US1822703A - Liquid measuring receptacle - Google Patents

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Patented Sept. 8, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT ori-ICE MAURICE LUMLEY, F CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HUFFMAN MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OI-IIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO LIQUID MEASURING REC'EITACLE Application filed JulyiB, 1928. Serial No. 291,253.

This invention relates to a liquid measuring receptacle and more particularly to a measuring receptacle of the type commonly used for delivering oil to the crank case of an automobile. Y

One object of the invention is to provide a measuring receptacle having its discharge opening so arranged that, first, the contents of the receptacle will be fully discharged when the receptacle is in either an upright position or a forwardly tilted position, and,

second, a very simple and easily installed valve operating mechanism may be emploved.

A further object of th-e invention is to provide a valve operating mechanism for such a receptacle which will be of a simple inexpensive character and which may be easily installed.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the device is described in detail.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. `1 is a vertical sectional view taken through a measuring receptacle embodying my invention;

` and Fig. 2 is a detail view taken on the line 2,-2 of Fig. 1.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and have shown the same as comprising a body portion l which is preferably slightly `tapered toward its upper end and which is provided with a bottom 2 mounted therein some distance above the lower edge of the body, the lower portion of the body forming a stand upon which the measure is supported in an up right position. At its upper end the measure may, if desired, be provided with a guard rim 3 to prevent the liquid from spilling while the filled measure is being carried from one place to another. A handle 4 is secured to the rear side of the body portion and extends to a point close to the upper end thereof.

The bottom 2 has a discharge opening 5 formed therethrough near the front of the receptacle and the bottom slopes from all directions toward this discharge opening. In the present instance, that portion of the bottom in which the discharge opening is formed is inclined upwardly and forwardly and Athat portion thereofl which surrounds the discharge opening constitutes a valve seat 6, this valve seat being, consequently, arranged in an inclined plane. A discharge spout 7, which is preferably flexible, is conv nected with the bottom 2 in communication with the discharge opening or outlet 5 and leads througlrthe skirt ofthe receptacle.

t may, if desired., be'provided at its outer end with a hook 8 to engage over the guard "60 rim and retain the discharge end of the spout in an elevated position.

The flow of oil through the discharge opening or outlet is controlled by a valve 9 which, in the present instance, is in the form of a flat disk and has rigidly secured thereto a valve stem or rod 10 which extends upwardly and rearwardly therefrom to a point near the top of the body portion of the receptacle andin the rear of the ver- '770 tical center thereof. A suitable guide is provided for the rod and is preferably in the form of a bracket 11 rigidly secured to the front wall of the body portionand having its lower wall 12 inclined, so as to ex`75 tend substantially parallel with the inclined valve seat 6, and provided with an opening 13 through which the rod extends and in which it is freely movable in a longitudinal direction. Preferably this opening'isin the j580 form of a slotextending through the inner edge of the lower wall of the bracket, to permit the insertion of therod therein, and the rod is retained within the slot by a pin 13a extending through the side walls of the l85 bracket. A spring 14 is coiled about the rod between the wall 12 of the bracket and the valve 9 and tends to hold the valve normally on its seat.

A suitable operating device is supported 90 on the body portion of the receptacle near the upper end thereof and `is operatively connected with the valve rod 10. As here shown, this actuating device comprises a bell crank lever 15 pivotally mounted on a 95 bracket 16` securedto the body portion of the receptacle.y One arm 17 of the bell crank extends forwardly across the rod 10 and engages beneath a stop or pin 18 carried bj the rod so that the upward movement of the fico arm 17 will impart longitudinal movement to the rod and lift the valve against the action of the spring ll. The other arm 19 of the bell crank extends upwardly and rearwardly and is provided at its upper end with a thumb piece 2O which is arranged above and adjacent to the handle 4l, its position being such that it can be readily engaged by the thumb of the hand which grasps the handle el, thus enabling themeasure to be supported andV the valve operated by one` hand. A resilient clip 21 is provided to engage the arm 19 of the bell crank and retain the same in its retracted position with the valve open, and, in the present instance, this clip is mounted onthe rim 3 in such a position that the-bell crank will be forced into the same when it is Voperated to open the valve.

The arrangement of the discharge openino in the bottom of the receptacle is such that all the liquid will drain therefrom when the valve is opened, when the receptacle is in either-an upright position or in aforwar lly tilted position, thereby preventing the trapping'of any liquid in the measure. Further, the arrangement of the outlet and its valve seat is such that the valve may be operated by a single straight rod inclined upwardly .and rearwardly and connected iviththe actuating lever. The valve operating mechanism is very simple in its construction, very inexpensive to produce and can be easily installed in the receptacle. The receptacle is free from obstructions in the body thereof with the exception of the narrow bracket 1l `which forms a guide for the rod, this bracket being the only part of the valve operating mechanism which has to be installed anydistance below the top of the receptacle.

Vhile I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limit-ed to the details thereof as various modifications may occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion having a handle on the rear side and near the top thereof and having a bottom provided with an outlet near the front of said body portion, and a valve seat arranged in an inclined plane about said outlet and facing upwardly and rearwardly, a valve to engage said valve seat, a rod connected with said valve and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a bracket supported by said body portion above and adjacent to said bottom, said bracket having a transverse portion provided with a slot to receive said rod and having substantially vertical side portions, and a pin extending through said side portions of said bracket to retain said rod in said slot, a spring acting on said rod to close said valve, and an actuating device pivotally mounted on said body portion near the top thereof, operatively connectedwith said rod and having a thumb piece adjacent to said handle.A

2. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion having a handle on the rear side and near the top thereof, and having a bottom provided with an outlet near the front of said body portion and a valve seat arranged in an inclined plane about said outlet and facing upwardlyr and rearwardly, a valve to engage said valve seat, a rod directly connected with said valve and extending upwardly and rearwardly therefrom, a bracket supported by said body portion above and adjacent to said bottom and having an opening through which said rod entends, a spring. acting on said valve to seat the same, a lever supported on said body portion near the top thereof, operatively connectedv with said rod and having a part adjacent to said handle, and a resilient clip to engage said leverand 1 retain the same in its retracted position against the action of said spring.

3. In a measuring receptacle, a body portion, a bottom spaced from the lower edge of Said body portion, having an opening 'therethrough near the front of said receptacle, and sloped downwardly in all directions toward said opening, a discharge spoilt arranged beneath said bottom and communicating with said opening, said bottom having a valve seat arranged about said opening in an inclined plane, a valve to engage said valve seat, an inclined bracket arranged above said valve seat and having an opening, an inclined rod connected with said valve and extending through the opening in said bracket to a point near the upper end of said body portion and in the rear of the center thereof, a handle secured to the rear side of said body'portion near the top thereof, a lever pivotally mounted on said body portion, having Vone end operatively connected with said rod and having its other end arranged above said handle and provided with a thumb piece, a spring to hold said valve normally on said valve seat, and

a resilient clip to engage said lever and retain said valve in its open position.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto.

MAURICE LUMLEY.

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