11-30
Filing date: 1939-11-30
Publication date: 1940-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 1957-11-19

Description

Nov. 19, 1940. G. GRUNBERG ORNAMENTED BOTTLE Filed Nov. 30, 1939 INVENTOR MM By Af/vrrzey Patented Nov. 19, 1940 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 6 Claims.

My present invention relates to ornamented bottles and analogous articles of glassware or the like and aims to provide certain improvements therein.

An object of my present invention is to provide a bottle or the like which is ornamented with metal or analogous material to produce novel effects in an exceedingly simple and inexpensive manner and without recourse to the use of special tools or time-consuming assembling operations. A further object is to provide such ornamentation which will cover the entire body of the bottle or only a portion thereof. A further object is to accomplish the foregoing objects on bottles of ordinary or special form The foregoing and other objects of my invention not specifically enumerated I accomplish by forming a blank of suitable pliable settable material, such for example as soft sheet metal or cast white metal of any desired contour or ornamental configuration, and preferably one which has a central portion with arms extending substantially radially therefrom, and applying said blank onto the bottle or the like and holding the same thereon by bending the arms into set relation over suitable abutments on the bottle or over the ends of the bottle. The invention will be better understood from the detailed description which follows when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein I have shown two preferred embodiments, and wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of an unornamented bottle of special design.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of another form of bottle to which my invention is applicable.

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of a blank of ornamenting material adapted for use in carrying out my invention.

Fig. 4 is an elevation of the bottle shown in Fig. 1 ornamented with the material shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. Fig. 4.

Fig, 6 is an elevation, with parts broken away, showing the bottle of Fig. 2 ornamented with the material of Fig. 3.

Fig, 7 is a top plan view of the bottle shown in Fig. 6.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 3, 4 and of the 50 drawing, let the numeral ll] indicate a bottle of special contour having a substantially cylindrical body portion ll provided at the bottom thereof with an outwardly directed annular flange or bead l2 and at the top with an outwardly directed bead or flange 13, the body being further 5 is a top plan View of the bottle shown in provided with a reduced neck I 4, a head l5 and a suitable stopper H5. The flanges or beads l2 and I3 provide shoulders or abutments on the body portion, the function for which will presently appear. 5

For ornamenting the bottle shown in Fig. 1, I have shown by way of example in Fig. 3 a blank I! of ornamenting material which may be formed of any suitable pliable settable material and preferably of soft stamped sheet metal or cast white metal. The blank I! preferably consists of a central portion [8 having a central opening l9 and a plurality of arms 20 extending substantially radially outward from the central portion. Obviously the blank I! may have any desired. contour L or ornamental configuration and as herein shown the central portion is in the form of a six-pointed star and the radial arms are of open-work and scallop design.

To ornament the bottle of Fig, 1 with the blank of Fig. 3, the blank is applied over the reduced neck of the bottle so as to cause the central portion Hi to seat upon the top of the body H. The radial arms 26) are then manually bent snugly around the flange or bead I3 so that the. free ends of said arms lie flush against the cylindrical wall of the body ll. Because of the settable character of the material from which the blank is formed the blank will remain fixed in said set position and give to the bottle an orna- 30 merited appearance which can best be gleaned from an inspection of Figs. 4 and 5, the effect of the ornamentation in the said case being that of converting the bottle into a crown.

Referring now to Figs. 2, 6 and '7, the bottle therein shown is similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. 1 except that it is devoid of the flanges or beads. In other words it consists of a body H having a cylindrical wall, a fiat bottom l2, a flat top l3 and the same form of neck, 40 head and stopper as shown in Fig. 1. In this case the flat bottom and the flat top of the body constitute the shoulders or abutments which function to hold the ornamenting material in position upon the bottle.

To ornament the bottle of Fig. 2 with the blank I! to produce the effect as shown in Fig. 6, the blank I! is centrally disposed over the bottom of the bottle with the ornamentation on the blank facing away from the bottle, the radially extending arms are then bent upwardly over the outer wall of the bottle and said arms being of greater length than the height of the bottle, the free ends are again bent inwardly over the top l3 of the body as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Here again because of the settable character of the material from which the ornamenting blank is made, the applied ornamentation will be retained and held on the bottle and give thereto the novel efiect as shown. It will be obvious that the ornamenting material of blank I! may be applied over the reduced neck of the bottle in a manner similar to that followed in producing the effect in Fig. 4, and the arms then bent down over the wall of the body and then over the bot tom l2 to hold said ornamentation on the bottle.

While I have shown and described my invention as primarily applied to small bottles intended for containing perfume or other odoriferous substances, it will be apparent that the concept underlying the invention renders it applicable to other articles of glassware or the like where analogous problems of ornamentation are involved. It will be accordingly understood that the invention is not limited to the specific examples as herein disclosed but is subject to variation and application to other fields, within the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

l. A bottle or the like having a body, a reduced neck and spaced abutments, and an ornamental casing enclosing at least a portion of the body, said casing being formed of a single blank of pliable settable material having a central portion and arms extending substantially radially outward therefrom, the central portion engaging over one end of the body and the arms extending over the body and being bent into set relation over an abutment thereon.

2. A bottle or the like having a body, a reduced neck and spaced abutments, and an ornamental casing enclosing at least a portion of the body, said casing being formed of a single blank of pliable settable material having a central pmtion and arms extending substantially radially outward therefrom, the central portion having a central opening through which the neck of the bottle extends whereby the central portion bears on the upper end of the body and the radially extending arms being bent down over the body and engaging over an abutment thereon and adapted to be held in said position by the inherent pliable settable character of the casing material.

3. A bottle according to claim 1 wherein the pliable settable material is metal.

1. A bottle or the like having a body and a reduced neck, a portion of the body below the top thereof being of reduced diameter, and an ornamental casing having a central opening through which the neck extends enclosing at least a portion of the top and the side of the body, said casing being formed of a single blank of pliable settable metal having a central portion and radially extending arms, the ornamental casing being held on the body solely by the engagement of the central portion against the top of the body and by having the arms bent into set relation over the body portion of reduced diam eter.

5. A bottle or the like having a body and a reduced neck, the body having an outwardly extending annular flange, and an ornamental casing having a central opening through which the neck extends enclosing at least a portion of the side of the body, said casing being formed of a single blank of pliable settable metal having a central portion and radially extending arms, the ornamental casing being held on the bottle solely by the engagement of the central portion against the top of the body and by having the arms bent into set relation over and around the annular flange of the body.

6. A bottle or the like having a body and a reduced neck, an ornamental casing enclosing the body and at least a portion of the ends thereof, said casing being formed of a single blank of pliable settable metal having a central portion and arms extending radially outward therefrom, the ornamental casing being held on the body solely by engagement of the central portion against one end of the body and having the arms overlying the body and being bent into set relation over the other end of the body.

GEORGE GRUNBERG.