US1005705A - Salt and pepper shaker. - Google Patents

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A. HANK/EL SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 31, 1911.

1,005,705. Patented 0ct.1( ),1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AUGUST HANKE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR' TO BURLEY & TYRBELL CO., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 31', 1911.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

Serial No. 641,473.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUoUsT HANKE, citizen of .the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Salt and Pepper Shakers; and, I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make'and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide an improved salt and pepper shaker, the object being to provide a device of this character which is automatically sealed by means of a valve to prevent dust and moisture from penetrating into the bottle and affect the contents thereof.

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating suitable embodiments of my invention: Figure -1- is a fragmentary central vertical section of a salt shaker embodying my invention showing the same equipped with a cap and valve constructed in accordance with the invention. Figs. -2-, -3 and 4 are similar views showing modified forms of construction embodying the invention. Fig. -5 is a plan view of a salt shaker embodying my invention.

It is well-known that salt is easily aifected in damp weather, being a moisture absorbent and caking under the influence of moist or humidair. It is also well-known that pepper and other spices in granular or powder form deteriorate very rapidly when exposed to the air.

My invention has for its object to provide simple and'eflicient means for automatically maintaining salt and pepper, shakers sealed to prevent admission of dust or moist air thereto in the intervals between the use thereof.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating suitable embodiments of the invention:

A indicates a salt shaker of-any ordinary form which is provided with an externally threaded neck B which receives the threaded annular flange 0 of the cap D, the latter being provided in its upper end with a central depression E between which and an outer annular wall thereof an annular row of perforations F is provided through which the contents of the shaker is dis-' charged in small quantities.

The mouth portion of the neck B of the shaker is preferably ground or otherwise shaped to form a seat G for the spherical valve H, the latter being preferably made of glass or other non-metallic substance suited to the purpose, said valve being freely movable by gravity from its seat and when disposed off its seat leaving an annular passage for the contents of the receptacle into the cap D and through the perforations F in the latter. When the shaker is inverted the said ball valve is adapted to rest upon the central depression E of the cap D, the bottom wall of the latter being preferably dished as shown in Figs. 1- to 3- inclusive, and having its'concave face opposed to the ball valve H, the latter being adapted to rest therein and be thus maintained centrally disposed relatively to the cap D while the content of the receptacle is being discharged.

The invention may be applied to salt shakers-of ordinary construction, as shown in Fig. 1, or the neck B of the shaker may, as shown in Fig. .2, be annularly contracted internally at its lower end, as at I, to form a valve seat J for the ball valve K in the lower end portion of said neck thus enabling the cap L, shown in Fig.

i 2-, to be made of less depth than the cap D, shown in Fig. -1, the construction being otherwise substantially the same, as will be apparent.

As shown in Fig. 3, the valve seat in the neck B of the shaker may also be formed by tapering the inner wall of the neck to contract the same at its lower end, as at M,

the valve being adapted to; seat in the flaring mouth thus formed. The cap N in this case must be of a 'depth sufficient to enable the ball valve 0 to move a sufiicient distance from its seat to provide a sufliciently large annular passage for the contents of the receptacle into the cap N preparatory to ts dischar e through the perforations therein, as will e obvious.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a further modification in construction in whlch the ball valve seats upon the outer end port1on of the neck B of the receptacle, similarly to that shown in Fig. 1, the cap P being provided centrally of its end wall with a dished portion Q projecting outwardly from said end wall and having its concave face opposed to the ball valve R.

Theinvention is very'simple and eflicient.

I claim as my invention: 7

A salt shaker comprising a receptacle, a ball valve seating in the mouth thereof, and a cap removably mounted upon the mouth portlon of said receptacle and inclosing said valve, the head of said cap provided with a concave-convex central dished .portion and having an annular row of perforations surrounding said dished portion, the

concave face of said dished portion oppos- In testimony whereof I have signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. AUGUST HANKE.

'Witnesses:

MAE M. BOYLE, F. T. HIGLEY.

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