US1427347A - Can holding and sealing device - Google Patents

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J. BAUDER.

CAN HOLDING AND SEALING DEVICE.

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Patented Aug. 29,

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can HOLDING AND'HSEALING DEVICE.

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Be it known thatL'JoHN BAUDER, 'a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Can Holding and Sealing'Devices, of which the following is a specification. 1 7

It is well known that during the filling of cans andsealing thesame, in canning fruits, vegetables and the like, that the cansmust be held in a temporarily permanentposition, and the lids held down tightly ontotheican mouth, so that, when the sealing wax or other sealing material used ispoured around the edge ofthe lid and can that itwill not leak-into the can; and that, after it has been poured, that the lid will remain in a permanent position, until the sealing material has become set and hardened, and cooled to assume or take on a fixed form and condition,

which will not change, until removed human agency; I 1 v a My device. iSsimpIe, cheap and highly efficient; it is made of wood, so that it is a non-conductor of heat, can be used in connection with a number of cans at a time, and possesses great utility in this class of inventions.

It is knock-down in character and can thus be shipped very readily and when the operator is through with it, it can be disconnected and put away in a small space until it is again needed.

It consists essentially of a base upon which. the cans are set, provided with a central guide for the periphery of the cans at the point where they come in contact therewith, a central upright post or standard, provided with a number of arms, which are .spring pressed upon the lids on thecans. which they retain in proper and desired .position.

Its various features and advantages will readily become apparent from the following specification.

In the accompanying drawings forming a parts, the ost shown in section,

. s ecification of Letters Patent. P te t n 29 19 Application filed September 20, 1921. Se ial NO, W238i 7 Fig. 4E.'is an isometric view of the device in elevation, and y 5, is a sectional view throughone of the arms'where it intercepts its companion arm, the other parts shown in elevation and parts are also shown broken away;

In forming mydevice I-provide in proper combination, a base 1; a guide elevation or end a head 4 whichfits flush up into a recessin the bottom plate .1 and at itsupper end is] screw threaded to TGCQIVG a winged nut 9; two cross-arms S havlng downwardly depending fingers 12, which rest on thecan tops or lids.

The cross arms 8 are each cut away at the middle as shown in Fig. 2 at.13,ione cut away part fitting into the other, so the arms will be interlocked and be flush at thetop and thus be even and uniform. I

On and around the rod 7, between the top of post 5, at the recessed part 11 and between the arms 8, at their central meeting point, I place acoiled spring 10, the spring at the top abutting-against a washer 14. i

It will be noticed that-the rod 7 also passes through the cenral meeting part of the arms 8, (where they meet at 13), thus the arms are loose on the said rod 7, so that whenthe winged nut 9 on top of the arms 8 is turned, the arms will be forced downwardly and their fingers 12 will contact with and impinge against the lids 20 on the cans A, as shown in Fi 1; when the pressure exerted is great enough to tightly hold said lids 20 down in position'on the'cans A, the sealing fluid or material can be poured or placed around the groove at the can top: the cans "should remain in this position, until set, then the winged nut 9' can be unscrewed and the tension or spring 10 removed andthe cans taken out and another set replaced. The spring pressure exerted holds the arms and their fingers tightly down upon the lids to exert pressure against said lids. I

It will be seeninliig. 1, that the periphcry of the cans A, at the point where they reach the concave depressions or recesses 3, it into the same and are guided thereby and are by this means kept from shifting and are all held equi-distant from the central post 5, so that the same pressure will be exerted upon all the lids.

T he platform 2 may be made of any other shape and configuration, as may also the arms 8 and their fingers 12. I

It will be readily apparent that this device can be quickly set up for use and as quickly disconnected.

While I have described one form of device for carrying my invention into effect,

\ it will be readily apparent that I can change and modify the same without departing from the principle of this invention as set forth in this specification.

l V hat I claim as new in my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a base, an upwardly extending hollow post attached thereto, a rod extending through said'hollow post, a spring around said. rod at the top of the post, arms, said arms resting'upon the top of said spring, the rod passing therethrough and means for exerting pressure upon the spring by forcing said arms downwardly. 1

2. In a device of the character described, a "base part, a hollow post attached thereto, a headed rod passing therethrough, carrying at its upwardly extremity a winged nut for engaging the same, arms on said rod at its top, a spring interposed between said arms and said hollow post, said wingednut moving said arms downwardly or upwardly by exerting, tension upon the spring or releas ing the same.

In a device of the character described, a base part, a hollow post extending upwardly therefrom, a headed rod passing therethrough, a spring carried by'said' rod at the top of said hollow post, cross arms passing over said rod and resting on said spring, a winged nut at the top of {said-rod, capable of being screwed downwardly and upwardly so that said arms will move downwardly or upwardly. a

In a device of the character described, a base part, a guide platform thereoman upwardly extending hollow post, aheaded rod passing through said post' and carrying a spring at its upper extremity, above the post and'cross' arms, said cross arms resting on the top of said spring,'and a winged nut for moving the arms downwardly or upwardly by placing a tension upon said spring or releasing the same. I i y i 5. Ina device of the character described, a base provided with an upwardly extending post, means connected with said post for supporting'ar'ms, said arms being disposed atthe top of said means, a spring controlled means for forcing said arms downwardly so that the arms will press upon the can tops. In testimony whereof, I affix my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 13thday of Sep-:

tember, 1921. V v v JOHN BAUDERH.

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