US1200350A - Coupling device for the closing-caps of receptacles and the like. - Google Patents

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A. c. HEHZB'ERG. A COUPLINGDEVICE FOR THE CLOSING CAPS 0F RECEPTACLES AND THE I IK.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. l0, |915.'

Y v, in] It To all whom it may concern:

UNITED sTATEs l PATENT oEEIcE.

ALBERT c. HEEZBEEG, or MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, AssIGNoa To NELLIE m; HEEZBEEG, or NEW Yoan, N. Y.

coUrLING DEVICE Een THE CLOSING-cars or EEcErTAcLEs AND THE LIKE.

' i Be it known that I, ALBERT C. HERZBERG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupling `Devices for the Closing- Caps of Receptacles and the like; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as' Will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to characters of reference marked thereon, which `form a part of this s'peciiication.

The present invention has reference, generally, to improvements in retaining devices for the closing-'caps of receptacles, pneumatic-tire valves and the'like'; and, the in,- vention relates, moreparticularly, to a novel construction of retaining device adaptedto retain in non-separable or connected association with a receptacle, a screw-threaded closing-cap, so that while the latter may be screwed on and off of the neck of the recepta'cle to close and open the latter, said closing-'cap is none-the-less retained in connected or coupled relation with the receptacle' so that it cannot be ,droppedl or lost.,4

' The present invention has for its principal object to provide `a very simple," cheap and easily applied and operated coupling member or retainer adapted to'be associated with the screw-threaded neck of receptacles such as collapsible tubes for paste, paint, toiletpreparations, etc., or such as screw top cans and l-similar containers, or with the screw'threaded neck of pneumatic-tire valves I devices, whereby the screw-v and such threaded closing-caps lof such artlcles are coupled or retained in association with the vlatter to prevent their loss or misplace'ment `when unscrewed from the necks of such articles. Said 'novel construction of coupling member or retainer being so devised that it freely ermits the operation of screwing on and ofiP the said screw-threaded neck of the `said closing-cap in the usualmanner, yet retaining the said closing-cap in associated or non-separable relation to the receptacle or the like when unscrewed or removed from the screw-threaded neck thereof to open the same.

Other objects of the present invention, not at this, time more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the follow- Speeicatioix ef Letters Patent.

-tial part yof latter,4 the Vsame being ing a neck .Patented-Oct. 3, 1916.

Application led December 10, 1915; Serial No. 66,073.

ing detailed description of the present invention. With the various objects of my present 1nve nt1o n in view, the same consists, primarily, 1n the novel construction of coupling or retaining device for the closing-caps .of receptacles vand and the invention consists, furthermore, in the novelarrangements and combinations of the various devicesA and parts, aswell as in the details of the constructiony of the said parts, all of which will be more fully de.- scrlbed i lthe following specification, and then finally-.embodied in the claims which are appended to and which forman essenthe said specification.

The invention is `clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure lis a `side elevation of .a portion of a receptacle having a :screw-'threaded neck and a closing-cap associated with the equipped with the novel cap coupling device or retainer, made according to and embodyingthe principles of my presentinvention. Fig. 2 isa vertical lon itudinal sectiOh of the same.v Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross section of the same, taken on line A3--31 in said Fig. 2 looking downward. Fig. 4 is anotherhorizontal section of the same, taken on line 4 4 in said Fig. 2, also looking downward. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively side .elevations similar to that shown in Fig. 1 but illustrating respectively, modified forms of construction of the novel cap coupling device or retainer. Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofa pneumatic-tire valve to which is applied'my novel coupling device or retainer for coupling or non-sep arably associating therewith its inclosing ca f ySimilar characters of reference are employed in all of the hereinafter described views, to .indicate corresponding parts.

i Referringlnow to the said drawings, the reference character 1 indicates the main body of a receptacle such as a collapsible tube, to which type of' container my invention is peculiarly adapted owing to its construction of widev flexible body and comparatively narrow neck, although Iv do notwish to be understood as limiting the use or application of my invention to containers orreceptacles of such type, since it willbe apparent that my `invention is lcapable of use on vany kind of receptacle or device hav-l and "a closing-cap associated the like hereinafter set forth;

therewith either by screw-threads or in plain sliding or telescoping relation.4 Said main body 1 is provided with the usual closing end wall 2 from which rises a neck-portion 3 in which is formed the outlet opening 4 communicating with the interior of the said main body 1. Usually said neck-portion 3 is provided with exterior screw-threads 5 for the reception and engagement of an inl therein clrcumferentially while yet retained by said groove or channel against vertical movement or rising on-said neck-portion 3, thus providing for a swivel-likerelation of said coupling device or retainer lrelative ,to said neck-portion 3. lConnected with said ring-like element or base-portion 8 is an outwardly or radially extending arm 9 from the extremity oi-` which risesl an upwardly extending vertical retaining-arm 10, which terminates at its free' upper end in a suitably constructed stop-portion 11. Formed upon or secured -to said closing-cap 6, referably adjacent to the lower vend o the same, is an outwardly and laterally extending tongue or lug 12 provided with a perforation or opening 13 through which is inserted said retaining-arm 10, so that said closing-cap is slida'bly related to said retaining-arm 10.

In operating the closing-cap 6 to remove 'the same from the neck-portion 3f the same is turned circumferentially upon the latter screw-threads 5.

whereby4 it travels upwardly upon the In turning the closing-cap the said retaining-arm 10 rotates around the neck-portion 3 with the closing-cap, this action being permitted by reason of the swivel-like connection of said ring-like element or base-portion 8 in the groove or channel 7 of` said neck. Consequently while the closing-cap 6 and retaining-arm 10 rotate together the former rises upon the screw-threads 5, but the latter is free from vertical or rising movement, so that the perforated tongue or lug 12 of the closingcap 6 moves or slides upwardly upon said retaining-arm 10 until the closing-cap 6 is disengaged from the screw-threads 5 of said neck-portion (as shown bythe dotted representation of the closing-cap in Fig. 2 of. the drawings). IVhen the said closing-.cap is thus freed from the neck-portion 3 it is prevented from being withdrawn or disengaged from the retaining-arm 10 by the stop-portion 1l of the latter, but it may be -then turned upon thel retaining-arm 10 and dropped downto one side of the neck-portion 3 (as shown by the ldotted representation of the closing-cap in Fig 1 of the drawings), ,thus removing the same from the outlet opening 4 of the neck-portion, but still retaining the same in coupled or nonseparable relation to the receptacle of which it 4forms the closing member. A reversal of the above described operations will again secure said closing-cap 6 to said neck-portion 3 in closing relation to the receptacle.

Referring now to Fig. 5 of the accompanyinv drawings, I have illustrated therein a s ightly modified construction of my novel coupling-device or retainer, the same comprising a ring-like element or baseportion 14, whlch is adapted to be seated in said groove or channel 7 so as to turn or swivel therein. Connected witlrsaid 'ringlike element or base-portion 14 is an outwardly extending arm l5 from the extremity of which rises an upwardly extending vertical retaining-arm 16, which is doubled upon itself to provide a downwardly extending portion 17 terminating at its lower end in a loop-end or stop-portion 18. The said closing-cap 6 is provided on its up er surface with a stud-portion 19 around whlch is anchored or secured one end of a coupling-arm 20, which extends outwardly beyond the periphery of the said closing-ca-p, and from which extends a downwardly extending arm 21 terminating at its lower extremity, adjacent to the lower end of said closing-cap, in a horizontal ring or eye-p0rtion 22 through which said retaining-arm 16 extends, so that said eye-portion is vertically movable or slidable thereon. The operation of 4this modified construction of my invention is accomplished substantially in the manner already cept that when freed from the neck-portion 3 the eye-portion 22 is moved down upon the portion 17 of the retaining-arm 16 until stopped'by the stop-portion 18 (as shown by the dotted representation of the closingcap in said Fig. 5 of the drawings).

Referring now to Fig. l6 of the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated therein another slightly modified construction of my novel coupling-device or retainer, the same comprising a ring-like element or base-portion 23, which is adapted to be seated in said .groove or channel 7 so as to turn or' swivel therein. Connected with said ring-like element or base-portion 23 is an outwardly extending arm 24 from the extremity of which rises an upwardly extending vertical retaining arm 25, which is doubled upon itself to provide a downwardly extending portion 26 terminating at its lower end in a loop-end or stop-portion 27. The said closing-cap 6v above described, ex-

' tire valve cap.

is provided adjacent to its upper end with an annular groove 28 in which is seated a ring-like element 29 from which extends downwardly an arm lower end, adjacent to the lower end of said closing-cap 6, in a horizontal ring or eyeportion 31y through which said retaining-arm 25 extends, so that said eye-portion is vertically movable or slidable thereon.- The operation of this modified construction of my invention is accomplished in the same manner as already described in connection with the previously mentioned constructions.

Referring now to Fig. 7 of the accompanying drawings, I-*have therein illustrated the application of my novel construction of coupling-device orretainer to a pneumatic- In'this'drawing the reference character 32 indicates the valve body which is provided with the usual screw-threaded shank 33 upon which screws the usual covercap 34. Located at the base of said shank 33 is an independent annular groove or channel 35 in which is seated so as to turn or swivel therein the ring-.like element or baseortion 36 of the coupling device or retainer.

vConnected with said ring-like element .or

base-portion 36 is an outwardly extending arm 37 from the extremity vof which rises an upwardly extending vertical retaining-arm 38, which is doubled upon itself. to provide a downwardly extending portion 39 ing at its lower end in a stop-portion 40. The said cover-cap is provided, adjacent to its lower end, with a laterally and outwardly extending loop-member or perforated lug 41 through which extends said retaining-arm 38. The operation of the cover-cap and its retainer or coupling device is the same as carried outwith the receptacles and closingcaps above described.

It will be clearly understood from the above description that my novel coupling device or retainer may be applied to many articles, and that it provides a device of extreme simplicity, but one easily operated by reason of the swiveling connection thereof to the receptacle or other device to which it is attached. Its construction is not cumbersome nor of such a design as to impede or interefere with the natural or designed use -of the receptacle with which it is connected,

- and yet it serves very efficiently its function 'of retaining a closing-cap in coupled or retained relation to the receptacle or the like when the former is removed from closing relation to the latter.

I am aware that some changes may be made in the several arrangements and combinations of the various devices and parts of my present invention, as well as in theV details of the construction of the same, without departing from the scope of said invention 30 terminating at itsterminatas set forth in the foregoing specification, and as shown in the accompanying drawings. Hence, I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the parts as described in the foregoing specication and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, nor do I conne myself to the exact details of the construction of the said connected upon said neck-portion but maintained thereon againstvertical movement, said coupling-device having an integral vertically and upwardly extending retainingarm off-set from said neck-portion so as to be spaced away from the latter and said closing-cap, means conne ted With said clos- .ing-cap for slidably associating the same upon said retaining-arm, and a stop-portion connected with the free end of said retaining-arm to prevent` displacement of said closing-cap therefrom.

2. The combination with a receptacle or the like of a screw-threaded neck-portion rising yfrom'the mainV body of said receptacle or the like in such a manner as to provide a substantially horizontally and outwardly extending shoulder at the base of said screw-threaded neck-portion, a screwthreaded closing cap engageable upon said neck-portion, said neck-portionhaving an annular groove located at or ad]acent to the iuncture of said neck-portion with said shoulder, a ring-like element seated in said groove so as to turn therein and upon said neck-portion with a swivel-like action, a vertically and upwardly extending retaining-arm integrally connected with said ringlike element and off-set to one side of said neck-portion, means connected with said closing-cap providing an opening through which said retaining-arm extends so as to slidably associate said closing-cap with said retaining-arm, and a stop-portion connected with the free end of said retaining-arm to prevent displacement of said closing-cap therefrom.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 4th day of December, 1915.

ALBERT C. HERZBERG.

-Witnessesz v It. E. HUNTER, W. K. TAYLOR.

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