US2488463A

US2488463A - Combination bottle and cap

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Publication number: US2488463A
Application number: US4749A
Authority: US
Inventors: George A Alexiadis
Original assignee: EMMANUEL BENETOS
Current assignee: EMMANUEL BENETOS
Priority date: 1948-01-28
Filing date: 1948-01-28
Publication date: 1949-11-15
Anticipated expiration: 1966-11-15

Description

Nbv. 15, 1949, G. A. ALEXIADIS COMBINATION BOTTLE AND CAP Filed Jan. 28, 1948 IN VEN TOR. 6 50 R45 ,4. Fl amp/5 B n arrow/ 4 'eflicient to be reused on another bottle.

Patented Nov. 15,1949

COMBINATION BOTTLE AND CAP George A. Alexiadis,Brooklyn,,-N. Y., assignor of fifty percent to Emmanuel. Benetos, Astoria,

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottles and caps, and has more particular reference to acombination bottle and cap intended particularly for use by brewers and bottlers of aerated waters, wines or other liquor and. liquids. a

The dominating feature of the new and improved. bottle and cap resides in the exceptional simplicity of its construction and its efiiciency in use. With the new arrangement the number of bottles broken while being capped or uncapped will be materially reduced, and perhaps" even totally eliminated. At the present time the breakage is quite large. I v Another object of the invention is to so arrange the cap that it may be used but.;once and under no circumstances can it be renderedfit or Specifically, it is proposed that the cap should seal the bottle in an untamperable condition. -It is for this reason that the cap must be destroyed or damaged when being removed and thus cannot be reused.

A still further object of the invention is to so arrange the combination bottle and capthat the contents of the bottle will be more efliciently sealed in so far as air, vapor, gas and liquid proof qualities are concerned.

An important feature of the new combination bottle and cap resides in the fact that capping machines now in use may readily be adapted to efficiently use the new cap by the slightest mechanical alteration. No tools or implements are required to open the cap. The invention proposes to so construct the new bottle and cap that the speed output in capping is not decreased in the least. The new bottles and caps will not cost more than present day bottles and caps and will be much more desirable. Furthermore, the appearance of the new combination is quite impressive;

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure- Fig. 1 is a plan view of a cap constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of one form of the new bottle and cap, the cap Application January 28, 1948, Serial No. 4,749 1 Claim. (01. 215-40) l 2 being: illustrated inaposition above the bottle an instant before it is forced into sealing position.

Fig. 5 is afragmentary enlarged sectional view of the parts shownin Fig. 4 but illustrated with the cap in sealing position. I 3 v Fig. 6 is a; vertical sectional View of a cap constructed in accordance with v a modified form of this invention.

Fig. ,7 is a sectional view of a bottle with the cap illustrated in Fig. 6- in applied position for sealing same.

' The new and improved combination bottle and cap, in accordance with that form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, includes a neck H] of a, bottle I l and a cap l2 associated with said. neck Ill for forming a closure therefor. The cap I2 is formed from sheet material, preferably aluminum, of a sufficiently light gauge so that it may be manually opened by tearing, and yet heavy enough to properly seal the bottle. The cap l2 has a central depressed portion I4 for engaging internally in the neck Ill. The central depressed .portion l4 connects with an outer skirt portion l5 which is adapted to engage around the outside of the top portion of the neck 10. This skirt portion I5 is provided with a pair of diametrically opposite lug portions [6 hav ingtheir ends connectedwith perforations 11 extended upwards along the skirt portion 15 by which the cap 12 may be easily manually torn for removing it-;from sealing position.

The neck H] of the bottle is formed with an internal groove 20 preferably semi-circular in shape, though not necessarily limited to this particular shape. Any number of modified shapes may also be used; The internal groove 20 is formed in said neck ID at a location a short distance down from the topedge thereof. The bottom of said'groove 20 has an inwardly directed shoulder, 2| forming an abutment for the bottom of said central depressed portion [4 which rests upon said shoulder 2| in the sealed condition of the cap I2 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. A flexible resilient washer 22 is mounted on and around said central depressed portion l4 and is adapted to engage said internal groove 20 in a manner so as to tightly abut against the top edge portion of the groove 29, and then to be held in a compressed condition because the bottom of the central depressed portion l4 abuts said inwardly directed shoulder 2|.

The resilient washer 22 is held in position by engaging in a groove 23 formed around said central depressed portion [4. More particularly,

greens the washer 22 when free is flat and annular, as may readily be seen by an inspection of Fig. 4. The central depressed portion M has its side wall bent inwards and outwards to form the groove 23. The inner diameter of the washer 22 engages said groove 23. A cardboard disc 24 is mounted upon the base of the central depressed portion I4 for reinforcement purposes. This disc 24 is mounted in position by having its edge portion engaging a groove 25 formed about the central depressed portion M. This groove 25 is also formed by zig: zagging the side wall of the depressed-portion M, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, k

The neck l is formed with external projecting portions 26 such as an annular head for holding down the cap I2. After the cap I2 is in position its side wall is shaped by pressure, orby'turning, so as to follow the contour of the projecting portions 26 to firmly hold the cap l2 imposition.

The operation and use of the combination bottle and cap may be clearly understood from the following:

The cap l2, when free from the bottle, appears as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3' and 4. It is engaged upon the bottle' by a suitable bottling machine, or tool, or by manual operation if this is desired in a small number of cases. It is merelypressed downwards into position so that the washer 22 is bent upwards and is jammed against the top of the groove 20 as clearly' shown in Fig. 5. The external diameter of the disc 24 and the curved portion of the groove 25 of the cap |2 is larger than the internal diameter of the shoulder 2| so as to sit on the shoulder 2| in applied position. Said outer diameter of the disc 24 and the curved portion of the groove 25 is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the neck ll) of the bottle at the top of the groove 20. For this reason the disc 25 and the bottom wall of the central depressed portion l4 must be bowed slightly downwards while being forced into position so as to pass the restricted diameter of the top of the groove 20'. The skirt wall l5 of the cap I2 is pressed, or turned, or in any other way fashioned against the external projecting portions 26 for holding the cap l2 in position. I

Because the washer 22 isresilient and because it is being jammed againstthe top corner ofthe groove 29 by reason of the fact that the central depressed portion M of the cap I2 is jammed against the shoulder 2|, the-seal will be excep tionally tight in so f a1 as air, vapor, gas and liquid proof qualitiesare' concerned. The cap l2 may be easily removed manually merely by gripping the tabs I5 and tearing upwards along the perforations l1 and continue the tearing operation until the top of the cap |2 is reached and then pulling to remove the cap l2. Once the cap 12 is removed it is destroyed and cannot be reused. Therefore in its sealed condition the cap |2 is untamperable, meaning that the bottle cannot be opened without visible damage to the cap l2.

In Figs. 6 and 7 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which is very similar to the prior form. distinguishing merely in the fact that the cap l2 has a central depressed portion l4 whichhas a bottom wall 30 arched upwardly for strength. In this form of the invention no use is made of a stifiening disc corresponding to the disc 24 of the prior form of the invention. In other respects this form of the invention is identical to the previous form and like parts are indicated by like reference numerals.

The operationand use ("if this form of the cap is identical to the prior'form.

While I have illustrated and described the pre- "ferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming it within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

The combination of a neck of a container and a cap forming a closure for said neck and having a central depressed resilient portion for engaging internally into said neck and normally before being engaged into said neck being of a slightly larger diameter than said neck in order to require downward bowing of the bottom of said central depressed portion when it is forced into said neck for reducing its diameter sufficiently to move into said neck, an internal groove formed in said neck and located a short distance down from the top edge of said neck and the bottom of said groove having an inwardly directed shoulder forming an abutment for the bottom of said central depressed portion, and a flexible resilient sheet material washer mounted on and around and projecting at right angles to and from the side wall of said central depressed portion for engaging into said internal groove by folding around the top edge of the groove while said central depressed resilient portion is forced down into said neck in order to tightly abut the top edge portion of said groove and then be held compressed because the bottom of said central depressed portion has been moved downsufliciently to abut said 'inwardly directed shoulder.

GEORGE A. ALEXIADIS.

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