US1952674A - Pouring spout for cans - Google Patents

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March 27, 1934. w. KARSEL POURING SPOUT FOR CANS Filed July 20, 1932 1! Hull fi we .mmmjez @zww 2;. ww

Patented Mar. 27, 1934 PATENT OFFICE POURING SPOUT FOR CAN S William Karsel, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Wilson 31 Bennett Manufacturing Company, Chicago,

Application July 20, 1932, Serial No. 623,545

3 Claims.

This invention relates to pouring spouts for cans or pails such as commonly used for the shipping and storage of oils or other liquids. While it is particularly adapted for such containers of about five gallons capacityit is of course not limited to any particular size or use.

In pouring oil or the like from containers of this kind, .either through the nozzle or through a spout, the surging of the liquid is apt to cause it to be ejected more or less violently and therefore fail to follow the nozzle or to be directed to the particular point desired. This frequently causes spilling and waste which is largely overcome by my improved spout.

In addition to the suggested advantages of my improved spout, the objects of this invention are, to provide a pouring spout which will be simple in construction and particularly eiiicient in use; to provide a detachable spout which may be readily inserted in a can nozzle and which will be effective in directing the discharge of the contents of the can; to provide a spout with a guide or deflector for directing the discharge of the liquid and preventing surging or spilling over the sides of the spout; to provide a detachable spout having an integrally formed auxiliary deflector or lip for guiding the material passing through the spout; and to provide such other advantages as will appear more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention,

' Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a can showing the spout in position; and

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of. Figure 1.

The can or container 3 has a top or cover 4 with a nozzle 5 of any ordinary or preferred form of construction. When the can is filled the nozzle 5 is closed by means of a cap for shipping purposes and the spout 6 is carried or attached to the can in any convenient manner so that it may be applied when the cap is removed.

This spout is preferably formed of tin or other light metal being madeby means of suitable dies and punches." The spout has a short cir-' cular or cylindrical portion 7which is adapted to fit closely within the nozzle to make a friction flt and has a trough-like portion 8 which is adapted to extend over the side or bead of the 50 pail so that the contents will be poured free from the cover orsides of the pail.

The cylindrical or body portion of the spout indicated at '7 is in the form of an inverted cup, the head, or wall of which is provided with a hole 9 for attaching the spout to the can when not in' use and also with a main opening 10 through which passes the contents of the can when being poured. Instead of completely punching out the metal to form this hole I leave the disc-like portion 11 attached or connected at one side as shown at 12, so that this portion may be used to form a guide or deflector for controlling the discharge of the contents. This disc-like section or tongue is then bent up slightly as shown particularly in Figure 2, to form a restricted opening or to form a deflector which will prevent the liquid from surging out through the opening '10 over the sides of the spout. It will, of course, be apparent thatthe deflector 11 may be bent at any desired angle or curved properly to direct different liquids and when so arranged serves to prevent too rapid discharge and consequently confines the stream or flow through the lip or trough 8 of the spout.

It will be readily seen that my improved deflector may be provided with practically no'additional cost to the spout and it has been found effective for the purposes indicated. It will also be observed that thespout may be made in dif ferent forms and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the particular form shown and described except as set forth in the following claims in which I claim 1. A pouring spout formed of tin or the like having a cup-shaped portion and a trough extending to one side of the same, the cup shaped portion having an opening therethrough with an integrally formed adjustable deflector projecting upwardly and forwardly over the opening for guiding the material to thetrough and to prevent splashing of the same.

2. The combination with a container having a nozzle, of a pouring spout comprising a cylindrical portion adapted to fit closely within the nozzle and having a lateral open projection extending over the side of the container, the cylindrical portion having an' integrally formed deflector which is attached at oneside thereof and projects upwardly and outwardly toward the projection. i

3. A pouring spout having a cup-like portion adapted-to engagewith the nozzle of a can, 'the. transversewall of. said. portion having a disclike section formed therefrom and attached thereto at one side, said portion being bent at an angle upwardly and outwardly to form a deflector which tends to prevent surging of the liquid poured through the spout and to control the flow of the same therethrough.

' WILLIAM KARSEL.

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