US1681587A - Cover for garbage cans - Google Patents

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Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,587

I H. KIELBERG COVER FOR GARBAGE CANS Filed June 5, 192's INVENTOE.

Patented Aug. 21, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT orries.

HENRY KIELBERG, or aitrms FER-RY, onro, Assronon; T WHEELIFNG s'rnnn eon PORATION, or WHEELING, wnsr VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

COVER FOR GARBAGE CANS.

Application filed June 5,

This invention relates broadly to pails and like containers, and more particularly to a cover for such containers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal can or pail, designed especially for use as a container for garbage, embodying means whereby its cover may be effectively retained against displacement as by dogs and other. domestic animals.

A further object is to provide a container of the character mentioned having a removable cover adapted to be retained in its place solely by means of a bail which afi'ords means for lifting or carrying the container by hand.

In describing the invention in detail, reference is herein had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; and- Figure 3 is an enlarged detail section taken on line 3'-3, Fig. 1.

Referring to said drawings, 1 indicates the 2 body of a container of the type commonly employed in garbage cans and pails, ash cans, find the like, the same having an attached 'ai 2.

Seated upon the top of the container 1 is a cover 3 which is formed with a depending annular flange 4: having in its midlength an inwardly pressed rib or bead 5 adapted to seat upon the rim 6 of the container. The lower portion 4 of said flange encircles the top portion of the container, being designed to guard against unseating of the cover by slight shocks or by force applied laterally thereto when the container occupies upright position.

The cover 3 has formed therein in and adj acent to the angle between its top and the flange 4 inwardly pressed relatively contiguous recesses, serrations, or corrugations 7 arranged, preferably, in a continuous annular row. Said corrugations are upwardly and inwardly inclined, thus to correspond sub stantially with the inclination of the portions of the bail 2 which are to abut upon the cover when said bail occupies upstanding position.

The bail ears 8 are so positioned on the body 1 of the container, and the bail 2, formed of resilient wire, is made of such size that, in movement thereof to and from its elevated upright position, said bail must be sprung 1926. Serial No. 113,839.

outwardly-slightly in riding over some of the dentils 9'between corrugations. In its said upright position, the bail lies closely seated in diametrically opposite corrugations, as is shown in Fig.2. and as is indicated in broken lines in Fig. 3, andeffectually resists elevation of the cover 3 from its seated position, to swing said bail from its said upright position requires that considerable force be applied directly thereto for causing it to be sprung outwardly in the opposite coverengaging portions thereof for riding over the adjacent dentilor dentils 9 on the side toward which it is swung. No amount of force ap plied to the cover will sufiice to effect dis placement thereof with the bail occupying its said elevated position, and the container may be upset and rolled on its side without danger of such displacement. However, but slight hand force applied in a rapid movement to the topmost portion of the bail will suffice to ratchet said bail over the adjacent (lentils either to or from its said upright cover-holding position.

While it is preferred that the cover have the corrugations arranged in a continuous annular row, as shown, it'will be understood that a single recess or corrugation, or a short succession of such corrugations, provided at diametrically opposite sides of the cover, will suffice; but such would have the disadvantage of requiring that the cover, following its re moval, be replaced in a predetermined position relative to the location of the bail, whereas no attention to the manner of placement of the cover, is requiredwhen the annular arrangement of corrugations is employed.

WVhat is claimed is 1. In combination with a container body and a bail attached to the body, a removable cover for the body having a top and a flange depending therefrom, said flange being formed throughout substantially its circumference with a series of integral undulations F73: on

the concave portions of which latter are up wardly and inwardly inclined to conform to the disposition of the adjacent portions of the bail, said undulations havlng gradually curved convex portions and said bailbeing resilient, thereby to enable the latter to ride V over the convex portions and into and out of the concave portlons of the undulations upon mere swinging of the bail, thus to effect the bail occupies its upward position and to effect release of the cover when the bail occupies its lowered position. 7

2. In combination with a container body and a substantially semi-circular bail attached to the body, a removable cover forthe body having a top and a flange depending therefrom, the distance between the curved sides of the bail above the cover being less than the diameter of the cover so as to'positively hold the cover against upward movement inupward position of the bail, said flange being provided with a multiplicity of undulations occurring at each of diametrically opposite points thereon, and composedof convex and concave portions, the convex'portions of said undulations being curved to engage the bail,

one of the last two named elements being resilient and the convex portions of the undulations being of such gradual curvature so as to enable the bail to automatically ride over the convex portions and into and outof the concave portions upon mere swinging of the bail thus tofeifect maintenance of the cover on the body when the bail occupies its I raised position, the undulations at each of said diametrically opposite points being of such number so as to afford a corresponding-range in positioning the cover on the body with saidundulations in registry with the sides of the bail so as to be engaged c thereby. 1 I

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature. HENRY KIELBERG."

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