US2044689A

US2044689A - Dispensing container

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Publication number: US2044689A
Application number: US27239A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henchert John
Original assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
Current assignee: Continental Can Co Inc
Priority date: 1935-06-18
Filing date: 1935-06-18
Publication date: 1936-06-16
Anticipated expiration: 1953-06-16

Description

June 16, 1936. J. HENCHERT' DISPENSING CONTAINER Filed June 18, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jime 16, 1936. I HENCHERT 2,044,689

DI SPENS ING CONTAINER .Filed Juhe, 18., 19:55 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 John fiezzcwrz.

Patented June 16, 1936 DISPENSING CON'IANEB John Henchert, Chicago, 111., assignor to Continental Can Company, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application June 1a. 1935, Serial No. 21,239

4 Claims.

The present invention relates tonew and useful improvements in metal dispensing containers of the type wherein a pouring spout is shiftable to a dispensing position so as to extend over the side wall of the container. g

, An object of the invention is to provide a container of the above type having an upstanding nozzle, the outer end of which is closed and scored A further object of the invention is to provide l a container of the above type wherein the dispensing spout and the closure cap are so connected that the rotation of the spout will posi- 20 'tion the closure cap so as to uncover the dispensing opening when the spout is in a dispensing position projecting over the edge of the container.

A still further object of the invention is to 15 provide a .container of the above type wherein the nozzle is so positioned that the spout, when rotated about the axis of said nozzle, wfll move from a position wherein it is disposed wholly beneath the upper edge of the container to a posi- 30 tion wherein it extends over the edge of the container for dispensing the contents thereof.

The above and other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the improved container with the dispensing spout associated therewith.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

9 Fig. 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing a slight modification.

. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view showing a further modification of the dispensing container.

45 Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5, but showing, a further modification.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 6, but

50 showing a still further modification.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of a container having a modified form of pouring spout and closure cap associated therewith.

' Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along line 9-9 55 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a detailed sectional view of the closure cap employed with the structure in Figs. 8 and 9.

The invention relates generally to an hermet ically sealed metal container which is provided 5 with a pouring spout for dispensing the contents thereof. A nozzle or neck portion is secured to one end of the container. This nozzle has a closed end which is scored so that it may be readily punctured in order to pro- 10 vide a dispensing opening, The pouring spout and closure cap are mounted on the nozzle for rotation about the central axis thereof. In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the can end to which the nozzle ,is secured is formed with a depression so that the central axis of the nozzle is disposed at an angle to the vertical axis. of the container. The pouring spout and closure cap are mounted on the nozzle so as to turn in a plane which is at right angles to the, axis of the neck portion. In this manner the'pouring spout may be rotated fronf a closed position wherein it lies wholly beneath the upper edge 1 of the container, to a dispensing position wherein it extends above and beyond the edge of the container. The closure cap' controls the dis"- pensing opening in the nozzle. A container of this character is'of particular advantage in that the pouring spout when in a closed position is disposed within the edge of the container so that several of these containers may be stacked one upon the other. V

It is believed that the invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, particularly at this time to Figs. 1 and 2. The container consists of a body portion In and an end member ll double seamed thereto, as at H. The can end II is provided with a depressed portion l3 in which is secured an upstanding nozzle ll. The upper end of this nozzle is disposed beneath the edge of the double seam l2 and the lower end thereof may be secured to the can endwithin thedepressed portion I3 by double seaming, as shown at IS in Fig. 2, or by soldering, as shown at It in Fig. 3. As illustratedin the drawings, the longitudinal central axis of the nozzle I4 is disposed at an angle to the vertical axis of the body portion of the container. The nozzle I4 is provided with a circumferential groove l1 below the top thereof and at right angles to the central axis thereof. A pouring spout l8, having an upstanding cylindrical portion l9 formed integrally therewith, is mounted on the nozzle ll. The edges of the pouring spout I8 extend entirely around the portion 5 l9 and the nozzle I4 and thus form at the portion remote from the pouring end of the spout a trough portion I80. This trough portion He serves as a receptacle for catching any of the liquid which may flow back over the cap portion so as to prevent it from contacting with the can end and so as to direct it toward the pouring portion of the spout when the can is turned to a dispensing position. The upstanding portion IQ of the spout member is provided with inwardly extending projections 20 which fit within the circumferential groove II on the nozzle so as to hold the spout member thereon and permit its rotation. The upper end of the raised portion I9 is provided with openings 2i, 2: and serves as a closure cap for controlling a dispensing opening in the nozzle II. The nozzle I4 is provided with a scored portion 8 which may be readily punctured to provide the dispensing opening. It will be noted that the spout member I8 is rotatable about the nozzle ll so that when ina closed position, as shown on dotted lines in Fig. 2, the spout is disposed below and within the seamed edge l2 of the container, and when in a dispensing position, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2, the spout I8 is disposed above and extends beyond the seam i2 so that the contents of the container may be dispensed. Furthermore, the nozzle H is provided with an additional scored portion which may also be punctured to provide an air opening to aid in dispensing the contents of the container. It will be noted that when the spout I8 is in a dispensing position, the openings 2|, 2|a in the closure cap are in registry with the punctured openings 9, 9a respectively on the nozzle I. When the spout I8 is in a closed position, it will be noted that the openings on the closure cap are out of registry with the openings on the nozzle ll so that the container remains closed. 7

' the closure cap 22 and the spout member I to are formed separately. The closure cap 22 is provided with inwardly extending projections 23 which flt within the circumferential groove H in the nozzle llb. The closure cap has 9. depending skirt portion 24 around which extends a depending flange 25 on the spout member lta. This provides a friction fit between tI'ieEtwo flanges 24 and 25 so that the rotation of the spout l8a will cause the rotation of the closure cap .22 in-order to control the dispensing openings.

In Figs. 4, 5, 6 and '7, the closure cap 22a is not connected with the spout Iilaand must be turned separately to pontrol the dispensing openings. In these figures; the depending flange 25 on the spout member lfla encircles the lower part of the nozzle i4. As shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the closure cap 22a is provided with spaced inwardly extending projections 26 which flt within the circumferential groove IT. on the nozzle ll so as to hold the same thereon. In Fig. 6, the nozzle ll is provided with an outwardly extending circumferential rib Ha and the cap member 22!) is provided with a grooved flange 21 which flts over the rib IIa in order to hold the closure .cap thereon. In the form of construction shown In Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the closure cap 22d is not made integral with the spout l8b, but is provided with depending lugs 30 which flt within cut-out portions ii in the depending flange 25a of the spout so that as the spout is turned, the 5 closure cap 22d will be turned therewith.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the present invention provides a highly eilicient and inexpensive dispensing container wherein a spout member and closure cap are rotatable 10 on an upstanding nozzle from a closed position wherein the spout lies wholly beneath the edge of the container to a dispensing position wherein the spout extends above and beyond the edge of the container for delivering the contents 1 thereof.

It is to be clearly understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth 20 in the appended claims.

Having thus described the present invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A metal container comprising a body por- 2 tion, an end secured thereto, a nozzle rigidly attached to said end, said nozzle having the outer end thereof closed and scored so that it may be readily punctured'to provide a dispensing opening, a closure cap rotatably attached to said 30 nozzle for controlling the dispensing. opening, said cap having depending lugs, and a spout for dispensing the contents discharged through the dispensing opening, said spout having recesses for the reception of said lugs whereby said cap and spout turn in unison.

2. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured thereto, said end having a depressed portion, an upstanding nozzle seamed to said depressed portion and extending upward- 40 ly at an angle to the axis of the container body, said nozzle having the outer end thereof closed and scored so that it may be readily punctured to provide a dispensing opening, a spout for dispensing the contents discharged through the dispensing opening, said spout having a pouring portion and a trough portion extending aroimd said nozzle and communicating with the pouring portion, and a closure cap for controlling said dispensing opening, said spout and closure cap 60 being rotatably attached to said nozzle.

'3. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured thereto, said end having a depressed portion, a nozzle seamed to said epressed portion and extending upwardly therefrom and at an angle to the axis of the container body, said non-1e having the outer end thereto closed and scored -so that it may be readily punctured to provide a dispensing opening, a closure cap rotatably secured to said nomle for controlling the dispensing opening, and a spout rotatable with said closure cap for dispensing the contents discharged through the dispensing opening, said spout including a pouring portion and a trough portion extending around said as nozzle and said cap and communicating with the pouring portion whereby to prevent the contents of the container from coming into contact with the can end.

4. A metal container comprising a body portion, an end secured thereto and havinga depressed portion therein, a nozzle seemed to said end within said depressed portion and having the outer end thereof disposed beneath the lower edge of the container, the outer end of said 76 nozzle being closed and scored so that it may be readily punctured to provide a dispensing opening, a closure cap for controlling the dispensing opening, a spout for dispensing the contents discharged through the dispensing opening, said spout including a pouring portion and a trough portion extending around said closure cap and communicating with the pouring portion, and

means for rotatably attaching said spout and said closure captosaid nozzle, the pouring portion of said spout extending over the edge of the container when. in a. dispensing position and being located within and wholly beneath the edge of the 5 container when in a closed position.

JOHN EENCHERT.