US710818A - Fruit-jar. - Google Patents

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Patented Oct. 7, I902. J. TCHERNIAC.

FRUIT JAIL. 7 (Application filed my 2, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEICE.

JOSEPH TCHERNIAC, OF FREIBURG, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ERNEST THEOPHILUS LIEFIELD, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

FRUIT-JAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,818, dated October '7, 1902. Application filed May 2, 1902. Serial No. 105,600. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: of a clip made from a single piece of wire and Be it known that I, JOSEPH TOHERNIAC, a consisting of a straight reach or body portion citizen of the Republic of France, and a resi- 7 and two downwardly-turned arms 8, the dent of Freiburg, in the Grand Duchy of ends of which terminate in eyes 9, formed by Baden, Empire of Germany, have invented a coiling the ends of the wire inward. The

new and useful Improvement in Fruit-Jars; reach 7 of the clip enters a groove 10, extendand I do hereby declare the following, when ing diametrically across the upper surface taken in connection with the accompanying of the cap, while the eyes 9 engage with the drawings, and the figures of reference marked bevel 11, formed upon the outer edge ofthe to thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact derim 2. The clip is proportioned so that it scription of the same, and which said drawcannot be applied to the jar and cap without ings constitute part of this specification, and putting it under enough tension to cause it represent, in to constantly draw the cap down upon the Figure1,a-broken view,in side elevation, of sealing-surface 5. In closing the jar or in r 5 a fruit-jar constructed in accordance with my opening it the cap or cover is slid horizon invention; Fig. 2, a detached plan View of tally on the rim. The clip is applied to the the cap and clip, the broken lines in this figcap before the sameis slid upon the rim,with ure showing the horizontal movement of the the beveled edge of which the eyes of its arms cap in being applied to or removed from the will engage, so that the body or reach of the 2o jar; Fig. 3, a broken View of the jar in verclip will turn somewhat and the arms lag betical section. hind. Then when the cap is fully in place Myinvention relates to an improvementin the arms will be pushed forward until they fruit-jars, the object being to produce at a low stand in a vertical plane. When the cap is cost of manufacture a simple, durable, conslid in one direction or the other to remove 25 venient, and effective jar constructed with it from the jar, the arms will lag behind in particular reference to avoiding the use of the opposite direction from which the cap is rubber gaskets and to preventing the entrance being moved. into the contents of the jar of any germs. It will be seen from the foregoing descrip- With these ends in view myinvention contion that my improved jar requires only two 30 sists in a fruit-jar having certain details of independent parts-namely, the cap and the construction and combinations of parts, as clipand that the jar and the cap and the will be hereinafter described, and pointed out clip are of extremely simple construction and in the claim. operation. While it is not claimed that the In carryingoutmyinventionIforma flange jar when closed is strictly air tight it is 3 or overhanging rim 2 at the top of the neck 3 claimed that it is very nearly air-tight and of an ordinary glass jar 4:. The upper face quite germ-proof and that fruits contained in of this rim is ground perfectly flat in a horithe jar will be preserved for a long time withzontal plane, so as to form a sealing-surface out loss of freshness of flavor and without any 5, which forms a smooth bearing for and a of the impairment of flavor which invariably 4o germ-proof seal with the outer portion of the accompanies the use of rubber in any form l lower surface of a sliding disk-like cover or in connection with the sealing of a jar concap 6, made of porcelain, glass, or some other taining fruit or fruit-juices. vitrified material. Preparatory to closing the Having fully described my invention, what jar the sealing-surface 5 is preferably smeared I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters 45 with Vaseline or equivalent substance, after Patent, is 5 which the cap is secured in place. This may The combination with a jarhaving its neck or may not seal thejar against the entrance formed with a rim, the upper surface of which of air; but it will seal the jar against the enis ground in a horizontal plane to form a pertrance into it of all germs. To secure the fectly fiat sealing-surface, and the outer edge 530 cap in place, I employ a fastener in the form of which is beveled, of asliding disk-like vit- 1G0 rifled cap having its lower surface made smooth to form a close joint with the said ground sealing-surface and having a groove extending across its upper surface, and a wire clip comprising a reach which enters the said groove, and two downwardly-extending arms which engage under tension with the said beveled edge, whereby the cap is drawn down into close engagement with the said :0 ground sealing-surface, on which the cap is slid horizontally in closing and in opening the jar.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH TOHERNIAO.

Witnesses ARSENE BRAUN, I-IERMANN ALBRIKER.

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