US2447484A - Nonrefillable bottle - Google Patents

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llg- 24, 1943- l.. M. BUMGARNER NONREFILLABLE BOTTLE Filed Feb. 20, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 iisl. K

I u veu tor www www@ Patented Aug. 24, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,447,484 NoNREmLABLE BOTTLE Lester M. Bumgarner, Port Townsend, Wash. Application February 2o, 194s, serial No. 648,878

This invention relates to improvements in nonpensed, and refilling of the bottle will be made impossible.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved non-rellable bottle construction which will be lpositive in operation, and which wil1 be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds. i

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view ofv the improved non-rellable bottle, showing the vaived plug in position within the neckof the bottle with the bottle cork in position in the base of the bottle neck;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the lmproved non-reiillable bottle, showing the valved plug pushed down in the bottle neck into locked position and the bottle cork shown in dotted lines after being pushed into the bottle body;

Figure 3 is a partial vertical sectional view showing the neck of the bottle with valve mechanism in pouring position;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of the plug with' valve mechanism removed;

Figure 5 is a view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the aluminum tube for receiving the locking plugs;

Figure 'I is a perspective view of one of the locking plugs;

Figure 8 is a side elevation of the top metal valve cut-0H cap;

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the apertued cut-01T valve body;

Figure 10 is a bottom plan view of the valve body shown in Figure 9;

Figure 11 is a side elevation of the bottom metal valve cut-off cap;

Figure 12 is a tcp plan view of the bottom valve cut-off cap; f

Figure 13 is a side elevation of the bottle cork showing the seat in its upper surface shown in dotted lines:

. t 2 Figure 14 is a plan view shown in Figure 13;

Figure 15 is a vertical sectional view through the bottle neck without the non-rellable valve mechanism, and

Figure 16 is a view taken on the line Iii-I6 of Figure 15.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts. l v

In carrying out thev instant invention, there is provided a'glass bottle having a body I, and an elongated neck 2, formed with an annular flange 3 adjacent its upper end, and a threaded portion 4 at the top of the bottle neck '2. A series of openings 5 are formed through the bottle neck 2 from the flange 3 to the bottle body, at equidistant spaced points about the neck.,y Preferably three openings or passages 5 will be utilized. A cork washer 6 will be adapted to fit or seat on the flange 3, and a thin metal cap closure 'I will be threaded on the upper end of the bottle neck to seat on theV washer to seal the bottle. Y A pair of vertically extending tapering grooves or slots 8 will be formed in the opposite sides of the inner surface of the bottle neck 2, said grooves or slots being of increasing depth from their upper ends to their lower ends.

A glass valve supporting plug 9 will be inserted within the neck 2 of the bottle I and Will be formed with a. rounded upper end I0. .A 'pair of oppositely disposed off-set grooves II and I2 will be formed in theouter surface of the plug 9, as clearly shown in Figure 5 of the drawings, and will terminate in the apertures I3 and I4 extending through the plugto connect with the valve receiving recess I5 formed in the bottom of the plug 9. An annular groove I6 is formed about the lower end of the plug 9 and is adapted to receive the cork washer Il, to seal the space between the adjacent surfaces of the plug and the bottle neck 2. A transverse opening I8 is formed through the plug 9 and is adapted to receive the aluminum locking tube I9 which extends ush with the sides of said plug 9. The metal locking pins or plugs 2D and 2| are positioned within the body or tube I9 and a coil spring 22 is placed in the tube I9 between the plugs 20 and 2| to force the same outwardly to be'engaged in the oppositely disposed vertically extending tapered grooves or slots 8 in the bottle neck 2.

A cork washer 23 is positioned within the valve receiving recess I5 at the upper or inner end thereof, and a second cork 'washer 24 is posiof the bottle cork through the central aperture 26 in the valve body 25, and is secured to the bottom metal valve cut-oit cap 3|, which is positioned-below the valve body 25, and is formed with thevcrossed slots 33 in its upper surface. A cork plug 34' v` neckhaving longitudinally extending opposed ftapered'lslotsormedin the inner surface of the formed with a, central circular .recessii-iin o' its upper surface will be in the bottombithe bottle neck 2 until the plug 9 is forced downto dis'' place the .cork 34 driving bt'tlel,

From the foregoing description,v uthe operation of '.tlienongrellable' bottle'wi'll be apparent; fbut will beescrbed as follows: xv'yiVhenthe'bottle- KLis full of a beverage, the plug will be Lin raisedpositon as's'h'o'wniin Figure l oi"Y the' drawingsland the corkplug 34 will be positioned in thebottem o'f`theneok2. Theplug wilrbeforc'ed downwardly asflshownin"'1iigure='2 =of the"dravvings; thereby'forcing the "cork: 3'l"do`wnintothel bottle Il. The valve body 25 and its associated -parts will now be" operable' to'permit' A'the Abeverage 'to befpouied from thebottle wheninpositionshown 'in'lFigureS of the drawings.- When `vthen'ot'tleis placdupiight`g`-the Jtop oap"28"will seal the "aper-A tures' 2'6 through"the"yalvebodyii -so that rtli'ebotilemaynot' b'eufelI'edL The lockirigplugs 21 "n^ the tube" IB W"1`ll"lt 'ck` thejlug "inthe grooves' 28 in""t'h'e bottle neck s'Vthat thaplugf maynt'beremoved. Y

While "thepr'eferred-enib'odirnent`V of'the invem tion has beenrilliisti'atedand describedjt will be" understood it ,isnot ',intended to' limitthe scope of "the"`invent'ion' thereto; 'as-'many `lminor changesindetal 'dfconstrudtionmay be resorted to without'departureromithe spirit"o theinventin." y

Having thus *described* my vinvent'mn; what "I Aclaim as new and `desire tdsecurebysetters Ptertbf the "UnitedSttes ist In a"n'onrellable"bottle having anecksa'id neck 'having" longitudinally extending opposed tapered slots formed i'n'theinnersurface of 'the' wall saidi'neckg "a"vaive supporting plug Lslidably"iis`posedinsaid bottleneck, spring p'roected locking' ,'pinsulisposeri *transversely of "said 'plug adapted' dtoiseatl in-the opposed 'tapered Y'slots :in

the same into the 4 the bottle neck for locking said plug in said bottle neck, said plug being formed with a Valve chamber in its inner end, oppositely disposed longitudinally extending offset slots formed in the outer surface of said plug communicating at their inner ends with the inner end of said valve chamber, a longitudinally ported valve body in said Valve chamber, a Valve stem disposed longitudinally and centrally. throughsaid valve body, and'valvewclosure .caps on .the fends :of said Valve stem being alternately engageable with the ends of said valve body as `said body is tilted to pouring position and then is placed in its normal up- 2. In a non-rellable bottle having a neck, said Wall of said neck, a. Valve supporting plug slidablydisposed in said bottle neck, spring projected locking pins disposed transversely through said lplugfadaptedto :seat-'in 'the opposed: tapered slots Ytlie bottleneck-'for locking-said q'lug'v in sai'df bottlelneckfor' limited 1 longitudinal movement, said 'plug being-for'medewi'th :ap valve chamber-in iits Vinner end,l -oppositely disposed Vlongitudinally extending -oiset slots '-form'edf fin! the' entere-surfaceI of -safid'fpl-ug communicating 'Y at their inne-r :ends with Sthe jinnerend` ofsaid valve chamber, a lon'gitudinallyportedfwalvei body rin said val-ve -clfrarnbenla valve stem disposed longitudinally and vcentr-ally 'fthroug'h saidlvalvefbody, valve closure caps on the ends of said Valves'tem being `alternately en-gageable -wi-tlf-1"the -endslof saidvalve body-as said bottle is '-'ti-ltedf to Lpouring pcsi-tionand l'then is aplaced :in its inorma'l upright positionyand packing' washers about sa-id'valve body and said valve stem and between said-plug and said 'bottle neck. 'Y

3. The subject matter as claimed in Yclaim" 1, andv a `sealing corkdisposed A-in `the neckfof said bottle below said plug adaptedtenbeiv pushed in-V wardlyi from 'said '-nec'k and finto fsaifdbottle lby thiinward mevementfosaid plug'iromiits upper- 1nos't'=toits lowermos't position.

LESTER M. BUMGARNER.

Q REFERENCES l .CI-TED Y The following' references are Aof record' inlthe lle 'of Jthis patent UNITEDESTAEESQLRA'IENTS t van Rensselaer- Aug. .laas-14

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