US2085445A - Container closure - Google Patents

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June29, 1937. P. A. PETERSON 2,085,445

CONTAINER CLOSURE Filed Dec. 17, 1955 INVENTOR f?! fl filerson/ ATTORNEY Patented June 22, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER CLOSURE Per A. Peterson, New York, N. Y.

Application December 17, 1935, Serial No. 54,799

Claims.

This invention relates to container closures and more particularly to displaceable caps as applied to bottles used as containers for liquids, either still or aerated.

One of the objects is to provide a cap, the supporting frame of which may be fixedly attached to a bottle in the usual manner, the cap being hinged to the frame at one edge and held tensionally at the opposite edge.

A further feature is in the provision of lever actuated means for either clamping or releasing the cap at will.

Another purpose is to produce a cap which, when released may be swung laterally outward from the bottle mouth, thereby to avoid obstruction when pouring its contents.

Still further aims are directed to simplicity,

security, and cheapness of construction, together with having in mind the production of a symmetrical structure of pleasing appearance, easy to operate by use of the fingers only. v

These advantageous objects are accomplished by the novel construction and combination of few and simple parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, constituting a material component of this disclosure, and in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a conventional type of bottle neck showing an embodiment as applied.

Figure 2 is a rear elevational View of the same.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view thereof.

Figure 4 is a side elevational View showing the cap as removed from the bottle mouth.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the cap blank.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the lever in detail.

Referring in greater detail to the drawing, a common type of bottle neck is designated by the numeral ill, the same having a bead H at the mouth rim and therebelow, an enlarged annulus I2, the neck being conical to its juncture with the bottle body.

The cap is formed from a sheet metal blank,

" as indicated in Figure 5, the same consisting The wider arm I! is sheared at its outer end to form two spaced tabs coiled to constitute eyes 20, while the central, longer tab is similarly curled to form a single eye 2|.

A single strand of wire is bent to form a ring 5 22, snugly fitting the circumference of the bottle neck, adjacently below the annulus I2, the ends of the ring wire extending outwardly in spaced parallel relation, as at 23, and then turned oppositely outward to form pintles 24 engaging in lo the eyes 20.

At a point directly opposite the hinge elements 2[12 l a raised loop 25 is formed in the ring 22, the loop en-gageable in the detent l9, causing the cap to be firmly clamped at two opposite points 5 on the bottle mouth.

Another Wire is shaped to produce a lever having a relatively long arm 2'! and short arm 28, the ends of the wire meeting in the eye 2i in which they are pivoted, these arms being disposed at an angle to each other of slightly less than ninety degrees.

In operation, the cap, which may be provided at its under surface with a cushion packing pad 29, as cork, rubber, etc., is placed in position on the bottle mouth rim, at which time the lever 2'7 extends downwardly in close contact with the exterior of the bottle neck, as best shown in Figure 1, the loop 25 engaging the detent l9, thus holding the cap securely clamped. in

When it is desired to withdraw the contents of the bottle, the lever 2'! is grasped, drawn outwardly, and maneouvered to press the eye 2i towards the bottle neck, such action releasing the detent and moving the cap into the position indicated in Figure 4, at which time it is to be noted, that, due to the length of the arm H, the cap is removed to such distance as to avoid interference with pouring from the bottle.

Obviously, a reverse movement of the lever, using its angle as a fulcrum against the bottle neck, will return the cap to its operative position and effectually seal the contents of the bottle Although the foregoing is descriptive of the best known embodiment of the invention, it will 4 be understood that minor changes, not involving invention, may be made within the scope and spirit of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described the invention and set forth the manner of its construction and application, what is claimed as new and sought to secure by Letters Patent, is:-

1. A bottle cap comprising in combination, a ring tight fitting the neck of a bottle, said ring having spaced parallel extensions terminating in opposed outstanding pintles all parts being in the same plane, a raised integral loop on said ring opposite said extensions, a cap including a circular disc provided with a cushioning pad, an extending arm on said cap bent and shaped to produce a detent engageable with said loop, an oppositely extending arm member on said plate bifurcated at its extremity toproduce spaced coils engaging said pintles and an intermediate member coiled at its end, and a lever formed of a single wire to present two fiat loops relatively long and short, said loops being disposed at an angle of less than ninety degrees, the short loop engaging the coil of said intermediate member and the long loopnormally extending downwardly alongside the bottle neck for manual operation.

2. A bottle cap comprising a circular disc having a circumambient flange engageable over the mouth of the bottle, a down-reaching re-entrantly turned resilient detent extending from the flange on one side, an arm extending downwardly from said flange opposite said detent, said arm being sheared and shaped to present two spaced eyes and a central out-turned clip coiled to produce an eye at its end, a wire bent to encircle the bottle neck and having, opposed pintles, engaging the first namedeyes, a raised loop in said wire to engage said detent, and a lever formed of a single wire to constitute two angularly disposed loops of unequal length the shorter of said loops engaging the last named eye and the longer loop disposed closely adjacent the bottle neck.

3. A bottle cap comprising a disc having a flanged rim to engage the mouth of a bottle, a spring detent and an arm opposed thereto to extend downwardly from said rim, a wire bent to encompass the bottle neck and having opposed pintles at its ends remote from the bottle neck on one side and a loop engageable with said detent on the opposite side, and a lever having a part engaged in the terminal of said arm outwardly beyond said pintles and a main portion accessible therebelow for manual operation.

4. A bottle closure comprising a ring fixed on the bottle neck and having a raised loop, a cap having an arm hingedly engaging said ring, a spring detent on said cap engageable with said loop, and a lever connected to said arm adapted to clamp said cap on the bottle mouth or release it therefrom. 1

5. A bottle closure comprising a ring fixed on the bottle neck and having a raised loop, a cap having an arm hingedly engaging saidring, and a lever connected to said arm adapted to clamp said cap on the bottle mouth or release it therefrom. r

PER A. PETERSON.

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