US2455779A - Tongueless tearing strip container - Google Patents

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US2455779A
US2455779A US597865A US59786545A US2455779A US 2455779 A US2455779 A US 2455779A US 597865 A US597865 A US 597865A US 59786545 A US59786545 A US 59786545A US 2455779 A US2455779 A US 2455779A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D17/00—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions
    • B65D17/42—Rigid or semi-rigid containers specially constructed to be opened by cutting or piercing, or by tearing of frangible members or portions with cutting, punching, or cutter accommodating means
    • B65D17/46—Wires, strings or the like, e.g. rip cords
    • B65D17/462—Tearing-strips or -wires
    • B65D17/464—Tearing-strips or -wires with tongues or tags for engagement by slotted keys

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  • the invention relatestonew anduseful iin-v provements in a sheetmetal container. and ymore particularly ⁇ to a container which is scored along parallehlines to provide a tearing strip which may be removed when ⁇ it is desired to open the container.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a container having a tearing strip 'which is'tongueless; that is, the body wall is scoi'edso that the end of the tearing strip( to which the key isotobe applied is a part otthe bodywall of the container ⁇ and ⁇ not a ⁇ projecting portion of the body blank.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a -oontainer of the above type with an inserted collar which is so shaped in the region of the tearing strip to permit the insertion of a tool through a formed opening in the body wall for breaking the body wall at the end of the tearing strip.
  • Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of a container embodying the improvements
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the metal of the body wall ruptured and the freed end of the tearing strip lifted preparatory to the attachment of a key thereto.
  • Figure 4 is a view in ⁇ side elevation of a key which may be used for rupturing the ⁇ ,metal and lifting the freed end of the tearing ,istrip and also for removing the tearing strip.
  • the container is preferably made ⁇ of sheet metal and the body wall is formed from a blank the edges of which are joined in a'. l ⁇ side seam.
  • the body wall is indicated at I in thedrawings and the side seam is indicated at 2. shown, the side seam is of the usual'lock or' lap type, although it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the character of the side seam and thi-s side seam may be a lap seam throughout. l
  • the body wall is preferably beaded inwardly
  • This score lin ⁇ e"9 is circular and sets ofi a portion of the body wallwhicii rriay be readily ruptured by pressure applied to the outer face of the can body so as to provide a hole through the body wall when it is desired to open thecontainer.
  • This score line 8 sets oi the end of the tearing of the key is a projecting member I3 which is preferably tapered toward its free end.
  • this projecting portion of the key is pressed against the center of the scored portion 9 and the metal ruptured along the score line 3. ⁇ This will form the hole ID.
  • the key is then inserted in the hole and, since the projection I3 thereof is of a length substantially equal to the distance between the score line 9 and the score line 8, the extreme end I4 of said projection will lie close to the score line 8 but at theleft of the same as viewed in Figure 1.
  • a rotation of the key will bring pressure to bear on the inside of the body wall ad jacent the score line 8 and this will rupture the metal along the score line 8 and also to a short distancealong the score line 1, thus forming the freed end of the tearing strip.
  • the key is then removed and the slot I5 in the shank of the key is placed over the freed end of the tearing strip and, ⁇ by rotating the key in the usual way, the tearingstrip will be rolled onto the key and will be completely removed thus releasing the upper portion of the container from the lower portion thereof.
  • the body wall may also be scored along the line I6, in which case the tearing strip Will be released from the body wall at this score line and there will be left between the score line 8 and the score line I6 a portion of the body Wall which ywill serve as a hinge, permitting the upper end portion of the container to be turned to open position. and ⁇ aga-im brought back". to ai closed position.
  • the score lines 1, 'I may terminate at the score lines 8 and I6, as it is not desirable tot' rupture the metal between thesescoreJineswhem.
  • a hinge portion is left.
  • the collar is provided wthvavbeadi: IJwhiciii-is'- curved inwardly from theffb'od'y wall, thus proa viding a space I8.
  • This will give sufcientroerm' for the rupturing of the metaLan-d the forming of the hole I0 and also for th'einsertin of' the key projection in between the collar amd-itie body wall to a position where the score line 8 may be'fsbrokem In Figure 1; oi ⁇ thev draw-ing.
  • a sheet metal container comprising a body portion having its edges joined in a side seam, a collar disposed within said body, said body having e parallel' sobre lines' setting ⁇ oif iaftearing strip and a score line-extendingacross/the--strip and setting ofi an end of the tearing strip, said body also being scored adjacent the end so that the .bodyK wallv may be,u ruptured and an opening formed permitting a tool to be inserted for sep- ⁇ arating.theencbportion of the tearing strip from 1f thefbodywaiifsaidf collar being beaded inwardly intIereg-iOn of the tearing strip so as to vprovidea space .between the collar and the body wall for the insertion of the tool, said bead being of lessi-Width than the distance between the score Name.

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Dec. 7, 1948. T, E KEOGH I2,455,779
` TONGUELESS TEARING STRIP CONTAINER Filed June 6, 1945 i @M @4171i /W'TORHE KS.
Patented Dec. 7, `1948 l y ,UNITED STATES PATE-NT OFT-Tea.
" r 'roNGUELEss TABINGsrarP oNTAINt o o Thomas P; KeoghyNew York; N.Y.",` assignorto` T Continental CannCompany,` Incl, `New York,` N. Y., a corporation of New York 1; 1s i l The inventionrelatestonew anduseful iin-v provements in a sheetmetal container. and ymore particularly `to a container which is scored along parallehlines to provide a tearing strip which may be removed when `it is desired to open the container. It is customary to provide the blank ffromtwhich `the body Twallfofi the lcontainer is formed with a projecting tongue invalignment with the scored `portion which i-s to form the tearing strip so that a key may be placed on the tongefand by the turning ofthe key theftaring strip `removed and `thusthe container pcoarrecl.`
o An object of the present invention is to provide a container having a tearing strip 'which is'tongueless; that is, the body wall is scoi'edso that the end of the tearing strip( to which the key isotobe applied is a part otthe bodywall of the container` and `not a `projecting portion of the body blank. o o
A further object of the invention is to provide a -oontainer of the above type with an inserted collar which is so shaped in the region of the tearing strip to permit the insertion of a tool through a formed opening in the body wall for breaking the body wall at the end of the tearing strip.
In the drawings,
Figure 1 is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of a container embodying the improvements;
Figure 2 is a similar view of a portion of the body Wall showing an opening formed `in the body wall for the insertion of a tool used for rupturing the metal and forming a free end in the tearing strip on which a key may be placed for removing the tearing strip.
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing the metal of the body wall ruptured and the freed end of the tearing strip lifted preparatory to the attachment of a key thereto.
Figure 4 is a view in `side elevation of a key which may be used for rupturing the `,metal and lifting the freed end of the tearing ,istrip and also for removing the tearing strip. j
The container is preferably made` of sheet metal and the body wall is formed from a blank the edges of which are joined in a'. l`side seam. The body wall is indicated at I in thedrawings and the side seam is indicated at 2. shown, the side seam is of the usual'lock or' lap type, although it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the character of the side seam and thi-s side seam may be a lap seam throughout. l
The body wall is preferably beaded inwardly,
1 olaiin. (Cl. zent-545V as indicated at 3, and disposed within `the conminer Sa collar 4 which contacts withthe bead 3 at the lowermend thereof."` Attachedwto the cody wall"isaln`,endciosure 5 which is secured tcf` "th"body wall by a double "seam 6. These parts are "all" of the usual construction andfurth'er descriptinfiofthe container as `a whole"` is not thought necessary(` o w i The b "nkwhich forrnsthe body of thecnf tainerjis scored along parallellines 1, "I; These scrlines"preferably extendirorn `one end of the blank to the other and in the finished can completely encircle the body. The "body" wall is also scored `along *th`e` line` 8 which extends from` onegscoreline to the other.` Thebmody wall is "further," scored as indicated `at,9. This score lin`e"9 is circular and sets ofi a portion of the body wallwhicii rriay be readily ruptured by pressure applied to the outer face of the can body so as to provide a hole through the body wall when it is desired to open thecontainer.
When the body wall is ruptured along the score line 9 an opening I0 is formed. The score line 8 is curved preferably about the center of the opening I0 and, as noted, extends all the Way from one score line 1 to the other score line 1.
This score line 8 sets oi the end of the tearing of the key is a projecting member I3 which is preferably tapered toward its free end. When it is desired to open the container this projecting portion of the key is pressed against the center of the scored portion 9 and the metal ruptured along the score line 3. `This will form the hole ID. The key is then inserted in the hole and, since the projection I3 thereof is of a length substantially equal to the distance between the score line 9 and the score line 8, the extreme end I4 of said projection will lie close to the score line 8 but at theleft of the same as viewed in Figure 1. A rotation of the key will bring pressure to bear on the inside of the body wall ad jacent the score line 8 and this will rupture the metal along the score line 8 and also to a short distancealong the score line 1, thus forming the freed end of the tearing strip. The key is then removed and the slot I5 in the shank of the key is placed over the freed end of the tearing strip and,` by rotating the key in the usual way, the tearingstrip will be rolled onto the key and will be completely removed thus releasing the upper portion of the container from the lower portion thereof.
The body wall may also be scored along the line I6, in which case the tearing strip Will be released from the body wall at this score line and there will be left between the score line 8 and the score line I6 a portion of the body Wall which ywill serve as a hinge, permitting the upper end portion of the container to be turned to open position. and` aga-im brought back". to ai closed position. When-'the body'wall is scored alongf-the line I6 the score lines 1, 'I may terminate at the score lines 8 and I6, as it is not desirable tot' rupture the metal between thesescoreJineswhem.
a hinge portion is left.
The collar is provided wthvavbeadi: IJwhiciii-is'- curved inwardly from theffb'od'y wall, thus proa viding a space I8. This will give sufcientroerm' for the rupturing of the metaLan-d the forming of the hole I0 and also for th'einsertin of' the key projection in between the collar amd-itie body wall to a position where the score line 8 may be'fsbrokem In Figure 1; oi` thev draw-ing. the-collar 4,' for the v sake f o.V illustration-f, is :shownls as separated fromuthe walk .climber-container; This collar, howlever',` makes contacta. with: the body wall throughout.. It.willwbe-,noted1thatthe xlbeadA I 'I, in the collar.A is of slightly(lessnwidthrthanf the dis-f tance between the score linesvL-J., The metaifin the tearing strip adjacent the:score4 line Sfwill bei supportedfbwtheacollar sov-thattwhen pressure Y' 0 is appliedftotforma.the; opening;V I II-by breaking the scorelinea theescoreli-nesi'l;` 'lwwilinot-be ,disturbed-i n A y It-isL-obv-iousthatchanges in. the shaping-vof. the
4partsfset off;I byn the-iscoreglinesfmay. bemade without..departingfrorn; :the .spirit of the invention set forth. inthe appendedclaim.v It is, howeveressentia1.,that :the: bodywall1 shall .-be scored 4 so that an end of the tearing strip may be formed from the body wall and the formed end lifted so as to attach a key thereto.
I claim:
A sheet metal container comprising a body portion having its edges joined in a side seam, a collar disposed within said body, said body having e parallel' sobre lines' setting` oif iaftearing strip and a score line-extendingacross/the--strip and setting ofi an end of the tearing strip, said body also being scored adjacent the end so that the .bodyK wallv may be,u ruptured and an opening formed permitting a tool to be inserted for sep- `arating.theencbportion of the tearing strip from 1f thefbodywaiifsaidf collar being beaded inwardly intIereg-iOn of the tearing strip so as to vprovidea space .between the collar and the body wall for the insertion of the tool, said bead being of lessi-Width than the distance between the score Name. p v., i Date.-l 1,261,240. J enseen .April @2, ,-1918 11,493,995 v.Leighton-p -nrnn Mayf13,r1924 1153934194` QfNeil i---iAug,.16, 1927 1,879,873V Hopkins Sem/275411932 2,006,045. Hopkins June-.25, 1935 2,1687097 Finkietal ,Aug=. 1,1939 2,333,841.
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US1639349A (en) * 1926-06-23 1927-08-16 Continental Can Co Metal container
US1879873A (en) * 1932-07-27 1932-09-27 Metal Package Corp Sheet metal can
US2006045A (en) * 1932-07-27 1935-06-25 Nat Can Company Sheet metal can and rip strip therefor
US2168097A (en) * 1937-10-07 1939-08-01 Continental Can Co Container
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US1493995A (en) * 1917-11-06 1924-05-13 American Can Co Key-opening can and method of opening same
US1639349A (en) * 1926-06-23 1927-08-16 Continental Can Co Metal container
US1879873A (en) * 1932-07-27 1932-09-27 Metal Package Corp Sheet metal can
US2006045A (en) * 1932-07-27 1935-06-25 Nat Can Company Sheet metal can and rip strip therefor
US2168097A (en) * 1937-10-07 1939-08-01 Continental Can Co Container
US2333841A (en) * 1941-09-16 1943-11-09 Erling P Bugge Vacuum-pack canning tin

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