US1025942A - Cover for hermetically closing jars or vessels. - Google Patents

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J. B. BBLLAMY. COVER FOR HBRMETIGALLY CLOSING JARS 0B VBSSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JA1L13, 1 912;

Patented May 7, 1912.

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JOHN B. BELLAM'Y, 0F WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO HAZEL-ATLAS GLA SS COMPANY, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA,.A CORPORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

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Patented May 7, 1912 Application filed January- 13, 1912 Serial No. 671,071.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that Wheeling, Ohio county, West Virginia, have invented an Improved Cover for Hermetically Closing Jars or Vessels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescripto the accompanying drawings, in which- F igure 1 is an elevation of my improved cover; Fig. 2 is a bottom view thereof, and

Flg. 3 is a section on line III-III of Fig. 2, showing the cover applied to'a jar. Fig. 4 shows a modified form of my device.

This invention relates to covers for jars or desired-to seal hermetically, and provides a cover having a cap or lid of glass or the like, a Washer, and

' holding-band for the cap and washer.

Objects of my invention are'to make the cover in such manner that the lid, washer and holding-bandwill be locked together; and may be applied to the jar as one piece; andto' provide a lidor cap of a substance having the same characteristics as thejar to which the cover is to be applied, so that the material contained in the jar may not be injured by contact with the metal part of the cover. L

Referring to the drawings: 2 is a holdingband having detachable overlapping ends 3 secured by the fastening flap't, and having.

its upper edge bent over to form the flange 5;

6 are points formed by striking up parts of the band 2, which act as retainers for the caper lid 7-. I

The cap 7, which may be glass or other suitable material, has preferably a depending' annulus 8, which acts both to hold the washer 9 in place and also serves to center the cover over the jar mouth 10, within which the annulus 8 is intended to fit loosely. The cover is preferably assembled before it are then struck out plied .to ar users in is applied to a jar.- The cap or lid 7 is I, JOHN B. BELLAMY, of

inserted, with the washer 9 seated on its underface 11, in the holding-band 2, and is pressed against the flange 5'. The points-6 and turned inward so as to grasp the lower edge of the washer 9 in such manner as not to impair sealing, and to hold the three parts firmly together. Myimproved cover is' intended to be supits completed form, thus avoidin the necessity of assemblage at the time 0 its application to a jar. Jars to which my improved cover has been applied are readily opened, since when the lockingflap 4 is undone and the holding-band 2 is spread, the points 6 releasethe cap 7 and permit its removal with ease.

In Fig. 4 I show a modified form of my devicein which the means for securing the band, the cap and the washer are comprised by the head 6 which acts in the same manner as the points 6.

Various modifications can be made in my device without-departing from my invention, since What I claim is:

' A cover for closing jars or'vessels, which consists in a cap, a compressible washer, and a holding-band, said holding-band having ends detachably connected with each other and locking means comprising a projection extending inwardly from said holding band adapted to hold the cap and washer in operative relationwith the bandwhen the cap is being applied to the jar and adapted to become disengaged'from the cap andwasher when the band is unfastened in opening the ar. e I JOHN B. BELLAMY.

Witnesses:

W. T. BURT, Jr., A. FQBRADY.

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