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(No Model.)

W. R. PBARN. NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

No. 580,264. PatntedAp1n6, 1897.

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WILLIAM R. FEARN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,264, dated April 6, 1897.

Application filed August 21, 1896. Serial No. 608,532. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM R. FEARN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in bottles, and has for its object to provide such a device that while it may be filled once and its contents poured therefrom, as desired, yet it cannot again be filled without destroying the bottle itself, or some portion thereof, so as to render it useless.

It is a well-known fact that the goods of certain manufacturers are imitated by the refilling of the bottles in which said goods originally came, and the public is thus deceived in the purchase of an inferior article, as well as the manufacturer defrauded of his just returns; but by the use of my improvement this will be impossible, since when the bottle is once filled and sealed it cannot again be filled, after its contents have been with drawn, without destroying the bottle.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the upper portion of a bottle having myimprovement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a detailed perspective of one member of the keeper, and Fig. 3 a similar view of the other member thereof.

In the drawings, A represents the neck of a bottle, which is so formed interiorly as to provide a valve-seat B, and O is a valve preferably hemispherical in shape,the convex portion thereof adapted to fit the seat B. Formed with this valve is a pendant D, which when the valve is in its proper relative position to its seat hangs vertically within the bottle, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and I prefer to enlarge this pendant at its lower end, so as to form a compound-curved or other-contoured shoulder E, which when coming in contact with the sides of the bottle, when the latter is tipped for pouring out its contents, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, will tend to slide inward, thus drawing the valve against its seat. The object of this is to hold the valve tightly against its seat should an attempt be made to refill the bottle by turning it upon its side and immersing it in a body of liquid.

As the valve is hemispherical upon its under side, it will be seen that the swinging of the pendant will only cause said valve to move upon the imaginary axis of the sphere 'of which it forms a part, without afieoting 'its bearing upon the seat.

In order that the valve may not be tampered with after the bottle has once been filled, a keeper F is provided, which is composed of a guard-disk G, having serrations H formed upon its periphery, and these serrations are bent upward at an angle so as to snuglyfit within the mouth of the bottle, and a disk I, having formed therewith strips J, which latter are so bent as to produce anglesprings. The disks G and I are riveted together at K to form the completed keeper, which latter is secured in place by forcing it into the mouth of the bottle, which operation will contract the strips J until the latter register with the annular groove L, formed just above the valve-seat, when they will spring outward and engage with said groove, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, thus effectually sealing the bottle against access to the valve. This arrangement permits the use of the ordin ary cork for closing the mouth of the bottle, and yet when it is desired to draw a portion of the contents of the bottle this may be accomplished by tipping the bottle in the usual manner, when the liquid will force the valve outward and pass in acircuitous route around said valve and the keeper through the spaces between the serrations H. In practice the keeper is preferably made of hardened steel, so as to render its destruction impossible without injuring the bottle, and this will prevent tampering with the valve. One of the uses of the pendant is to increase the force with which the valve is held upon its seat and prevent its upward movement by jostling the bottle, especially after the bottle has been submerged in liquid, which would tend to decrease the seating force of the valve.

I contemplate making the valve and its pendant of glass, but do not wish to limit myself to this particular material, as any suitable material may be used therefor.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is- 1. In combination with a bottle having a valve arranged in the neck thereof, a keeper consisting of two disks secured together, one

of said disks having springs to engage a groove formed in the neck of said bottle and the other having serrations around the edge to fit in the mouth of the neck, substantially as described.

2. A keeper for bottle-valves consisting of two disks, strips projecting from the lower disk to engage a groove in the neck of the bottle, and upwardly-projecting serrations formed around the edge of the upper disk and fitting in the mouth of the neck above the groove, as and for the purpose described.

3. A bottle having a valve arranged in the neck thereof, a keeper consisting of two disks secured together at their centers, strips prostrips being bent downward and then upward to form angle-springs, said springs being adapted to engage an annular groove formed in the neck of the bottle serrations formed around the edge of the upper disk,

said serrations being bent upwardly at an S. S. WrnnI soN, MARK BUFORD.

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