US658213A - Non-refillable bottle. - Google Patents

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NON-REFILLABI .E BOTTLE.

(Application filed Oct. 21, 1899.)

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NUN-BEFILLABLE BUTTLE.

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WILTON AUGUSTUS HALL AND THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL, OF FERNANDINA,

FLORIDA, ASSIGNORS TO THEMSELVES AND LOUIS G. HIRTH, OF SAME PLACE.

NON-REFILLABLE'BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,213, dated September 18 1900. Application filed October 21,1899- semi No. 734,323. .110 model.)

To all, whom it nutty concern:

Be it known that we, WILToN AUGUSTUS HALL and THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL, of Fernandina, in the county ofNassau and State of Florida, have invented a new and Improved Non-Refillable Bottle, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. t

This invention relates to a non-refillable bottle of that class in which valves are provided which open outward,permitting the outflow of liquid, but preventing inflow; and the invention is especially characterized by a novel form of valve Working with a plunger which serves to open the valve when the botlle is turned downward, but which will not act to open the valve when the bottle is in an n pright position, thus preventing the refilling of the bottle.

This specification is the disclosure of sev eral forms of our invention, while the claims define the actual scope thereof.

Referer ce is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a vertical section of the inven-.

tion. Fig. 2 is a top view of the valve. Fig. 3 is a top view of the plunger. Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of the lower end of the plunger, and Fig. 5 is a vertical section illustrating a modified construction of the invention.

The bottle has its neck 6 formed with a contraction 7 atiis base, in which is-permanently secured a stopper 8, of cork, rubber, or like material. This stopper-is centrally orificed longitudinally with the neck, and in this orifice a plunger works, which comprises a hollow stem 9 and a head 10 in the shape of a frustum of a cone, said head being provided with a skeleton-like projection 11, continuing the form of the cone and terminating in a point or apex, as shown. In the bottom of the hollow stein 9an upwardly-opening valve 12 is arranged, such valve being formed, shown in Fig. gwit-h a bead 14 at its under side, the bead lyingin a corresponding groove formed in the stem 9 to insure a more effeptive contact, v

Situated in the lower portion of the neck 6 and let into the stopper 8 is a sleeve 15, in

which is arranged an easily-destructible par of the plunger; but when the partition is withdrawn the plunger is free to move.

Situated in the neck of the bottle, above the sleeve 15, is a sleeve 18, whichextends up near the mouth of the neck and has a contracted lower portion projecting inside of the 'sleeve15, between which lower portion of the sleeve 18 and the upper portion of the sleeve 15 is secured a valve 19. This valve is formed of a sheet of rubber or like elastic ma erial provided with an opening in its middle. The valve 19 is preferably so constructed that the rubber will pucker or crease at the mid- .dle o f the valve and will n-ormally closethe opening, so as to stop the neck of the bottle, .so that no liquid can pass except when the bottle is turned down, thus causing the plunger to drop and project the skeleton-like extension 11 into the opening in the valve 19, and thus spreading apart the puckered or creased portion thereof and opening a passage for the liquid. The valve 19 is of essentially concavo-convex form, the convex side being I uppermost, so that the weight of theliquid on the valve will tend to keepit closed andso that the valve will be in positionto render eas'y go the opening of the valve by the action of the plunger. The string 17 is passed through the around the string, as shown, and when the fractured partition 16 is withdrawn-from the neck of the bottle-the valve 19"givestoper mit the passage of such partition, past the valve. i 1 i i The sleeve 18 is held, in place by springactuated dogs 20, which are mounted in the outer sides of the sleeveand work in correopening in the valve, which closes snugly 7 ing formed with double-conical or hour-glass shaped recesses 22 therein, and in these recesses work ball-valves 23. The ball-valves 23 are held from unnecessary movement in the recesses 22 by means of perforated shield- 1 plates 24, which project downward directly over the valves and are inclined, so as to guide the valves in their movements to and from 1 their seats. The upper shield-plate 24 is fastened in the sleeve 18 directly adjacent to the upper end thereof, while the lower shieldplate is fastened in the upper block 21, as shown. With such an arrangement the bottle is filled and then the plunger is seated on the stopper 8, after which the sleeve 15 is inserted, with the partition 16 in place.

dogs 20 engage with the neck of the bottle to hold the sleeve 18 in place, it being under stood that the cord 17 is passed through the valve 19 and through the openings in the blocks 21. Then the outer or removable stopper 25 is driven into the mouth of the bottle. When the contents of the bottle are to be decanted, the removable stopper 25 is withdrawn and the cord 17 is drawn upon, so as to fracture the partition 16 and withdraw the same from the neck of the bottle. possible to pour out the contents of the bottle; but it will be seen that it will be impossible to refill the bottle without fracturing the devices within the neck thereof.

The modification of our invention shown in Fig. 5 consists simply in the arrangements within the sleeve 18, which corresponds with the sleeve 18, before described. This sleeve is constructed the same as the sleeve 18, ex-

cept that the upper end of the sleeve 18 is, j

in form, the frustum of a cone, as shown. Within the sleeve 18 two diagonal partitions 26 are secured, such partitions taking the place of the parts 21, 23, and 24. (Shown in Fig. 1.) These partitions 26 are formed at opposite sides with openings 27 for the passage of the liquid, and through these openings the cord 17 is also passed. The partitions 26 serve to render circuitous the passage through the neck of the bottle, and thus prevent tampering with the valve 19, which with the partition 16 and parts below the same are similar to those parts previously described. 7

Having thus described our invention, we 5 Then 1 the sleeve 18, hearing the valve 19 and blocks 21 and ball-valves 23, is inserted, so that the 1 Then it will be claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A bottle, having a valve therein formed of elastic material with an opening therein, the said material being drawn together at the opening so that the elastic properties of the material will cause the opening normally to be closed, and a plunger mounted adjacent to the valve to reciprocate in a fixed path and having a pointed end capable of moving against the valve to spread apart the walls of the opening in the valve.

2. A bottle, havinga valve formed of elastic material with an opening therein, the said material being creased or puckered at the opening so that the elastic properties of the valve will cause the opening normally to be closed, a plunger movable against the valve to open the same, a frangible partition situated between the valve and plunger, and

means for fracturing such partition.

3. A bottle, having a valve situated in the neck thereof and formed' of a sheet of elastic material with an opening therein, the valve being puckered or creased at the opening so as to cause the opening normally to be closed, a plunger movable against the valve to open the same, a frangible partition situated between the valve and plunger, and a cord attached to the frangible partition and passed through the opening in the valve, by means of which cord the partition may be fractured.

4. A bottle, having a sleeve fitted in the neck thereof, a block secured in the sleeve and having an opening therein to form .a valve-seat with an inclined surface leading thereto, a valve working on said seat, and a perforated shield-plate supported above the inclined surface of the block parallel with the surface to guide the movement of the valve along such surface.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a valve, a plunger movable toward and from the same to actuate the valve, a frangible partition situated between the plunger and the valve, normally to prevent the engagement of the plunger with the valve, and means for fracturing said partition.

6. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a valve, and a plunger movable to the valve to open the same, the plunger being essentially frusto-conical in form and having a skeleton-like projection continuing the form of the cone and terminating in a point or apex to engage the valve.

WILTON AUGUSTUS HALL. THOMAS AUGUSTUS HALL. Witnesses:

L. BENQUET, J. S. LEE.

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