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W. H. GESELL RECEPTACLE AND CLOSURE THEREFOR March 11 1924.

Filed April 26, 1922 R m I H f N 4 M M N I Z 3 u m 0 4 W M depth than the height of the mouth and the g in" the closure thereto.

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Application filed April 28, 1922. Serial No. 556,701.

outlet "to the receptacle but, when prepared for the market, will provide a chamber in which directions for the use of the material contained in the receptacles may be housed. After the article has come into the hands of the ultimate purchaser and the closure removed, the directions may be taken therefrom and read and thereafter the closure employed as a measuring cup to measure out .predetermined quantities of the contents of the receptacle. When subsequently not in use, the receptacle may be sealed by return- The present invention thus provides a receptacle having a closure so formed as to provide convenient means for housing printed instruction sheets or directions and also a convenient measuring receptacle. The capability of the closure to house printed'instructions is important since it enables the manufacturer to place before the urchaser' more clear and explicit directions or the use of the contents of the containers than could be printed upon the surface of containers, which, in many cases, are so small that any printed label applied to the exterior thereof must necessarily be small and the type used fine that it cannot be read by persons with defective sight. When the present invention is employed, however, the label on the exterior of the container ma contain relatively lar e printing, embo ying a brief rsum o the directions, while clear, full and explicit directions may be printed on a direction sheet adapted to be folded and housed within the closure in concealed position until the closure is removed by the ultimate purchaser.

In the preferred manner of carrying out the present invention, the container is provided with a relatively long threaded 'neck or outlet mouth and the closure embodies a threaded cap adapted to be screwed onto said mouth. The cap, however, is of less base of the cap is. flared outwardly and downwardly to form an inverted cup having an open bottom. When the cap is screwed down tight upon the threaded mouth of the container so as to seal the open top thereof, the open side of the cup comes to a seat upon the top of the container at the base of the neck thereof and forms, interiorly of the inverted cup, a closed annular chamber in which the direction sheet is adapted to be housed. In the preferred form of the invention, the cap is adapted to have threaded engagement with a threaded neck but, in practice, a frictional sliding or bayonet joint connection, or other form of connection, may be employed without departing from this mvention.

Features of the invention, other than those adverted to, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description and claims, when .read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as describing the limits of the invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a container and closure, assembled, embodying the present invention, one lateral half of the closure being shown in central section.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but illustrating the closure removed from the container; and

Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view of the closure removed from the container.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a container which, for the purpose of illustration, is shown in the form of a cylindrical can. The can is provided at its top with a discharge spout embodying an outlet mouth or neck 2, the upper portion of which is threaded as at 3.' In order that the container may beefiiciently emptied, that portion 4 of the neck of the container intermediate the top of the cylindrical portion 5 and the threaded mouth 3 is shown as substantially frustro-conical but, in practice, a cylindrical threaded neck may extend directly from the top of the cylindrical portion 5 and the frustroconical portion 4 may be omitted.

The closure for the container described embodies an i'nteriorly threaded cap 6 adapted to screw onto the threaded neck 3 of the container and in the base of this cap a disc 7 of cardboard, cork or other material may.

be positioned so that, when the cap is screwed tightly onto the neck of the container, a tight seal will result. The cap 6 is of a depth considerably less than the height of the neck and the base of such cap is flared outwardly as at 8 to form a base flange, the outer periphery of which is formed with a dependlng flange or skirt 9. The full depth of the closure is substantially equal to the length of the neck of the container so that when the threaded cap portion 6 of the closure is screwed onto the threaded neck portion 3 of the container to form a tight seal for the latter, the lower edge of the skirt 9 will be brought into engagement with the upper surface of the can and form a tight joint at this point. In practically carrying out the invention, the base flange 8 is preferably made substantially flat and the parts are so proportioned that the lower edge of the skirt 9 will engage with the top of the can shortly before the screw cap becomes seated so that, as the screw cap is turned down tightly, the base flange 8 will be slightly flexed so as to force the skirt firmly against the top of the can and provide a tight joint between these parts.

It will be apparent that, when the parts are assembled after the manner shown in Figure 1, a closed annular chamber 10 will be formed between the can and the closure.

In packaging goods for the market, the can is first filled and the closure is then applied. However, before applying the closure, a printed direction sheet, folded into relatively small dimensions, as shown at 11, is positioned within the cup portion of the closure, as best shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. The closure is now screwed into position and serves not only to seal the can but also to house the direction sheet 11 in concealcd position.

When the ultimate purchaser removes the closure the direction sheet is exposed and may be removed and read, after which the closure may be held in inverted position and employed as a measuring cup.- In practice, the parts are so proportioned that the cup Wlll be of a size well adapting it to measure predetermined quantities of the material contained in the can. The capacity of the closure, for use as a measuring cup, will of course depend upon the height of the neck of the can and the consequent depth of the closure and also upon the diameter of the cup portion of the closure. These dimensions can be calculated so that the cup will hold a predetermined quantity of the material. If desired, the skirt 9 may be provided with graduations 12 to enable accurate measuring of diflerent quantities of the material, as shown in Figure 2.

In the fore oing specification, I have set forth the preflerred embodiment of the inmascara vention. lit will be understood, however, that details of the construction shown in the drawings may be changed, as by the substitution of equivalents, without departing from-the present invention. For example, the can has been referred to as cylindrical in shape but the invention may be associated with a can or receptacle of any shape. Moreover, the cap has been described as having threaded connection with the neck of the can, while, in practice, a sliding fit may be provided between these parts or a bayonet oint engagement may be employed. For

these reasons, the present invention is not' restricted to the specific structural details illustrated but is to be understood as broadly novel as is commensurate with the appended claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what ll claim as new and desire to secur by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the character described embodying a container provided at its top with an upstanding threaded outlet spout, projecting above the top of the body of the container, a threaded cap adapted to screw onto the outlet spout for the purpose of sealing the same and mounting the cap on the spout against inadvertent displacement, said cap being provided at its bottom with an outwardly extending substantially flat base and causes the skirt to be forced tight y against the top of the container.

2. A. device of the character described embodying a container provided at its top with an upstanding outlet spout, a cap adapted toengage and grip the outlet spout for the purposeof sealing the same and to hold the cap agalnst inadvertent displacement, said cap being provided at its bottom with a substantially flat base flange, the outer periphery of which is provided with a depending skirt adapted to engage with the top of the container before the cap becomes fully seated on the spout thereof, whereby the bringing of the cap to fully seated position flexes the base flange and causes the skirt to be forced tightly against the top of the container to form within the skirt andbelow the base flange a closed annular chamber adapted to contain an instruction sheet.

3. A device of the character described embodying a container provided at its top with a threaded outlet spout, projecting above the top of the body of the container, a cylindrical measuring cup, open at its bottom and closed at its top, and provided centrally of its top with an upstanding interiorly threaded impertorate cap adapted to be meant/e screwed onto the threaded spout of the com tainer for the purpose of sealing the so and simultaneously mounting both the cap and cup on the container against inadvertent displacement, said measuring cup in of such depth that, when the screw cap tion thereof is screwed onto the aded spout of the container, the open side of meas the

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around the lower porti of the a closed annular no imony whereof I have signedthe H. GESELL.

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