US954161A - Funnel. - Google Patents

Description

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posed-of any number of detachable or sepalower end of the or rolled as shown'at 8.

ROBERT L. BEST, OF BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA.

FUNNEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1910.

Application filed September 8, 1309. Serial No. 516,786;

To all whom it mayeoncem:

,Be it known that I, ROBERT L. BEST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bis marck, in the county of Burleigh and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Funnels, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying draw- This invention relates to improvements in funnels and more particularly to a knocked down funnel having detachable or separable sections adapted to be telescoped or nested when separated and to be rigidly secured in tight fitting engagement with each other by an improved fastening means, when it is desired to use the funnel. W

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangements of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved funnel showing its sections assembled and fastened for use. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts broken away and in or separated. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view showing the lower or smaller funnel section and the fastening device. Fig. 4 is a view indicating the manner in which the sections of the funnel may be telescoped 6r nested.

Whlle my improved funnel may be comrable sections, the embodiment illustrated consists of a large upper section 1, an intermediate section 2 and a small lower section spout 4 which may be corrugated longitudi- Each of said sections is frustro-coned-shapeithe large upper end of the bottom section receiving the small intermediate section, and the large end of the latter receiving the small end of the up er section. These sections when assemble as shown in Fig. 1 fit snugly into engagement with each other so that a substantiate rigid nnel is provided. The upper edge of the top section 1 is preferably reinforced by a surrounding wire 5, around which said edge of the .section is bent My improved means for detachably unit ing the several sections in assembled or teleother, said funnel sections fits within the u iug rods 7 arranged at opposite points and pivotally connected at one end to one of th end sections of the funneland adapted to detachably engage lateral hook shaped keeps ers on the opposite endBsection. As illuse.

trated said fastening rods 7 are pivoted at opposite points to' the upper section,1 by bending their upper extremities upon themselves to provide pivot or hinged eyes 8 arranged upon the reinforcin wire 5 and in notches or recesses 9 fo'rme edgeof said section 1 as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This hinged or pivotal connection for said fastening rod permits its free lower end to be swung into and out of engagement with a laterally provided 'upon the lower section 3. Said keeper hook is preferably in the form of a metal platesoldered or otherwise'secured to the section 3 and havin one side out and bent to provide a laterally projecting outwardly ofi'set hook, under which the co-acting fastening rods 7 may be, sprung. The lower extremity of the rod 7 is bent or hookshaped as shown'at 11 so that it engages the bottom edge of the keeper book 10 to revent a separation of the funnel sections. preferably employ two of the fastening rods 7 and by arranging them at diametrically opposite points on the device, stood that a greaterJor less number of said rods may be em loyed.

By constructlng the funnel sections so that they provide a rigid funnel when assembled, and by providing the detachable connecting means 7 whereby the funnel sections are detached or separated from each may be telescoped or nested as shown in Fig. 4 when the funnel is not needed. On referring to this figure it will be noted that the intermediate section 2 per section 1 and that the lower section 3 ts section 2, the fastening we? folding across and within the large endv of the section 1. This construction permits the device to be compactly folded so that it occupies but little s ace. H

Having thus described the invention .what is claimed is:

1. A knock-down comprising 'a of detachably engaged sections.

plurality adapted o snugl I fit each other when as; sembled to prom arigid funnel and adapted tobe nested oneivjwithin thegjotherwhenseparated, fastening rods "pivotelly united within the intermediate in the upper. 1

projecting keeper book 10 it will be underto one of the endmost sections and having hook shaped free ends, and laterally pr0ject ing keeper hooks upon the other endmost section toreceive the hook shaped extremities of the fastening rods whereby the funnel sections will be detachably retained in engaged position.

2. A knock-down funnel comprising a plurality of detachably engaged sections adapted to snugly fit each other when assembled to provide a rigid funnel and adapted to be nested one within the other when separated, a reinforcing wire arranged around the upper edge of the large upper section and having said edge of the latter rolled around it, portions of said rolled edge of the upper section being removed, fasten- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

. ROBERT L. BEST. Witnesses:

W. F. COCHRANE; H. C. BRADLEY.

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