US1354110A

US1354110A - Can funnel and spout

Info

Publication number: US1354110A
Application number: US289969A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kitaoka Toraki
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-04-14
Filing date: 1919-04-14
Publication date: 1920-09-28
Anticipated expiration: 1937-09-28

Description

T. KlTAOKA.

CAN FUNNEL AND SPOUT.

APPLlCATION FILED APR. 14, 1919.

1 ,354, 1 1 O, Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

UNITED STATES TO'RAKI KITAOKA, OF LOS ANGELES', CALIFORNIA.

CAN FUNNEL AND SPOUT.

Application filed April 14,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, TORAKI KITAOKA, a subject of the Emperor of Japan, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Can Funnel and Spout, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment for cans which is adapted to be quickly attached to serve as a funnel and spout for. removal of the contents, and is designed as an improvement on the device shown and described in my application for a patent of the United States, filed February 24, 1919, hearing Serial Number 27 8,688.

The objects of this invention are to provide a funnel which may be quickly applied to a can, which will remain attached thereto and serve as a spout for removal of the con tents, which may be closed for protection of the contents, and which may be readily detached when the can is empty.

The ordinary method of removing the contents .of hermetically sealed cans, is to punch two holes therein, one serving to discharge the contents and the other serving for admission of air to the interior of the can. My improved device is designed to make both incisions in the can cover simultaneously, serving as an opener, a spout, and temporary closure for the can should part of the contents remain therein.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following description and the accompanying drawing which forms a part thereof, but is not limited to the precise construction shown, as minor changes may be made which may fall within the scope of the appended claims. In the drawings, l igure 1 is a longitudinal and sectional view of the device applied to a can. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the device closed and attached to a can. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a modified form having the discharge opening of greater sectional area, adapted for viscid liquids. Fig 6 is a fragmentary View of a can showing the cover perforated and a spring clamp member of the device in engagement therewith, conformingwith the exterior of the can.

Assuming the invention to be embodied as illustrated, the body portion 11 is pro- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 28 192() 1919. Serial No. 289,969.

vided with integral spring ends 12 dependmg to engage with the rim of the can, and

provided with inwardly extending corru-' gation or ri-b 13, engaging with the edge 14 of the can. The ends 12 are rounded at the extremities 15, so that the device will approximately center itself preparatory to making the incisions in the can. The extremities 15 are flared outward for engagement by the fingers when the device is removed. The tubular body 11 has mounted therein the bolt 16, provided with an operating handle 17, extending through the slot 18, and serving to retain the bolt within the body. The ends 19 of the bolt are beveled to correspond with the ends 20 of the body, and when the bolt is turned to closed position, completely fill the end openings of the body. The ends 20 project from the body to form spouts and facilitate removal of the contents without spilling the same.

When the bolt is turned to open position as shown in Fig. 3, the beveled ends 19 form a communicating passage with the openings 21 in the integral punches 22. The punches are providedwith beveled ends 23 to the more readily pierce the cover of the can. Rubber gaskets 24 prevent leakage around the incisions made by the punches.

In the modified form shown in Fig. 5, the discharge punch 25 is larger than the air punch 26, and is provided with a corresponding opening 27 of greater sectional area than opening 28, allowing liquids of a viscid character to flow freely from the can.

When the device is to be used for removing the contents of a hermetically sealed can, the same is placed over the end or top of the can, with the centering members 12 in engagement with the side of the can. The device is then given a stroke with the palm of the hand, causing the punches to simultaneously pierce the top of the can with two incisions, and the spring members 12 engage with the rim of the can. The gaskets prevent leakage when the can is tilted. Thehandle is rotated a half turn which serves to open the ports at each end of the bolt. and the can may then be tilted to remove the contents, the ends of the body serving as spouts to prevent spilling of the contents.-

Should the contents not be all removed the bolt is rotated to closed position, andall exposed parts may be readily cleaned. F or removing the device, the flared ends 12 are pressed outward and the device is readily detached from the can.

What is claimed is:

1. A can funnel and spout comprising a cylindrical body having beveled ends and a lateral slot, perforating punches integral with the body and having longitudinal ports communicating with the cylindrical body, a rotary valve member mounted in the cylindrical body and having beveled ends corresponding with the ends'of the body, said beveled ends covering the ports in closed position, and a handle projecting through said slot and adapted to operate the bolt to open and closed positions.

2. 'A can funnel and spout comprising a cylindrical body having a lateral slot and beveled ends adapted to serve as a spout, perforating punches integral with the body and having longitudinal ports communicating with the bod a rotary valve member mounted in the ody and having beveled ends corresponding to the beveled ends of the body, said" valve member "closing theports and spouts in closed position, and a andle projecting through said slot and adapted for rotation of-the valve member.

3. In a can delivery funnel, a body member adapted to engage with the top of the can and having beveled ends, clamp members depending therefrom and adapted to engage with the rim of the can, outwardly flaring extremities on the clamp members, punches integral with the body and having ports therein, and a valve member rotating in the body. and adapted to open and close said ports, said valve member having beveled ends conforming with the beveled ends of the body in the closed position serving to close said ports in one position and to open said ports in the opposite position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

TORAKI KITAOKA.