US2097674A - Combined cap and spout for liquid dispensing containers - Google Patents

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0. G. NILSON Nov. 2, 1937.

COMBINED CAP AND SPOUT FOR LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINERS Filed May 27, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov. 2, 1937. o. .e. NILSON 2,097,674

COMBINED CAP AND SPOUT FOR LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINERS Filed May 27, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 2, 193 7 PATENT OFFICE COMBINED .OAP AND SPOUT Fon LIQUID DISPENSING CONTAINERS 0101' G. Nilson, Chicago, Ill.

Application May 27, 1936, Serial-No. 82,099 20 Claims. ((1221-23) This invention relates to improvements in combined cap and pouring spout for liquid dispensing containers, and one of the objects of the invention is to provide an improved device of this character which may be readily converted from one use to the other, and which will be of a simple, durable, rigid and compact construction,

and effective and efficient in operation.

A further object is to provide an improved de- 10 vice of this character in which the pouring spout and cap or plug, are connected together for alimited extent of rotation one with respect to the other, whereby when the plug or cap is placed in position to seal the discharge opening of the container, the spout may serve as a turning handle or hand hold, until the cap or plug has been seated, after which, the spout may be rotated with respect to the cap or plug, so that no matter in what position the spout may be when the capor plug is seated, the spout may be rotated with respect to the cap or plug, so that the former at all times may be positioned within the confines, or within the plane of the periphery of the container, without unseating or loosening the cap or plug, thereby insuring that the spout will be protected. Furthermore, there will be no projecting spout, with the result that the containers may be closely packed for shipping or storage p p A further object is to provide in a deviceof this character improved means for securing the spout to the discharge outlet of the container, so that the contents of the container may be poured therefrom, and whereby the spout may be moved into any desired position with respect to the container, so that the latter may be held in any desired position for pouring out the contents.

A further object is to provide an improved device of this character in. which the spout may be secured to the discharge outlet of the container by telescoping parts of the spout and the discharge outlet and snapping one into position with respect-to the other, and for securing the spout to the outlet opening for free rotation with respect to the container.

A further object is to provide in an improved device ofthis character means whereby the pulsations of liquid being poured from the container will be overcome, thereby rendering it possible for the user to hold the container at a considerable distance irom the receptacle or opening into which the liquid is to be poured, so that the liquid will be delivered directly into such opening or receptacle without the danger or possibility of the 5 liquid waving forwardly and backwardly by any pulsations caused upon the liquid leaving the container.

A further object is to provide improved means for securing the cap and spout. together for a limited rotary movement, one with respect to the 5 other.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishnient of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, com- 10 bination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a dispensing container having a combined cap and spout applied thereto, constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, and with the i cap in position to seal thedischarge outlet of the scale.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line 5-5, Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view, on an enlarged scale, as taken on line 6-6, Figure 3, showing a portion of the container, and with 351 the container in position for pouring out the liquid.

Figure 7 is a detail topplan view of Figure 9.

Figure 8 is a detail top plan view of Figure 10.

Figure 9 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 9--9, Figure 7.

Figure 10 is a. detail sectional view taken on line ill-i0, Figure 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l5 designates an ordinary dispensing container, provided with the usual handle it and having a discharge outlet opening sursealing disc or element 22 being seated within the cap.

The bottom of the cap is flanged outwardly as at 23 and the periphery of the flanged portion 23 is first bent upwardly as at 24 to form an upstanding flange which is spaced for a sub,- stantial distance from the periphery of the threaded portion 2| of the cap. A portion of the flange or upturned portion 24 may be upset or projected inwardly-as at 25 to form a lug or extension, for a purpose to be described.

The numeral 26 designates generally a delivery spout of any desired size and configuration and is constructed of any suitable material, but is preferably of a channel formation, one portion of which channel projects, as at 21, beyond the edge 28 of the open or delivery portion of the spout. If desired, the edge of the portion 26 may be bent or rolled back upon itself as at 23 to form a protecting edge.

The extremity of the portion 21 of the spout is projected outwardly as at 36 to form a flange extending around the portion 21, and a part of this flange is removed to form an extension or lip 3| preferably disposed intermediate the ends of the flange 30.

The cap and spout are secured together by telescoping the cap into the portion 21 of the spout, so that the flange 30 of the spout will engage and rest upon the flanged portion 23 of the cap. The flange 24 on the cap is then bent over the flange 30 and portion 3| of the spout so as to rotatably secure the two together. When thus assembled, the spout and cap may be r6- tated one with respect to the other and the extent of such relative rotation will be limited by the end of the projecting portion 3| of the flange 30 contacting with the projection 25 on the cap, according to the direction of relative rotation.

That is to say, when one of these elements is held against rotation, the other may be rotated.

until the end of the projection 30 contacts with the projection 25.

With this construction it will be manifest that the spout 26 may be employed as a handle for screwing the cap 20 on to and off of the spout ll of the container, and at the same time after the cap has been seated, the spout will be adapted for independent rotation with respect to the cap so as to position the spout within the confines of the periphery of the container, without unseating or loosening the cap with respect to the spout I I,

The top of the cap 20 is of a diameter considerably less than the internal diameter of the adjacent portion of the spout and the top of the cap terminates considerably short of an inlet opening 32 in the spout. This opening 32 is surrounded by a flange 33 and the upper end of the flange is bent inwardly into the opening 32 to form a flange or wall 34 of substantial size within and spaced from the flange 33. Portions of the upper edge of the flange 33 are shaped to form peripheral projections 35 of any desired size and length, the wall 36 of the projections being preferably inclined, and any number of these projections or formations 35 maybe provided.

The external diameter of the wall of the opening 32 formed by the flange 33 is only slightly less than the internal diameter of the opening formed by the wall I!) on the nozzle l1, while the diameter of the wall of the opening 32 at the points where the projections 01' formations 35 are provided, is slightly greater than the diameter .rotated with respect to the from the container, after the cap 20 has. been removed, this may. be accomplished by forcing the flange 33 into the opening formed by the wall is of the nozzle. In assembling the parts in this position, the projections or enlargements 35 on the spout will contact the wall IQ of the nozzle by reason of the slightly greater diameter of a portion of the opening 32 formed by the wall 33, the flange 33 will be slightly deflected or distorted, as will also the wall l9 of the nozzle,

- thereby permitting the projections or formations 35 to pass into the opening surrounded by the wall l9, until the projections 35 pass the lower edge of the wall 19. At this point they will snap under the walll9 and the parts will assume their normal shapes, as seen more clearly in Figure 6.

When the spout is thus secured to the nozzle and by reason of the projections 35 extending below the flange or wall IS, the spout may be freely rotated with respect to the nozzle without danger of the same becoming detached under normal conditions. This will enable the operator to place the spout in any desired position with respect to the container, so that the container can be held in any position to deliver the liquid therefrom.

By reason of the top of the cap 20 being disposed in alinement with the opening 32 in the spout, the liquid being delivered from the container will strike the top of the cap and will be deflected thereby out of the opening 28 of the spout.

With this arrangement, all tendency of the liquid to pulsate while being delivered from the container, will be overcome and this will enable the user to hold the container at any desired or suitable distance from the opening into which the liquid is to be delivered, so that the liquid will be directed into the opening and will not wave from one side to the other, which would be the case if the liquid pulsates while being delivered from the container.

If desired and after use and before the spout is detached from the nozzle, the spout may be nozzle so as to position it within the confines of the periphery of the container.

To detach the spout from the nozzle, it is only necessary to grip the spout and the container and separate the two. The force thus exerted upon be obtained against the spout, distorting the spout, but only sufiiciently to permit the projections or formations 35 to pass through the delivery opening of the nozzle. The flange 33 surrounding the opening 32 of the spout, if distorted in such action will assume its normal position as soon as the projections or formations 35 pass through the delivery opening of the nozzle.

While the preferred form of connecting the spout and cap together for relative rotation has beenshown and described, it is to be understood that any other means may be provided for secun'ng these two parts together so as to provide for such relative rotation and such cooperative of this invention.

aoaacvs ment of the several parts,within the scope of. departing from thespirit the claims, without What is claimed as new 1 1 As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout, means securing them 'tonozzle of a dispensing container, and means for.

gether against separation for relative rotation, and means forseiectively securing them to the discharge nozzle of a dispensing container.

2.. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout, means securing them together against separation for relative rotation, meansfor selectively securing them'to the discharge limiting such relative rotary. movement.

'3. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout means securing ,themtogether ,against separation for relative rotation, means nozzle of a dispensing container, amhmeansindividual to the cap and spout adapted to be brought into engagement for limiting such relative rotation.

4. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout, and means securing them together against separation for relative rotation about coinciding axes, whereby when the cap is seated with respect to the dispensing outlet or a liquid container. the spout may be rotated independently with respect to the cap, while the ently with respect to the cap,

latter is maintained against rotation.-

5. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring'spout, means securing them together against separation for relative rotation about coinciding axes, whereby when'the cap is seated with respect to the dispensing outlet of a liquid container, the spout may be rotated independis maintained against rotation, limiting such relative rotation.

v 6. As an'article of. manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout, and means securing them toand means for gether for relative rotation about coinciding axes,

whereby when the cap rotated independently with respect to the cap, while the latter is maintained against rotation, the said means also serving to maintain the cap and spout against relative the spout may be ,1 movement in directions lengthwise of their axes.

, '7. As an article of manufacture, a closurecap, a pouring spout, means for securing them together for relative rotation one with respect to the other, said spout having an inlet and a discharge outlet, said cap projecting into the spout and terminating short of 'said inlet, and'means for frictionally securing the inlet of the spou to the outlet of a dispensing container. 1

8. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap,

a pouring spout, means for securing them tolet of the spout to-the outlet of a dispensing container."

9. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap, a pouring spout, means for securingthem togetherfor relative rotation one withrespect to the other, said spout having an inlet. and disfor selectively securing them to the discharge.

while the latter.

' V respect to the nozzle.

is seated with respect to the dispensing outlet of a liquid container,

charge outlet, said cap projecting intothe spout and terminating short of saidinlet, means for frictionally securing the inlet of the spout-to-the outlet of a dispensing container, and means for limiting such relative rotation.

10. As an article of manufacture, a closure cap,"-

a pouring spout, means for securing them together for relative rotation, onerwith respectito the other, said spout having an inlet and a dis charge outlet, said cap projecting into the spout and terminating short of said inlet, means for frictionallysecuring the inlet of the spout to the outlet of a dispensing container, and means for limiting such relative rotation, the first saidmeans also operating to maintain the spout against movement relative to the cap in a direction lengthwise of the axis of the cap.

11. As a unitary structure, a closureicap forthe nozzle of a dispensing container,- a spout.

having an entrance opening and a discharge outlet,-said entrance bpening adapted to be secured to the nozzle, means for securing the cap and spout elements together for relative rota: tion, the said means embodying a projecting portion on one of said elements, a portion of the other element being flanged over the flrst said portion, and means on each of said elements' adapted to be moved into engagement by such L relative rotation, ,whereby one of the elements may be rotated by the otherkand out of engagement whereby Qneoi: the elements may be rotated independently of the other. i r

12; As a unitary structure, a closure cap for the nozzle of a dispensing" container, a, spout having an inlet opening and a discharge outlet, means securing the cap and spout together for relative rotation, and means for securing the spoutto said nozzle, said means embodying a flange encompassing the spout inlet adapted'to telescope with the container nozzle, and means on the flange adapted to engage under a portion of the nomle adapting the spout for rotation with '13. As a unitary structure, a closure cap for the nozzle of a dispensing. container, 9. spout having an inlet opening and a discharge outlet, means securing the cap and spout together for relative rotation, and means for securing the spout to said nozzle, said means embodying a flange encompassing the spout inlet adapted'to telescope with the container nozzle, and means on the flange adapted to engage under a portion of the nozzle adapting the spout for rotationwlth respect to the nozzle, the last recited means embodying a formation on the said flange operating to temporarily distort the container nozzle until said formation is seated ben'eath said portion or .the nozzle.

14. As a unitary structure, aclosure cap for the nozzle of a dispensing container, a spout hav- .ing an inlet openingand adischarge outlet,

means securing the "cap and spout together for relative rotation, means for securing the spout to said nozzle, said means embodying a flange encompassing the spout inlet adapted to telescope g5.

, with the container nozzle, means on the flange adapted to engage under a portionfiof the nomle adapting the spout for rotation with respect to charge nozzle of a dispensing container, a spout,

' means securing the cap and spout together for relative rotation, means for limiting such rotation whereby the spout may be rotated with respect to the cap when the latter is seated and whereby the spout will serve as a handle for seating and unseating the cap, said spout having an inlet and a discharge outlet, a flange encompassing said inlet, a container dispensing nozzle, said flange adapted to telescope into the con- ,tal. er nozzle, means on the flange for temporarily distorting the container nozzle as the said flange is forced into the nozzle, and a shoulder onthe nozzle beneath which said formation passes as the spout is seated, whereby the spout will, be rotatably and detachabiy secured to the said nozzle.

16. As an article of manufacture a combined closure cap and pouring spout, means for securing them together against separation .for relative rotation, means for selectively securing the cap and spout to the discharge outlet of a fluid dis-- pensing container, said closure providing means whereby pulsations of the liquid as it is delivered from the container through'said spout will be overcome.

17. As an article of manufacture a combined closure cap and pouring spout, means for securing them together for relative rotation, means for selectively securing the cap and spout to the discharge outlet of a fluid dispensing container, said closure constituting meanswhereby pulsations of the liquid as it is delivered from the container through said spout will be overcome, the means which secures the spout to' the dispensingcontainer nozzle embodying means adapting the poured.

a portion or thenozzle adapting the spout for rotation with respect to the nozzle, the last recited means embodying a formation on the said flange operating to temporarily distort the container nozzle until said formation is seated beneath said portion of the nozzle.

19. In combination, a dispensing container having a discharge nozzle, a spout, and means for securing the spout to said nozzle, said means embodying a flange encompassing the spout inlet adapted to telescope with the container nozzle, and means on the flange adapted to engage under a portion of 'the nozzle adapting the spout for rotation with respect to the nozzle.

20. The combination with a container having a closure wall having means providing a discharge opening, a combined pouring spout and cap fixedly secured together, said spout and cap each having a portion co-operative with said opening for selectively securing them in position with respect thereto, said cap being so disposed with respect to the spout, spaced from and extending across the container discharge opening, that the liquid poured from the container will contact and be deflected by said cap and out of the nozzle, to maintain against pulsation the liquid being 'OLOF G. NELSON.

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