US2622767A

US2622767A - Container puncturing and dispensing device

Info

Publication number: US2622767A
Application number: US62066A
Authority: US
Inventors: Kovalik John; Robert E Witter
Original assignee: Standard Oil Co
Current assignee: Standard Oil Co
Priority date: 1948-11-26
Filing date: 1948-11-26
Publication date: 1952-12-23
Anticipated expiration: 1969-12-23

Description

1952 J. KOVALlK ETAL CONTAINER PUNCTURING AND DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Nov. 26, 1948 ROBERT E.WITTER W W, 3. vflm 7512/) ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 23, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER PUNCTURING AND DISPENSING DEVICE poration of Ohio Application November 26, 1948, Serial No. 62,066

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a dispensing device designed to receive sealed containers of anti-detonant liquid and make the liquid readily available for introduction into an internal combustion engine. In an ordinary internal combustion engine, such as in an automobile, it has been proposed to inject an anti-detonant, such as water, alcohol and other fluids, into the manifold at periods of high octane fuel demand to prevent engine knocking. This injection is automatically controlled, generally by the intake manifold pres sure and therefore requires a small storage tank for the anti-detonant fluid such as under an automobile hood. This system permits the use of a lower octane fuel or a higher compression ratio motor because cruising does not require a high octane fuel as does acceleration. The octane demand for the latter can be met by injecting the anti-detonant fluid only when needed. Thus a supply of a gallon more or less of the fluid may be needed with each tank full of gasoline in a car.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide an anti-detonant container and dispensing device by means of which the refueling operation-can be easily accomplished by using the original container for the anti-detonant as the supply tank in the vehicle.

Another purpose of the invention is to provide an anti-detonant container and dispenser which readily permits replacement of an exhausted container with a filled and sealed container without subjecting the operator to personal contact with the liquid which may have a toxic nature.

More particularly, the invention comprises a supporting cradle adapted to receive a container and having means associated therewith for permitting the withdrawal of the liquid and for interchanging full containers for those which have been emptied.

Other features of the invention reside in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The apparatus may be more clearly understood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation showing apparatus constructed according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view in end elevation showing the apparatus of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a detailed view of the puncturing assembly forming a portion of the apparatus shown in Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a view in side elevation of the-venting assembly, taken at line '44 of Figure 1, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings, a liquid container ll, shown in phantom, is supported in a cradle [2 that may be welded, or otherwise aflixed, to any suitable mounting area l4 under the hood of an automobile. A flexible strap 15, adapted to pass around the container II and retain it securely in cradle I2, is pivotally fastened at one end to the cradle by any suitable means such as hinge l6. A reinforcing plate I! having a projecting lug therein is fixed to the free end of the flexible strap IS. A threaded bolt I9 pivotally secured to the cradle by hinge is adapted to pass through the opening in the lug l8 and is provided with a wing nut 2 l A nut 24 adapted to receive a wing bolt 25 is fixed to and supported by flexible strap l5. The wing bolt 25, pointed at one end 26, has a passageway 21 drilled therethrough, the passageway 21 turning off at right angles to the axis of the bolt near end 26, as shown in Figure 4.

At the bottom of the cradle 12, an aperture 28 is provided to receive a nipple 33 extending from the container H. The nipple engages a collar 3! by means of threads 32. Collar 3| is rotatably secured to a flange 34 formed on a receiver 35 to removably retain the receiver 35 against the lower end of nipple 30. A puncture pin 36 having an enlarged portion 31 and a threaded portion 38 is positioned in the base plate 39 of the receiver 35, the base plate having a threaded hole and a conically shaped valve seat complemental to the enlarged portion 31. A washer 40 provides a seal between the nipple 3!] and the open end of the receiver 35.

One end of a flexible connection 4| is in threaded engagement with a nipple 42 on receiver 35. The other end engages a T member 44 which is mounted on an end plate 45 on the cradle I 2. One arm of the T 44 supports a vented sight glass 46, the other arm is connected to a drain container 41 and to an outlet connector 49. A suitable liquid flow control mechanism, not forming a part of the present invention, may be connected to outlet 49. To enable the visual determination of the liquid remaining in the system, drain container 41 may, in a typical embodiment, be made of glass or any other suitable transparent material.

l8 with an opening In operation, container II is placed on the cradle l2 and secured therein by tightening wing nut 2| until the flexible strap 5 securely engages the periphery of the container.

Puncture pin 36 is turned to move in an upwardly direction "to puncture container H, and then turned in the opposite direction until the enlarged portion 31 thereof rests in the recessed portion of the base plate 39 of the receiver 35. This serves to prevent liquid from leaking through the bottom of the receiver 35.

Wing bolt 25 is screwed into the container H to provide a vent through passageway 21, thereby permitting flow of the liquid from the container ll through connection 41 and the drain container .1 to outlet connector 49. By means of sight glass 46, the liquid level in the container 1 I can be easily viewed.

From the foregoing it is apparent "that the present invention provides a novel container and dispensing device which permits easy replacement of a liquid-supply as we11 as a'simple and highly eifective means for controlling the flow. Further, the invention provides an invaluable aid in the processin of liquids having harmful or injurious effects to the handlers, inasmuch as any personal contact is eliminated.

ihough the invention has been described with specific reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the typical form of the invention described above can be modified considerably Without departing from the principles of the invention. Obviously, various shaped containers can be employedeach having a cradle conforming thereto, and the cradle may be composed of a unitary or built-up structure.

We claim:

1. A device fordispensing liquidrfrom a sealed container'which'comprises a cradle for supporting said container in liquid dispensingposition, means for venting said container above the level of theliquid thereinwhileit is retained in said position, said means having anangularpassageway for preventing the escape of liquid from the top of the containenrneans associated with the cradle for puncturing 'said container below the level of the liquid therein, saidimeans comprising a receiver adapted to be sealed to the container and having a recess facing the container in one wall thereof, a puncture pin projecting through said recess and movable longitudinally within said receiver, said puncture pin being adapted, upon movement thereof against the 4 container, to puncture the container at a point enclosed by the receiver and having an enlarged portion complemental to said recess to form a liquid seal when the puncture pin i retracted from the container, and means for conducting liquid from said container through said'receiver and to an outlet connection.

2. A device for dispensin liquid from a sealed container which comprises a cradle and a flexible ,member for securing said container in liquid dispensing position, a rotatable element pointed at one end for piercing said container while it is retained in said position and having an angular passageway therein for venting said container when'positioned therein, puncturing means associated with the cradle below the level of the liquid in the container, said means comprising a receiver adapted to be sealed to the container and having a threaded hole terminating in a conical valve seat-like portion facing the interior of the receiver in one wall thereof, a puncture pin within said receiver, said puncturepinhaving a threaded portion at one end in engagement with the threaded hole, a point at the other end for puncturing the container upon movement thereagainst, and an enlarged portion intermediate said ends, said enlarged portion be ing complemental to the valve seat-like portion to form a liquid seal when thepin is retracted from the container, and means for conducting liquid from said puncture to an outlet connec- JOHN KOVALIK. ROBERT E. WITTER.

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