US1770480A - Beverage container - Google Patents

Description

Y 35 mal gas content of carbonated beverages, and ing gland and gasket are drilled on center to 8.5

Patented July 15, 1930 i iiistes ABRAHAM DANCIGER, F TULSA, OKLAHOIA."

:BEVERAGE CONTAINER Application filed October 10, 1928. Serial No. 31i,514.

This invention relates in general to liquid the lower end is formed with the ridges 5, so containing and sediment removing devices, as to permit the use of attachments herein-` and in particular to that type of such devices after described. functioning through internal valvular means. The upper lipped port 2 is of such size and 5 Such devices have a wide application in the nish as will permit the use of metal caps 55 arts. The particularembodiment ot my inorseals, cork or composition lined, such as vention disclosed'in this application is a conare Lin common use tor the purpose of making tainer for beverages provided with gas re a gas tight seal for bottle beverages. taining and sediment trapping and removing The ylower opening 'is of larger diameter l0 means. so as to. aitord passage for a plunger like 60 Many beverages, especially those made in Vmember for the trapping or sealing olf of the the home, contain much insoluble and colloisedimentary material. f y dal matter which settles out, or is precipi- It is to be noted that the walls of the contated, upon standing for a certain time.` The strictive portions are made to such an angle as longer this periodl of standing, the more comto allow the least adherence ofthe sediment 65 pletely are these solid matters precipitated as it is being precipitated throughthe torce until finally the beverage `becomes crystal of gravity. For etlicient removal ot sedi'- clear. But when the stopper is removed and ment, it is absolutely essential that there be the contents poured, this precipitated sedino obstructive iianges, washers, etc., which ment becomes agitated and mixes with the will otter a resting place for the'lne particles 7O contents, thus rendering the beverage undeof solid matter as it is precipitated from the sirable and in some cases unfit for use. liquid.

l/Vhile siphoning and filtering may be re- 6 is a standard crimped metal seal or capsorted to for separating the sediment Jfrom ping member while 7 represents a split base beverages that are non-gaseous in their final ring of metal or composition threaded to re- 7 5 state, such methods are impractical with those ce'ive and engage with the closure cap 8. of the carbonated type, due to the desirability Then this cap is screwed down the inner of retaining the carbon dioxide gas pressure. beveled surface ot base ring 7 is drawn in The objects of this present invention are to tight contact with the lower ridge 5 and presy PlOVde a meChilIlSm OI trapping the sedisure is placed upon the scaling gasket 9 thus 80 ment formed during the manufacture of the insuring a liquid and gas tight joint, removp beverage so that it can be removed or alable and replaceable at will. l0 is a recess lowed to remain so trapped without con formed in the closure ycap 8 tor reception of taminating the contents, to preserve the northe packing gland 1l. The closing cap, packto permit tree pouring of the beverage. permit the passage of th-evalve stem l2, but In order that the invention may be fully suilicient pressure is exerting on this valve understood, the preferred embodiment therestem by the aforementioned packing gland of will now be described in detail, reference as to insure gas tightness.v The valve stem'l2 i0 being had to the accompanying drawings. is fitted at its upper end with a soft rubber 90 Figure l vrepresents a vertical section valve 18. e `through the container body member, while- The operation of the device is as follows:

Figure 2 represents a vertical section A metal cap 6 is first crimped .over the through the assembled device. y bottlelip as is done in everyday practice. "i5 Referring to the figures, l represents a ver- `With the cap end down, the bottle is filled 95 tical sectional view ot the container body with the beverage through the opposite end. made of any suitable material. This con- The split base ring 7 isplaced over the base tainer is provided with the openings 2 and 3 neck. The. valve 18 and its attendant stem positioned at opposite ends. The upper edge 12 are inserted and the gasket 9 and closure D@ of the bottle is provided with the lip 4;, while cap 8 are applied and the cap screwed home.

The bottle is now hermetically sealed. Valve 13 is withdrawn to occupy position 14 as inS dicated by the full line position and the bottle remainsrpositioned with cap 6 downward.

As chemical action roceeds the sedimentary materials are precipitated and collect on cap 6 and in the constricted neck of the bottle. When' such chemical action is completed, valve 13 isY forced down by means ot' a como pressive thrust on the valve stem and comes in `contact with the tapered bottled section as indicated atY 15 in the dotted line position. Due Yto the Ysoft and resilient nature of the valve it conforms itseltto the constricted con- 15 tour, thus forming an effective seal.

The metal sealing cap may now be removed, the sediment washed out and a new cap placed on the bottle or should it be desirable to use the beverage at this time, the bottle may be gg Al'enverted, the valve withdrawn from its closin position and the beverage poured.

l; Should be noted that during the operationof washing out the sediment the sealing l efect of the valve 13 on the bottle wall at u point 15 is greatly aidedY by the internal gas vreasure, which in many of the home manuactured beverages often exceeds sixty pounds per square inch.

It'is to be understood that the valve 13 is so introduced into the container or bottle .through the largest end opening 3, by forcing it therethrou h, that'is to say, by compressing or slightl (informing the valve member so Qtl'lat it wi 1 pass through the opening. The

ttiY valve is preferably of resilient or deformable `material whereby its insertion can be effected and uresume its natural shape after it is located within the bottle. Y

i This description of my invention as applied im to'beverage containers is given for purposes of illustration, but no undue limitation should be deduced therefrom and the appended claims should be constructed as broadly as 'permissible in view of the prior art.

4.5 Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

1. In a liquid containing, sediment removing and as retaining device of the character .so describe the combination of an elongated container body member having two open ends, a threaded s lit retainer ring positioned near one end of t e body member, a pierced "threaded closure member engaging said ring,

6i a eompressible seating gasket positioned between the retainer ring and lower iared edge of the container opening, a packing gland in base of the body member, a rod passing through the cap and a packing gland surrounding this rod to prevent the escape of contained gas.

3. A container of the character described having open ends, a crimped cap on one end and a removable closure for the other end, a valve stem extending through said removable closure having means for cooperation with the interior of said container for forming a sediment collecting chamber Within the crimped cap end of said container.

4. A bottle having a neck portion and a bead for receiving a crimped closing cap, a removable bottom for said bottle having a valve stem therethrough and a valve means on said stern disposed Within said bottle for cooperation with the interior of the neck portion thereof.

Signed at Tulsa, Oklahoma, this 21st day of July, 1928.

ABRAHAM DANCIGER.

,the closure ca a valve stem assin throiwh 7 p g b said gland and cap, a valve member mounted I H) `lon said stem, and a crimped metal sealing cap closing the other opening of said container.

2. In a bottle assembly and sediment removing device, a closure means consisting ot a" threaded base rin a threaded closure cap, l5 aqgasket positioned tween said cap and the

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