US798712A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905.

R. E. STIPES.

NON-REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.13.1905.

'QTTED STATE SiW YPATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT E. STIPES, OF TOLEDO, OI'IlO1 ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ADAM CIIRISTMAN, OF "OLFDO, Ol'llO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1905.

Application tiled April 1S, 1905. Serial No` 255,280.

Be it known that l, Bonnin* E. S'rirns, olf Toledo, county et' Lucas, and State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and useful YInnprovements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ot' the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being' had to the accompany- `ing drawings, and to the ligures ot' reference marked thereon, which term partot' this specilication.

My invention relates to means for preventing the relilling otl bott-les after the liquid contents have been removed therefrom. In carrying out the same l employ certain novelties ot' construction and the combination and arrangement ot parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings, illustrative ot' my invention, Figure l is a sectional view sho wing the arrangement otl the various parts. Fig. l shows the altered position et' thel parts in dotted outline when the bottle is inverted or tilted to remove the contents. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view on line .r w, Fig. 1, ot' the auxiliary neck ot' the bottle. Figs. l and 5 are detached views of parts hereinafter referred to.

Referring to the drawings, l is a bottle having the enlarged tapered neck 2; 3, a centrally-pertoi-ated or annular cork litted inthe bottle-ncck; t, a tube open at its upper end and closed at its lower end, said tube being inserted and held by Yfriction in the central perforation in the cork 3; a valveorilice through the wall ot the tube 4f; 6, a sleeve adapted to slide upon the tube #L to open Or close the valve-orilice 5; T, flanges upon the sleeve t3, adapted to retain glass or porcelain balls S, loosely interposed between the sleevel and the bottle-neck; 9, an enlargement at the lower end of the tube e to limit the downward movement of the sleeve G; l0, an auxiliary neck, grooved or crimped, as shown at ll, Fig.

3, to provide inclined passage-ways for liquid i in its side walls and cemented or otherwise sei cured against removal to the neck 2; 1Q, a supplemental valve member constructed ot' glass, having the hollow stem l?) and the expanded upper portion M, resting upon the annular cork 3; l5, a disk otl cork or other buoyant material disposed upon the member 1Q, and

16 a ball normally resting upon the disk 15 and having a limited movement within the auxiliary neck l0.

The relation of the various parts when assembled shown in Fig. l.

The lilling ot' the bottle is accomplished bet'ore the parts are placed in position. After the bottle has been lilled the annular cork 3, carrying the tube l, together with the balls S, is placed in position in the bottleneck. The supplemental valve member lf2, the cork disk 115, and the ball 16 are inclosed by the auxiliary neck and the latter lirmly cemented to the bottle-neck. To remove the liquid contents, the bottle is tilted, as shown in Fig. 2, causing the sleeve 6 to slide along' the tube l and also causing the supplemental valve l2 to be unseated. The liquid will then pass through the orilice 5 and the tube el, around the supplemental valve lZ, and through the passages inthe auxiliary neck, emerging linally lrom the mouth ol the neck. Upon again returning the bottle to its upright position the parts will resume the position in Fig. l, theJ sleeve (5 being assisted in returning to its position at the lower end ot' the tube l by the added weight o't the balls 8 engaging the marginal llange upon the sleeve. lt will be observed that the expanded head ot' the supplemental valve member l2 takes a position between the annular cork 3 and the cork disk l5 and is theret'ore reasonably secure from breakage, the disk above the same protecting the valve member from vios lent contact with the ball 16. lt is apparent that the bottle cannot be relilled while in upright position. Should an attempt be made to relill the bottle by immersing it in inverted position in a tub or other receptacle containingl liquid, the buoyancy ot` the cork disk 15 will press the supplemental valve member against the annular cork and prevent the passage otl the liquid into the bottle, the action being' assisted bythe buoyancy ot the supplemental valve member owing to the hollow stein with which it is provided. Direct access to the supplemental valve and the cork disk thereon is preventei'l bythe ball contained within the auxiliary neck.

From the foregoing description ot' my invention it will be seen that l provide novel and etective means t'or preventing the unscrupulous relilling ot' bottles.

Having described my invention, what I IOO claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination in a bottle of an annular cork in the bottle-neck, a tube supported by said annular cork having a valve-orifice, a

sleeve adapted to slide upon said tube to open or close said valve orifice, a supplemental valve member seated upon said annular cork to normally close said tube, afloat adapted to force said supplemental valve member against said annular cork when immersed in inverted position in a liquid, and an auxiliary neck inclosing said supplemental valve and float, substantially as described.

2. The combination in a bottle of an annu lar cork in the bottle-neck, a tube supported by said cork, open at its upper and closed at its lower end and having a valve-orifice, a sleeve adapted to slide upon said tube to open and close said valve-orifice, flanges upon said sleeve, balls engaging said sleeve-flanges to assist in sliding the same along said tube, a supplemental valve-having an expanded head to seat upon the annular cork to normally close the upper end of said tube, a float coacting with said valve to close said tube when said valve and float are immersed in inverted position in a liquid, a ball resting upon said float, and an auxiliary neck provided with passages for liquid in its side Walls, adapted to inclose said supplemental valve, float and ball, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ROBERT E. STIPES.

l/Vitnesses:

.CARL H. KELLER, JOHN W. RIDDLE.

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