US617125A - Bottle-stopper - Google Patents

Description

Patented lan. 3, |899.

C. U. ROSKUTEN.

BOTTLE STOPPER. lApplieation med May 17, 1897.)

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(No Model.)

llNrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL OSCAR ROSKO'IEN, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

BoTTLE-sToPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,125, dated January 3, 1899.

Application filed May 17, 1897. Serial No. 636,961. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom. if may concern:

Be it known that LCARL OscAR RosKorEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers,of which the following is a specification.

My invention pertains fo bottlestoppers, the construction and advantages of which will be hereinafter set forth, reference being had to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical sectional vieT of my improved stopper and so much of a bottle as is necessary to properlyillustrate the device, the parts being in such relation that the liquid can readily flow out; Fig. 2, a similar view showing the parts in the reverse relation; Fig. 3, a perspective view of the clamping-spring designed to hold the parts together and to maintain them in the bottleneck; Figs. 4., 5, and 6, cross-sectional views of Fig. 2 on the lines l l, 2 2, and 3 3, respectively; Fig. 7, a perspective view of a section of the stopper; Figs. 8, 9, and 10, vertical sectional views of modified forms of the device; and Figs. 1l, 12, and 13, cross-sectional views on the lines 4. 4., 5 5, and 6 6 of Figs. 8, 9, and l0, respectively.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and efficient stopper, one which may be readily inserted into the neck of the bottle after it is filled, permitting free egress of the contained liquid when desired, but preventing the refilling of the bottle.

The body of the stopper is formed of two parts A A, the parts being duplicates of each other. In the form shown they are semicircular in general outline, and when placed together form a circular body which will approximately close the neck B of the bottle when placed therein. The sections may be made of any desired material, and one die will of course do for the making of both sides, as the parts are duplicates. In the fiat face of each section there is formed a series of deep depressions C, connected by smaller and shallower depressions, which when the two sections are in place form large pockets D, connected by small or restricted openings a. The openings o; are of course formed at the upper and lower ends of the Stoppers. Any

number of pockets may be formed, as desired, according to the length of the neck of the bottle in which the stopperis to be used. In Figs. l and 2 four pockets are shown, being designated by the letters D, D', D2, and D3. In the pockets D' and D3 there is placed a ball E, the specific gravity of which is greater than that of the liquid which is placed in the bottle, while in the pockets D and D2 are placed balls F, their specific gravity being lighter than that of the contained liquid.

The ends of the pockets D and D2 are curved to form a bearing against which the balls may seat, and the interior diameter' of said pockets near each end is also approximately the same as that of the ball. At the central portion of all of the pockets there is formed a polygonal recess, preferably square, as denoted by G, Figs. l and 2 ands to 7, inelusive.

Extending out intothe pockets D and D3 at that end near the discharge end and just above the polygonal recess are prongs or studs H, which prevent the specifically heavy balls E from closing the openings a when the bottle is inverted to discharge the contents. This relation is shown in Fig. l, the specifically light balls F floating on the liquid and occupying a position in the polygonal recess G, thereby permitting the liquid to iiow freely therearound.

In Fig. 8 but three pockets are shown, and instead of making the recesses Gr angular they are made cylindrical, though the angular formation is preferred. In said figure.

and in Figs. 9 and l0 the lower end of the stopper is formed with a recess in which is seated a packing-ring I, of cork or the like, to form, if necessary, a tight joint with the bottle-neck,due to any imperfections therein.

Under some conditions, and particularly where but one specifically light ball is used (Wood or cork or like easily-punctured material) and it occupies the upper pockets, as in Figs. 9 and 10, it may be desirable to interpose some obstruction to the passage of wire or the like into the discharge-opening. To this end, as illustrated in said figures, the sections A A are formed near the discharge ends with recesses J, within which, when the parts are assembled, is mounted a disk K,

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provided with openings L, which are to one side of the center and out of line with the opening a.

To secure the sections A together and to securely hold them within the neck of the bottle, I employ a spring-collar M. (Shown in Fig. The spring is circular in form and split down one side, as shown. Its outside diameter is just equal to that of the interior diameter of the neck of the bottle, and recesses or seats are formed upon the exterior face of the sections A, in which it is seated when the parts are assembled and ready to be put in place.

Spring-fingers N are formed integral with the body of the spring and engage recesses O formed in the interior of the bottle-neck. When the parts are shoved down into the neck and the spring-fingers once engage the recesses, it will be seen that it is impossible to withdraw the stopper as a whole or one of the sections A thereof.

The balls E and F of course act as valves, and while with the construction set forth they permit the free egress of the liquid they still prevent the bottle being reiilled, as indicated in Fig. 2. So, too, they do away with the necessity of any other seal or cork for the bottle, though a cork or other sealing device may be employed in connection with the stopper.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. A stopper for bottles comprising two longitudinally-separable sections of like form, designed to be placed together and to form a complete closure for the bottle; and a device independent of said sections, comprising means for holdingthe same together and means for securing them within the bottleneck, substantially as described.

2. A stopper for bottles comprising abody portion secured within the neck of the bottle; a series of connected cylindrical pockets therein, the pockets being formed with polygonal recesses throughout a portion of their length, the polygonal portion being of greater cross-area than the cylindrical portion and valves in said pockets.

3. A stopper for bottles comprising abody portion secured Within the bottle-neck; a series of connected pockets therein, said pockets being cylindrical in cross-section at their ends and polygonal intermediate said ends; said polygonal portions being of greater crossarea than the cylindrical portions and valves placed in said pockets.

4. A stopper for bottles comprising a body portion secured within the bottle-neck; a series of connected pockets therein, said pockets being cylindrical in cross-section at their ends and provided with rounded valve-seats, the central portion of the pockets being of a diameter larger than the end portions; and valves placed in said pockets.

5. A stopper for bottles comprising abody portion secured within the bottle-neck; a series of connected pockets formed therein, the altenatin g pockets being provided with studs or projections across one end; and valves seated in said pockets, operating substantially as described.

6. A stopper for bottles comprising abody portion formed of two separate sections secured within the bottleneck; a pocket formed therein provided with a curved seat at one end and with studs or projections extending into the pocket from the sections near the opposite end, and with a polygonal portion intermediate said curved seat and studs or projections; and a valve placed in said pocket, substantially as described.

7. A stopper for bottles comprising a series of longitndinally-separable sections; a recess formed in the outer face of said sections; and a split spring-collar designed to iitwithin said recess and secure said parts together.

8. A stopper for bottles comprising a series ot longitudinally-separable sections; a recess formed in the outer face of said sections; and a split spring-collar designed to fit within said recess, said collar being provided with a spring-finger designed to engage with a recess formed in the bottle-neck.

. separable sections provided with a recess in their outer face; a spring designed to encircle said parts and iit within the recess; a linger formed integral with the body of the spring; and a recess formed in the interior face of the bottle-neck designed to receive said finger.

l0. The combination with a bottle provided with a narrow groove or channel formed on the inner side of its neck, of a stopper formed with a series of longitudinally-separable sections provided with an annular recess upon their outer face; a spring-collar M designed to encircle said parts and lit within the recess; a finger N formed integral with the body of the spring and designed to enter the groove in the neck of the bottle when the parts are in position, whereby the separable sections are locked together andthe stopper as a whole locked within the bottleneck against longitudinal movement therein.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL OSCAR ROSKOTEN. Vii-.nessesz PETER J. BoURscHEIDT, FRANK A. THoNE.

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