An Improved Can or Receptacle for Preserved Fruits, Liquids, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Can or Receptacle for Preserved Fruits, Liquids,
and the like.
I, JOHN JACOB HEINS, Merchant, of 17, Elizabeth Street, New York, in the County
and State of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved can or receptacle for preserved fruits, liquid.
etc., and the object of my invention is to provide a suitable receptacle for containing
fruits or liquids which may be tightly closed or sealed without the use of lead solder.
I attain this object in the device herein after described.
In the practice of my invention, I provide an ordinary sheet metal receptacle, and
to the upper edge thereof is secured a collar by means of the annular flange and
solder joint.
The collar or nosing has an annular groove formed therein and a ring composed of
resilient wire is secured to the central opening formed by the inner edge of the said
collar, the material forming the said edge being wrapped around the ring, thus
producing a finished outlet, while at the same time a spring is supplied for main-
taining contact with the can cover, as will be hereinafter described.
As a means for closing the can a cap or cover is provided. This cap has an annular
rib projected from its under surface of a contour adapted to register with the groove
of the cover, which is V-shaped in cross section; and the rib is normally slightly
larger than the groove whereby a wedge action is exerted when the parts are
assembled.
In a modification of the device, the aforesaid nosing or collar is formed with a
depressed circular groove instead of the V-shaped groove and the cover is formed
with a downwardly extending rib whose cross section is circular in shape and which
engages aforesaid nosing or collar is formed with a depressed circular groove instead
of the V-shaped groove and the cover is formed with a downwardly extending rib
whose cross section is circular in shape and which engages and fits tightly in the
groove of the nosing when the said cover is forced in position.
To close or seal the receptacle after filling the same, the cover is placed upon said
receptacle, and by a sudden even blow with any suitable instrument, is forced tightly
upon it, the rib of the cover being forced into the groove of the nosing, the said rib
being slightly larger than the groove is contracted and exacts a lateral pressure
against the sides of the groove. This pressure acts to keep the cover in position and
prevents any leakage of the contents of the receptacle.
In the modified form, the cover is forced on in the same manner, the sudden blow
tending to force the wider portion of the rim through the narrow portion of the
groove in the nosing.
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The rib is made a little larger than the groove into which it is forced, so that,
when the cover is in position, the rib will exert a lateral pressure upon the sides of
the groove and thus prevent any leakage of the contents of the receptacle, and the
particular formation of the rib and groove will tend to keep the cover in position.

page_text: To remove the cover, it is only necessary to strike a few sharp blows with a suitable
instrument upon the projecting edge of the cover.
Dated this 8th day of July 1898
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
An Improved Can or Receptacle for Preserved Fruits, Liquids,
and the like.
JOHN JACOB HEINS, Merchant, of 17, Elizabeth Street, New York, United States of
America, 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 an improved can or receptacle for preserved fruits, liquids,
etc., and the object of my invention is to provide a suitable receptacle for containing
fruits or liquids which may be tightly closed or sealed without the use of lead solder.
I attain this object in the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings which
form a part of this specification, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of my improved can with the cover
attached.
Figure 2 is a side view, partly in section, showing the cover detached.
Figure 3 is a side view, partly in section, showing a slight modification,
and
Figure 4 is a side view, partly in section, of the modification showing the cover
detached.
In the practice of my invention, I provide an ordinary sheet metal receptacle A,
and to the upper edge thereof is secured a collar B, by means of the annular flange b¹,
and solder joint shown at a.
The collar or nosing B, has an annular groove b, formed therein, and a ring 62
composed of resilient wire is secured to the central opening formed by the inner edge
of the said collar B, the material forming the said edge being wrapped around the
ring, thus producing a finished outlet, while at the same time a spring is supplied for
maintaining contact with the can cover, as will be hereinafter described.
As a means for closing the can, a cap or cover C is provided. This cap has an
annular rib c, projected from its under surface of a contour adapted to register with
the groove b of the cover B, which as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, is V-shaped in cross
section; and the rib c is normally slightly larger than the groove b, whereby a wedge
action is exerted when the parts are assembled.
In the modification, the aforesaid nosing or collar is formed with a depressed circular
groove 63, instead of the V-shaped groove b, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and the cover C
is formed with a downwardly extending rib c² whose cross section is circular in shape
and which engages and fits tightly in the groove b³ of the nosing B when the said
cover is forced in position.
To close or seal the receptacle A, after filling the same, the cover C is placed upon
said receptacle, and by a sudden even blow with any suitable instrument, is forced
tightly upon it, the rib c, of the cover being forced into the groove b, of the nosing,
the said rib being slightly larger than the groove b, is contracted and exerts a lateral
pressure against the sides of the groove b. This pressure acts to keep the cover C in
position and prevents any leakage of the contents of the receptacle.
In the modified form, the cover C is forced on in the same manner, the sudden

page_text: blow tending to force the wider portion of the rim c² through the narrow portion of
the groove 3 in the nosing B.
The rib c is made a little larger than the groove 3 into which it is forced, so that,
when the cover is in position, the rib c² will exert a lateral pressure upon the sides of
the groove 63 and thus prevent any leakage of the contents of the receptacle, and the
particular formation of the rib and groove will tend to keep the cover in
position.
To remove the cover in either construction, it is only necessary to strike a
few sharp blows with a suitable instrument upon the projecting edge c¹ of the
cover C.
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 fruit can having a collar thereon with a central opening leading therethrough
and an annular groove therein, in combination with a cover having an annular rib
thereon engaging with the said groove, substantially as shown and described.
2. In a can for containing fruits, liquids, etc., the combination of a receptacle having
one end open, a circular nosing securely fastened to the end of said receptacle, a
groove formed in the said nosing, a cap for suitably covering the open end of the
aforesaid receptacle, a rib formed upon the said cover and adapted to engage the
aforesaid groove in said nosing, the said cover having an overlapping edge, substan-
tially as shown and described.
3. In a can for containing fruits, liquids, etc., the combination of a receptacle
having one end open, a nosing securely fastened on the open end of said receptacle,
a groove formed in the said nosing, a cap for suitably covering the open end of the
aforesaid receptacle, having a rib formed thereon adapted to engage in the aforesaid
groove on said nosing, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1899
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.