Improved Hermetically Closing Jug or Pitcher.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
Improved Hermetically Closing Jug or Pitcher.
I, ALBERT HEINEMANN, of 127 Friedrichstrasse, in the City of Berlin, in the
Empire of Germany, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a jug or pitcher of stone-ware, porcelain or the like
which jug may be hermetically closed and is destined to hold beer and other
beverages which, on account of their nature are preferably protected from the
influences of the air and light. To effect this, the jug or can is made with a
conically-formed neck, in which is placed a correspondingly-shaped lid, provided
with an easily-removable packing ring; this lid is held in the closed position by
means of a suitable locking device. In some of the examples given, the handle
and lid-supporter are made as parts of the attachment of the jug, such parts being
secured to the jug and firmly held together when closing the locking device,
whereas after opening such device all parts of the attachment can be readily
removed in case the jug be broken or to allow of same being thoroughly
cleaned.
Referring to the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 shows an hermetically closing jug or pitcher, in part vertical section,
Fig. 2 is a plan view of same
Fig. 3 is a front view of the upper part of the jug and the closing or locking
device,
Figs. 4 and 5 are vertical and horizontal sections on lines - and y-y
respectively of Fig. 3,
Fig. 6 shows in part section a jug with a modified construction of the attachment
and locking device.
Fig. 7 is a part plan view and part horizontal section of Fig. 6.
Fig. 8 is a back view of the lid-supporter, the handle being broken away,
Fig. 9 & 10 are side and front views of a modified closing or locking device.
Fig. 11 is a part vertical section on line 2 of Fig. 10,
Fig. 12, 13 & 14 are front view, side view and horizontal section on line v v
respectively of a further modified construction of the closing device.
Fig. 15 is a part vertical section of a jug having integral handle.
Fig. 16 and 17 are front and plan views respectively of Fig. 15,
Fig. 18 is a horizontal section on line w-w of Fig. 16,
Fig. 19 is a view in part vertical section and
Fig. 20 a plan view of a metallic jug.
The pitcher or jug a has conical neck a' in which fits a correspondingly-formed
conical lid 6 provided with a packing ring e of india rubber or the like for making
the jug perfectly tight; such ringe may be readily removed or changed when
necessary. At the upper side of the lid is provided a cross bar or piece on
whose front end 6' the closing or locking device is arranged, while its other end 62
pivoted on lid-support d, which is secured to handle e, serves as thumb piece for
raising the lid. All these parts are attached to the vessel by means of a metal-
band or hoop f surrounding the jug. In the example illustrated by Fig. 1 to 5

page_text: such hoop opens at front and is held together by means of a sliding piece 9. The
frame-like closing wire h carrying the locking lever is hinged to the slide g;
the arm of lever i serves for opening the locking device, while the arm & engages
with the thickened or rounded edge of the lid-extension and thus ensures the
tight closing of the lid. The slide g is wedge-shaped and its edges 91 are bent
over so as to engage with the correspondingly bent and tapering edges of the
securing hoop f. Ou putting the locking lever i into the closed position (Fig. 1
and 3), therefore, the slide g is drawn tight and thus the hoop f firmly closed on
the vessel and all the parts of the attachment of the jug thus held in their proper
position; by drawing the slide g down again after releasing the locking lever i,
however, all the parts are free to be removed from the jug.
In this
In the modification shown in Figs. 6 to 8 the hoop is closed at front and open
behind the wedge-shaped slide 9 forms part of the handle e and engages with
its edges on the bent ends f' of the hoop in the manner afore-described.
instance the lid is closed by means of screw bolt k moveable in an eye k¹ of the
hoop and provided on its free threaded end with a nut k² for tightly closing and
locking the lid, after the screw-bolt kis placed into the slot 63 of the lid-
extension b. On thus pressing down the lid the handle e and slide g are moved
upwards by means of the lid-support d so that all parts of the attachment are
firmly attached to the jug.
The modified construction shown in Fig. 9-11 differs from the foregoing
construction, in that the closing wire h is hinged to the lid extension b', whereas
the locking lever is held in the lugs g2 of the conical slide 9 by means of pin *;
this lever also receives the closing wire h behind the nose in order to effect the
hermetic closing and locking of the lid. In this case, too, the slide g closes the
hoop and is tightened when the lid is closed.
Fig. 12-14 show the closing wire h movably arranged in lug g³ of the slide g,
to allow of such wire being placed into groove i of the closing lever i³.
On putting the arm of the closing lever into the closed position, which lever
turns on pin on the lid extension 6' (Fig. 13) all the parts of the closing device
are firmly attached to the jug simultaneously with the tightening of the hoop ƒ by
raising the slide g.
Fig. 15 and 18 illustrate a further modification, in which the handle e¹ is formed
integral with the jug or pitcher. In this instance the lid is secured to the
handle in the usual manner. The closing wire h, of the same construction as shown
in Fig. 1-5, turus in a projecting part or bracket a³ of the vessel.
Fig. 19 and 20 show the construction illustrated in Fig. 6 and 7, in connection
with a metallic jug closed by a screw bolt k secured to suitable lug a¹ on the jug.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An hermetically closing jug or pitcher, made of stoneware, porcelain or the
like, for holding beer or other beverages, characterized by a conically-formed
neck (a) for receiving a correspondingly conically-formed lid (b) provided with
packing-ring (c) substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
2. In combination with a jug or pitcher of the kind claimed in Claim 1, a device
for effecting the hermetic closing and locking of the lid, consisting of a bent bar
or wire (h) conical slide (g) for tightening the hoop (f) holding together all the
parts of the attachment when the locking device is in the closed position,
substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
3. In combination with the jug or pitcher as set forth in Claim 1, a device for
effecting the hermetic closing of the lid, consisting of screw-bolt (k) held in a slot
of the lid extension (6) by a nut and pivoted to the hoop (f) closed by conical
slide (g) forming part of the handle (e) (Fig. 6—8) substantially as described and
shown in the drawings.

page_text: 4. A modification of the hermetically closing jug described in Claim 1, in which
the closing or locking device is pivotally held by a projection bracket or lug
(3 or a) made integral with or secured to the jug, substantially as described and
shown in Figs. 15 to 20 of the drawings.
Dated the 18th day of March 1895.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.