US1285168A - Tobacco-can. - Google Patents

Description

R. R. HERRICK.

V TOBACCO CAN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.28, 1912.

1 ,28 5, l 68 Patented Now r. 19, 1918.

w/a :L I 5 l WITNESSES INVENTOR ATTO H N EY BOY R. HERRICK, 0F JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

TOBACCO-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 19, 1918.

Application filed August 28, 1917. Serial No. 188,642.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROY R. HERRIGK, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Cans, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in tobacco cans and the llk e, and the principal object of the inventlon is to provide a device of this nature with means whereby the contents will always occupy a position at the top ofthe can.

Another object of the invention is to provide a movable bottom in the can so the same can be moved out as the contents are removed to keep the remaining tobacco near the top of the can.

Another object of the invention is'td pro-' vide spring means for holding the movable bottom of the can in place.

Another object of the-invention is to provide a device of this character which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efficient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view,

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

In these figures, 1 indicates the can of any desired shape, that shown being of the ordinary flat shape and having a top 2 hinged at 3 to the body of the can. At the bottom the can is left open and in this open end I place the movable body 4 which is provided with side flanges 5 to afford a support for the bottom against the long sides of the can and to strengthen said bottom.- 6 indicates a spring plate secured to the under side of the bottom by means of the plate 7 secured to the bottom by the rivets S. The spring plate 6 extends beyond each end of the bottom and has its ends rounded and engaging with corrugations 9 formed on each of the narrow sides of the can. These corrugations may be formed in the can itself or they maybe formed on the strip 10 and this strip secured on each end of the can as shown in the drawings. The can is provided with a slot 11 at its upper end and the strip 10 has its end turned over and secured to the edge of this slot, the slot being covered by the top when the can is closed. At its lower end the strip 10 is gripped by the turned-up lower edge 12 of the bottom of the can;

. When the contents of used and it is diflicult to extract them from the can, by inserting the fingers under the bottom and pushing the same upwardly the contents are moved close to the top of the can so that it can be readily removed therefrom.

While the drawings show a space between the movable bottom and the sides of the can, it Wlll be understood that this is so shown to better illustrate the invention, as in actual practice said bottom is made to snugly fit the can so as to prevent leakage of the contents thereof and to prevent the passage of air thereto.

It is thought, from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my inven-. tion will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction and in the arrangement and combination of the the can are partly several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A tobacco can having its bottom open and the edges thereof turned up to provide pockets. said can having an opening in each side adjacent the top thereof, a corrugated strip secured to each side of said can b passingand bending their upper, en s through said openings and gripping their lower ends in said pockets, a movable bottom in said can, and means thereon for engaging with the corrugations in the strips for adjustably mounting said movable bot tom in the can.

2. A tobacco can having corrugations along its opposite narrow sides, a movable plate in said can, side flanges bent from said piete to engage the Wide sides of the can, a, spring plate on fche bottom of said movable plate having its ends projecting beyend the boetom of the movable plate for 5 engagement with the corrugations, e piece of metal covering said spring 'eiete to extend longieuflineily thereof, and. terminating adjacent the encis of the movable plate eo limit the of the ends of @he spring 1e n-ate, end rivets th'fough the metal if; v memes spring plaice anni movable plate adjacent the ends of the metal for securing the spring plate to the movable plate. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BUY R. HERRECK.

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Mes. Enamels, *Wen HANmNs.

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