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F. P., MEYER. RECEPTACLE, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 29. 1912. nz'ncwgo 05c. 20.1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

-2 SHEETS-SHEET I- F. P. MEYER.

RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2 9, 1912. RENEWED DEC. 20. 1916.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

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rinrrn srarns earner FREDERICK P. MEYER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOIB. TO KAISER COMPANY, OF

' CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

BECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dept. e1, 1917.

Application filed January 29, 1912, Serial No. 674,051. Renewed December 20, 1916. Serial No. 138,107.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatI, F nnnnnron P. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Receptacle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles or containers, comprising a vessel made of thin, pliable paper, and a holder therefor, adapted for supporting and handling said vessel.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a holder for paper vessels of the kind referred to, constructed and arranged to distend said vessel, where the sides there of are folded flat together, and to support said vessel in distended position, said holder and vessel being so constructed and arranged that said paper vessels may be quickly and conveniently inserted into and discharged therefrom, but will preferably be locked in the holder when distended.

A further object of the invention is to provide a holder for paper vessels adapted for reinforcing and stiffening the top edges of said vessels, which are in turn preferably provided with flapsadapted to cover the parts of said holder which reinforce and strengthen the top of said vessels, as aforesaid. This feature is of particular value and advantage in drinking cups, as thereby the lips of a person drinking from said cups are protected from contact with any part of said holder or other object than the paper which forms said vessel, thus insuring absolute cleanliness and perfect sanitary con ditions.

To effect the objects of the invention, my improved receptacle comprises the various features, combinations of features and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, in which my invention is fully illustrated,

Figure 1 is a side view of one of my improved receptacles adapted for use as a drinking cup. I

Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the holder thereof, at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 3.

Figs. 3 and a are sectional views on the lines 33 and k4, respectively, of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a preferred form of vessel designed for use in connection with my improved holder.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank'adapted for forming said vessel, the lines of fold being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a modified forpo of receptacle embodying my invention; anc

Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional view thereof onthe line 88 of Fig. 7.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1 to 1, inculsive of the drawings, in which I have shown my improvements applied to or embodied in a drinking cup, A designates said holder, as a whole, said holder being made in separate sections, designated, respectively, A and A hinged or articulated to each other at their lower ends, as shown at 1. One of the sections, as shown, the section A is provided with a handle 2, for convenience in handling said receptacle. My invention, however, contemplates the use of handles on both sections of the cup, if desired.

Formed at the centers of the holder sections A and- A respectively, are upward projections 3 and 4:, connected to the upper ends of which are bands 5 and 6, made of light spring steel or other suitable stiff resilient material. As shown, the ends of said bands are secured directly to pins 7 and 8, secured in the upper ends of the projections 3 and 4, respectively, the ends of said bands 5 and 6 being bent to form eyes adapted to receive said pins 7 and 8. Also, to provide for conveniently inserting said vessels between the bauds 5 and 6 when said holder sections are open, said bands 5 and 6 are preferably spaced a short distance apart, say three-sixteenths of an inch.

To render said holder more sightly in appearance, hoods 9 and 10 are provided at the upper ends of the projections 3 and 1, which inclose the ends of the bands 5 and 6 and the pins 7 and 8, to which said bands are connected. By extending said hoods over the pins 7 and 8, said hoods will prevent said pins from pulling out, even if they do work loose.

'As shown, the body portion of the receptacle A is made of sheet metal having closed that when the holder sections of A A are in closed position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, said bands will be bowed or bent outwardly, substantially as shown in Fig. 3, the form thereof corresponding to the desired form of the paper vessel supported in said holder when in distended or open position.

The sections of said holder A are adapted to be secured together in closed position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, by means of suitable catches, constructed and arranged to be engaged and disengaged at will.' As shown, the construction and operation of said catches are as-follows :-Fitted to and movable endwise in suitable guides 13 are rods 1d and 15, the lower ends of which are connected by a transverse bar or rod 16, so that said rods will act together and in the same manner.

' The upper ends of said rods are bent substantially at right angles, as shown at 17 said bent ends 17 being provided on their under sides with hooks 18, which are adapted to engage pins 19 secured in the holder section other than that on which the rods '11 and 15 are mounted. As shown, said rods 14 and 15 are mounted on the holder sectionA and the pins 19 are secured in the holder section A The rods 14 and 15, together with the parts carried thereby, are maintained yieldingly in the depressed position correspond ing to engagement of the ho'oks 18 thereon with the pins 19, by means of suitable springs applied thereto.' As shown, said springs comprise leaf springs 20 secured to a plate 21 hinged to the sidewall of the holder section A below the bottom section 11 thereof, and which react against said bottom section 11. To provide for depressing the rods 14 and 15 with the plate 21, under the action of said springs 20, the transverse rod or bar 16, to which said rods 11 and 15 are secured, is connected to said hinged plate 21 so as to move therewith by means of a clip 22 secured to said hinged plate 21, the free end of which extends over'said rod or bar 16.

To provide for automatically engaging the hooks 18 with the pins 19 when the holder sections A A are closed, the ends of the bent end sections 17 of said rods 141- and 15 beyond said hooks 18, are inclined upwardly away from said hooks, as shown at 23, forming ineffect cam surfaces which 'the diagonal line 7).

12 thereof is closed by means of a fixed plate 2%, corresponding to the plate 21 hinged to the section A While I consider the catch herein shown asa desirable form, I do not desire to limit myself thereto, as many other forms of catch may be devised for this purpose.

My improved receptacle also comprises a vessel designated, as a. whole, B, made of thin, pliable, and preferably waterproof paper. Said. vessel B is made flat to provide for conveniently inserting thesame between the spring bands 5 and 6 of the holder A, when the holder sections A, A are in open position,- said vessel B being provided at its upper edges with means for engaging the same with the bands 5 and 6, whereby the bowing of said bands 5 and 6 outwardly, as the holder sections are closed, as previously explained, will operate to open or distend the-mouth of said vessel B. As shown, the

means for thus engaging said vessel with said bands consist of flaps 25, formed on the upper edges of said vessel, which are adapted to fold over said bands 5 and 6. Said flaps 25 also cover said bands 5 and 6 so that, in drinking therefrom, the'lips come into contaptBonly with the paper forming said ves- Se Vhile my invention contemplates the use of any desired or approved form of vessel, I prefer the form of vessel shown in the drawings, which is made from a single piece or blank of paper, folded in the following manner :Said blank is first folded upon Said folded blank is then folded on the lines 6 b the sections of said lines on opposite sides of the diagonal fold Z) coinciding when said blank is folded diagonally, substantially as shown in Fig, 5. The diagonally folded portions of said blank at opposite edges of said vessel are then folded againstopposite sidesof said vessel, all substantially as indicated in Fig; 50f the drmvings. Thesides'of said blank are then folded down on the lines 5 so as to overlap the upper edges of the folded back parts thereof, formed by folding the blank on the lines 6 b With the described construction, it is obvious that the sides of the 'vesselwill be entirely closed, and in. the absence of holes therein, will be waterproof,

In use, the vessel B is inserted into the holder between the bands 5 and 6, with the fold forming the flaps 25, resting on the upper edges of said bands 5gand 6. Said flaps are then turned down over the bands, and the ends thereof are preferably inserted inside of the sides of the holder A.

The sections of the holder are then moved pivotally into closed position, which, as previously explained, will operate to spread or bend the bands 5 and. 6 apart, and to open or distend the mouth or upper end of the hinged plate 21 is pressed upwardly to .(ilisengage the hooks 18 from the pins 19,

whereupon the sections A A of said holder will vopen, thus causing said bands 5 and 6 to straighten, and the sides of the vessel to close. Said vessel is then free to be removed from the holder and another vessel inserted.

In Figs. 7 and 8 of the drawings, I have illustrated a modified form of receptacle embodying my invention, adapting the same for different purposes, say, for example, for use as cuspidors.

Referring now to said Figs. 7 and 8, my improved receptacle comprises an outer support 0, preferably made of suitable sheet metal, and having closed sides and bottom.

Formed at opposite ends of said support C are guides, consisting, as shown, of grooves 26, formed in strips 27, secured to the inner surface of said support C, at opposite ends thereof.

Adapted to be inserted into said grooves 26 is a skeleton frame, designated as a whole, C consisting, as shown, of end bars 28, pivotally connected at their lower ends to a cross-bar 29 and connected to the upper ends of which are bands 30 and 31, which correspond in construction and function tothe bands 5 and 6, shown in Figs. 1 to 3.

The rod 29 is made of substantially the same length as the inside dimension of the support C between the bottoms of the grooves 26 at the bottom of said support, and the bands 30 and 31, being made of such length that when said skeleton frame C to which said bands are connected, is fully inserted into the support C, with the members 28 in engagement with the grooves 26, said bands 30 and 31 will be bowed so as to conform substantially to the shape of said support C.

As with the form of holder shown in Figs. 1 to 3, my invention contemplates the use of any desired or improved form of paper vessel to be inserted into and used in connection with said support C and skeleton frame G a desirable form, as with said other form of holder, being that illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.

In the form of receptacle shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the guide grooves 26 are preferably inclined, converging from top to bottom, the inclination thereof, however, being slight, so that the frictional engagement of the end members 28 and the sides of the guide grooves 26 will operate to maintain said skeleton frame C and thus the paper vessel, in engagement with the outer vessel C.

it is necessary to construct the outer support C with closed sides, only when said receptacle is to be subjected to a use in which there is a possibility or liability holes being formed in the paper vessel in the designed use of the receptacle. For example, if used as a cuspidor, a lighted cigar might be thrown into said receptacle, which might burn a hole in the paper, and, unless the sides and bottom of the outer support were closed, the contents of said receptacle might be discharged on to the floor. This would, of course, be impossible if the outer support of said receptacle were closed.

If desired, my invention contemplates the use of suitable locking means for securing the skeleton frame C in engagement with the grooves 26 in the outer support C.

In the use of the receptacle shown in Figs. 7 and S, the skeleton frame I is withdrawn from the supporting vessel 0, the paper ves sel is inserted between the bands 30 and 31, and said skeleton frame, together with said paper vessel inserted into the outer vessel or support 0.

As applied to cuspidors, for example, the advantage of my improved receptacle resides in the ease and quickness with which the same may be cleaned, the operation merely involving the withdrawal of the skeleton frame C together with the paper ves' sel, and its contents, which are then removed.

1. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members, spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, and means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, substantially as described.

2. A receptacle comprising a paper vessel and a holder therefor, said holder comprising flexibly connected members, spring mem' bers which connect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, and means for engaging the top edges of said paper vessel with said spring members, whereby bowing of said spring members will distend the sides of said paper vessel, substantially as described.

3. A receptacle comprising a paper vessel and a holder therefor, said holder comprising flexibly connected members, spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, and flaps on the upper edges of said vessel adapted to fold over said spring members, whereby bowing of said spring members willdistend the sides of said paper vessel, substantially as described.

4. A holder for a paper vessel comprising sections hinged to each other at their lower ends, spring members which connect said hinged members, closed position of said hinged members corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, and means for securing said hinged members in closed. position, substantially as described.

5. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members, spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, and means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide 01 guides on one of said holder members, a rod or rods fitted to said guide or guides, a hook or hooks on said rod or rods, and a pin or pins on the other holder member adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks, substantially as described.

6. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members, spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide or guides on one of said holder members, a rod or rods fitted to said guide or guides, a hook or books on said rod or rods, a pin or pins on the other holder member adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks, and means Copies of this patent may be obtained for for moving said rods endwise to effect disengagement of the hooks thereon with said pins, substantially as described.

, 7. A holder for a paper vessel comprising flexibly connected members, spring members which connect said flexibly connected members, means for supporting said flexibly connected members in position corresponding to bowed position of said spring members, said means comprising a guide or guides on one of said holder members, a. rod or rods fitted to said guide or guides, a hook or hooks on said rod or rods, a pin or pins on the other holder member, adapted to be engaged by said hook or hooks, and means for moving said rods endwise to eiiect disengagement of the hooks thereon with said pins, said means comprising a plate hinged at the lower end of one of said holder sections, on which the lower ends of said rods rest, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I aflix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 23rd day of January, A. D. 1912.

FREDERICK P. MEYER.

WVitnesses p E. M.-KLAT01-IER,

M. H. BIxEL.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, I). C.

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