US2172099A - Paste tube closure - Google Patents

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Sept. 5, 1939. GUIDRY 2,172,099

. PASTE TUBE CLOSURE Filed Dec. 30, 1958 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor #suxwz 62min A fiorneys Sept. 5, 1939. I GU|DRY 2,172,099

PASTE TUBE CLOSURE Filed Dec. 30, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 5, 1939 UNITED STATES FATENT oFFicE PASTE TUBE CLOSURE Melanie Guidry, Medina, Tex.

Application December 30, 1938, Serial No. 248,566

6 Claims. (01. 221-60) The present invention relates to closures for head I! to constitute a hand-grip for manipulatpaste tubes and has for its primary object to ing the screw. provide an upstanding neck at the upper end of The closure It includes a flat top portion la the tube, said neck provided with a screw-threadadapted to overlie the top l of the neck, the top 5 ed bore and a discharge opening, together with of the closure being substantially coextensive 5' a closure for the opening having screw means with the top of the neck when the former is in adapted to swing the closure to one side of the its closed position, the outer edge of the top 18 opening and at the same time to raise the 010- of the closure terminating in a downwardly insure upon the manipulation of the screw. clined apron i9 adapted to swing into and out 10 A further object is to provide a device'of this of position with respect to the arcuate end por- 10 character of simple and practical construction, tion 9 of the neck. To the under side of the which is efficient and reliable in performance, closure is secured a.cork or similar gasket 20, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and the gasket being coextensive with the under or otherwise well adapted for the purposes for inner side of the closure and is also provided which the same is intended. with an opening through which the screw [4 15 Other objects and advantages will be apparent is inserted. from a reading of the following description in From the foregoing is will be apparent that connection with the drawings wherein for purupon the manipulation of the winged head I! poses of illustration I have shown a preferred that the closure may be swung into and out of embodiment of my invention. position with respect to the opening I0 and dur- 20 Figure l is a fragmentary perspective View of ing such swinging movement the closure will the upper end of the paste tube embodying the further be raised or lowered in accordance with present invention. the threading or unthreading of the screw 14,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevational as the case may be. View showing the closure away from the open- The inclined wall or apron l9 bearing against 25 ing in the tube, the inclined end wall 9 of the neck portion will Figure 3 is a top plan view. provide a tight seal for the closure over the Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially opening l0 when the screw is threaded home. on a line 4-4 of Figure 7. It is believed the details of construction and Figure 5 is a top plan view showing the 1 manner of operation of the device will be read- 30 sure in its open position, ily understood from the foregoing without fur- Figure 6 is a fragmentary side elevational thel ta d p a on i Having thus described the invention, what I Figure 7 is a fragmentary vertical sectional Claim 36 view taken substantially on a line 'l--'! of Figure A paste tube Closure Comprising a neck s- 5, and ing from the tube, said neck being of predeter- Figure 8 is a side elevational vi w showing mined cross sectional form and including a side the closure in open position. wall having a discharge opening therein and a Referring now to the drawings in det fl, the closure swingably mounted on the neck and in- 40 numeral 5 designates a paste tube of conveneluding a apron movable relative to the Wall 4 tional construction having the frustro-conical into and out of closing position With respect to upper portion 6 terminating in an upstanding the opening. neck I. The neck is of segmental form and in- 2. A paste tube closure comprising a neck riscludes a pair of upstanding side walls 8 which ing from t e b of Segmental o d i converge toward one end, the opposite ends of eluding a p of side Walls Converging a One 45 the walls being connected by an upstanding inend and an arcuate end wall connecting the clined arcuate end wall 9 within which the disother end of said side walls and provided with a charge opening I0 is formed. discharge opening and a closure swingably The converging end walls 8 terminate in a mounted on the neck and having a depending cylindrical boss H having an internally threaded apron adapted to cover the opening. 50 bore l3 opening through the top of the boss and 8. A paste tube closure comprising a neck risadapted to accommodate a threaded screw l4 ing from the tube, said neck being of segmental which is fixedly secured or formed integral with form and including a pair of side walls convergthe closure indicated generally at It, the outer ing at one end and an arcuate end wall conend of the screw being formed with a winged necting the other end of said side walls and 55 provided with a discharge opening, a boss at the converging ends of said side walls and having an internally threaded bore opening through the top of said neck, a screw threaded in said bore and a closure carried by the screw for swinging into and out of position with respect to the opening upon the manipulation of the screw.

4. A paste tube closure comprising a neck rising from the tube, said neck being of segmental form and including a pair of side walls converging at one end and an arcuate end wall connecting the other end of said side walls and provided with a discharge opening, a boss at the converging ends of said side walls and having an internally threaded bore opening through the top of said neck, a screw threaded in said bore and a closure carried by the screw for swinging into and out of position with respect to the opening upon the manipulation of the screw, said closure including an apron adapted to bear against the arcuate end wall of the neck when the closure is in its closed position, said closure and apron being movable vertically during the manipulation of the screw.

5. A paste tube closure comprising a neck rising from the tube, said neck being of segmental form and including a pair of side walls converging at one end and an arcuate end wall connecting the other end of said side walls and provided with a discharge opening, a boss at the converging ends of said side walls and having an internally threaded bore opening through the top of said neck, a screw threaded in said bore and a closure carried by the screw for swinging into and out of position with respect to the opening upon the manipulation of the screw, said closure including an apron adapted to bear against the arcuate end wall of the neck when the closure is in its closed position, said closure and apron being movable Vertically during the manipulation of the screw and manipulating means at the outer end of the screw.

6. A paste tube closure comprising a neck rising from the tube and including a discharge opening, and an internally threaded bore opening through the top of said neck, a screw threaded in said bore and a closure carried by the screw for swinging into and out of position with respect to the opening upon the manipulating of the screw, said closure including an apron adapted to bear against the discharge opening of the neck when the closure is in its closed position, said closure and apron being movable vertically during the manipulation of the screw and manipulating means at the outer end of the screw.

MLELANIE GUIDRY.

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