US853887A - Poison-bottle. - Google Patents

Description

No. 853,887. PATBNTED MAY 14, 1907. D. a H. G. LA TREMOUILLE.

POISON BOTTLE.

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I DAVID LA TREMOUILLE AND IIULDEGE GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE, OF

OSIIEGO, NEW YORK.

POISON-BOTTLE.

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and IIULDEG GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE, citizens of' the United States of America, residing at Oswego, in the county of Oswego and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in PoisonBottles, of

which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to poison bottles,

andits primary object is to provide a novel i and highly useful device 'of thischaractcr which may be readily distinguished either visually or when grasped from other bottles to prevent the accidental taking of poison.

Tith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists "of the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drauringslwhere- 1n:

Figure l is a side elevation of a poison bottle constructed in accordance with our invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section.

tion, rectangular in cross section and prol vided with a recess may be readily dist-inguished when grasped, or visually distinguished when it is in an upright position upon a shelf. The neck of the bottle is comparati vely short, rectangular in cross section and provided with a rectangular marginal flange 5, and its bottom is provided with a rectangular groove. A bottle provided with a neck of this construction and with a rec- Speccation of Letters Patent. Application tiled November 2l, 1905. Serial No. 288,474.

Patented May 14, 1907.

U u tangular groove in its bottom possesses'such Be 1t known that we, DAVID LA TnEMoUILLE peculiar characteristics that it may be readily distinguished visually from other bottles when it occupies suoli a position upon a shelf that either its neck or bottom is pointed outward. i t

It should be apparent lfrom the above description takenin connection with the accompanying y drawings, that we provide a poison bottle which possesses such peculiar cliaracteristics that it may be -easily and quickly distinguished when grasped or visu ally from other bottles, regardless of what position it occupies upon a shelf, and that thereby it is impossible to accidentally take a harmful medicine.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mede of operation of the invention should be understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportionsl and the body portion, and an inwardly extending l V-shaped rib, the material of the body portion being vof equal thickness throughout, a short and rectangular neck portion provided with a rectangular marginal flange, and said bottle having a rectanvulargroove in the bottom thereof, essentially as described.

In testimony. whereof, we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID LA 'FREMOUILLE I IIULDEGrEA GEORGE LA TREMOUILLE.

IVitnesses:

HENRY D. DONAHUE, Oman A. SMITH.

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