Improvements in Jugs or the like having Hinged Lids
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 11th Dec., 1897
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
'Improvements in Jugs or the like having Hinged Lids."
A communication by ALBERT HEINEMANN of 12, Reichstagsufer, Berlin in the
Empire of Germany, Merchant.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6, Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street, Manchester; both
in the County of Lancaster; 118, New Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick and 322, High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, 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:-
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Beer jugs or the like having hinged lids are at present constructed in such a
way that the lids are attached to the handle by means of metal lugs which are
clasped round the handle of the jug or are hinged or attached in other suitable
manner to the handle. Certain drawbacks arise as a consequence of this mode of
fastening as a certain amount of pressure on the handle is exerted in opening
and closing the jug, so that the handle is liable to be broken off. In order to
avoid this considerable drawback, in the present invention the lid is connected
with the handle in such a way that the attachment does not actually take place
on the handle itself but on a projection of the same specially provided therefor.
The attachment is of course obtained in the ordinary manner by a pivotal or
hinged connection so that the lid can be moved in order to open or close the can
or jug. The hinge pin has a peculiar form so that when lateral pressure is exerted
on the lid any strain on the projection of the handle which might cause the same
to break off is prevented or considerably reduced.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper part of a can or jug, with the lid closed.
Figure 2 a section on the line of Figure 1.
The lid or cover 6 for closing the can or juga is provided with a bar e bent to
form a thumb piece e and provided with side lugs d. The lugs d enclose a projec-
tion g formed on the handle f of the can or jug which projection is bored trans-
versely to receive the pivot or hinge pin for the lid. This pivot or hinge pin h
is threaded at one end i to engage in a corresponding internal thread in one of
the side lugs, whilst the other end of the pin has a head j preferably counter-
sunk in the other flap or side piece d. The centre part of the pin is so formed by
turning or pressing or the like that it is thickest in the centre and tapers to the
ends. The object of thus forming the pin is to allow it to press only in the centre
part of the bore in the projection g of the handle f so that when lateral pressuré
is exerted against the lid a slight movement of the pin in its bore can take place
and the pressure against the projection g which might cause the same to be broken
off is prevented or considerably diminished.
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page_text: 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,
1. A can, beer jug or the like having a hinged lid, characterized by the lid
being hinged or pivotally attached to a projection (g) on the handle, substantially
as hereinbefore set forth.
2. A form of construction of the can, jug or the like hereinbefore described,
characterized by the hinge pin (h) for the fastening of the lid being thickest in
the centre and thinner at the ends in order to prevent a breaking off of the projec-
tion on the handle when lateral pressure is exerted on the lid, substantially as
described.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.