US941994A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

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A. G. H. JENSSEN & R. G. WEITZEL.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIOATION FILED SBPT.1'7, 190s.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

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NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT G. H. JnNs- SEN and ROBERT C. WEITZEL, citizens of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in NonQRefillable Bottles; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to non-refillable bot tles designed to prevent the fraudulent refilling of a bottle with inferior liquor or other substance.

It has for its object to produce a simple and cheap device which can be inserted in an ordinary straight bottle neck and which will effectively prohibit the refilling of the bottle and at the same time permit the contents to be freely poured out when the bottle is tilted to an angle of 45 degrees.

Another object is to provide against the valve device affecting the taste of the contents of the bottle or changing the color thereof by using only such materials in the construction of said valve as will not be acted upon chemically by alcoholic bevera es.

The invention consists of the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and specified in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the preferred embodiment of our invention: Figure 1 is a sectional view of our valve de vice in the neck of a bottle. Fig. 2 is a similar section showing the positions of the parts when the bottle is tilted to an angle of 4L5 degrees. 3 shows the bottle turned on its side and Fig. 4: is an elevation of the valve device removed from the bottle neck.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 designates the ordinary straight neck of a bottle into which our valve device is inserted. Said valve device includes a cork member 2 adapted to fit snugly within the neck of the bottle and hold the device in place therein by frictional contact with the walls thereof. The outer end of said cork member is reduced, as at 3, and through its longitudinal center there is an opening 4L which is preferably flared at the bottom. A cylindrical cap or cage 5 of glass is fitted down over the reduced portion 3 of the cork member, being held in engagement there- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 17, 1908.

Patented Nov. 30, 190$.

Serial No. 453,473.

with bymeans of the spurs or indents 6 in the lower edge of said cap which are pressed into the surface of the cork. The outer end of the cap is closed, as at 7 but openings 8 are provided in its sides near the closed end and preferably at equal distance apart.

Within the outer end of the cork member there is arranged a small glass tube 9 which projects slightly beyond it. A conical valve 10 of glass or porcelain is located in the cap or cage and is adapted to cover the projecting end of said tube when the bottle is erect. Said valve is held down upon its seat on the tube 9 when the bottle is in this position by a weight 11, also of glass or porcelain, attached thereto by a linen thread 12 which passes through central perforations in said valve and weight and is secured by knots in its end. The thread is preferably of double thickness and long enough to allow the weight to hang about 3/16 inch below the cork. Said thread also permits the valve to turn over on its side in the cage when the bottle is turned upside down thereby permitting the contents of the bottle to flow out through the openings in said cage or cap.

A plurality of radial grooves or notches 13 are cut in the lower end of the cork member to allow the contents of the bottle to pass around the weight 11 to the opening through said cork member when the bottle is inverted.

Particular importance is attached to the construction of the weight. It is much heavier than the valve and accordingly holds said Valve firmly in place when the bottle is erect. Owing to the conical shape of said weight and the length of the thread connecting it with the valve, the bottle may be turned on its side without danger of losing its contents because the weight will automatically turn on its cone-shaped face and rest in the neck of the bottle against the cork portion where it will still exert a draw ing power upon the valve to hold it in a closed position.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description. When the bottle is erect or turned on its side the valve is kept closed by the weight preventing refilling or loss of the contents. V'Vhen said bottle is inverted or turned over at an angle of 45 degrees the weight engages the lower end of the cork member with the result that the thread connecting said weight and valve is slackened and the latter permits the contents to flow out.

It will be observed that the only materials which we employ in the construction of our device are glass, porcelain, cork and linen, all of which are not affected by alcoholic beverages. It will be further noted that the use of glass for the cage makes it possible for the operator to always see the position of the valve and detect any trouble in its operation.

o claim:

1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in the neck of the bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced at its outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, means carried by said cage for securely fastening it to said cork member, a valve in said cage adapted to cover the passage in the cork member, a

weight arranged at the inner end of the cork a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced atits outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, said cage having inwardly projecting spurs engaging said cork member for the purpose specified, a valve in said cage adapted to cover the passage in the cork member, a weight arranged at the inner end of the cork member, and flexible connection between said weight and valve extending through. the passage in said cork member.

8. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in the neck of a bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced at its outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, a valve in said cage adapted to cover the passage in the cork member, a weight arranged at the inner end of the cork member, and flexible connection between said weight and valve extending through the passage in said cork member and through a passage in said valve, said flexible connection being secured to said valve by a knot tied in the former which engages the latter and prevents said flexible connection from passing through the passage in said valve, said. knot being housed in a dished portion at the extremity of the passage in said valve.

4. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in the neck of a bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reducet at its outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, a rigid tube arranged in the outer end of said passage and projecting beyond the outer end of the cork member, a conical valve of rigid unyielding material arranged in said cage adapted to cover said tube, a weight arranged at the inner end of the cork member and flexible connection between said weight and valve extending through the passage in said cork member.

5. In anon-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in the neck of a bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced at its outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, a rigid tube ar ranged in the outer end of said passage and projecting beyond the outer end of the cork member, a conical valve of rigid unyielding material arranged in said cage adapted to cover said tube, a weight shaped like an inverted cone arranged at the inner end of the cork member, and flexible connect-ion be tween said weight and valve extending through said passage.

6. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in the neck of a bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced at its outer end, of a cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage being closed at its outer end but provided with openings in its side walls, a rigid tube arranged in the outer end of said passage and projecting beyond the outer end of the cork member, a conical valve of rigid unyielding material arranged in said cage adapted to cover said tube, a weight shaped like an inverted cone arranged at the inner end of the cork member, and flexible connection between said weight and valve extending through said passage, said flexible connection being secured to said valve and weight by being passed through passages therein and having knots tied in its ends which are housed in dished portions at the upper end of the passage in the valve and in the lower end of the passage in the weight, respectively.

7. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination, with a cork member adapted to be placed in. the neck of a bottle and having a passage therethrough, said cork member being reduced at its outer end, of a cylindrical cage fitted over said reduced portion, said cage having a flat imperforate upper end and straight walls meeting said upper end at right angles, said Walls being provided with openings for the purpose specified, a valve in said cage adapted to cover the passage in the cork member, a Weight arranged at the inner end of the cork mem ber, and flexible connection between said Weight and valve extending through the passage in said cork member.

In testimony whereof, We affix our signatures, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

ALBERT G. H. JENSSEN. ROBERT C. VEITZEL.

Witnesses R. G. YOUNG, En. C. FRoEHLIoH.

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