US2472520A - Sifter top - Google Patents

Description

A. B. CRISS June 7, 1949.

SIFI'ER TOP Filed April 25, 1946 Inventor Patented June 7, 1 949 SIETER TOP Ane ia. use, iiiidxi, Miss. Application April 25, 1946, "seria1=No.i6e4',-84 1 1 Claim.

This invention relates to newand useful improvements and structural refinements in sifter tops, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of therc haracter herein described, such as may be efiectively and conveniently employed in association-with condiment shakers and thev like, ifor-the Ipurpose 'of dispensing the contents thereof.

The device is, particularly intended for use'with l-salt shakers, to eliminate the previously experienced inconvenience resulting from the sifter openings of the conventional shakers becoming clogged or otherwise obstructed, during moist weather.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sifter top Which may be readily applied to or removed from the condiment receptacle associated therewith.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a sifter top which may be readily employed with condiment shakers or receptacles having various sizes and forms.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sifter top which is simple in construction and operation, and which will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects as may become apparent as this specification proceeds, the invention consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a, portion of the condiment shaker and showing the invention in situ thereon;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the invention per se;

Figure 3 is an underside plan View of the same;

Figure 4 is a side elevation thereof;

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 5-5 in Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating an agitator used in the invention, and

Figure 7 is a perspective view of a modified agitator.

Like characters of reference are used to designate like parts in the specification and throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, the invention embodies in its construction a. sifter top designated generally by the reference character Ill, the same consisting of a cap I I, configurated substantially as shown and adapted for removable attachment to the condiment shaker l2.

The caprll may, of rcourse,-be constructed of anysuitable materiali-andzthergeneral configuratio-n thereof: shouid' :blend, -=II-101'B or *less, with the design-land styling of the condiment. shaker. :If

, the latter fist-provided with a uscrew threaded mouth, the open end of theecapnl lnniay'be internally threaded 'as at I3;.for obvious-reasons.

I.-he:-cap; l l:, isprovided with ai-substantially fiat surface 14,;this i in turn;:;being :formed 1 with .:a

m iplurallit uof spacedparailel slotsn l5'. Thesefslots,

in effect, constitute the sifter opening, the action thereof being hereinafter more fully set forth.

The agitator designated generally by the reference character I6 comprises a plate ll, this being angulated at the relatively opposite edges thereof to form a pair of outer ribs l8. A plurality of prongs 19, which for purposes of consistency will be hereinafter referred to as the inner ribs, are provided also on the plate ll, intermediately of the outer ribs l8.

The plate I! is slidably positioned on the outer surface of the cap portion M, with the ribs l8 and i9 extending through the respective slots 15. The outer ribs I3 are, in turn, provided with the inturned flanges 20, these being disposed adjacent the inner surface 2| of the cap portion 14 and effectively functioning to retain the agitator It as a whole, in position on the cap H.

The outer surface of the plate I! is provided with an upraised portion 22, this in turn, bein formed with a concave recess 23. It will be noted that this recess will function as a convenient finger catch, for sliding the agitator t6.

When the invention is placed in use, the sifter top H) is, of course, applied to the condiment shaker l2, whereupon the agitator It may be slid to and fro in the slot l5, as indicated by the phantom lines 24 in Figure 4. It will be apparent that in this manner, the contents of the shaker will be prevented from clogging of otherwise obstructing the sifter openings.

Referring now to the accompanying Figure 7, the agitator designated generally by the reference character 25 may be employed in substitution for the agitator It. The agitator 25 is formed from one piece of material such as a metal stamping, and consists of a substantially rectangular sheet or plate 26, this being slotted to provide a pair of spaced, longitudinally aligned ribs '21 at each of two relatively opposed edges of said plate.

The mid-portion 28 of the plate 26 between each aligned pair of the ribs 21 are arcuated and overlapped one over the other, to constitute a finger catch 29. The portions of the remaining edges of the plate 26 are notched and angulated to provide 3 further prongs or ribs 30, intermediately f the ribs 21. It should be understood that the agitator as shown in Figure 7 is partially broken away to reveal its construction, and actually, the rib 21 which is shown broken away, should extend as illustrated by the phantom line 3|.

The agitator 25 is used in the same manner as the aforementioned agitator I 6, that is, with the plate 26 being slidably positioned on the sitter cap, and the ribs 2'! and 30 extending through the sifter openings. It will be noted that the outer ribs 21 are angulated to provide the inturned retaining flanges 32, the function of which is similar to that of the flanges 20.

It is believed that the advantages and use of the invention will be clearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly, further description thereof at this point is deemed unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

A sifter top comprising a cap having a flat upper Wall and sloping side walls leading to the upper wall, said upper wall having a plurality of 30 2,216,345

spaced parallel slots, and an agitator comprising a plate formed from one rectangular sheet of material, said plate being slotted to provide a pair of spaced longitudinally aligned ribs at each of two relatively opposed edges of said plate, the mid-portions of said plate between said ribs being arcuated and overlapped one over the other to constitute a finger grip, portions of the remaining edges of said plate being notched and angulated to provide further ribs intermediately of said first mentioned ribs, said plate being slidably positioned on the outer surface of the up- .per wall, said ribs extending through said slots, and said first mentioned ribs being angulated and forming inturned retaining flanges frictionally engaging the inner surface of the upper wall.

' ALLEN B. CRISS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 287,080 Anderson Oct. 23, 1883 552,462 Beiser Dec. 31, 1895 903,399 Nixon et a1. Nov. 10, 1908 905,261 Williamson Dec. 1, 1908 1,602,541 Macris Oct. 12, 1926 Haskin et a1. Oct. 1, 1940

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