US2292413A - Container - Google Patents

Description

Aug. 11,1942. w. E. TAYLQR f 2,292,413

CONTAINER l Filed De. a, 1958 INVENTOR 32 I Patented Aug. 11, 1942 CONTAINER William Edward Taylor, Riverside, Conn., as-

signor to American Can Company, New York, N. Y., a corporation of New Jersey Application December 8, 1938,"Serial No. 244,689

1 Claim.

being'held in position by a card adapted to be l0 snapped into and out of the compartment over lugs formed in the can bottom seam thereby providing easy access to the cloth land assurance .against its dislodgment during handling of the can.

Another object is the provision in such a can of a bottom snap-on cover which may be readily snapped into and out of position for closing off the polishing cloth compartment thereby providing an added protection for the cloth.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a can embodying the instant invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken subclosure is in place on the can. Adjacent the bottom edge of the can the depending wall section 26 merges into an outwardly extending shoulder 21 which in turn merges into a short depending wall section 28 engaging against the body side wall and terminating at its outer extremity as a part of the bottom seam I4. This concave bottom encloses a compartment 29 which is adapted to house and conceal a polishing cloth 30 or the like and in convenient position so that it will be ready for use in applying the contents of the can.

The polishing cloth 30 is held within its compartment 29 by a at card 3i of fibre yor the like which is shaped to fit snugly within the bottom I3 of the can. The card in turn is held in place by inwardly pressed lugs 32 which are formed in the bottom seam I4. `There are preferably four of these lugs spaced around the periphery of the stantially along a plane indicated by the lines 30 2-2 in Fig. l; f

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the can shown in Fig. 1, with the bottom cover removed; and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary section of the bottom portion of the can.

As a preferred embodiment of the invention the drawing illustrates a liquid shoe polish can which includes an oblong or oval tubular body II having top and bottom closures I2, I3, respectively,

secured thereto in suitable seams I4. These 40 seams are preferably the usual double seams formed by an interfolding of anges of the body and of the closures.

The top closure I2 is preferably formed with a curved breast portion I6 which merges into a neck I1 having a lling and dispensing opening I8.' The neck is provided with screw threads I9 for a composition or other type cap 2|, the cap also being formed with screw threads for cooperation with the neck screw threads in securing the cap in place.

The bottom closure I3 is preferably concave and includes-a rounded or curved ceiling 25 whichr merges into a depending side wall section 28 spaced away from the body side wan when the seam as best shown in Fig. 3.

These lugs 32 are merely Vdistortions of the seam or rather inwardly bent or pressed indentations which distort the seam so that these portions extend inwardly beyond the remainder of the seam. The indentations thus provide lugs over which the card may be readily snapped into position against the shoulder 21 and hence the card is held so that it in turn retains the cloth in place. When it is desired to remove the cloth the card may be pried out over the lugs and thus removed with ease. f

As an added protectionfor the bottom compartment 29 and its contents, the can may be provided with a bottom snap cover 33 which prevents dirt and any foreign matter from entering r the compartment. This cover may be used with the card 3| or if desired the card may be omitted and the bottom cover used alone. In that case y the bottom cover holds the cloth in place.

The cover is preferably formed with a flat bottom wall section 34 having the edge shape of the bottom of the can. Adjacent its outer edge the bottom wall section 34 merges into an upright fiange- 35 which is curved in cross section to fit the 'can seam I4. At intervals around its pe- 5 riphery the flange is provided with notches 36 (see Fig. 1). These notches divide the ilange into f a plurality of spring sections which due tp the natural springiness of the metal from which the cover is made provide an eillcient snap-on cover which may be readily snapped into and out of place on the bottom of the can and over the bottom seam I4.

Itis thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent a curved ceiling and a that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacricing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

A container for liquid shoe polish and the like,

like, a removable ilexible card member in said bottom closure normally seated against said shoulder for retaining the cloth in position withcomprising in combination, a tubular body having at its bottom end a concave bottom closure united to said body in a seam, said bottom closure having depending side wall section including a shoulder terminating at its outer end in said bottom seam to set oil a relatively deep hollow compartment lfor a polishing cloth and the

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