US1682090A - Milk-bottle cover - Google Patents

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Aug.-28, 1928. 1,682,090

- c. T. RASCHICK MILK BOTTLE COVER Original Filed Feb. 25, 1925 Chm-lea T. Ruschick Patented Aug. 28, 1928.

1,682,099 PATENT OFFI E- CHARLES T. RASQHICK, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Original application filed February 2 5, 1925, Serial No. 11.453. Divided and. this application filed.

March 13, 1326.

My invention relates to milk bottle covers wherein it is desired to provide a cover which can be readily snapped on to the bottle to It primary feature of the invention resides in the spring arms which hold the cap on to the bottle top. The bottles var to some degree and it is desirable toprovide a bottle I cap which is simple in construction, yet which has means for effectively holding the cover on the bottle top to close the bottle.

The invention includes spring arms which extend in an approximately horizontal or parallel relation to the top of the cover. This permits one or more spring fingers to be formed projecting from an angular shank from the bottle cap or top.

It is also a feature to provide inwardly extending end portions on the spring fingers which have an outwardly bent lip"-permitting the cap to be slid over the bottle neck when it is desired. This is a division of my application Ser. No. 11,453.

These features together with other details of construction and other objects will be more fully and completely set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a bottle, showing my cover attached thereto.

Figure 2 is an enlarged side view of my bottle cover illustrating the spring fingers projecting therefrom.

Figure 3 is a bottom view of my bottle cover illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of another 7 form of my invention.

Figure 5 is a bottom View of the construction illustrated in Figure 4.

In the drawings my bottle cap A is designed to be formed preferably of a single piece of material. While it is not entirely necessary yet it is practical to do so to provide a cover of an economical construction.

The cover A. is adapted to form a cap for the top of a bottle such as B, only a portion of which is illustrated in the drawings, so that the body 10 of the cover extends across the open neck of the bottle and depending from the same are positioned springarms which hold the cover on to the bottle.

By means of a suitable depending shank portion 11 I support one or more spring fin' ers 12 which extend in a 'roximatel e P 3 Serial No. 94,556.

parallel relation to the top of body portion 10 of the cover A and which are formed with depending outwardly extending lips 13,

The lips 13 extend outwardly in amanner so as to permit the bottle cap A to be pressed down over the neck of the bottle very readily and in a manner so that the free end 14 of the spring arms 12 are caused to spring outwardly sufliciently to spring over the bottle neck and clamp beneath the rim 15 of the same so as to hold the cap A tightly on the bottle top.

In Figures 1, 2 and 3-I have illustrated the shanks 11 extending integral with the body 10 of the cap A and formed with two oppositely disposed spring fingers 12 which have depending neck engaging lips 13 adapted to guide the free ends 14 of the spring fingers 12 over the rim of a bottle. This construction provides four distinct spring arms for enga 'ing the neck of a bottle, holding the cover r firmly to the top, and I have found that this cover is particularly adapted fonmilk bottles and provides a very convenient means for covering or closing milk bottles when it is desired.

In Figures 4 and 5 I have illustrated an alternative form of my invention and in this construction the shank 11 is adapted to support a single spring arm 12 of the same construction as illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. In this construction of my invention the shank 11 supports this single arm and the arm extends approximately parallel to the cover 10. The extension of the spring arm 12 from the cover or body portion 10 at approximately a position horizontal to the top or parallel thereto, is important as 1t is desirable to provide the engaging end ll of the arm as far away from the rigid connection or shank 11 as possible so as to provide a very pliable yet sufiiciently rigid means for attaching the cap or cover A to the bottle firmly. My bottle cap A acco1nplishes this result very readily and therefore provides a milk bottle cover of a most desirable construction.

I have also illustrated in my milk bottle cover in Figures 4 and 5 an integral arm 18 extending from the side of the top which is formed with an inwardly extending point 19 adapted to be used to bite into the paper closure used on milk bottles so that the 01111 19 will afford a very suitable means 0. lift ing the paper cover from the milk l' ottle.

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This simple construction for a milk bottle or other suitable receptacles of this nature provides a cover having means for rigidly supporting the same to the receptacle, yet

including the peculiar shaped spring fingers which actively engage the rim 15 of the bottle neck so as to firmly clamp the same to the bottle. I have found that my bottle cover can be snapped down over the bottle neck very readily with a most desirable holding effect as the spring fingers automatically extend in and engage the rim 15 to hold the cover tightly on the bottle, yet permitting the same to be removed \vhen'it is desired, and allowing the cover to be snapped over the bottleneck rim without danger of bending the fingers even though the bottles and receptacles vary to some marked degree. The simple, inexpensive construction, to get-her with the means for lifting the paper cover of a milk bottle provides a most practical household utility.

In accordancewith the patent statutes Ii have described the principles of my bottle and receptacle cover and while I have illustrated a particular formation in the drawings, I desire to have it understood that this is only suggestive of a means of carrying out my invention and that it may be applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope ofthe following claims.

I claim:

1. A cover for a receptacle including, a body portion with a disk-like construction, spring fingers extending from said body portion, the free ends of which extend horizontally and approximately parallel to said body portion, and outwardly and downwardly extending lips formed on' the free ends of said spring fingers.

2. A bottle cover and opener for milk bottles including, an arm having a cover lifting shank and point, said point extending angularly to said shank and a series of spring arms having their tree ends extending ap;

. proximately parallel to the body of said cover.

CHARLES T. RASCHICK

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