US1378674A

US1378674A - Container

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Publication number: US1378674A
Application number: US419465A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hamilton John Lafoureade
Original assignee: SAFANDSHUR CHEMICAL CO Inc
Current assignee: SAFANDSHUR CHEMICAL CO Inc
Priority date: 1920-10-25
Filing date: 1920-10-25
Publication date: 1921-05-17
Anticipated expiration: 1938-05-17

Description

1. L. HAMILTON.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 25. 1920.

lPatented May 17,1921.

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INIIIIIII A TTORNEYS ff'UNlTED' STATES PATENT ol-*r-lca .roHN LAICUHEADE HAMILTON, or `nos'roN, MASSACHUSETTS, AssIeNoa '.ro SAI-AND.- sHUH CHEMICAL Co., INC., or-NEW Yoax, N. Y., A CoaronA'rIoN or NEW Yonx.

CONTAINER.

IApplication filed October 25,1920. Serial No. 419,465.

To all whom t ma concern.'

Be it known that JOHN L. HAMiL'roN, a citizenof the United States, and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Improved Container, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to containers for fire extinguishing fluid and has for an object to provide an improved construction wherein the fluid is maintained sealed under ordinary circumstances, but which may be unsealed and the container opened quickly by i the same movement which transmits the container to a point adjacent a fire.'

Another object of the invention is to provide a container and supporting arrangement forming part of the container which includes a lid designed to be fixed substantially stationary while the body of the container is frictionally held against the lid in such a manner as to be readily removedL by a swinging lateral movement of the container.

Another object, more specifically, is the arrangement of a container having a perforated end and a cap normally closing the end with means extending through the cap for clamping the cap to a wall or other support so that the container may be pulled therefrom quickly and easily.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention being removed from a supporting wall. i

Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view through the upper part of a container disclosing an embodiment of the `invention.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the cap shown in Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a container of any desired size, and provided with a solid bottom of any.l desired structure so as to readily contain the`\ liquid 2, which is a fire extinguishing liid of some good quality, and4 which will haporize or gasify when dischargedin aXcomparatively finely divided state. The container 1 is provided with a special end member 3 having perforations 4, which has the material from the perforations pressed outwardly for forming what may be termed dispersing or dividing prongs 5. These prongs are in the 'path of movement of the liquid as it'passes through the apertures 4, and will assist in dividing the liquidinto small streams or into a spray condition whereby theliquid will reach the fire In a more or less vaporous or gaseous conditlon and thereby produce qulckly a swelling blanket.

The end member 3 is rigidly secured to the container 1so as to be air-tight, but in order to seal the container over` the openings 4 a cap 6 1 s provided formed with an annular depending embossed 1 portion 7 resting agalnst a gasket 8. This provides asealing member so as to maintain the liquid 2 in the contalner and revent any appreciable evaporation thereo even though the container is left 1n one place a lon period of time. The

cap 6 extends upward y and beyond the con- Y Patented'May 17, 1921.

tainer 1 so that a supporting screw 9 may be forced through the' apertures 10 and 11 formed 1n the upper part of the sides of 4the cap. If desiredacovering plate 12 may be connected withithe sides of the cap for prodFueirg a finished appearance as shown in n operation, when the ca and container are assembled as shown in ig. 2 with the liquid 2 in place the device is ready to be applied to a suitable support. In order to apply the device to a support .the screw 9 is inserted through the apertures 10 and 11 and 1s screwed into a wall or other support as 'shown in Fig. 1. The container 1 is left hanging in this position until it is desired to use the same, said container being supported by the friction between the end member 3 and the walls of the cap 6. A direct downward pull will cause the container to slip oil' the cap, though usually the cap is rather tight and consequently will require an extra downward strain ifused. Preferably the containeris grasped 'as shown in Fig. 1 and pulledI downwardly and laterally at the same time whereby a prizing action will Cause the container to easily leave the cap 6, and when this has been done it is in condition for use. The liquid is not merely poured on the lire, but the container is moved back and forth toward thel fire more or less rapidly and the liquid is ejected' through the openings 4 with considerable force, and as it passes the spurs 5 will be more or less divided and consequentlyl form a blanket cloud of vapor or gas qulckly.

. a cap engaging said tlons.

'spurs will finely divide the same so as to produce a better distribution in a minimum time, a gasket arranged on said cover, and gasket for sealing the end of the container carrying said perfora- 2. A container for fire extinguishers comprising a body having an opening at one end provided with a foraminous plate extending across the opening spaced from the end of lthe container, agasket arranged on Said foraminous plate adjacent the sides ofthe container, a cap formed with an annular depending Aiange adaptedto press against said gasket for sealing the end of the con tainer, and a supporting member extending through part of the cap.

3. A container for fire extinguishers com-` prising a body having an opening at one end provided with a foraminous covering, a

gasketarranged on said foraminous covering, a cap fitted into said container and resting against said gasket, said cap being l provided with upstanding walls prqecting eyond the container and provlde with diametrically opposite openings, and a su porting member extending through sald openings, said supporting member bein formed witha' head for preventing accldental disengagement.

4. A container for fire extinguishers comprising a body'having an opening at one end, a covering member `for said opening having a plurality of perforations therein with dspurs arranged adjacent the perforations so that the liquid from the container passing through said perforations will be finely divided by said spurs, a cap for Cov- I ering said perforated member, and means engaging the cap for connectingvthe same firmly to a support.

5. A container forfire extinguishers comprising a body having an open end, a foraminous member arranged across said open end, a cap for covering @said foraminous member, said cap being formed with an annular upstanding Wall provided `With a pair of apertures arranged diametrically opposite, and a headed screw extending through said apertures connecting the cap to a support, the head of the screw engaging the cap for preventing any disengagement of the JOHN LAFOUREADE HAMILTON.