US1720551A

US1720551A - Closure

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Publication number: US1720551A
Application number: US280090A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry L Heiter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-05-23
Filing date: 1928-05-23
Publication date: 1929-07-09
Anticipated expiration: 1946-07-09

Description

July 9," 1929. H. L. HEITER 1,720,551

CLOSURE Filed May 23, 192s /QVENTOR ff' ATTORNEY Patented July 9, 1929.

uNiTED STATES HENRYl I. REITER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application led Hay 23,

My invent-ion relates to .closures and refers particularly to closures suitable for powder containing receptacles.

The device of my invention comprises two perforated discs, or members, revoluble with respect to each other, the revolution'of which will bring the two series of openings into alignment and non-alignment with each other.

One of the objects of my vinvention is a closure of the character described which can be opened by an inward movement of one of its elements carried by an exterior pressure thereon. l

Another object of my invention 1s a closure of the described character which will be returned from open to closed position when pressure is removed from the closing element.

Another object of my invention is a clovsure which can be opened by a finger-of the hand holding the 4receptacle to which it is attached, thus allowing of its easy and convenient operation.

The construction of my device is such that it has only two moving parts, thus reducing the possibility of inoperativeness and allow ing of inexpensive production, both of which attributes are valuable in devices of this character.

The above-mentioned and other valuable features of my device will be evident upon a consideration of the specification and its accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of my invention similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

F1gure`-1 is a side view of one form of the device off" my invention attached to a container.

Figure 2 is a top Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section through the line 3 3 of Figure 1, somewhat enlarged for clearness of description, showing my device in normal, or closed, position.

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but showing my device in open position.

in view of my device of dii Figure 5 is a section through the line 5-5 Y of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the closure element of the device shown in Figures 3 and 4.

The particular form of the device of my invention shown in the accompanying drawings comprises a receptacle cover 10 having iid 1928. Serial No. 280,090.

the top 11 having a perforations, 12, 12.

Pivotally carried by the cover top 11 and abutting upon the inner face thereof is a closure. This closure member is preferably made from one piece of material and cornprises the base 13 having a plurality of openings, or perforations, 14, 14 therein capable of being revolved into alignment and nonalignment with the

openings

12, 12 of the top 11. The closure member is made of resilient material and oneV portion of the base 13 is formed into a resilient tongue, or spring, l5 the free end portion of which 16 is reduced in width for purposes described later.

A small portion of the base 13 opposite the spring tongue 15 is cut and bent upward- 1y forming a4 lip 17, through which there is an opening 18.

The operating member comprises a straight Hat member 19 extended into the arc-shaped member 20, the free end of which 21 is reduced in size. The free end of the member 19 carries the head 22.

In assembling the device, the closure base 13 is pivotally attached to the cover top l1 by means of the pivot 23. The operating member is assed through the opening 24 in the side o the to 10, and the end 21 of the operating .inem er inserted in the opening 18 of the 11p 17. The end 16 of the spring tongue 15 is then passed through the opening 25 in the side of the top 10 and bent over as shown in Figures 3 and 4.

When the device is in normal position, as shown in Figure 3, the'openings 12, 12 of the cover top and the

openings

14, 14, of the closure member are in non-alignment and the contents of the container 26 carrying the device are prevented from escape therefrom.

If the element 19 of the operating member be pushed inwardly, the element 20 will revolve the closure base 13, as shown in Figure 4, and the

openings

14, 14 of the closure member will be in alignment with 100 the

openings

12, 12 of the cover top and the contents may escape from the container 26.

Upon releasing the pressure upon the head 22, the resiliency of the .spring tongue 15 will revolve the base 13 into unopened 105 position.

It will thus be Seen that there are only two moving parts, the operatin arm and the revoluble closure member, an that my in'- vention, therefore, presents a simple, ineX- 110 plurality of openings, or

pensive and effective closure means, the operation of which requires but a simple inward movement of the operating arm, the device returning into unopened, or closed, position when the operating arm is returned to its normal position by the, spring tongue of the closure member.

It will be further noted that my device may be readily opened by a finger of the hand-holding the container thus simplifying its operation, and that it will always remain in closed position when not. 1n actual operation.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number, or arrangement of p arts as shown and described as these are glven simply as a means for clearly describing the device of my invention.

1. In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a plurality of openings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base abutting upon the inner face. opi/"the cover and having a plurality of openlngs revolubly movable into alignment and non-alignment with the cover openings, an arc-shaped spring connecting said base with the side of the cover and an externally extended operating member pivotally connected with the closure base, said spring normally maintaining the cover and closure base 1n closed position, the inward movement of which .w1l1 revolve the closure base causing its openings to move into alignment with the cover opens In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a plurality of openings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base abutting upon the inner face ofthe cover and having a plurality of openings revolubly movable into alignment and nonalignment with the cover openin s, an integral spring tongue extended lroni said base, the end of said tongue being anchored to the cover side maintaming the device in normal closed position and an externally extended operating member pivotally connected with said base the inward movement of which will revolve the closure base caus ing its openings to move into alignment with the cover openings.

3. In a closure, in combination, a container cover having a plurality of openings in the top thereof, a revoluble closure base -abutting upon the inner face of the cover and havin a' plurality of openings revolubly Inova le into alignment and non-alignment with the cover openings, an arc-shaped integral spring tongue extended from said base the end of said tongue being anchored to the cover side maintaining the device in normal closed position, a lip having a hole therein carried by the base at a position opposite the spring tongue and an operating arm one end of which extends through and is movable within an opening in the cover side, the other end being inserted within and movable within the lip opening, the inward movement of the operating arm imparting rotary movement. to the closure base to bring the openings thereof in alignment with the openings in the container cover.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 21st day of May, 1928.

HENRY L. HEITER.