cans.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 2nd Oct., 1897
I, CHARLES RICHARD GORRINGE 4 Hornsey Rise Gardens, N. Gentleman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in stoppers for varnish, oil, paint cans.
and the like, the objects being to provide a simple and cheap stopper and the
same is carried out as follows:-
I provide a cap having a projecting part or dome formed integral with or attached
to the cap said projection or dome carrying projections which engages upon
inclined surfaces on the inside of the neck or opening of the can or receptacle
and upon inserting the stopper in position and rotating same when a joint is made
through the medium of a washer which is carried between the cap and the neck
or opening of the can or receptacle.
Dated this 14th day of November 1896.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
improvements in Stoppers for varnish, Oil, Paint Cans, and the like.
I, CHARLES RICHARD GORRINGE 4 Hornsey Rise Gardens London N. Gentle-
men 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 relates to improvements in stoppers for varnish, oil, paint cans
and the like, and the same is carried out as follows:-
Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 is a plan view of the opening or outlet of a can having the stopper
removed.
Figure 2 plan view of the underneath side of the stopper.
Figure 3 vertical section through line x-y in Figure 1, showing stopper in
position.
a is the stopper which is provided with the washer 6 and which washer bears
upon the surface c of the opening or outlet so as to close same when the stopper a
is in its closing position.
The stopper a is provided with the bar or piece d having the ends of same so
arranged as to leave a space between them and the washer b aforesaid.
The outlet is provide upon its interior with the projections or the like e so

page_text: arranged that upon the ends of the bar or the like d being passed between the
ends and f of the projections e and rotated in the direction of the arrow 1,
the stopper will close the outlet as the projections e are so inclined as to caused the
washer to press upon the surface c; each projection being provided with a stop
piece g.
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. The combined construction and arrangement of the various parts substantially
as described and illustrated herein.
2. In stoppers for varnish, oil, paint cans and the like, a stopper provided with
a washer which bears upon the outlet surface when the stopper is in its closed
position, a bar or the like having ends so arranged as to leave a space between
same & the said washer and between which inclined surfaces carried-upon the
interior of the outlet & provided with stop pieces engages so as to secure or
release the stopper aforesaid according to the direction in which the stopper is
turned or rotated when in position in the outlet aforesaid.
Dated this 16th day of August 1897.