US1364566A - Oil-can spout - Google Patents

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A. L. LOGAN.

v OIL CAN SPOUTK APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, I920.

1,364,566. Patented Jan. 4,1921.

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ALBERT L. LOGAN, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO GEM MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENN- SYLV'ANIA.

OIL-CAN SPOUT.

Application filed January 30, 1920.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALBERT L. LOGAN, a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Oil-Can Spouts, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to oil can spouts of the general type in which the spout is provided with a cleaning rod and is mounted for longitudinal reciprocation to cause the end of the rod to project to or through the end of the spout, the spout being held yieldin ly in its outward position by a spring.

The object of the invention is to provide a spout of the general character explained, and in which the cleaning rod and spoutpressing spring are held in their operative positions by an easily detachable member, and which spout may be economically manufactured.

The invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawings of which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower portion of an oil can combined with a vertical central sectional view of the upper portion of the can and the spout attached to it, and Fig. 2 a perspective view of the spring and cleaning-rod retaining member.

The oil can 1 may be of any form or shape, that shown herein being the conventional conically shaped can provided at its upper end with an opening which may be interiorly threaded or otherwise formed for the attachment of a spout. The several parts of the spout structure are preferably all mounted within a bushing comprising an upwardly-extending sleeve 2 for receiving and supporting the spout proper, a downwardly-extending sleeve 3 which may be screw threaded for attachment to the oil can at the opening thereof, and a laterallyextending flange adapted to rest upon the top of the can, a suitable washer or other form of packing 5 being provided between the can and such flange. Within the sleeve 2 a tapered spout 6 of the usual or any desired form is mounted for longitudinal reciprocation, the inner end of the spout being provided with a flange 7 extending laterally beneath a ledge 8 formed within the bushing, such ledge cooperating with the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Serial No. 355,132.

flange 7 to limit the outward movement of the spout. Between the ledge and the flange a packing ring 9 may be provided.

The spout is held yieldingly in its outward position by means of a spring, which preferably takes the form of a coil spring 10 constructed to bear at its upper end against the inner face of the spout flange 7. The cleaning rod 11 within the spout 6 may be, and preferably is, formed as a continuation of the lower end of the spring 10. To so attach the spring and cleaning rod in their operative positions that they may be readily disassembled, the spring is mount ed within a cage having outwardly-urged spring arms provided at their ends with laterally-extending detents adapted to engage cooperating engaging elements formed in the bushing. The preferred form of cage, illustrated particularly in Fig. 2, comprises a cup-shaped base 12 and a pair of oppositelydisposed spring arms 13, which, when unresisted, normally incline outwardly from the base 12. The outer end of each arm is bent outwardly to form a laterally-extending detent 14 adapted to be received by an annular groove 15 formed in the interior of the spout bushing.

In operation, the spout 6 is normally held outwardly by the spring 10, which acts between the base 12 of the cage and the flange 7 of the spout. To clean the spout, it may be moved inwardly against the resistance of the spring 10, and, to facilitate such movement, the spout may be provided with a laterally-extending ring 16 which may be engaged by and between two fingers of a workman. By thus moving the spout inwardly, the cleaning rod 11 moves through the outer end of the spout, with the result that foreign or other matter clogging the end thereof is removed. When it becomes desirable to remove the cleaning .rod from the spout, either for effecting the further cleaning of the spout or for other purposes, it is only necessary to unscrew the spout bushing from the oil can, and thereafter to press toward each other the spring arms 13 until the detents 1e thereof become disengaged from the annular bushing groove 15. The cage ma then be readily withdrawn from the bus ing. Not only is there thus afforded an easily assembled and disassembled spout, but also a spout which may be economically manufactured.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle and operation of my invention together with the construction which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof. However, I desire to have it understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, my invention may be practised by other forms of construction than that specifically shown and described herein.

I claim as my invention:

1. An oil can spout comprising in combination a bushing adapted to be attached to an oil can and provided interiorly with engaging-elements, a cage provided with outwardly-urged spring arms having lateral detents engaging said bushing engaging elements, a discharge spout mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in said bushing, a cleaning rod in said spout, and a spring in said cage attached to said rod and acting between said cage and spout to hold the latter yieldingly outwardly.

2. The combination with an oil can provided with a spout opening, of a spout comprising a bushing removably attached to the can at said opening and provided interior-1y with engaging-elements, a cage projecting from said bushing within the can and provided with outwardly-urged spring arms having lateral detents engaging said bushing engaging-elements, a discharge spout mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in the outer end of said bushing, a cleaning rod in said spout, and a coil spring in said cage attached at-its inner end to the inner end or said rod, said spring acting between the bottom of said cage and the inner end of said spout to hold the latter yieldingly outwardly.

3. An oil can spout comprising in combination a bushing adapted to be attached roan oil can and provided interiorly with a lateral groove, a cage comprising a base and a pair of oppositely-disposed outwardlyurged spring arms havinglaterally-projecting detents extending into said bushing groove, a reciprocating spout, a cleaning rod therein, and a coil spring seated in the base of said cage and yieldingly holding said spout outwardly, said cage being detachable from said bushing by pressing said arms toward each other.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

ALBERT L. LOGAN. Witnesses:

ALICE A. TRILL, PAUL N. CRrroHLow.

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