US2012865A - Nonrefillable bottle - Google Patents

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Aug. 27, 1935.

i E? )LTON" NONREFILLAB'LE. BOTTLE Filed Jan. 8, 1934 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 27, 1935 PATENT orrlce 2,012,865 NONREFILLIABLE BOTTLE Rosto E. Colton, Chester Depot, Vt., assignor of one-third to George K. Roberts, Chester, Vt., and one-third to John A. McGuire,,Newton Mass.

Application January 8, 1934, Serial No. 105,785

adapted to render the latter non-refillable.

The invention will be fully and comprehensively understood from a consideration of the following detailed description when read in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms part of the application, with the understanding, however, that the improvement is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing of the drawing nor to the precise construction described and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therein as do not afiect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional view of av bottle in combination with the attachment of my invention which renders the bottle non-refillable.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view, partly in section, of a bottle in combination with the attachment of my invention, said attachment being shown mostly in section, and the bottle and said attachment being in position for pouring liquid from the bottle thru the attachment.

Referring to the drawing for a more detailed descriptionv thereof, numeral 5 indicates a bottle having a neck 6, the outer surface of which is provided with an annular groove 1. The device or attachment which renders the bottle non-refillable is indicated by the numeral 8 and comprises a tubular member 9 which is positioned over and around the neck of the bottle. The internal diameterof the tubular member 9 is slightly larger than the external diameter of the-neck of the bottle, leaving a space between the neck and the tubular member which is filled thru a lateral aperture II) in the wall of the tubular member with any suitable substance adapted to hold said tubular member to the neck of the bottle, said substance filling the annular groove 1 in the periphery of the bottle neck and also a groove ll formed on the inner surface of said tubular member and positioned opposite the groove I. A disc l2, having a central outlet aperture I3, is positioned on the top, of the bottle neck and is held in place by a shoulder it formed in said tubular member. When the bottle is in the upright position the outlet aperture [3 is closed by a valve member i5 which rests on the disc l2, said valve member being herein illustrated as of cylindrical form. Said valve member is preferably of light weight and is held seated on the disc l2, when the bottle is in upright position, by a weight ll herein shown as a sphere. Said sphere ismovable between the valve member l5 and a concave central member l8, which is integrally connected with the tubular member 9 by spaced radial arms 20. The" spaces 2| between saidradial arms 20 provide passageways for the flow of liquid thru the tubular member, that part of the tubular member between the lower surface of the member 2| and the disc l2 having spaced vertical ribs 22 providing therebetween passageways 23 for the fiow'of liquid thru that portion of the tubular member.

-When the bottle is in a tilted position, as indicated in Fig. 3, the weight I! moves into. abutment against the concave member I8 and the valve member l5 moves from its seat on the disc l2, being guided by the ribs 22 mentioned above. the liquid from the bottle then being free to flow thru the aperture l3 of the disc l2, then successively thru the passageways 23 and 2| and out thru the orifice 25.

If an attempt is made to fill the bottlewhile it is in tilted position, as shown in Fig. 4, for example, the valve member l5 being of light weight, will be floated to a position againstthe disc 12, thereby closing the aperture 13 and prevent the bottle from being refilled.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a bottle of a device for rendering the bottle non-refillable, said device including a tubular member secured to the neck of the bottle, a disc across the mouth of the bottle and having an outlet aperture, a slidable valve element within said tubular member adapted to close the aperture in said disc when the bottle is in upright position and to open the aperture when the bottle is tilted to permit liquid to be poured irom the bottle; and a free movable weight seated on said slidable element-when the bottle is upright, said slidable element being sufficiently light to be floated against said disc when attempt is made to fill the bottle by introducing liquid into the tubular member with the bottle tilted to a position with its mouth down, said tubular member having an outlet orifice, a centrally located element within said tubularmember, directly below the outlet orifice and spaced therefrom, spaced radial arms connecting said element to said tubular member and spaced guiding ribs formed internally on saidtubular member and extending inwardly substantially to said valve element and weight and adapted to guide said valve and weight and extending downwardly from a. level with the bottom of said element substantially to said disc.

- ROSTO E. COLTON.

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