US2153344A

US2153344A - Attached opener for containers

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Publication number: US2153344A
Application number: US117426A
Authority: US
Inventors: Selliken Julius Edward
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1936-12-24
Filing date: 1936-12-24
Publication date: 1939-04-04
Anticipated expiration: 1956-04-04

Description

pril 4, 1939. .1. Efsl-:LVLIKEN 2,153,344

ATTACHED OPENER FOR CONTAINERS Filed De. 24, 193e l I 'mijl/7,11*

INveN-ro Juuus EDWARD Sunken ATTORNEY l Patented Apr. 4, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT oel-*lcsI 2.153.344 ATTACHED oPENnn Fon CONTAINERS Julius Edward sollilioii,4 Brooklyn, N. Y. Application Dooomber 24, 1936, serial No. 117,426 Az claims. i'- (ol. 22o- 53) This invention relates to new and useful im'- provements in an attached opener for containers.

The invention has for an object the construction of an article as mentioned which is characterized by the fact that it is permanently-attached and mounted upon a container and adapted to be operated to open the container.

More specically,'the invention contemplates to form the container with an opening 'and to arrange a strip of material attached over the opening for closing the opening, and to provide an element associated with the strip in a manner so thatthe strip may be gripped and pulled o' to open the container. I

The invention has various applications to various types and kinds of containers and systemspf closing these containers.

In one form of theinvention it is proposed to construct the container with an aperture comprising the opening and to arrange thestrip of material over the aperture to close the aperture and secured at its edges to the edges of the material of the aperture. It is contemplated to?` provide the strip end with a gripping element or' -to form the material of the strip in such a manner that a portion'of the strip projects by which it may be readily gripped. Thus the Strip may be removed to expose the aperture and so open the container.

In another form of the invention it is proposed to form the opening of the container by providing the container with adjacent sections which may be separated and to arrange a strip of material upon the edge portions of these sections to hold the sections together and thus to hold the container closed.

In another .form of the invention it is proposed to provide a container having one or more different types of openings and closure strips therefor.

`For further comprehension of the invention, and of. the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to .the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a container with an attached opener constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. o

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a container with an attached opener constructed according to a o modification of this invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another container provided with another attached opener constructed according to a still further embodiment of the invention. Fig. 6 is a. sectional 0f mg. 5. Fig. '7 "i`s a'iragmentary elevational view looking in the direction of the line 1-1 of Fig. 6.

view taken on the line Fig. 8. is a fragmentary transverse sectional view of another type f. container constructed with an attached opener according to another modification of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a'transverse sectional view of a portion of another container with an attached vopener constructed according to' this invention.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view'of another.' form of cap attachment. i

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View, taken on the line Il-II of Fig. 1li. In the form of the invention illustratedin Figs. 1 and 2 there is a container Ill having an vopening I I. A strip of material I2 is attached over this opening.- There is an element associated with one end of this st rip in a manner so that the end may be gripped to pull the strip to open the container. This element in Athis particular form of the invention ycomprises 'a ring Iii.'4 Itis engaged upon one end of thevstrip I2 by curling, Welding or soldering, etc., an end portion of the strip to or around the side of the ring I3. The strip I2 is secured upon the material of the container around the edgeportions of the opening II according to known methods of. attaching metals together, preferably by tinning, soldering, or a similar operation which will permit the strip I2 to be manually torn off.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a modified form of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the prior form merely in the construction of the element which is associated with the end of the strip. According to this form ofthe invention there is a container I0EL formed with an.

opening IIa over which a strip of material I2 is attached. This strip of material I28L is attached, and has a free end I2. The element associated with this free end comprises a depressed or recessed portion I3`formed in the material of the container III beneath the end I2 which per- .mits the end to be manually gripped. Then the strip may be readily pulled off to open the container. This strip I2' may be either of pliable or rigid substance which permits its rolling or lifting, respectively. f

: In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5-7 inclusive there is a container 20 formed .l

adjacent eachother and held together as a unit by a strip of material 23 which is attached thereon. The bottom edge 22' of the base portion 22b is bent beneath the bead portion 2l of the conat one area connects with a transversely extending portion 23 which extends over the top of the cap. At the top the cap is formed with an opening 24 over which. a portion of the strip 23a is attached. The free end 23.' of this strip extends overa recessed portion 22m# formed in the cap. There is 'atransverse line of perforations or score line 25 between the attached portion 23'.and the base portion 23 oi the strip 23,

The cap is provided with a washer 2l of cork or other suitable material, which is also formed with an opening 27S aligned with the opening 2d. The cap is mounted on the neck/o the container by having its edges 22 bent beneath a rib portion 2l' formed in the neckof the container.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The end 23 may be gripped and the strip 23a torn open to open the openings 2d and 2li. The container may thus be used. The end of the strip portion may be detached along the perforations or Score-line 25. maining strip portion 23h may be pulled down- 4Wards to tear oit the strip'23. When the Strip 23 is torn ori from the cap, the sections of the cap are separated. The upper portion 22 of the cap may now be removed and the container is opened to a larger degree than heretofore. This arrangement prevents the reuse of the container.

In Fig. 8 another modified form of the inven tion has been disclosed which comprises a container 20 having a neck 2l with a bead portion 2l. A cap 22 is mounted on theneck of the container. This cap has a top portion 22 and a' vbottom portion 22d with its bottom edge 225' bent beneath the bead portion 2l to hold the cap in position. There is a cork washer, or other suitable material washer 21 within the cap 22.

rAstrip of material 23 is attachedv upon -the`cap o n the adjacent edges of the' cap sections to hold the ,sections together 4as aunit. This strip may be manually removed when desired to open the cap section.

In Fig. 9 another modied form of the invention has been disclosed which is shown applied to a container 30 having a neck portion 3 l There is a cap 32 having a cork or similar washer 33 closing the neck portion. The edges 32 of the cap are bent beneath a bead portion 3l' of the neck, to hold the cap in position. In this form of the invention the neck` 3l has a separate section Ell which is held to the base, section.of the neck by a strip of materiai 35 attached upon adjacent edge portions ofthe base portion'oi the neck and the removable section 3l. This strip 35 may be trn oiI to remove the outer section 3|a of the neck and thus the container is opened.

In Figs. 10 and 11 another modied form of the invention has been disclosed which comprises a container 40 having a neck portion 4l which is formed with a bead portion 42. There is a cap 43 having a corkpr similar washer 44 closing 4the neck portion. "I'he edges 45 of the cap are bent beneath the bead portion 42 and are formed with serrations 46. A binding wire 41 is 'provided for securing the cap on the neck of the container below the bead portion 42. This Wire is joined at 48 by soldering, welding, or any other suitable manner, spaced from the free ends 41'.

These free ends may be used to .grip the wire If it is desired the reand for freeing the cap 63 from t e neck'o the container.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understoodthat I do not limit myself to `the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the -appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire-to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. In combination with a container having a cylindrical neck opening and an outwardly extending circumferential ridge formed on said neck opening, a cap for closing said neck opening, comprising a top portion for extending across the 0mm end of said cylndricalneck opening and having an opening, a downwardly extending tubular skirt portion continuing from the periphery of said top portion and encasing the top end of said cylindrical neck opening and having its bottom edge portion clamped around said ridge to prevent axial movement of said cap with relation to said neck, said skirt portion being formed of separate sections having their adjacent edge portions arranged one above the other in edge alignment, a strip of material securely attached over the adjacent edge portions of saidA sections for holding said sections together to close said neck opening, and an element extending at right angles from one end of said strip and being substantially L-shaped with one arm extending 1ongitudinally upward along said skirt portion with the other arm extending radially inward over said top portion and across Said opening and being securely attached to the material around said opening for closing the same.

2. In combination with a container having a cylindrical neck opening and an outwardly extending circumferential ridge formed on said neck opening, a cap for closing said neck opening, comprising a top portion for extending across the open end of said cylindrical neck opening and having an opening, a downwardly extending tubular skirt portion continuing from the periphery of said top portion and encasing the top end of said cylindrical neck opening and having its bottom edge portion clamped around said ridge to prevent axial movement of said cap with relation to said neck, said skirt portion being formed of separate sections having their adjacent edge portions arranged oneabove tha other in edge alignment, a strip of material securely attached over the adjacent edge portions of said sections for holding said sections together to close said' ing adapted. to have la portion torn from said ,u

/cap for exposing saidopening and when desired the reminder may betorn so that said strip may be removed to permit said sections to bev sepa' rated for entirely opening said container."

JULIUS SELLIKEN.