US906157A - Fiber container. - Google Patents

Description

M. D. PORTER.

FIBER CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED APR.19.1904.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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' MAJOR DANE PORTER, OF SOMERFILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FBER CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed April 19, 190%. Serial No. 203,855.

To alljwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAJOR-D. PORTER, a

icitizen of the United States, residing in Somervrlle, 1n the State of Massachusetts,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fiber Containers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

The object of this invention is to produce a bottle or other similar ackage for liquids or other substances whicii shall be practically unbreakable, light in weight, inexpensive and of such construction that the opening thereof for the discharge of the original contents shall effect such change in the structure of the bottle as to make it impossible for the bottle to be used again without immediate detection. Furthermore, the structure of the improved bottle or package is such that when it is made in a form substantially like that of an ordinary bottle itis possible to nest the bottles or to pack one partly within another for purposes of transportation, whereby a great saving in bulk is secured, as well as in weight. The cost of production, moreover, as compared with that of the ordinary glass bottles used for similar purposes, is such that the bottle can be sold at a price which will not be materially greater than the cost of cleansing a glass bottle, particularly when the item of breakage is taken into consideration. As a new clean bottle, manufactured and handled under antise tic conditions can thus be provided for eac 1 filling, all

danger of contamination of the contents through imperfect cleansing is avoided.

The construction of the bottle also ermits it to be not only easily formed but to eformed with such embossed lettering as may be desired for each customer. The filling of the bottle originally can be effected more readily than is possible in the case of an ordinary glass bottle and the openin of the bottle for the discharge of the origina contents can be effected easily without requiring the use of a cork screw or of any other s ecial tool.

The material of which the ottle is made is paper or fiber pul which preferably is so treated as to ren er it absolutely non-absorbent, impermeable, and incapable of affecting in any manner the flavor or other qualities of the contents.

In accordance with the invention'the closure of that portion of the container which in the withdrawal of the contents of the container constitutes the discharge orifice is made integral with the body and must be cut or broken or torn off when the contents of the bottle are to be removed, while the filling orifice, independent thereof, preferably at the bottom of the bottle, is closed hermetically, after the bottle has been filled, by a closure which is preferably of the full diameter of the body, this closure being of such a character and so secured to the body as to be practically incapable of removal without destroying the bottle. The invention will be more fully explained hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings exemplifying what I believe to be the best form of the present invention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section of my container, complete and closed. Fig. 2 is a detail view in section of the upper part of the container, showing the cap removed and reversed in the mouth of the container and used as a stopper therefor. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the ring for securing the closure. Fig. 4 is a view showing several containers nested for shipment in an inclospackage.

11 form the container may be made to suit the requirements of its intended use, but for holding most liquids the form of the container is preferably substantially like that of an ordinary glass bottle, since that form lends itself readily to the nesting of several bottles for shipment.

. As clearly shown in Fig. 1, the body 0, preferably slightly tapering for convenience in nesting, the neck portion 1), if the form of the bottle permits it to be so distinguished, and the closure 0 of the upper end or mouth or discharge orifice of the bottle, are all made in one integral piece, havingno a erture or opening of any kind, whether led with a. stopper or not, until such time as the contents of the bottle are to be withdrawn, when an opening for the discharge of the contents is made by cutting, breaking or tearing oil the cap coor by punching a holethrough the ca or in some other convenient manner.

As t e bottle comes from the factory and is delivered to the customer to be filled, the bottom or the end or portion opposite the cap 0 is open, preferably for the full diameter, .of the bottle, as represented, for example",

in Fig. 4, forming the filling orifice. For the p ur ose of permanently;1 closing this filhng or' ce, when the bottle as been filled, there is provided a suitable separate closure (1 which is adapted to be tightly and permanently secured in the filling orifice 1n an;

suitable manner. This closure d, which is preferably a compressed or molded disk of wood pulp or other suitable fibrous material, is here shown as held in place by a washer or ring 11, the edges of which are sprung into place in a recess e and seated upon a shoulder with whichthe body a of the container is formed. This spring ring 0? ma be cemented, if necessary, to the body 0 the container.

If it be desired to close temporarily the discharge orifice of the bottle, after it has been opened, the cap 0, may be of suitable form and size to enter'the mouth of the bottle, when out off and reversed, as shown in Fig. 2, to form a stopper therefor. In this case it is desirable to weaken the neck wall in a circumferential line, as at l, and to thicken the wall above and below such weakened line, as at m and n, to strengthen the wall and to when the cap is removed and reversed. For the shipment of the empty bottles they may be conveniently nested and packed in a suitable case p, as represented in Fig. 4, the closures (1 being packed separately.

The bottles may be formed of paper or wood pulp or other suitable fiber, having 'II l]X8(l therewith a suitable binder, if desired, and they are preferably made in suitable molds in which the pul or fiber is compressed to secure the desired density or hardness. It will be observed that the shape of the bottle shown in Fig. 2 is well adapted for this rocess of manufacture. Such waterproo g substances as may be desired may e added to the pulp before formation of the bottle or may be applied to the bottle after formatlon as may be desired. It will be obform flanges for cooperation vious, however, that the present invention is not particularly concerned with the proca line of weakness at its cap vide the cap with a shoulder, the ortion of the cap above said flange being 0 external diameter approximately the same as the internal diameter of the contiguous portion of the body of the container; the other end of said container constitutinga filling opening, and a closure for the filling opening permanently secured to the body of the container.

2. A fiber container having the portion thereof which in use constitutes the discharge orifice covered by a closure which is formed integral with the body of the container and forms one end of the latter; the other end of the container constituting a filling opening and provided with a shoulder contiguous thereto, and a closure for said filling opening permanently secured thereto and' com risin a disk and a spring ring, the latter a apte to be sprung lnto place and to secure the disk.

This specification signed and witnessed this sixteenth day of A ril, A. D, 1904.

MAJOR ANE PORTER. Signed in the presence of ANTHONY N. JEsBERA, W. B. GREELEY.

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