Improvements in Tins or Cans.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tins or Cans.
We JOHN LARGE of 109 West Green Road, South Tottenham N. Preserved
Provision Manufacturer and WILLIAM DONALDSON of 31 Alpha Road, Millwall, E.
Tioplate Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention is devised with a view to effect, with facility, the opening of tins
or cans so as to allow of access being had to the contents thereof. With this
object in view we make such receptacles as follows:-The container is made
separately from one or from both, ends, one or both of which latter is or are
"swaged" over around the edge so as to form a peripheral ledge and to which
ledge or ledges the body part or container of the receptacle is adapted. Around
the inside of the latter at the top or opening end, I "scribe or indent a peripheral
groove; this groove is filled in with solder and the top or cover is here attached
to the body part or container of the receptacle.
Then, in order to effect the opening of the receptacle, it is only necessary to rip
back the portion of the end of the container beyond the peripheral groove aforesaid
(and which portion of the container surrounds the ledge of the cover); said portion
of the container will then become gradually removed, in the form of a ribbon, from
the ledge aforesaid and the top or cover of the receptacle will become detached
from the body part thereof.
Dated this 20th day of May 1895.
.
V. LAZARUS,
Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tins or Cans.
We, JOHN LARGE, of 109, West Green Road, South Tottenham, N. Preserved
Provision Manufacturer, and WILLIAM DONALDSON, of 31, Alpha Road,
Millwall, E. Tinplate Worker, 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 :-
Our invention is devised with a view to effect with facility, the opening of tins
or cans, so as to allow of access being had to the contents thereof.
And in order that our invention may the better be understood we have appended
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which
Figure 1. shows an elevational view of one end of a tin or can made in accordance
with our invention.
Figure 2 is a transverse section of Figure 1. and
Figure 3 represents an elevational view shewing a portion of the end of the
coutainer removed.
Like letters of reference indicate like and corresponding parts throughout the
several views.
Now in accordance with our invention the container or body portion of the tin
or can a is made separately from one or from both of its end pieces b, one or both.
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page_text: of which latter is or are swaged over around the edge so as to form a peripheral
ledge and to which ledge the container or body portion of the tin or can a is
secured by means of solder or the like. Around the inside of the container a at
the top or opening end I scribe or indent at the point of juncture between the
portion and the container a a peripheral groove c which is filled in with solder
and the top or cover d which is placed into the container a is here attached and is
held securely in position by means of the said solder. Then in order to effect the
opening of the receptacle so as to allow of access being had to the contents thereof,
it is only necessary to rip back the portion b of the end of the container a beyond
the peripheral groove aforesaid, (and which portion of the coutainer surrounds the
ledge of the cover) said portion of the container will then become gradually removed
in the form of a ribbon, and the top or cover d of the receptacle will become
detached from the body part thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
:―
In tins or cans, the means employed to facilitate the opening of same as herein
described, and shown in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 9th day of January 1896.
V. LAZARUS,
1, Furnival Street, Holborn, London, E.C., Agent for Applicants.