US257120A - cortez wilson and zadock h - Google Patents

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(N0 Model-) F. C. WILSON 8u. Z. H. BOOLS.

NOZZLB POR sHlPPINGGANs.

No. 257,120. Patented Apr. 25; 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEreE.

F. CORTEZ WILSON AND ZADOCK H. BOOLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SAID BOOLS ASSIGNOR TO SAID WILSON.

NOZZLE FOR SHIPPING-CANS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of ALetters Patent No. 257,120, dated April 25, 1882.

Application tiled August 25, 1881.` (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that we, F. CORTEZ WILSON and ZAnocKH.BooLs,eitizensoftheUnited States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nozzles for Shipping-Cans, which are fully set forth in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, in whichro Figure l represents a plan view ot' a portion ot' a can-top with our improvement applied;

Fig. 2, a section ot' the same on the line .z Figl; Fig. 3, a detail section taken on the line y y, Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, a detail plan ot' a section of the can-cover.

Our improvement relates to ilattopped shipping-cans, and is intended to be applied to such cans as are provided with jackets and covers, so asto be incased, the cans being zo either cylindrical, rectangular, or of any other form in cross section.

Itis we ll known that much difculty has been experienced heretofore in attaching the nozzles to the tops in such a way as to protect the nozzle, and at the same time protect the can from breaking, the great difficulty' being that the nozzle has been supported entirely by the can-top, so that a blow or pressure upon the nozzle will frequently break away 3o the top from the body ot' the can. It is the object of our improvement to avoid this difficulty; and the invention consists in devices ot` special construction and arrangement to obviate this diticulty by resisting this thrust 3 5 on the can-top.

W'e will proceed to describe one way of carrying out our invention, and will then point out definitely in the claims the special improvements which we believe to be new and 4o desire to secure by Letters Patent.

In the drawings we have only shown the top of the can and a small portion of' the body, as the lower portion of' the latter has nothing to do withour present invention.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the can, which may be cylindrical or of any other form; and B, the top, which is flat, and in this instance fits over the outside ot' the body, like a cover, and is secured in the ordi- 5o nary way. The can is provided with an outside jacket, C, of wood preferably, and a wooden bottom will betittedto the lower end of the jacket, as usual. Iheupper end ofthe jacket is surrounded by an outside hoop, D, and is extended up above the top of the can sufficiently to receive the cover E, which is fitted within the jacket, and is also of wood. Tile nozzle F is inserted in an opening, b, in the top of the can, near its outer edge, the edge of the metal around the opening being 6o upset, as shown in Fig.3 of the drawings, and closely fitting the nozzle, which is slightly liaring. A notch, is cut in the edge of the cover to accommodate the nozzle and to provide for the easy ttting of the cover in place. The nozzle is ot' course soldered to the can top, and it projects slightly above the cover.

A plate, G, is provided of somewhat larger area than the cross-section of the nozzle, and has a central opening made in it to aceommo- 7o date the latter. In the drawings the ed ge of the plate around the nozzle-opening is shown upset and tting under the turned-over upper edge of the nozzle, to which it may be soldered,

if desired, though this is not necessary, as this plate should make a close tit between the cover and the upper` edge of the nozzle. The plate is pressed down smoothly on the cover,

if necessary, and it there is any portion which projects beyond the hoop it should `be bent 2o down over the latter, as shown in the drawings.

In manufacture the fastening-plate is' first slipped on the nozzle over the small end ot' the latter, and the nozzle is then secured to the cantop. The cover is then slipped into place underneath the fastening-plate and the jacket and hoop put in place and secured in the usual way.

Obviously some changes may be made in the 9o details ot' construction described above without modifying the essential principle ol' our improvement. The nozzle may be straight, andthe fastening-plate may be attached thereto by some other method than that above del scribed, provided, always, itis so arranged with reference to the nozzle and cover as to makea resistance-plate to counteract the downward thrust of the nozzle whenever force of any kind is applied. We do not therefore limit roe ourselves to the particular details of construction herein shown and described.

Ordinarily the nozzles of such incased cans as We have referred to have been loose in the cover, so that a blow or pressure on the upper end of the nozzle would be transferred at once to the can-top; butin our improvement it will be seen that the plate around the nozzle on the upper side of the cover takes up the force of the blow and transfersA it to the cover, thereby effectually preventing any injuryto the can by the breaking away of the top. The resistance-plate should of course be ot' sulficient size t0 eft'ectually accomplish this purpose.

As a further protection in the shipping of cans, slats H may be fastened across the cover, being substantially flush with the top of the nozzle. A handle or bail, l, is attached to the top of the cover.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The fiat cau-top B, in combination with the flaring nozzle F, cover E, and plate G, fitted closely around the nozzle above the cover and resting on the latter, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The fiat can-top B, in combination with the flaring nozzle F, having its upper edge 'turned over, cover E, and plate G, fitted upon the nozzle, and having the edge around the nozzleopening upsetto rest under the turnedover edge of the nozzle, substantially as described.

F. CORTEZ WILSON. ZADOCK H. BOOLS. Witnesses:

JN0. C. MACGREGOR, M. B. GAGE.

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