US1228775A - Milk-bottle cap. - Google Patents

Description

'1. E. HlLL.

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MILK-BOTTLE CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed July 16, 1915. $eria1No. 40,332.

1 0 all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1. JOHN E. HILL, :1 citizen-of the United States, residing at Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massaelnu setts, have invented an Improvement in Milk-Bottle Caps, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. i

This invention has for its object to provide a novel sanitary bottle cap which can he applied to the bottle in the place of the ordinary paper cap and which is provided with a closalole pouring opening through which the contents of the bottle can be poured.

In order to give an understanding of my invention 1 have illustrated in the drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described, after which the novel features will be'pointed out in the appended claim.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows a milk bottle in section having my improved cap applied thereto;

F igs. 53 and 3 are plan views of the milk bottle with the cap applied, Fig. 2 showing the pouring opening closed and Fig. 3 showing it open;

Fig. t. is a perspective View of the device removed. from the bottle.

I have shown at 1 an ordinary milk loottle having the usual annular seat 2 at its mouth upon which the paper cap is adapted to be seated when the bottle is originally sealed.

My improved closure or cap comprises a metal disk 3 of a size and shape to fit onto the seat 2 in the place of the ordinary paper cap, said disk having a notch or opening 4i in one side thereof through which the contents of the bottle can be poured. This disk or cap 3 has formed integrally therewith a retaining finger 5 which is shaped to embrace the bead 6 at the to of the bottle, as shown best in Fig. 1. This retaining finger 5 will be made resilient so that it can accommodate beads of different sizes, and is herein shown as made integral with the disk 3, said finger being formed with the portion 7 which extends upwardly from the disk 3 at the periphery thereof, with the laterally-extending portion and with the head whereby the cap is yieldingly held in position. The construction of the finger is such that the cap can be easily placed into the neck of the bottle and the resilient finger will firmly hold it in position.

The pouring opening 4 is adapted to be closed by a gate or closure 10 which is herein shown as pivoted to the central portion of the disk 3, as shown at 11. Said gate has integral therewith the arm or extension 12 which overlies the disk 3 and which is bent upwardly at its end, as shown at 13, and then laterally, as shown at 14. The upwardly-bent portion 13 is of sufficient height so that the lateral portion 14 will overlie the top of the bottle neck, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, said portion 14 constituting a thumb-piece by which the gate or closure 10 can be manipulated. 15 is a projection formed on the disk 3 that operates to limit the closing movement of the gate. opening movement of the'gate is limited by the portion 7 of the retaining finger 5, it being noted that the outer edge 16 of the ate 10 is in line with the periphery of the disk 3 so that the corner 17 of said closure will engage the portion 7 of the retaining finger when the closure is moved into the position shown in Fig. 3.

The device is very easy to apply to the bottle and when in position it provides a practical and sanitary closure for the bottle. If it is desired to pour out some of the contents of the bottle, the closure 10 is moved into the open position shown in Fig. 3 and the contents of the bottle can then be poured through the opening 4.

While I have illustrated herein an embodiment of my invention which is especially adapted for use in connection with milk bottles, yet I desire to state that the invention is equally applicable for use in The connection with other bottles and hence I do not desire to limit myself to a cap to be nsedsolely on a milk bottle.

While I have illustrated a selected embodiment of my invention, yet I do not Wish to be limited to the constructional features shown.

I claim: I

A bottle cap comprising a disk-like me1nher of a size to ilt into the month of the bottle and having formed integral therewith a resilient retaining finger adapted to eX tend up over and around the outside of the bend at the neck of the bottle, said disk havan extension overlying the disk and having its end bent upwardly and then lateral}? to-overlie the top of the bottle and to provide a. finger piece, said retaining finger constituting a stop to limit the opening movement of said closure, and said disk having a projection to limit the closing movement thereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN E. HILL.

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