US1503694A - Bottle - Google Patents

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Patented ixgfs,

' trainenv FRANK G. MPHERSON; OF BEAVER FALLS, PENNSYLVANI;

i BOTTLE.

Application liled April 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,115.

To all whom it may 'con/cern.'

Be it known that FRANK G. McPHnnsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Beaver Falls, in the county of Beaver and` State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Bottles, of

' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates yto bottles.

The object is to provide a bottle especially adapted for containing ketchup, salad dressingor other liquid condiments or preparations, the bottle havin a novel construction of mouth whereby t e contents may be poured therefrom, if desired, in a relatively small stream, lsuch as usually issues from the small Vneck bottle in general use; in other words, the object is to construct a wide mouth bottle so that it possesses the advantageof a small mouth bottle, so'far as restricted discharge of the contents isl concerned.

In carrying out the invention, I rovide a .bottleI having means coacting with the usual closure capfor sealing the contents thereof and having awide neck communieating with the interior similar to bottles inV general use for containing pickles, yso that the contents may freely drain or gravitate, when inverted, .to thei mouth of ,the

bottle, wherea wall is provided for'reducing or constricting the outlet, said wall being formed to permit the insertion of a spoon,

when itis desired to spoon out the contents, and also having means for engaging said spoon, when not in use, and supporting vthe same with the bowl thereof withinthe bottle and the handle fully exposed for use.

A full and complete. understanding of the invention may be obtained 'from a consideration of the following detailedA description,l taken in connection with-'the accompanying drawing forming a part 'of this specilicati'om it being understood that while lthe drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not to be conlined. to strict conformity with the showin thereof, but maybe changed or modifie so long -as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the' salient features, of the invention, as specifically pointed out inA theappended claims.

In the drawing, in which similar reference' characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several gures: v

Figure l 1s a proved bottle;

perspective view ofthe `iinl taining pickles or like goods,'and having a relatively large neck 2 through which the contents of the bottle may be easily passed in filling and readily removed by inverting .the bottle at the proper angle.

y At the upper or mouth end the neck is provided with an annular bead 3, iush with the upper end thereof, which is adapted to receive the luted ian e 4 of the usual metallic cap 5, which is eld thereon by the crimping of said flange in the customary manner. A ny other form of .closure may, however, be provided.

Across the open end of the neck and slightly spaced from the upper edge of the bead 3, is a horizontal wall 6, molded or blown integrally with the body and neck of the bottle, and thus providing a narrow space between the same and the inner face of the cap or closure 5, so as not to interfere sur@ 2( with the ready'application and crimping of the latter.

The wall or partition 6 covers substantially one-half of the opening through the neck 2, and has a straight free edge 7, at the center of which there is formed an inwardly-extending, dove-tailed recess 8, or

other similarly formed recess having a relasalad' dressing or other similar goods.

The width of the partition 6 and the resultant extent of the outlet opening depends, of course, on the size of the bottle and the lneck thereof, as the said opening must be of the opening thus sucient size for the free insertion ofV an ordinary spoon, thus the larger the bottle neck,l the greater the percentagel of closed area andthe reverse is true in the case of the smaller size necks as will be readily understood.l

ln the event the spoon is used, the latter may be engaged and supported by the kwall or partition, while the bowl of thes'poon remains within the bottle, as shownin Figure 3, the shank portion of the spoon being introduced at its smallest diameter into the recess 8, which will support the spoon when the same'is lowered to allow the larger portion of the handle torest upon the dovetailed sides of said recess.

In inserting the spoon, the rounded bottom of the bowl 10v thereof is turned towards the rounded portion of the outlet passageway formed by the interior wall of the neck 2 whenthe spoon may freely enter the bottle, be filled with the contents thereof, and withdrawn therefrom without spilling, by

slightly tilting the bottle, in a well known when the ordinary small neck bottle is used,

the `reduced outlet provided by the wall or partition preventing too great or too free a flow of the contents `in pouring.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a bottle has been provided having an outlet of restricted internal diameter, which permits of the free insertion of a spoon and the removal of the contents thereby, the spoon being supported in the bottle with the handle exposed for repeated use in taking out the contents from the bottle as desired. It will falso be seen that the simplicity of the invention, consisting as it does, of the addition-of a novel wall or partition, renders the same capable of being easily and cheaply manufactured during the process of blowing or molding the bottle in the usual manner.

I do not wish to be limited to the integral formation of the wall or partition.

' What is claimed is 1. A' bottle havin at its `mouth an-inte'g'ral substantially orizontal wall or .par-

tition extending partially across the same.

.from oneside 'to restrict the outlet, said partition being arranged.v transversely of the'd neck of the bottle and spaced from the other edge-'of the` neck, so as to leave a space for Y the insertion and support 'of a spoon in a substantially upright position.

2. A bottle having a Wall extending across l the mouth partiallyclosing the same to prevent too Afree egress of the contents there,-

4through, said wall having a centrally disposed recess to receive the shank of a spoon,

and being arranged below theaplane of the upper edge of said mouth so as to provide for the placing of a cap on said mouth. to completely cover the same. v

3. A. bottle having at its mouthan integral wall or partition extending partially across the same to restrict theoutlet, and having ancentral dove-tailed or similar recess provlded in the free edge of the par- "tition for the reception of theshank portion of a spoon.

4. A bottle having a relatively wideneck, an integrally formed partition located in the neck and adjacent to the mouth thereof, said partition being of a form approximating a semi-circle and joined to the interior of the neck around its curved edge, the other edge being straight and spaced from the 'op-l posite wall of the neck toprovide an outlet for the contents of the bottle or an inlet for the bowl of a spoon. 4

5. A bottle having a relatively wide neck,

an integrally formed partition locatedl in the neck and adjacent to the mouth thereof, said partition being of the form of a portion of a circle. and ljoined to the interior of the neck around its curved edge, the other kedge being straight and. spaced from the opposite wall of the neck to Vprovide a -lling opening an outlet for the contents ofthe l bottle, or an inlet for the bowl of aspoon,

said straight edge having an inwardly-exthe same with the bowly thereof within the bottle.

In testimony that` l claim theliforegoin'g v as my own, l have -hereto axedmy'signature. y l

.FRANK MCP'RSON.

lil@ tending, dove-tailed or undercut vrecess vfor r' receiving the shank of said spoon. to support

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