US2581768A

US2581768A - Combined can opener and dispenser

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Publication number: US2581768A
Application number: US64970A
Authority: US
Inventors: Thornton E O'gasey
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1948-12-13
Filing date: 1948-12-13
Publication date: 1952-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 1969-01-08

Description

Jan. 8, 1952 T. E. Q'CASEY 2,581,768

COMBINED CAN OPENER AND DISPENSER Filed Dec. 13, 1948 Patented Jan. 8, 1 952 .1:

" nmreo srAr-ss P TENT oer-ice Thornton O.Gasey,..Honolul'u, 'lerritoryrof I Hawaii- Application December 13, 1948,,SerialNo. 64,970

TlIiSihVBl'ltiOIt relates-to a combined can opener and dispenser.

The broad object of the invention is toprovide means for'readily converting a container of. liquid such as a can of beer into a filled" mug orstein.

More specific. objectsof the invention are to providean attachment for abeer can or the like which. willbe pressed automatically into position to. serve asa dispenser for the contents during the act.ofIopening the can; toprovide arr-attachment as, aforesaid including ahandle which: will be, properly positioned; during the openingof the can. to be. grasped for lifting the can to. drink therefrom; to provide an attachment as aforesaid for forming an opening in the can so positioned with respect to the handle that a pouring lip will be provided when the can is lifted in a normal manner by means of the handle; and to provide an attachment having the advantages aforesaid by means of which the contents of a can may be poured without likelihood of any leaking or spilling of any part of the contents.

Other objects and advantages may be made apparent by the following description and claims.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined can opener and dispenser in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section through a beer can showing my attachment applied thereto.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of the arrangement shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical section similar to Figure 2 but showing a slightly modified form.

Figures 5, 6 and 7 are reduced elevations showing progressively the manner of applying the attachment to a beer can.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral I designates a beer can having the usual rim 2. My attachment includes a ring 3 preferably tapered upwardly in cross section to provide a relatively thin pouring edge 4. The edge '5 opposite from the pouring edge 4 is relatively Wide and is formed with an annular recess 6 to receive the cam rim 2, an annular sealing ring 1 of suitable material such as rubber or the like being interposed between the rim 2 and the bottom of the recess 6.

Depending from the edge is a hook 8 adapted to be engaged with the lower face of the rim 2, and diametrically opposite from the hook 8 is a catch 9 having a rolled or thickened free edge I0 adapted to be snapped or sprung over'the tim 2' for cooperation with the hook 8 to hold'theeat tachm'ent in assembled relation with respect to the-can I. Preferably the catch 9' will be riveted to the outer face-of the ring 3 as shown' at H although itmay be formed integrally therewith as indicated a-t 9 in Figure 4.

'Acljacent' the hook 8, the ring 3- is provided with a bladel2 for forming an opening such as it in the topwall of the can". Preferably the blade will be riveted to the inner face of the'ring as shown at it although it maybe formed integrally therewith as indicated at F2" in Figure 4: The blade is triangular in form andterminates in a point i5 which is downturned slightly to facilitate puncturing the top wall of the can when forced thereagainst.

In the use of my combined can opener and dispenser, the hook 8 is positioned under the rim 2 of the can as shown in Figure 5, and the ring 3 pivoted clockwise about the hook as shown in Figure 6 to a position in which the catch 9 snaps over the rim 2 at a point diametrically opposite the hook 8 as shown in Figure 7. As the ring swings about the hook 8 as a pivot, the point l5 of the blade l2 punctures the top wall of the can and the blade cuts an opening of the usual triangular shape in the top wall. The ring 3 is provided with a handle l6 disposed at a right angle to the hook 8 and catch 9 and which may be grasped to swing the ring about its pivot. Upon engagement of the catch 9, the hand of the user is in proper position with respect to the opening E3 to lift the can to drink therefrom as from a mug or stein. The contents of the can pass through the opening l3 and over the pouring edge 4 with any tendency of the liquid to seep past the edge 5 being prevented by the sealing ring 1. After the can has been emptied, the catch 9 may be forced out of engagement with the rim 2 by reversing the previous pivotal movement of the ring 3. The empty can then may be discarded, and the attachment reused repeatedly.

I claim: I

'1. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having a relatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a can rim, said ring tapering from said Wide edge face to the opposite edge face to provide a pouring lip, a sealing annulus seated in said recess, a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim, a catch on the ring diametrically opposite from the hook for engagement with the rim when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, a triangular blade depending from the ring adjacent the hook, a downturned point on the free end of the blade to puncturing the can top when the ring is swun about the hook as a, pivot, and a handle disposed at a right angle from said hook and catch for swinging the ring about its pivot and for lifting the punctured can to drink the contents therefrom.

2. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having a relatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a can rim, the opposite edge face providing a pouring lip, a sealing annulus seated in said recess, a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim, a catch on the ring diametrically opposite from the hook for engagement with the rim when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, a triangular blade depending from the ring adjacent the hook, and a downturned point on the free end of the blade for puncturing the can top when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot whereby the contents of the can-may be poured through the punctured can top and said ring.

3. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having a relatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a can rim, the opposite edge face providing a pouring lip, a sealing annulus seated in said recess, a hook on said ring for engagement with the rim, a catch on the ring diametrically opposite from the hook for engagement with the rim when the ring is swung about the hook as a pivot, and a blade depending from the ring adjacent the hook for forming an opening in the can top when the ring is swung about its pivot whereby the contents of 4 the can may be poured through the punctured can top and said ring.

4. A combined can opener and dispenser comprising a ring having a relatively wide edge face formed with an annular recess to receive a can rim, a sealing annulus seated in said recess, the opposite edge face of the ring providing a pouring lip, opposed coupling members on opposite sides of the ring and lying in a substantially diametrical plane for securing it to the rim, a blade depending from said ring and terminating in a point for puncturing the can top when the ring is secured to the rim by said coupling members, and a handle disposed at the periphery of the ring and lying in a diametrical plane at a right angle to the first mentioned diametrical plane for manipulating the ring to secure it to the rim While puncturing the can top and for lifting the punctured can to drink the contents through the punctured top and said' ring.

THORNTON E. OCASEY.

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