US1993364A

US1993364A - Sifter and pouring top for cans

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Publication number: US1993364A
Application number: US502349A
Authority: US
Inventors: Elmer G Ellstrom
Original assignee: Sefton Fibre Can Co
Current assignee: Sefton Fibre Can Co
Priority date: 1930-12-15
Filing date: 1930-12-15
Publication date: 1935-03-05
Anticipated expiration: 1952-03-05

Description

March 5, 1935. I E E, R 1,993,364

SIFTER AND POURING TOP FOR CANS Filed Dec. 15, 1930 INVENTOR.

By 157/720 filly/M24 ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 5, 1935 I I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SIFTEB, AND POURING TOP FOR CANS Elmer G. Ellstrom, Webster Groves, Mo., assignor to Sefton National Fibre Can (30., Maplewood, Mo., a corporation of Delaware Application December 15, 1930, Serial N0. 502,349

4 Claims. (01. 221-62) My invention relates to dredge cans. Fig. 11 is a plan view of the modified can top The object of my present invention is the prowith the slide member moved to sifter position. vision of a dredge can adapted to permit both sift- Fig. 12 is a plan view of another modified form ing and pouring out of contents of the can, as well of can top.

as to close the sifter and pouring openings of the Referring to the drawing, particularly Figs. l 5

top thereof according to the position thereover to 7, inclusive, which show the preferred embodiof a slide member having a single discharge ment of my invention, thereference numeral 1 opening. I I designates a suitably shapedpaper, fibre or metal A further object of the invention resides in the can body having a metallic top closure 2 fitted '10 provision of a sifter and pouring top for cans, thereto in such a manner that the flat top of the slide type, of such construction as to perclosure material is depressed below the upstandmit of a narrow slide member having a single ing edge bead 3 thereof. discharge opening being mounted upon the top In carrying out the aim of my present invenof a narrow, but relatively wide spice, or like tion, 'I provide the fiat portion of themetallic 15 can, the can top proper being provided with a can top 2 with a plurality of suitable sifter 15 pouring opening and a plurality of sifter openopenings 4 and a suitable single pouring opening ings. 5, which openings are preferably arranged on A further object of the invention is the proopposite sides of the transverse medial line vision of a can top having both a pouring openthereof and further centralized on the longi- I ing and a plurality of sifter openings and a slide tudinal medial line thereof, as more clearly shown 20 member therefor having a single discharge openin Fig. 4 of the drawing. ing and which is held from upward and lateral As will be more clearly apparent from Figs. displacement by means of

opposed guides

4 and 6, I also provide the can top with a pair stamped and formed from the metal of the can of opposed angular guide members 6, which I, top so as to permit of reciprocal longitudinal guide members are stamped from the material 25 sliding movement thereof only. I of thetop closure 2,]so as to run longitudinally A still further object of the invention is the thereof, and bent into angular formation over a provision of a dredge can which possesses adsuitable metal slide member 7 which is mounted vantages in points of simplicity and efiiciency, for longitudinal reciprocal movement upon the and, at the same time proves itself comparatively upper surface of the flat portion of the can top 30 inexpensive in cost of manufacture. 2. The angular guides 6 prevent upward and With the above and other objects in view, the lateral displacement of the slide membenyet perinvention consists in the novel features of conmit easy sliding movement of the slide member '7 struction, arrangement and combination of parts as is manifest, and apparent from the drawing.

hereinafter more fully described and finally The angular guides also tend to hold the slide 3 pointed out in the claims hereto appended, member or dredge plate down upon and in fric- Referring to the accompanying drawing formtional slidable contact with the upper face of ing a part of this specification, wherein like the can top. characters of reference denote similar parts The slide member 7 is provided with a suitable 40 throughout the several views: single discharge opening 8, which opening, as 40 Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a can embodying clearly shown in Fig. 5, is located centrally of the features of my invention, the slide member the longitudinal medial line of the slide member thereof being shown in neutral or closed position. and somewhat to one side of the transverse me- Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the can showing dial line thereof, andwhich discharge opening, I the slide member moved into pouring position. when the slide member is moved to one limit of 45 Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the can showing its travel, is adapted to lie over the neutral area the slide member moved into sifter position. 9 of the can top 2 shown for the purpose of illus- Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the can top with tration only, to the right of the pouring opening the slide member removed. 5, but it may be to the left of the sifter openings, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the slide member. as is manifest, if the slide or dredge plate here- Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the can top taken inafter described should be positioned in reverse on line 66 of Fig. 4. to that shown in Fig. l. I

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the cantop taken The ends of the slide member 7 are preferably, on line 7-7 of Fig. l. althoughnot necessarily curved, as at 10, and Fig. 8 is a plan View of a modified forin of can a portion of each curved end of the slide is turned 55 top with the slide member removed. upwardly to provide a. suitable finger grip 1 1 Fig. 9 is a plan View of the modified can top at each end of the slide member, thus providing with the slidemember in neutral position. convenient means for facilitating movement of Fig. 10 is a plan view of the modified can top the slide member in either direction from either with the slide member moved to pouring position, en thereof.-

Each corner of the slide 7 is provided with an upwardly directed protrusion, or indentation 12, which are adapted to act as stops for contact with opposite ends of the guide members 6 to limit travel of the slide 7.

In Fig. 2, the slide member '7 has been moved to the left of its closed position shown in 'Fig. 1, to bring the discharge opening 8 of the'slide member '7 into register with the pouring opening 5 of the can top 2, while inFig. .3,-I have shown the slide member '7 as moved to the left of its pouring position shown in Fig. 2, to bring the discharge opening 8 of the slide member 7 into register with the sifter openings 4 of .the can top 2, and when in this latter position, the neutral area ;13 of'the slide '7 covers and closes the pouring opening'5 while the slide member 7 is in its sifter position.

By reference to the modification shown in Figs.

*8 to 11, inclusive, it will be apparent, that no changes have been made aside from the locations of the sifter. openings designated 4' and pouringopenings' in the can top.

, The slide or dredge plate '7, it'will be understood, can be mounted upon the can top in a reversed position to that shown in Fig. 1,-if so desired, without affecting the operation thereof, .or the results attained. The operation of the device shown in Figs. 1 to 7, inclusive, as well as the additional figures of the drawing, is believed clearly apparent from the foregoing description.

In the modification shown in Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, the sifter openings designated 4 and the pouring opening designated 5' are both located intermediate the transverse medial line of the can top 2 and one end thereof instead of the sifter openings being located on one side of the transverse medial line of the can top and the pouring opening upon the opposite side thereof. The guide members designated 6' are located 'midway of the side edges of the can, the same as they are in Fig. L-but in this modification, the guide members are longer, as this typeof sifter andpouring top is adapted only for cans that are extremely wide, to permit of a slide of greater length than the slide in Fig. 1. The slide in Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive is designated 7' while the discharge opening is designated 8. The finger grips are designated 11' and stops are designated 12.

Thelocation of the sifter and pouring openings shown in Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, permits the contents of the can to be sifted or poured therefrom to one side of the middle thereof and in this respect differs from the can top shown in Fig. 1.

In the modification shown in Fig. 12, the sifter and pouring openings, designated 4 and 5" respectively, are located in the can top in the same positions as they are shown in Fig. 10. The slide, designated '7", is shorter than the slide shown in Fig. 8, the discharge opening thereof being designated 8", and the guide members, designated 6", are shorter than the guides shown in Fig. 8, and are located to one side of the transverse medial line of the can top instead of straddling the line as in Figs. 1 and 8. The finger grips in this modification are designated 11" and the stops are designated 12".

From the foregoing description of the several views of the drawing, illustrating the preferred and modified forms of theinvention, it will be operations to produce.

The many advantages of the herein described invention will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

From thefforegoing description, it is evident that a simple devicefor this purpose has been disclosed, but it is to be understood that I do not desire to restrict, or limit myself to the very detailsof the construction shown and described, which is merely illustrative, it being obvious that changes may be made without conflicting or'ideparting from the spirit of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. A container having, in combination, a container top having a pair of opposed guides struck from the top, and a slidable member disposed between said guides lying fiat on the container top, said container top having a plurality of sifter openings and a single relatively large opening, said slidable member having a single opening adapted to register with the single opening when the slidable member is moved from closed position in one direction and adapted to register'with the sifter openings in the container top when moved further in the same direction, upturned finger grips at opposite ends of the slidable memher and upwardly directed indentations formed at the corners of the slidable member serving as stops to limit movement of the slidable member in either direction by coming into contact wit the end edges of the aforesaid guides. 2. A container having, in combination, a depressed container top having guide members struck therefrom, and a flat slidable member lying flat upon the container top between the guide members, said container top having a plurality of grouped sifter openings and a single relatively larger pouring opening, said slidable memher having a single opening adapted to register with either the single pouring opening or the sifter openings as selected when the slidable member is moved from closed position in one direction therefrom.

3. A container having a flanged'flat top provided with a single outlet opening and a group of sifter openings and a flat closure slide having a single opening lying flat upon the container top and with the slide opening disposed beyond both the sifter openings and the single outlet opening when the slide is in closed position and the slide opening adapted to align with either the sifter openings or the single pouring open- -ing, as selected, when the slide is moved in one direction only from its closed position.

a. A container having a top closure provided witha depressed fiat surface having a plurality .of grouped sifter'openings and a single circular pouring opening and a flat slide member having a single discharge opening nearer one end of the slide than the other end thereof, said slide being apparent that I provide an inexpensive sifter and pouring construction for can tops, one which ELMER G. ELLSTROM'.