US630583A

US630583A - Water-can.

Info

Publication number: US630583A
Application number: US70819299A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gustav Birk
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1899-03-08
Filing date: 1899-03-08
Publication date: 1899-08-08
Anticipated expiration: 1916-08-08

Description

No. 630,583. Patntad Aug. 8, I899.

a. BIRK.

WATER CAN.

'1 (Application filed Mar. 5, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV BIRK, OF BRESLAU, GERMANY.

WATER-CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 630,583, dated August 8, 1899.

Application filed March 8, 1899. Serial No. 708,192. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, GUSTAV BIRK, a subject of the King of Prussia, Emperor of Germany, residing at Breslau,in the Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Cans, (for which I have applied for patent in Germany, dated August 2,1898,) of which the fol-- lowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention consists of a water-can which is designed to enable the use of the water to the last drop and to avoid expensive repairs by omitting all projecting parts, with the exception of the handle on the outside of the can. Special advantages of this can are that by inclining or turning the same over with the sidedownward it is possible to water plants in all positions, that the flow of water can be regulated according to desire, and that the inclination hitherto necessary to empty the can may be diminished or replaced by turning the can over on the side till the last drop of water has been used up.

In the accompanying drawings, representing this invention, Figure 1 represents one form of the can in section. Figs. 2 to l-BllOW the same can in several different views. Fig. 5 represents a second form in section. Figs.

6 and 7 show several views of the same form.

Fig. 8 illustrates one advantage of the can shown in Figs. 5 to 7 in use. Fig. 9 represents a common water-can as hitherto used.

As will be apparent from Figs. 1 to 7, the

body of the can in each case is made in one piece, the bottom being the only part which is separately fitted on. rounded wedge-like form at the back. The front tapers gradually toward the top and ends in the piece (1-, thus utilizing the space between the tube and the body of the old water-cans, Fig. 9. In the top of the body-WV the mouth or the opening 0 is provided for filling the can. The edges of this opening are bent inwardly at Z, 'sothat the spilling of the water when carrying the can is excluded.

On the outside of the can there is no part exposed to injury beyond the handle d. A handle over the top, as is usual in the The body W has a old. cans, Fig. 9, is not used and the roll or fold Z takes the place thereof.

As the form of the body of the can is so simple and being made in one piece it can be easily and dnrably enameled.

With'regard to Fig. 9 it will be noticed that the construction illustrated there is considerably more complicated than the new can, being made of inanyparts-viz., cylinder or body, bottom plate, top plate, handles, and outlet-tube R, with flanges and tie S, &c.

In the old cans the water enters the outlettube 'Rthrough the opening at 0, near the bottom, so that the tube R and tie S must be of considerable length, and it is for this reason that these parts, like the top handle and top plate of the can, are so exposed to injury.

In thenew construction of can the tube R, the tie S, top handle, and top plate do not exist and the length of the outlet-tube b is reduced to a minimum. For these reasons the new can is considerably cheaper in construc tion and more durable in practice than the cans hitherto used.

If the old cans are considerably inclined, as is always the case with a spraying-head, a a certain amount of water remains in the upper part of the can, which is generally in greater part lost through-the opening in the top.

With the new can all the watercan be completely emptied at the place desired under strong pressure, because the column of water does not, as with the old cans, bear upon the sides, but upon the outlet-opening, so that an economy of time of about ten seconds, varying according to the size of the can, is obtained.

With the old cans a great-deal of water is lost when used in conservatories and other hothouses, because the inclined outlet;tube connected with the can near the bottom cannot be brought into a horizontal position so as to pass conveniently over the pots without water escaping. The higher outlet-opening of the new can enables the extension-tube to be brought conveniently between the pots and flowers, so as to waterthe same at any desired pressure from a few drops to a strong flow when the pots are arranged in rows one above the other without waste of water. Th is is of special importance when the flowers themselves should not be watered or in winter when it is advisable not to water the leaves.

As the space existing between the outlettube R and the tie S in the old form of can, Fig. 9, is utilized in the new form, it possesses the advantage of a larger capacity without occupying more space.

In conclusion, the ability of watering in all positions should be again mentioned, as this is a very valuable property not possessed by the older cans. The small can, in which the opening in the top is without the center line, is especially suitable for watering at places diflicult to reach, in which the advantage of the gradually-tapering front part compared with other cans is very conspicuous, for when turned on the side it is completely emptied,

- so that shelves close to the roof, as shown in Fig. 8, hitherto inaccessible can be conveniently watered even although the space is so small that the can must be placed flat against the roof. The advantage of the new can when being carried should also be mentioned in conclusion, as with the old cans the water was almost invariably spilled when the body of the can knocked against the legs of the carrier. Spilling is completely avoided by the new can.

lVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A water-can in which the sides and front portion are one uninterruptedly-curved sheet of material converging in funnel-like form toward the outlet, and in which the edge of the said sheet at the inlet-opening is turned inward in an int-urned lip Z, substantially as set forth.

2. A watering-can having its body, its converging outlet, and its handle, all in one piece and characterized by awed ge-like body,which is rounded at the back and tapers upward and also forward, the edge at the filling-opening being turned inward forming a rib or handle inside the can for carrying the can, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

' GUSTAV BIRK.

\Vitnesses:

CARL Nnwnnnny, lI'nanANN Burrsmt.