Improvements in Shipping Cans.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Shipping Cans.
I, JOHN THOMAS HARLAND, of Albert Street, Clinton, Province of Ontario,
Dominion of Canada, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in shipping cans for shipping and handling
varnishes, oils, and other liquids, in which a cylindrical sheet metal can having
pivots securely fastened on each end of same operates in conjunction with a wooden
case incasing said can, and in which the can is suspended in such a manner as to
permit of the can being tilted toward the front of the case, and the objects of
my improvements are, first, to insure safety in shipping, and, second, for convenience
in handling varnishes, oils and other liquids. I attain these objects by the mechanism
illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a vertical central sectional view of my improved shipping can and
case in an upright position the can being also shown in dotted lines as being
tilted, and
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the improved case and can, showing in dotted
lines the front strip of case swung back so that the can may be tilted to discharge.
In the drawings, A is the case, made of wood, provided with sockets in the
sides thereof, so placed as to receive pivots D, and by means of which can B is
suspended for use, provided, also, with a handle G constructed by making two
parallel slits in the top thereof of such a size and shape that the hand may easily
be inserted and placed such a distance apart that the part of the case between
them can be grasped with the hand, having a pad-stopper E, and having the
bottom at the front edge immediately below spout (), concaved, as indicated by H,
so as to permit of sufficient tilt to can B to completely empty it of its contents,
said case A being also furnished with a movable front piece protecting and guarding
can B secured at the top of case by means of a screw and securely fastened at
the bottom to a piece of wood set in upon the bottom of case A, and secured
thereto by a screw in such a manner as to permit of its being swung out and in
as upon a hinge, so that the whole front piece may be swung back by the removal of
the screw at the top of case A.
The can B is substantially made of sheet metal cylindrical in shape, with flat ends
furnished with pivot D on each end, and spout C having in connection with it a vent
tube F passing from near the top of the spout C to can B and communicating with
the interior thereof at the center of the top by means of which the air is admitted
into the can B when its contents are being discharged, thus securing an even and
steady discharge and preventing gurgling.
The spout C is placed in the center of can B and parallel with front of case A and
of sufficient length so as to press tightly against the pad-stopper E and is for use in
filling or discharging the can.
The pivot D is securely fastened on each end of can B slightly removed from the
center of said ends towards the top and front of the case A, and fitting into sockets
made in the sides of case A by means of which can B is suspended in case A in such
a manner as to allow can B to be tilted toward the front of case A for the purpose of
removing contents and so that when let go said can B will automatically recover its
position when not in use.
The pad-stopper E is made of leather or other soft material and placed on the
inder side of the top of case A, in the middle thereof, to the front so as to receive
pont C, by means of which the can B is automatically sealed and the contents thereof
revented from wasting from spilling or evaporation.

page_text: I am aware that prior to my invention metal cans inclosed in wooden cases lave
been made. I therefore do not claim such a combination broadly.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
The combination with the case having a pad-stopper E attached to the underside
of the top of the case adjacent to its junction with the front-piece, of the cylindrical
swinging can B, having the pivois, D, spout. C, and vent tube F, connected therewith,
substantially as specified.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.