Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Containing and applying Glue, Mucilage, or other Liquid similarly Applicable.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Containing and applying
Glue, Mucilage, or other Liquid similarly Applicable.
I KING UPTON of Salem, County of Essex, State of Massachusetts one of the
United States of America, Glue Manufacturer 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 :-
This invention has for its object to construct a can or package particularly adapted
for containing glue or mucilage or similarly applicable liquid.
In accordance with this invention the screw threaded nipple or mouth piece of the
can is attached to the usual top piece or part of the can body.
The edge of the opening into the nipple or mouth piece, at one side, has a lip or
projection terminating near the centre of the said spring, said lip being bent downward
slightly.
The screw cap or cover which fits or turns on the nipple has secured to its under
side the brush and to its upper side a bar or wire, the ends of which are bent down to
form ears affording a sufficient means by which the said cap may be removed.
The invention consists in details of construction to be hereinafter pointed out.
Figure 1, shows in elevation and partial section a can embodying this invention.
Figure 2, a top view of the can, the cover being removed.
The can body is composed of the cylindrical portion a, bottom plate b, and top
plate c.
The screw threaded nipple or mouth piece d is secured by solder or otherwise to the
top plate c. The nipple or mouth piece d, has a lip or projection e, extending from
the edge of the opening inwardly toward the centre thereof, inclining slightly
downward, said lip being preferably formed integral with the said nipple.

page_text: The screw cap fis made to fit and be turned on to the nipple d as usual. A bar or
wire i is secured to the upper side of the cap d, by solder or otherwise, the ends of
said bar or wire being bent downward as shown in Fig. 1.
The brush n is secured to the underside of the cap, and extends down into the can
body.
It will be seen that the lip e terminates adjacent to the shank of the brush n, so that
when the cap is removed the bristles of the brush may be drawn over the edge of the
said lip that superfluous material may be removed.
It will also be seen that by bending or turning the lipe downward, as shown, all
the material removed will run off, and not become gummed on its upper side to
thereby prevent the cap being screwed on, and furthermore by providing the bar or
wire with downwardly turned ends facilitates removal of the cap.
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 :-
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A can for containing glue mucilage or other similarly applicable liquid consisting
of the cam body, the screw threaded nipple d, formed with the inturned and down-
wardly inclined lip e, at the opening or upper edge thereof, and extending nearly to
the centre of said opening, the screw cap f having the brush n, attached to its
underside, and the bar i, permanently attached to the screw cap, all substantially as,
and for the purposes set forth.