US1816141A - Container - Google Patents

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4 July 28, 1931. P. c. P. BOOTY CONTAINER Filed April 12 1928 AParental July. 2s, 1931 STATES 'L PHILIP C. P. BOOTY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO MICHAEL 'I'.

' f KDALEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS PATENT OFFICE x CONTAINER y Appliationiiea April 12, invention relates to containers of a type 'designed for holding its contents 1n powder 'orliquid form andgdis enslng such contents 1ny small quantities. ontainers ofthis 5 general type are shown and claimed in prior Letters I Patent vto me,'N o. 1,628,106, granted May. 10, 1927, and No. 1,642,868, granted Septembe`r20, 1927.r

I Itfis one 'of the objects of'my invention to provide a new combination of parts by which the improved' closurefmeans as disclosedand yfclaimed lby said Letters ,Patent canrbe assembledy and securedin `position on a casing with utmost ease, by the use of which such a container having a neatand rattractive form can be produced at an extremely low cost so asto be available foruse as sales containers hereinafter' pointed out.

for small supplies of face powder or the like, andv bywhich when desirableprovision may be made'for very easyy andready refilling. To these ends,it is one of the objects of my invention to provide novel means for holding the Vcoil constituting one of the elements of my improved vclosure means in operative position on the `body of `the container, such means 'being Vpreferablyarranged for automaticallyV centering the coil by the operation ofrpositioningv the retaining means upon the body ofthe casing of the container. Y

U "fItiswanother object of my ,invention to improve devicesof this type .fin sundry details The preferred means by which; I have accomplished my several objects arenillustrated inthe drawings and are hereinafter specifically described. That which vI believe to be new and desire to Y'cover by this application isset forth in the claims.L

tainer,be 1ng preferably of a size suitable for being carried conveniently. in a ladys hand bag' or purse; 1 v

n f central' vertical section through the upper end portion of the ycontainer shown being" shown upon a very Vmuch enin Fig. 1, larged scale; and V Y f Figis a view si ilar to Fig. 2 but showing afinodiiied form of construction, and showing also the lower end vportion of the con- 1928. Serial No. 269,403.

tainenthe protective cap of the device beingV indicated by dotted lines. Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2,-.-10 indicates a casing formed preferably of glass, the form shown having' a straight tubular body portion closed at the lower end. The body 10, in the form shown in Fig. 2, comprises a liner 11 in the forni of a ring of light sheet metal flared outwardly at its upper end so as to rest upon the upper edge of the main portion 10 of the casing, with its lower end portion extendingr downwardly on the inner face thereof. In the upper end of the ring 11, I provide a closure coil of the type shown in my prior patents above referred to, such coil in the form illustrated, comprising a volute coiled spring 12. At its lower end, the spring 12 is providedwith a pin 13 which is secured in any suitable manner thereinso as to serve as an elfective closure for the lower end portion of the'coil, the pin being preferably heldy in position by frictional engagement with the lowermost ply or plies of the coil. The coil 12 is held in position by means of a ferrule 14 which is secured in position upon the uper gided with an inwardlyturned ange portion laawhich applies downward pressure upon the upper end of thec'oil when the ferrule is moved downwardly upon the body 10. In theconstruction shown in Fig. 2, the ferr'uleY 14 is held adjustably in position 'upon-the body 1() by means of screw threads. The fer-y rule as shown in Fig. 2 also comprises a downwardlyk directed iiange 15 which fits loosely within the upper end of the coil for assisting in holding the coil in operative closing relationship.

With the device arranged as'shown in said Fig'.l 2 and as above described, the liner or ring 11 serves to provide a suitable bearing for the coil upon the casing, the liner ybeing made of sufficiently yieldingforrn to enable it to function more or less completely as a gasket for taking care of any possible unevenness in the upper edge of the glass portion of the body. In the operation of assem-y bling the device, the liner 11 is placed loosely vin position in the upper end of the glass portion of the body; the coil 12 is then inserted loosely in position within the liner; the fer- Y rule 14 is then screwed into position, serving' to bring the more or less yielding liner 11 and the yielding' coil 12 'to the desired centered cooperating position in which the parts are adapted eectively to close the upper end of the casing.

In the useof the device, the casing is to be inverted, whereupon a -slight upward pressure upon the pin l'serves to permit aY small quantity of the powder or liquid` contents of the container to escape between the plies` of the coil. lVhenthe pressure upon the pin'is relieved, the parts automatically return to,l

eiiiective closing position, .all as is explained in' my vaforesaid lprior patents: En 'orderto prevent accidental discharge from the container when it is being carried with other ob-y jects in a bag or purse, l have provideda cap 16 of'any approved type adapted to surround the upper end 01"' the pin 13, being held in positionpreiierably by irictional engagementV withthe flange 150i kthe errule 14C, thedownward vmovement of the cap 16 within the .flan-'ge being limited vby the provision. oi' the bead 16a.

""Nhenever-it is desired torefill the'con.-

. ,tainer, this can be accomplished very readily and veryqiiiclnyl by the removal oi the ferrule 14 and the coil 12, such parts being again very quickly andy easily replaced in operative position in the manner. above described.

.f In theform of device as shown in Fig. 3,1

provide a body portion 17 made otipaper Q1', other. comparatively yielding' material in the form of a' cylinder,the lower end of the body being closedby means of a cap 18 of any suitable type secured in position in any suitable manner, as by an adhesive. By reason of the .comparative softness of the' material making up the'body 17, satisfactory results have been obtained without the use of a liner,

.a coilv '-19 of the type above describedA being placed in position directly in the upperend of the cylindrical body port-ion 17. In the Yconstruction shown in Fig; 3, the coil19 is held: in position by. "means of a ferrule 2O held iny position upon theV cylindrical portion 17,'by meansof a'suitable adhesive, or in any other suitable manner as maybe desired, the

'l`err'ule'20` being pressed downwardly in its application -so l' as to bringthe downwardly extending flange port-ion 21 into operative engagement with the upper end portionV of the coil 19. A cap 22 of the same type as that above described in connection with the form shownvin Fig. 2 may be employed il desired for lsurrounding and protecting the pin 23 carriedby the coil 19. -I have found in practice that the construction shown in Fig. 3

the container very satisfactorily.

By the usev of the constructions asy shown isy effective, servingY to hold the contents ,in the drawings, and paiticularlyV that shown in Fig. 3, a very inexpensive container is provided which operates very'satisfactorily for holding its contents and for dispensing .the same in small quantities as desired.

lVliile I prefer to employ the form of device as shown in the drawings, it will be understood that I do not limi-t the inventionto the detailsr of theconstruction as.l illustrated except soffar as the claims may be so limited by the prior art.`

"reinw- 1; ln' a container, the combination of a casing member having an opening thereinto and comprising a liner inthe form of a ring fitted in said: opening, a coil serving as a closure member and having a tapered upper end portion. iittedloosely in said ring, and a ferrule extending aboutsaid ooiil and: having an inwardly extei'iding'flange` pOlOII pri-ESS:

ing' downwardlyv on the upperend of the coil'.

and ring adapted by-siieh? downwardqprese sure to. hold the. coilz andthe ring in'eiecf tive closing position.. .c y

2. A container comprising in a casing member liaving an opening-thereinto, a coil: serving; as aclosure memberrhav.

inga tapered: upper endportion ttedlQOSS-f ly in. said opening. andi provided with apin,

projecting upwardlyth'roughf ion' separating the plies ofthe coi;l a ferrule ses cured on said casing .about the-l coil d liay-A ing a iange portion bea-ringen the upperend;

of' the coil adapted bydownward pressiire' on the. coil to holdY it iii eective. GlQSilkgf Q11;- gageinent'with the. easing, and; ai Carp Slll rounding said pin andg held in operative; P031:

. turnediiangefportionon said fertili@ extending downwardly within the upper end et the `coil servingto lpress said; upper'end down tightlyontlie-casing for'holding the coil' in eliective closing enga-gement Witlithe cas ing. A i v i Y A container comprising iiicombination a casing member having an opening thereinto, a coil serving as a closureniefm ber having atapered upperend portion, iit- Y ted loosely in .said @peiling` and, provided with a pin'projeoting upwardly through the coil for separating "the plies off tvhecoil', a feuille secured. 0.1.1.v said, casingv 'about the Vcoil andfhaving a iiange portion, turned downwardly wthiithe tapered. uppar @ad of the coil adapted by downwardpressure on the. coil tov hold it ineffective closing engagementwith the casing, and apap sup- Vrounding said: pin and, held in; operative CFI position by frietional engagement with said ferrule. v

5. A container comprising in combination a oasingmember having an opening thereinto, a coily servin as a closure member for said opening and aving an outwardly flaring upper end portion supported by the upper end portion of the easing, and a ferrule extending about the upper end portions of the casing and the eoil and having an inwardly extending portion bearing on the ooil, said easing and errule being provided with means for tightening the ferrule downwardly on the eoil for holding the coil in eleotive closing engagement with the casing.

6; A container comprising in combination Vaeasing member havingf'an opening thereinto,y a coil serving as a closure member for saidyopening and having an outwardly iaring upper end portion supported by the upper end portion of the Casing, and a ferrule extending about theupper end portions of the casing and the coil and having an inwardly extending portion bearing on the coil, said casing and 'ferrule being provided with cooperating screw threadsfor tightening the ferrule downwardly on the coil.

7. A container comprising in combination a casing member having an opening thereinto, a Coil serving as a closure member for said openingv and having an upwardly laring upper end portion supported by the upper end portion of the easing and having at its lower end a substantially cylindrical portion, a pin fitted tightly in said Cylindrical portion of the coil so as to be 'grippedthereby, and a ferrule extending about said eoil and having an inwardly extending iange portion pressing downwardly on the 'coil serving to hold the coil in eiective closing position.

PHILIP C. P.y BOOTY.l

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