US2031623A

US2031623A - Pouring spout container

Info

Publication number: US2031623A
Application number: US18032A
Authority: US
Inventors: William J Wardell
Original assignee: American Can Co
Current assignee: Primerica Inc
Priority date: 1935-04-24
Filing date: 1935-04-24
Publication date: 1936-02-25
Anticipated expiration: 1953-02-25

Description

Feb 25 1936. w. J. WARDELL 2,031,623

POURING SPOUT CONTAINER Filed April 24, 1935 INV TOR MAQ 4 W I ATTORNEY$ Patented Feb. 25, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE POURING SPOUT CONTAINER William J. Wardell, Mount Vernon, N. Y., assignor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application April 24, 1935, Serial No. 18,032

4 Claims. (Cl. 221-19) The present invention relates to container disinvention will be apparent. as it is better underpensing, and has particular reference to a sealed stood from the following description, which, taken container or can for liquids which is provided in connection with the accompanying drawing, with a pouring spout rotatably confined, in a discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

simple and unique manner, in an end of the can, Referring to the drawing: 5

the spout in one position being disposed within Figure 1 is a perspective View of a liquid can the rim of. the can and when moved into pouring embodying the present invention; position extending beyond the can rim in the Fig.2 is an enlarged sectional plan view of one latter position of which the can may be opened, corner of the can;

the spout unit. following a pouring action, being Fig. 3- is a similar view of the can corner as it 10 then adapted to be rotated back intonon-p-rojectappears when ready to receive the pouring spout ing position where it functions as a reclosure for unit; the can. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken through the cor- An object of the invention is. the provision of a ner of the can as indicated by the section line -5 sealed liquid holding container or can having a 44 in Fig. 2, this view being on an enlarged rotatable pouring spout unit which is rotatably scale and showing the spout in non-pouring posiretained in a sunken seat formed in the panel of tion and the cansealed as it appears before it is animperforate can end that is perforated to open opened; the can, the retaining means being flattened Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4 showing the beaded sections struck out as integral parts of can after opening with its spout in pouring posi- 20 the can end Wall which hold the spout unit against tion and the liquid contents of the can being disdisplacement and at the same time allow for its pensed by way of the spout; and

free rotatable manipulation to cover andv uncover Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view' of the the perforations. can corner and spout during dispensing of the Another object of the invention is the provision liquid contents. of the can. 25 of a liquid can of, the character described wherein In the drawing there is disclosed as a preferred the can end is formed with a circular sunken or embodiment of the invention a rectangular can depressed seat outlined by a peripheral bead body ll (Fig. 1) preferably formed of metal and formed within the can rim for the reception of provided with an imperforate bottom or end the rotatable pouring spout unit, the latter being member l2 and an imperforate top end member 30 retainedagainst displacement by flattened secl3. The ends I2 and I3 may be secured to the tions of the circular bead which overhang the body in the usual double seam as indicated at peripheral edge of the spout unit, selective posi- H (see also Fig. 4). tioning of the spout unit within its seat in the The top end [3 of the can is of the usual sunken can endproviding for free dispensing of the liquid panel or drawn form required for double seaming 35 byway of the spout or for reclosing of the opened with a surrounding wall l5 at right angles to a caJiweb wall 16. The web wall I6 is further slightly Yet another object is the provision of a rectandepressed to form a circular drainage sump I1 gular can having a circular sunken seat surthe floor of which may take the form of a spheri- 40 rounded by spaced overhanging ledges formed in cal Wall I8 (Figs. 2, 3 and 4). This sump ll 40 the panel of one end adjacent the corner of the is preferably located adjacent one corner of the can in which is rotatably held a pouring spout can as this is the most desirable position for the unit formed with a circular disc and a spout or spout unit as will be more evident as the descriptrough section which extends laterally and at an tion proceeds.

angle to the body of the disc, the spout unit be- The spherical wall I8 on the side adjacent the ing movable in one position to place its spout incorner of the can is further reshaped or drawn side of the plane of the can end rim and in another as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4 to provide a seat position to locate its spout across the corner of for the rotatable spout member. An annular the can where it projects over the surrounding peripheral bead I9 is formed as an integral part rim, the first position effecting a temporary closof the spherical wall l8 and encloses an inclined 5O ing of the can by sealing ofi perforations made in annular and flat wall section 2|.

the can end when the can is opened, the second Wall section 2! provides an outer boundary to position placing the parts for dispensing ofv the a spherical depression 22 (Fig. 3) which is 10- liquid contents through the spout section. cated centrally of the peripheral bead l9. It is .55 Numerous other objects and advanta es. oi the the parts l9, 2| and 22 that provide a seat 23 for the pouring spout unit of the can. The depression wall 22 is adapted to be perforated for discharging and venting purposes when the can is to be opened and, to insure proper positioning of the openings, the wall is formed with a scored star or similar location point 24 and a second or smaller star section 25.

The can top wall I6 before the spout unit is applied is formed as shown in Fig. 3, the annular bead l9 being smooth and uniform throughout its sectional area. In this condition it receives the pouring spout unit. The pouring spout unit comprises a disc part 3| and a spout section 32.

The disc part of the spout is formed as an annular flat wall 33 which is adapted to engage the wall 2| of the spout seat and in inserted position the peripheral edge of this wall is located just inside of the annular peripheral bead I9. The wall 33 is not continuous throughout its entire circumference but merges at one side into the pouring spout section 32.

A central depression 34 is formed inside of the wall 33 and is preferably shaped to frictionally engage the spherical depression 22 of the can top. The cooperating engagement between the spout unit and its seat by reason of the incline of the wall parts 2|, 33 permits rotation of the spout unit within its seat from a closed position, as illustrated in Fig. 4 where the end of the spout section 32 is within the rim of the can end formed by the double seam l4 and into an open position where the spout section 32 extends over the corner of the seam M as illustrated in Fig. 5.

The spout unit is rotatably held within its seat by a. spaced flattening of inner face sections of the peripheral head I!) which fiattenings provide lugs or overhanging ledges 36. These lugs are formed after the spout unit has been placed within its seat and are preferably equally spaced around the inner periphery of the bead throughout a substantial part thereof.

Lugs 36 are produced by a rebending of that portion of the bead wall and are made in suitable manner by a simple form of die. These lugs prevent displacement of the spout unit from its seat while allowing for its easy rotation. The lugs hold the

spherical parts

22, 34 and the flat wall parts 33, 2| in relatively close frictional engagement. This prevents spilling of the liquid contents after opening of the can. The depressed center 34 of the spout unit is provided with a dispensing opening 38 and with a vent opening 39, which are cut through the wall at that place.

The spout unit 3| is in the position disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2 when a filled can is received by the ultimate consumer. The can is fully sealed and the

openings

38, 39 of the spout are out of register with the indicated scored star elements 24, 25 formed in the can end.

When the liquid from the can is to be dispensed the can is first opened by rotating the spout unit within the seat to bring the spout part 32 into the dotted line position shown in Fig, 2. The opening 38 is then in alignment with the scored star 24 and the opening 39 is similarly aligned with the smaller star 25. The can is then opened by puncturing the wall of the depression 22 by pressing a sharp instrument down through the scored stars 24, 25.

The metal of the wall 22 of the can end is thus pushed back to provide pouring and venting perforations which, at the time these perforations are made are in alignment with the

openings

38, 39 formed in the spout. Fig. 5 illustrates how a discharge opening 4| would look when punched in the can top. It is through this opening that the liquid, indicated by the numeral 42, may be dispensed from the opened can. This is easily brought about by a simple tilting of the can with the spout 32 overhanging its corner as shown by the dotted line position of Fig. 2 and the full line position of Fig. 5. At the same time the can is vented by air passing into the can through the opening 39 and through the opening formed when the star 25 is punctured through.

By reason of the construction of the can end and its pouring spout unit only the two parts are needed to provide a movable spout which functions when in one position to properly dispense the contents of the can and when turned into another position to close the openings made in the can. By reason of the lugs 36 formed in the peripheral bead IS a simple overhanging and spout retaining feature is incorporated which provides against displacement of the spout but the the same time allows for easy movement of rotation.

At the same time there is maintained a proper frictional engagement between the spoutunit and the top of the can which functions to prevent leaking of the contents either during the dispensing of the liquid through the spout or after the can has been temporarily closed by turning the spout to shut ofi the openings.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made inthe form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

1. A liquid container, comprising an imperforate end member having a sunken panel surrounded by a rim, a depressed seat formed in said sunken panel and surrounded by an annular bead, and a rotatable pouring spout unit located in said seat and confined within said annular bead, the latter being flattened at spaced intervals to provide overhanging ledges for retaining the pouring spout unit in its rotatable position, the pouring spout of said unit being within the rim of said can end when the unit is in non-pouring position and being extended over said rim when in pouring position.

2. A liquid container, comprising an imperforate end member having a sunken panel surrounded by a rim, a depressed seat formed in said sunken panel and surrounded by an annular bead, and a rotatable pouring spout unit located in said seat with the peripheral edge of a disc section inside of said annular bead, the latter being flattened at spaced intervals to provide overhanging ledges for retaining said pouring spout unit in its rotatable position, said unit also having a pouring spout extending laterally from said disc section, said pouring spout unit being movable to position its pouring spout within the rim of said can end and in non-pouring position or to place the spout over said rim and in pouring position.

3. A liquid container, comprising an imperforate end member having a sunken panel surrounded by a rim, a depressed seat formed in said sunken panel and surrounded by an annular bead, and a rotatable pouring spout unit mounted i Said seat with the peripheral edge of a 75 disc section of the unit abutting said annular bead, the latter being flattened at spaced intervals to provide overhanging ledges for retaining said pouring spout unit in its rotatable position, said spout unit also having a pouring spout extending laterally from, its disc section, the latter being out through with an opening adapted to register with an opening formed in the said end member at the time the can is opened and when said pouring spout is in pouring position where it extends above said rim.

4. A liquid container, comprising a body, an imperforate end member secured to said body and having a depressed seat surrounded by an annular bead, the wall of said seat being scored to indicate discharge and vent openings which are adapted to be made in the seat when the can is perforated by pressing in the scored parts,

and a pouring spout unit mounted on said end member and rotatably disposed in saidseat and having movement into pouring and non-pouring position, said annular bead being flattened at spaced intervals to provide overhanging ledges which engage confined parts of said spout unit and retain it in its rotatable position, said spout unit having a discharge opening and a vent opening which are adapted to register, when the spout unit is in pouring position, with the said discharge and vent perforations made in the can end seat at the time the can is opened, said spout openings being movable out of register when the spout unit is in non-pouring position.

WILLIAM J. WARDELL.