US2251187A

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Publication number: US2251187A
Application number: US323005A
Authority: US
Inventors: Friedman Daniel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1940-03-08
Filing date: 1940-03-08
Publication date: 1941-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 1958-07-29

Description

Jul 29, 1941-. D. FRIEDMAN CAN Filed March 8. 1940 j 'yhz Inventor Iarzz'ei fredman,

y 2gb Attorney Patented July 29, 1941 CAN Daniel Friedman, Chicago, 111.

Application March 8, 1940, Serial No. 323,005

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a can, the general object of the invention being to provide a device under the top of the can for catching foreign matter and particles of metal dropping from the top of the can while the same is being cut so that such material will not enter the contents of the can, with means for facilitating the pouring of the contents of the can therefrom after the cutter has been removed.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying' drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View of a can constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device or attachment forming the subject matter of the invention.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the can in tilted position as when pouring the contents thereof into a receptacle.

The body of the can is shown at A and the cap or cover part is shown at a, this cap being partly pressed into the can and its peripheral portion bent over the top edge of the body in the usual or any desired manner with the parts soldered or otherwise connected together. In carrying out my invention I provide a circular member B which is of a shape to snugly fit in the upper part of the can and it is provided with a flange I for engaging portions of the side walls of the body of the can and with a short outwardly extending part 2 for engaging the top edge of the body of the can and which is held in place by the bent over portion of the top or cover as shown in Figures -1 and 4. This places the member B directly under the top or cover of the can.

An arcuate cut 3 is formed in the member B in spaced relation from the periphery of the circular part thereof and this cut forms a large tongue 4 which is connected with the uncut portion of the member B by a bendable line 5 which acts as a hinge to permit the tongue 4 to be bent outwardly as shown in Figure 4. The metal from the cut 3 is bent upwardly and then curved outwardly as shown at 6 so that a channel I is formed adjacent the flange I for well over half of the circle formed by the flange, this channel having its inner wall formed with the curved part I which acts to retain any matter dropping into the channel as will be hereinafter described. This turned over part '6 terminates adjacent the ends of the channel as shown at 8 and adjacent the line 5.

The tongue 4 is curved as shown at 4' to form a pouring spout when bent back and the can tilted as shown in Figure 4 and at its free end it is provided with a bent up part 9 which facilitates the gripping of the tongue by a finger of the user in the act of bending the tongue upwardly. The device is placed in the can before the top or cover is put in place and the tongue lies in a substantially straight position as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. Then the top is put in place and this fastens the device in the can.

Then when the cutter is used for cutting the top from the can particles of metal dropping from the cutter will drop into the channel 1 as will also any dirt or foreign matter displaced by the cutter. Of course, the walls of the channel are held moist by the contents of the can so that this foreign matter as well as the metal particles will stick to the walls. Then the tongue is turned upwardly and outwardly as shown in Figure 4 and the can is then tilted so that the contents will pass over the curved tongue into the receptable R as shown in Figure 4. The turned upper edge of the inner wall of the channel will prevent any particles of matter from dropping out of the channel into the material passing from the can into the receptacle and if any of the particles should slide down the channel and reach the plain part of the member 13 which is now under the tongue, such metal will simply drop upon the support on which the receptacle is placed and could not enter the re-v ceptacle or the material passing over the tongue. A depression 4" is found in the tongue 4 so that when a cutter is used having a center punch the end of the punch will enter this depression and thus not injure the tongue.

If desired the top of the can can be marked to indicate just where the channel 1 is located under the tongue so that if it is not desired to entirely remove the top only that part need be out which is over the channel.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:--

1. In a can including a cover, a partition member extending across the top portion of the can directly under the cover, said partition member having an arcuate opening therein slightly spaced from the periphery thereof with the metal surrounded by the opening forming a tongue adapted to bend outwardly to permit the passage of the contents of the can through the member and the metal surrounding the opening extending upwardly to form a channel for receiving metal particles and the like displaced by a cutter used to cut the cover from the can, said channel having its inner wall turned over to form means for catching any particles tending to pass from the channel when the can is partly inverted.

2. In a can including a cover, a circular member having a flange for engaging internal side walls of the can with the upper edge of the flange bent outwardly to engage the top of the can body and to be held in place by the can cover, said circular member having an arcuateshaped slot therein which forms a tongue and the metal surrounding the slot being bent upwardly to form a side wall for a channel, the other side wall of which is formed by the flange, the upper edge of the first-mentioned side wall being curved outwardly toward the flange and then downwardly, said tongue being curved longitudinally to form a pouring spout when bent outwardly and the can inverted.

DANIEL FRIEDMAN.