US2461893A - Readily releasable liquid container and cap sealing means - Google Patents

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AND CAP SEALING MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 24, 1946 A w \\\\\m i. 5? I w M m AW m MN \w Q M m QN P. GUAGLIANO 2,461,893

Feb. 15, 1949.

' READILY RELEASABLE LIQUID CONTAINER AND CAP SEALING MEANS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 24, 1946 IN VEN TOR.

TORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 15, 1%49 assnrtnnatmssem ileum-commits ANncaasEALmcnMcANss--- Pasquale Guaglianc, Mill Valley, 'Califi;

Application April 24, IQMtnSBR'iaLINiLQiQ'iGIfiZS (on. 220F 1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a liquid cement brush,

container and W1 er and has for an object to.

providea combine-non liquid cement container brush, andwiper' for holding liquid cement," or any other liquidwhic'h'it is'desiredto hold'andto protect. against evaporation or against beingaffected by the .air when not in use, which liquid is usually usedor applied by means of a brush; to keep the brush in the liquid when not in use; to keepv the container safely sealed, to .provide improved means for wiping excess liquid tro'rnth'e brush as it is removed therefrom for use, to provide means guarding the container frombeing accidentally turned "overyand yetiito make the liquid readily. available for instant use whenever needed; while facilitating ready resealing of the brush in the container even for a few moments between successive applications of the liquidl by thebrush.

' Otheradditional objects will more fully appear from the following description, and that the invention may berncre fully understood, reference is had tothe accompanying-drawing forming, a

part. of the present description. and illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away, of the brush and container.

Fig. 2 is a similar elevational View, taken at right angies to Fig. l, with the brush handle spring base in section.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-45 of Fig. 1.

Fig. i is an elevational view of the brush, with the seal and cover cap in section.

Fig. 5 is a view on line E5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a top elevational view of the container and wiper.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the top of the container, on line l-l of Fig. 6, with the wiper in elevation, and

Fig. 8 is a View on line 8-8 of Fig. 4.

There is shown at iii the liquid cement brush, container, and wiper of this invention including the container ll, its cover cap it, the brush 5% and the wiper i i. The container H is particularly intended for containing liquid cement H: such as used by a shoemaker, but is equally usablefor any other cement or liquid susceptible of spoilage through evaporation or unlimited access of the atmosphere, such as paint, varnish, etc. As shown, the container ll may be irusto-conical in shape with a broad base Hi for increasing itsstability on a supporting table or work-bench surface ll. To absolutely insure against accidental overturn, a pair of straps iii are soldered or otherwise secured to the outersides of the 211" container-ll andrterminaterat -the bottomdniout standing aperturedtflanges--20 cooperating with; stL1dS1-2 t tron. removably ,securingd he' container I 4 r to thesurfacebfl.

Thesuppere-endsz-of, uthQqSt'RapS :il 8 terminate nine! utwa dly b nt and inwardlyi xtendin'gt qokedi fingers 22 Thesehcoked fingers :22. are; adapted tocooperate iwithicaznmed: flanges {23 moun-t ed on oppositewdges... fit-he. cap covet-Hiiithez all, Z. bm'neznrovided :W'i-th -ai-knunedsedg tgt#faeilita in removaleand; replacement okthe a .,,|2=;;on the container II. A sealing washentdgpofsmubbe, or.;.0f: ;a suitableisealingrmaterial; iscementedito the inside of the lcaprl-Z ito-fcooperate iWlllhi the (torn edge 26 .lofuthe 'icontain'en i lwhenoth'eficap 2.31s held tightlytthereagainstub themammedtiflangesi 23 andrtheihookedrfinger 223 Extending through 'wannaperture iinath'e' centers of the capulz is the handle Z'I bt the; brush- This can aperture is adapted to -be sealed by Washer 28' madeoi firubbel o-r of other suitabl somewhat res-ilient -sealing. material "an tightly assume-emcee: ency. -Due to=the apert1ir in'the washer d bem smalleri than th'ediameterof the'ihandl e'ifi rthe Washer shapes itself to a somewhat dome shape. A coil spring 30 extending about the handle 2'! on top of the cap I2 and based against a hatshaped anchor 3! serves to hold the brush it away from the bottom of the container and at the same time to hold the washer in tight sealing contact against the inside of the cap l2, thus preventing evaporation through the handle aperture in the cap 12. This spring anchor 3! is secured. by a screw 32 to the brush handle 21.

The brush wiper M of suitable cross section is somewhat S-shaped when viewed in top elevation, and is soldered or otherwise secured as at 33 to the inside of the container II near its top edge 26. An important detail of the Wiper I4 is that its middle bar 34 is both curved away from the axial center of the container H and is at a lower elevation than the two curved end bars 35 and 36, being secured thereto by depending legs 31 and 38. The wiper I4 is made up from a thin rod bent and curved to the shape shown and just described. By having the middle bar curved away from the axial center, the brush I3 and its handle 27 is free to occupy such axial center. However, as the brush is removed, it may be wiped first against the middle and hence lower bar 34 and then against one of the 3 of the brush l3 to a non-dripping amount of liquid.

In operation, the container ll may be kept permanently, yet removably secured to the table or work bench surface I! located adjacent the operator. The liquid I5 is replenished from time to time from the original container in which it may have been purchased. The cap H .is held in sealing contact on container l2 by means of the hooked fingers 22 cooperating with the cammed flanges 23. When the brush [3 is to be used, the handle 21 is first depressed pushing the brush 13 into the liquid I5, the spring 30 yielding to permit such action, then the cap 12 is grasped by the knurled side 24, and it is rotated to remove the cammed flanges 23 from beneath the hooked fingers 22, permitting the brush l3 to be removed from the container ll, carrying the cap l2 with it at all times. As the brush I3 is removed, it is wiped twice against the wiper l4, first against the lower middle wiper bar 34 and then against the upper wiper bar 35, the drippings falling back into the liquid l5 immediately, thus not being wasted. At the same time, the brush is just wetted enough by the liquid for satisfactory use.

While I have shown one embodiment of my invention. I do not wish to be limited to the specific details thereof, but desire to be protected in the various changes, alterations and modifications which I may take within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

In a liquid container having a cover cap, means for readily releasably securing said cover cap in sealed relation to said container including a sealing washer peripherally secured within said cover cap arranged to cooperate with the container top edge, said cover cap having a depending cylindrical flange arranged to extend downwardly outwardly about the container top edge, the outer surface of said depending flange being knurled to provide a readily graspable surface, a plurality of regularly cammed flanges extending outwardly from the said depending knurled flange of said cap and correspondingly spaced cooperating hooked fingers extending outwardly and upwardly from a point on the outer surface of the container located a distance below the container top edge at least equal to the depth of the cap depending flange and then inwardly to a point intermediate the outer surface of said depending flange and the outer edges of said cammed flanges, whereby the knurled flange may be manually grasped to rotate the cover cap to and from sealing cooperation with the container top edge to securely seal the cap to or release it from the container top edge.

PASQUALE GUAGLIANO.

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