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Mar; 13, 1923. 1,448,316 M. M. SHACKITT CAN Filed Dec. 9, 1920 A TTOR/VEYS Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

UNFTED STATES MORTIMER M. SHACKITT, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK:

rnrnnr CAN.

Application filed December 9, 1920. Serial'No. 429,491.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MORTIMER M. Srmo irr'r, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of, New York, have invented a new and Im-- proved Can, of which the following 1s a full,

clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to metallic shipping and storing vessels, and its object is to provide a new and improved can more especially designed for household use for storing ashes, kitchen refuse, and, the like, and arranged to provide an exceedingly strong and durable can capable of withstandmg the rough handling to which cans of this type are subjected particularly when emptying the same. Another object is to permit the user to readily place the ashes or refuse into the can without removing the cover from the can.

Another obj ectis to keep the can normally closed to prevent undesirable odors from escaping from the can into the kitchen or other place in which the can is usually 10- cated.

Another object is to hold the can securely in closed position against accidental d1splacement and to allowhconvenient removal of the cover whenever it is deslred to empty thecan.

Another object is to permit of taklng a firm hold of the can for movingit about and,

handling it when emptying the contents of the can into a removal wagon or cart.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shownand described and then specifically pointed out in the claims. A practical embodiment of the invent1on is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, 1n which similar'characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views. Figure 1 is a sectional side elevatlon of the improved can; I

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the same; I

Figure 3 is a plan view of the same with parts broken out; Figure 4 is an enlarged cross section of the filling door in the can cover;

Figure 5 is a sectional side elevatlon of the same on the line 55 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the upper end of the improved can andshowing more particularly one be the locking devices for locking'the cover to the canbody, the section being on the line 66 or Figure 3; and

Figure 7 is an enlarged face View of one of the carrying handles on the side of the can.

The body 10 of the can is preferably made of sheet metal and circular in shape and the lower end of the can body is permanently closed by a sheet metal against the inner face of the lower portion lower end of the can bodv-lO. and the botbottom 11 having a downwardly extending flange 12 fitting;

tom 11 use is made of a reinforcingring 15 and a hoop 16, of which the ring 15 is made of angle reinforcing iron having 1ts vertical member 18, the flange 12, thelower horizontal member "17 fittlngia ainst the.

portion of the can body 10 and the hoop l6 A together by passing the rivet shanksthrough the said parts, as plainly shown inFigure 1.

The upper end of the-can body 10 is reinforced exteriorly by a hoop20 of'angle iron having its vertical member 21 fitting exteriorly on the upper end of the can body 10, and having its horizontal-member 22 extending outwardly. The vertical member 21 of the reinforcing hoop, 20 isfastened to the upper end of the can body 10 by rivets 23 or other fastening devices. The can body is reinforced intermediate the top and bottom by spaced pressed out ribs '25 extending vertically from near theb'ottom 11 to within a short distance of the topof the can body 10, as plainly shown in Figure l. The can body 10 is further reinforced by bars 26 preferably of flat iron and extending vertically on the outer face of the can bodyat the sides thereof. The reinforcing bars 26 are preferably located between adjacent ribs 25. The lower ends 27 of the bars 26. are bent outwardly and overlie the lower hoop 16 to which the said lower ends 27 are fastened by the rivets 19, previouslymentioned. The upper ends 28 of the reinforcing bars 26 are likewise bent outward and" extend,

through slots 29 formed in the horizontal member 22 of the upper hoop 20.; The upper ends 29 fit onto the outside of the vertical member 21 of theupperhoop 29 and are fastened thereto by rivets 23 previously mentioned. The reinforcing bars 26 are fastened to the body intermediate the upper and lower ends by rivets.30 orsimil-ar fastening devices.

From the foregoing'it will be seen that the can body isstrongly reinforced circumferentially both at the bottom and the top, and is likewise reinforced vertically by the integral ribs 25 and the reinforcing bars 26 which fit onto the can body 10 and connect thelower and upper hoops 16 and 20 with each other. The strongly reinforced bottom of the can permits of conveniently-rolling the filled can along apavement or other surf-ace while iii-tilted position. By providing the integral ribs and the vertical reinforcing bars 26 the body is not liable to be dented when emptying the contents of the can in an ash cart.

The upper openend of the can body 10 is normally closed by a cover provided at or near its middle with a filling door 41. The

' cover 40 isprovid'ed witha depending flange 42 fitting exteriorly onto the upper end of the can: body and being seated on the horizontal member 22 of the upper hoop 20.

The flange 42 of the cover 40'is provided atdiametrically opposite points with angular brackets-43 (see Figure 6), each provided with a depending stud or pin 44 having a head 45 and adapted to engage a keyhole 46 (see Figure formed in the horizontal member 22 of the upper hoop 20. It is unders'tood that the head 45 of the pin or stud 44 readily passes through the enlarged end ofthe keyhole slot 46, and by then slightly turning the cover-40 the stud passes into the narrow portion of the keyhole slot.46 with the head 45 abutting against the under side of the horizontal member22 of the hoop 20 to lock the cover 40 to the said horizontal member. Thus the cover 40 is normally locked in place on the upper end of thecan to close the same and whenever it is desired to empty the can of its contents the cover canbe readily unlocked and removed by turning the cover 40 in the reverse direction until the heads 45 register with the enlarged ends of the keyhole slots 46 to allow of lifting the cover oif the can. Thecover- 40 is provided on the top with suitable handles 47 to permit of conveniently manipulating the cover in placing it in position on the can or removing it therefrom as above explained.

The fillingdoor 41 is connected by a hinge 50 with a depending annular flange 51 formed centrally on the cover 40', the flange 51 terminating atitslower end in an inwardly extending rim 52 thus providing an opening 53 for the passage of ashes, kitchen refuse and the like passed into the can at the time the door; 41 is swung upward into open position, as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 1. The door- 41 is normally held closed by a torsion spring 55 mounted on the pintle of the hinge 50 and connected at one end to the door 51 and at the other end to the cover 40 (seer-Figures;3;.and.s5). It is understood that when the door 41 is swung into open position the spring 55 decompressed "and.v

hence when the door is'released by theiuser it swings shut by the action of the spring 55. Thedoor is-providednear its free end 'witlr ahandle 56 topermit of'convenien'tly swinging the door into open position. The door is preferably provided "with a depending flange 57 to reinforce the door, the said" aiding in fastening thelreinforcing bars 26"- to the canbody'l0gas will be-read -ily under stood-by reference to Figure 1.- The handles 60 are provided at theirv fulcrumed endsfwitlr annular heels 64 adapted to abut against the brackets :62 on swinging the handle 6O1npward into an approximately horizontal position when-carrying the can about oruliftmg it. normally hang'downward aud wvhentswung ll'ltO horizontal-position: they affordiaiifirm It will fbenoticed that the handles 60 hold for a person, without danger-ofx-the hands becomingcramped, as. is so frequently the case on gripping the small ring shaped handlesnow-generally on cansof this types It willalso be noticed that by mounting. the:

handles 60 on brackets 62" attached to the reinforcing bars 26, the body of-th'ewcan is not liable'to be injured.by-thewst-riain incident-to lifting a filled can.

Having thus described my inventioinil claim as new and desire; to. securebyLetters Patent:.- 1 i 1. In a can a can body a bottom havingi an angular flange fitting against the inner face of the said body at th'elowerend there of, an angle iron' reinforcing ring fitting against the under side of the said bottom' and. its flange a lower encircling hoop 'encircling the lower end of the said can body, an upper hoop of angle iron engaging the 'uppenend of the said can body and having its hori= zontal member extending outwardly; vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the said body and engaging the said hoops, means fastening the lower ends of the said can body andreinforcing bars;the said lo'wer tening the upper hoop, the upper end of the can body and the reinforcing bars together.

2. In a can, a can body, a bottom having an angular flange fitting against the inner face of the said body at the lower end thereof, an angle iron reinforcing ring fitting against the under side of the said bottom and its flange, a lower encircling hoop encircling the lower end of the saidv can body, an upper hoop of angle iron engaging the upper end of the said can body and having its horizontal member extending outwardly, the said upper hoop having slots in its horizontal member, and vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the said can body and having its lower end overlying the said lower hoop and having its upper end extending through the said slots of the upper hoop.

3. In a can, a can body, a hoop of angle iron engaging the upper end of said body and having its horizontal member extending outwardly, said hoop having a slot through its horizontal member, and a vertical reinforcing bar extending exteriorly on the said can body and havingits upper end extending through the slot of the said hoop.

4. In a can, a can body, a bottom having an angular flange fitting against the inner face of the said body at the lower end thereof, an angle iron reinforcing ring fitting against the under side of the said bottom and its flange, a lower encircling hoop encircling the lower end of the said can body, an upper hoop of angle iron engaging the upper end of the said can body and having its horizontal member extending outwardly, vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the said body and engaging the said hoops, means fastening the lower ends of the said can body and reinforcing bars, the said lower hoop, the bottom flange and the angle iron reinforcing ring together, means fastening the upper hoop, the upper end of the can body and the reinforcing bars together, and a cover having a depending flange fitting over the said vertical member of the per hoop. a

5. In a can, a can body open at its upper end, a cover for the can body, said cover having an opening provided with a depend ing flange, said flange terminating at its lower end in an inwardly extending rim, and a spring-pressed door mounted on said cover for closing said opening, said doorhaving a perimetric depending flange adapted to fit within the flange of said cover in slidsaid up ing contact therewith and to rest upon the inwardly extending rim portions of the latter when said door is'in closed position.

6. In a can, a can body, a lower encircling hoop encircling "said can body at its. lower end, an upper reinforcing hoop encircling the can body at its upper end, vertical reinforcing bars extending exteriorly on the said bodyand engaging the said hoops, means fastening the lower end of the said can body, the reinforcing bars and the said lower hoop together, means fastening the upper hoop,

the upper end of the can body and the reinforcingbars together, and pivoted handles mounted on certain of the vertical reinforc latter have been swung into an approxi mately horizontal position.

MORTIMER M. SHACKITT.

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