Improvements in or connected with an ass and
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in or connected with an ass and
We, COPE BROTHERS AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool,
in the County of Lancaster, Tobacco Manufacturers, and THOMAS HENRY COPE, of
the same place, Tobacco Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention relates to cans, canisters and the like which are opened by means
of a cutter attached to an outer loose lid and the object is to simplify the arrange
ment and attachment of the cutter to prevent it penetrating the can when not
desired and also to facilitate the manipulation of the cutter when required to be
used.
For these purposes we form an indentation in the rim of the loose lid into which
the cutter fits such cutter being attached to the lid by soldering or the like and
being flush with the interior of the rim when not required for use. The cutter
is provided with a projection passing through an opening in the rim whereby when
the loose lid is removed from the can the cutter can be pressed inwardly so as to
place it in position for cutting open the can..
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Improvements in or connected with Cans, Canisters, and the like.
We, COPE BROTHERS AND COMPANY LIMITED, of Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool,
in the County of Lancaster, Tobacco Manufacturers, and THOMAS HENRY COPE, of
the same place, Tobacco Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings:-
:-
This invention relates to cans, canisters and the like which are opened by means
of a cutter attached to an outer loose lid, and the object is to simplify the arrange-
ment and attachment of the cutter to prevent it penetrating the can when not
desired, and also to facilitate the manipulation of the cutter when required to be
used.
For these purposes we form an indentation in the rim of the loose lid into which
the cutter fits such cutter being attached to the lid by soldering or the like and
being flush with the interior of the rim when not required for use.
The cutter

page_text: is provided with a projection passing through an opening in the rim whereby when
the loose lid is removed from the can the cutter can be pressed inwardly so as to
place it in position for cutting open the can.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a plan view. Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations at right angles to each
other, and Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views all of a portion of a can and lid with
cutter attached and illustrative of our invention. Fig. 4 shows the cutter in
normal position and Fig. 5 shows it in position for cutting open the inner lid.
a is the can having the usual inner thin metal lid a¹ soldered thereto. b is an
outer lid which fits over the top of the can and the inner lid. c is a recess or
indentation in the rim d of the outer lid. e is a cutter soldered or otherwise
attached to lid bat and having its free portion el fitting into the recess c so
that the inner surface of such free portion is normally flush with the inner surface
of the rim d and outside the edge of the inner lid as shown more clearly in Fig. 1.
In this position the point of the cutter is quite clear of the inner lid and there is
no liability of penetration of such inner lid thereby. f is a projection secured
to the cutter e and projecting outwards through an opening f¹ in the rim by
which means when the outer lid is lifted up, the cutter e can be pressed inwards
into the position shown in Fig. 5, so that downward pressure on the lid 6 causes
the cutter to penetrate the inner lid. Rotation of the outer lid then cuts open
the inner lid as is usual. The action of cutting open the can is as follows: The
outer lid being on the can with the cutter in normal position, flush with the rim
as shown in Fig. 4, such outer lid is lifted up, the projection f is pressed inwards
thus pressing the cutter e¹ into the position shown in Fig. 5, the outer lid is then
forced down causing the cutter to penetrate the inner lid a¹; the outer lid is then
rotated so that the cutter cuts out the inner lid. The outer lid is removed, the
cutter is pressed back to normal position and such outer lid is then used as an
ordinary lid for the can.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The combination with lids or covers for cans, canisters, or the like of cutters
attached to such lids and fitting within recesses in the rims thereof the cutters being
provided with projections passing through openings in the rims substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Touth dox of Yo 1900