US299010A

US299010A - Shipping-can

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Publication number: US299010A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-05-20
Anticipated expiration: 1901-05-20

Description

(No Model.)

J. RECORD.

SHIPPING CAN.

Patented May 20, 1884.

Ill/III] 1 tmmuumummmzt Witnesses Miran. Smarts GEORGE J. RECORD,

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OF CON N EAUT, OHIO.

SHIPPING- CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 299,010, dated May 20, 1884:.

Application filed April 5, 1884. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE J. RECORD, of Oonneaut, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements on ShippingOans; and I do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings, forms a full, clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention has general reference to shipp ing-cans for petroleum, varnish, sirup, oils, and other semi-liquid and liquid substances; and it consists, essentially, in the combination, with such can, of a filling and discharge nozzle and a closing-seal therefor,

and a spout for the dischargenozzle, all as hereinafter first fully set forth and described, and then pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings already mentioned, which serve to illustrate my said invention more fully, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved shipping-can. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal scetional elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan of a portion of the can on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation in linear zof Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the nozzle-pro tector and support.

Like parts are designated by corresponding letters of reference in all the figures.

The object of my present invention .is the production of a simple nozzle and dischargespout for jacketed shippingcans. To attain this result I construct this can essentially of the metallic portion A, having the bottom B and top 0, and the jacket D, provided with a bottom, E, head F, top and bottom hoops G,

G, respectively, and inside bottom lockinghoop, H, all as clearly shown in the figures.

In the top 0 of the can is an opening, I, Figs. 2 and 4, for the reception of the nozzle J, of the usual construction, having a cork or stopper, K, Fig. 2. This nozzle passes through the cover F into an annular rise or projection, L, where it is locked to said annular rise by means of a flange, j, resting upon an offset or shoulder, Z, in the aperture L in said boss L, formed by the increased diameter of said aperture at L. The rise or boss L, I prefer to construct of wood in any well-known manner,

I and to provide it on its top surface with a gutter, M, and to line this gutter with a metallic spout, N. This spout I place into the gutter mentioned previous to forming the flange j on the nozzle J, and, after having formed the said flange with a tool or implement suitable for the purpose, solder the said gutter to the flange, thereby securely attaching the parts together in a simple and inexpensive manner. In shipping-cans it is desirable to lock the cork or stopper K so that it cannot be withdrawn without breaking or destroying a seal, the object being to prevent the abstraction of a portion of the contents of the can. Such seals are usually metallic disks or cup-shaped plates bearing stamped inscriptions of an advertising nature, and they are, in shipping-cans having nozzles similar tomine, secured to the nozzle by forming a bead or rim on the upper end of said nozzle, and. by turning the edge of such cup-shaped seals over the bead or flange on the nozzle. To retain such a seal as described in position upon the nozzle of my can, I have formed the enlarged portion L of the aperture in the boss L, the seal being forced, rim-edge downward, into said enlarged portion L upon the cork L, which will, as arule, force the said seal so tightly into the said aperture as to prevent its removal without destroying or defacing it to such an extent as to render reuse impracticable, if not impossible. In the drawings I have indicated the seal in Figs. 2 and 3, where S indicates the said seal. I Instead of placing this seal into the said aperture, I may, however, place a cap or seal, S, over the rise or boss L, as shown in Fig. 5, so that the rim or edge S passes over the outside of said boss instead of fitting recess L. In the present instance Ishall have to use more metal for the seal, but accomplish the result that the seal may be more effectually locked in position, and that its rim forms a flange or re-enforce around said rise, which prevents it from being injured while the can is in transit. For the simple purpose of preventing the cork or stopper from being readily removed from the nozzle, a disk of metal may be nailed or otherwise secured to the top surface of the rise or boss L.

In the edge or side of the rise L, I have formed a notch, P, serving as a rest for thecan when it is being emptied of its contents, asindicated in Fig. 4, where Q represents a vessel of any kind into which the contents of the can A is poured. It will now be readily observed that by theintroduction of the rise or boss L 5 into this can I have secured a number of advantages, which are, that it forms a protection to the nozzle, a support for the same, provides for means of application of a simple and effective spout, and is of itself as cheap as any other similar device with which I am acquainted.

I may here mention that the external shape of the rise or boss L is of but slight importance, and may be of square, hexagonal, or any other polygonal outline without departing or detracting from its usefulness as a support and protector for the nozzle. So may I make the rise or boss L without the notch I and in some cases I may also make this boss with a plain central aperture, L, without the offset L, particularly so in cases when no seal for the nozzle is required.

I may, in conclusion, state that, inasmuch as cans of the description mentioned require a vent, I provide this device V as shown in Fig. .2, consisting of a small size nozzle and stopper of the well-known construction.

Having thus fully described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure tome by 0 Letters Patent of the United States- I 1. In shipping-cans, the combination, with the can proper and its wooden jacket, of the nozzle J and the nozzle-protector L, having the spout N, as described, said protector consisting of an annular ring having the notch P and recess L, as described, for the object stated.

2. In shipping-cans, a protector for the nozzle, consisting, essentially, of an annular ring of wood, having the central aperture, L, and recess L, forming the shoulder Z, said nozzle being provided with a flange, 7', bearing upon said shoulder, as specified.

3. In shipping-cans, the combination, with the can A, having the nozzle J, of the annular protector L, having the aperture L, recess L, the stopper K, and the seal S, substantially in the manner as and for the object stated.

4. In shipping-cases, the combination, with a nozzle-support, of the seal S, fixed to said support, substantially as described and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention-I have hereto set my hand in the 55 presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEO. J. RECORD.

Attest:

MIorrAnL J. STARK, JOHN G. DUERR.