US1734304A - Dredge-top can - Google Patents

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Nov. 5, 1929. A. A. SAALBACH DREDGE TOP CAN Filed Sept. 14, 1925 Patented Nov. 5, 1929 .um'rso 5mm PATENT *i -rrca 1 I ARTHUR A. SAALBACH, OF EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR 'IO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY l DBEDGE-TOP CAN Application filed September 14, 1923. Serial No. 662,657.

The present invention relates to dredge top containers and more particularly to a container of this character which is self-closing and adapted to be readily opened as occasion may require.

A principal object of the invention is the provision of a self-closing dredge top container in which the closing member may be readily operated and this by the hand in which the container is held, if desired. In other words, the invention contemplates the provision of a dredge top can in which a closing member is normally disposed in position closing the outlet opening, or openings, and is operable by the hand in which the container is held to permit pouring, or sifting, of the contents.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a container of this character which may be economically manufactured, due to the small amount of material and the simplicity of the operations required to make it.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawings,

Figure l is a top plan view of a container in which my invention is embodied; and

Fig. 2 is a view, partly in section and partly in elevation, showing the closing member which I provide.

For purposes of illustration, I have shown on the drawing a container comprising a fiber body 21 having a bottom end 22 and a top, or cover, 23, which is secured to the body in any preferred manner, being, in the present instance, provided with a flange 24, which is curled inwardly, as indicated at 25, and pressed into tight engagement with the upper part of the container wall which is disposed between said flange and a wall 26 provided by a circumferential channel 27 formed near the outer edge of said top.

A raised panel 28 is formed in said top, inwardly from said channel and is perforated (as indicated at 29) to provide an outlet opening, it being obvious that any desired number of such openings might be employed instead of one, as shown. A closure member 31 is secured to said raised panel at one end by a rivet 32 and has a head portion 33 shaped to fit within a concavity 34 formed on the under side of the cover about the opening 29. Said closure member is of spring material and the head 33 is normally disposed in position closing said opening. A button 35 is secured to said member near the rear end thereof by means of a riveted projection 35' and extends through an aperture in the top panel 28. It will be obvious that pressure upon this button will depress the head 33 and permit pouring or sifting of the contents through the opening 29, and that upon release of said button the container will be automatically closed by reason of the spring action of the member 31. This is a very great ad-" vantage since such containers are frequently used for various kinds of powder, such as bath powder, and it is desirable that they should remain closed, except when in actual use to prevent spilling of the contents. Furthermore, it is a manifest convenience to the user to be able to open the container by the hand in which it is held and to have it automatically close when released after use.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a prefered embodiment thereof.

I claim:

A dredge top can, comprising a body, a cover having an outlet'opening therein, and an aperture, a spring closure member secured to and lying against the under side of said cover at said aperture and having a portion normally disposed in position to close said opening, and a button extending through said aperture of the cover and located near the point of securing of the closure member and adapted, when pressure is exerted thereon, to move inward through said aperture and move said closure member inward from closing position, the outlet opening and the aperture for said button being each located near the periphery of the can top at opposite sides of the same and the a erture being closed by the spring when it 1i s said button.

ARTHUR A SAALBACH.

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