US1532000A - Combination sirup-can spout and lid puller - Google Patents

Description

Mirch' 31. 192

Filed Nov. 9, 1922 Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

THOMAS n. s'ruoKnY, or Bnnmon, LOUISIANA,

COMBINATION SIRUErCAN SPOUT AND LID FULLER.

Application filed November To all 4.072077% it may concern:

Be it known that THOMAS D. STUOKEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bernice, in the parish of Union and State of Louisiana, has invented certain new and useful. In'iproven'ients in Combination Sirup- Can Spouts and Lid Pullers, of whichthe following is a specification.

The present invention consists of a detachable receptacle lid the primary objectof which is to provide a device of this char acter which is especially adapted for use with receptacles, such as food Containing cans, of that type in which the ends are usually permanently closed and are opened by a suitable instrument, such as a can opener, to permit the contents of the can to be dispensed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a detachable lid for cans which may be urged into the open end of the can and will be held from displacement by frictional engagement of the can lid with the unremovcd portion of the can top.

A further object of the invention is to provide suitable releasing means for the lid to permit facile disengagement of the latter from the can notwithstanding the manner in which the lid is snugly engaged with the can.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent from the following description of the invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein Fig.1 is a top plan view of a lid constructed in accordance with this invention illustrating its application;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-43 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4c is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the manner in which the lid is mounted on the top of the receptacle before the lid is urged into the open end of the can.

In the drawings a portion of a can 5 is shown which may be of standard construction from which the top of the can has been removed leaving only the fragmental ring 6 thereon as is usually the case where the can is opened by means of a can opener.

The device of this invention consists of a circular body 7 whichis bent upwardly ad- 9, 1922. Serial No. 539,?79.

jacent its periphery and the upwardly bent portion disposed obliquely to provide an oblique or inclined rim 8. The marginal edge of the inclined rim is bent outwardly at right angles to the rim to provide a flange 9.

The body 7 of the lid is provided with an opening in which one end of a curved spout 10 is mounted, the opposite end being projected appreciably beyond the periphery of the rim 8 and provided with screwthrezu'ls upon which a closure cap 11 is detachably mounted. The cap is held from displacement by suitable anchoring means such as indicated at 12. The opening in which the spout 10 is mounted is arranged in close proximity to the rim 8 as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A vent opening 12 is formed in the body 7 of the lid preferably diametrically across from the opening in which the spout 10 is mounted. Communication through the vent opening 12 is normally prevented by use of a closure 13 the latter in the present instance comprising a metallic strap one end 14; of which is reduced and reversely folded upon the body of the strap so. as to provide a fin ger abutment. A pivot pin 15 is arranged through the overlapped ends of the strap so as to serve as an axis for the closure. The closure may be moved in either direction to uncover the vent opening 12 but movement is limited in view of stops 16 which are arranged on the upper face of the lid.

In using the lid it is assumed that the top of the can 5 has been removed in the usual way so as to leave only a fragment of the top attached to the top of the can body as shown to advantage in Fig. 4. The lid is adapted to be pressed inwardly on said fragment so as to deflect a portion of the same downwardly into the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Since the rim 8 is obliquely disposed, inward movement of the lid is facilitated and furthermore this construc tion ensures snug engagement of the outer periphery of the rim with the inner periphery of the downwardly bent portion of the can top fragment 6 to positively prevent ac cidental displacement of the lid. Inward movement of the lid into the can top is limited by the flange 9 which latter is superimposed on that portion of the can top fragment 6 which is not deflected downwardly by the inward pressure of the lid.

In order to permit the lid to be expeditiously removed when desired, suitable means generally designated 16 is provided consisting of a wire strand which is trained beneath a loop 17 mounted upon the top of the lid. The end of the wire strand, out side of said loop, is bent upwardly and then reversely folded to provide a U-shape structure 18 the vertex of which overhangs the flange 9. The upper end of the U-shape structure is bent laterally at right angles and then reversely folded into a substantially oval shaped loop 19 which capacitates as a base or foot in a manner hereinafter described. The portion of the strand in side of the loop 17 is bent upwardly at right angles appreciably beyond the vertex of the U-shape structure 18 and has the terminal thereof convoluted to provide a finger loop 20. As will be apparent, upward pressure upon the finger loop causes the foot or base 19 to be rocked upon the upper end 01 the can 5, as illustrated to advantage in Fig. 3, thereby urging the lid 7 upwardly.

From the above it will be apparent that the device of this invention is applicable for use with any type of tin cans such as are usually employed for containing food products, paints, etc. Moreover, the present invention, in view of the employment of the spout 10, is especially adapted for use with sirup cans in view of the fact that the sirup may be conveniently dispensed through the spout. lVhenever necessary the vent closure 14 may be opened so as to permit air to pass through the vent opening into the body of the can for an obvious purpose. Use of the lid is not limited, however, to cans containing liquid since it will be found equally ap plicable on cans containing granular or pulverized contents. By pi'ei'erance, however, the lid is made of a metal somewhat thicker than the metal employed in the construction of the can and may be made in various sizes so as to adapt the same for use on dii'l'erent sized cans.

hat is claimed is 1. A device of the class described com prising a lid body attachable to a can, a lid remover made from a strand of material having a loop, said loop being pivoted to the lid on an axis radially thereof, a U-shaped portion merging into the loop, the outer end of said U-shaped portion having a substantially laterally extending loop terminating above said axis and outwardly of the lid, the second mentioned loop being engageable with the can.

2. A device of the class described com prising a lid having a dispensing opening, said lid having a vent opening, a closure for the latter opening, said closure consisting of a strap bent upon itself, the lowermost portion 01 the strap resting on the lid, means passing through the strap adjacent its distal ends pivotally connected to the lid, the uppermost portion of the strap being narrower than the lowermost portion to constitute a finger grip, and means on the lid to limit the movement of the closure.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

THOMAS D. STUCKEY,

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