US1963236A - Container closure - Google Patents

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June 19, 1934. c. M. KASTLE 1,963,236

CONTAINER CLOSURE Filed April 10, 1931 Patented June 19, 1934 amazes AooNTA'IN R {GI-LOSURE V a 3 "Clarence' MfiKastle, eumbenaiim i'vm.

Application Ap l-" 0, $1931, Serial :No. 529,042,

'6 Claims; (craze-a1 I-his invention relates 'to improvements-in When'th'e closure is open *to a-position-at sub container closures and has for-an object to 'prostantially right angles to the container, the hook vide a-closure which will-effectively seal a conshaped portionds drawn' tig'htly against the bead I tainer and which, when opened, will be mainand further movement of the closure away from tained positively in upright position. the opening is prevented. The resilient metallic The invention will be fully understood from strip furthermore offers yielding resistance to the following description taken in connection movement of the closure toward a closed position with the accompanying drawing in which latand as a consequence, the closure is positively t r maintained in a position at substantially right Fig. I is a perspective View of the closure and angles to the end wall of the container. At its 651 container detached with part of the container opposite end the resilient metallic strip extends broken away; upwardly from the closure at to form a latch- Fig. II is a front elevational view of the cloing device which cooperates with the inner sursure and container with the closure in its open face of the end wall of the container adjacent :15 position, and with part of the container broken the opening to secure the closure in its closed 70"- away, and position.

Fig. III is a bottom plan view of the closure By the construction described a closure is atand the top Wall of the container with the 010- tained which can be readily detached from the sure showing in its closed position. container when desired. The structure is such Referring particularly to the drawing, referthat the closure is normally maintained in erect 75- ence numeral I designates a container having position when it has been opened and conseside walls 1 and an end wall 2. The end wall is quently the closure functions as a signalling agent provided with an opening 3 which is bounded by to call attention of the operative to the fact that a flange 4 projecting outwardly from the end the closure is in open position.

wall at the opening. Wall 2 is provided upon its Various changes may be made within the scope 80 inner surface with a bead or astragal 5 which of the appended claims in which it is desired to is positioned adjacent the opening. In the emclaim all novelty inherent in the invention as bodiment illustrated, the bead is formed by inbroadly as the prion art permits. setting a portion 6 of the inner surface of the I claim:

wall 2. It will be understood that bead 5 can 1. In closure construction, a container having 85- be formed by securing a flange to the inner suran opening, af'fiange projecting outwardly from face of the wall 2. the container at the opening, the container having A closure for the opening comprises a body a bead on its inner surface adjacent the openportion 8 having spaced lugs 9 dependent from ing, a. closure for the opening including spaced its periphery. The lugs are adapted to over-lie lugs depending from its periphery adapted 'to the flange 4 when the closure is in its closed over-lie the flange, and a resilient metallic strip position. The closure is secured in closed secured to the inner side of the closure projecting position by means of a wire or the like, not shown, beyond and. on the inner side of the flange from which is passed around the closure in engagethe periphery of the closure between the lugs and 40 ment with the lugs and is tied in position comterminating in a hook shaped portion facing and 95- pressing the lugs against flange 4. A resilient spaced from the periphery of the closure and enmetallic strip 11 is secured to the inner surface gaging the head when the closure is opened to a of the closure at 12 and 13. Strip 11 projects beposition at substantially right angles to the conyond the periphery of the closure between two tamer,

:.adjoining lugs 9 and terminates in a hook shaped 2. In closure construction, a container having portion 14. Hook shaped porti0n 14 is Sp c d an opening in its Wall, a flange projecting outfrom and faces the periphery of the closure. The wardly from the wall at the opening, the wall portion of the resilient metallic strip 11 to which having a he d on it inner surface adjacent th the hook shaped portion 14 is attach d e ten S flange, a closure for the opening over-lying the.

i'from the closure on the inner side of th flan flange, and a resilient metallic strip secured to a 1 4 and wall 2. The hook shaped po ti n i di portion of the inner side of the closure spaced Posed behind the bead 5. The closure when from the periphery of the cover projecting from pened and closed pivots upon the flan 4 and the periphery on the inner side of the wall and is secured in this position by means of the hook flange and terminating in a hook shaped portion I,

5 shaped portion of the resilient metallic strip. facing and spaced from the periphery of the 0 closure and engaging the bead when the closure is opened to a position at substantially right angles to the container.

3. In closure construction, a container having an opening, a bead on the inner surface of the container adjacent the opening, a closure for the opening, and a resilient strip secured to the inner side of the closure projecting beyond the periphery of the clo sure and engaging the bead when the closure is open to. a position at substantially right angles to the container said strip extending across the closure and adapted to serve as a latch when the closure is in shut position.

4. In closure construction, a container having an opening, the container having a bead formed in its under surface adjacent the opening, a closure for the opening, and a resilient strip secured to the inner side of the closure projecting beyond the periphery of the closure and engaging the walls of the bead when the closure is open to a position at substantially right angles to the container. H

U 5. In closure construction, a container having an opening, a flange projecting outwardly from the container at the opening, a bead on the inner surface of the container adjacent the base of the flange, a closure for the opening and overlying the flange, and a resilient metallic strip secured to the inner side of the closure projecting beyond the periphery of the closure and engaging the bead when the closure is opened to a position at substantially right angles to the container. I

In closureconstruction, a container having an opening, a bead on the inner surface of the container adjacent the opening, a closure for the opening including spaced lugs depending from its periphery adapted to overlie the container walls of the opening, and a resilient metallic strip secured to the inner side of the closure projecting beyond the periphery of the closure midway between the lugs and terminating in a hook shaped portion facing and spaced from the periphery of the closure and engaging the bead when the closure is opened to a position at substantially right angles to the container.

. CLARENCE M. KASTLE.

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