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3 Patented Nov. 23, UNITED STATES 1,607,756 PATENT OFFICE. HARRY INGRAM, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. JAR, AND LIKE RECEFACLE. Application filed June 22, Serial No. 647,019. Fig. 5 is a side elevation, partly in section, The invention relates to jars and con tainers for fruits, vegetables and other food of a modified construction of jar embodying products, and one object of the invention is my invention, the outer cover on the jar to improve and enhance the value and utility being shown in section; of certain types of wide-mouth jars having Fig. 6 is a central vertical section through 60 screw tops or tops held in place by hinged the same, taken on the dotted line 6-6 of wire locking bails. These types of jars are Fig. 7, the outer cover being omitted and commonly employed for holding fruits and the locking bail therefor being shown in in vegetables and have certain desirable fea Qperative position, having been released 62) tures but are deficient in other respects, es from said outer cover; pecially with regard to the efficient Sealing Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same, and of the same. In carrying out my invention Fig. 8 is a side elevation, partly in sec I form a plain cylindrical section around tion, of the jar and its inner cap and outer the mouth of the jar and thereon apply a cover, the locking bail being shown in opera 70 side seal closure cap which eficiently Seals tive position Securing the cover over and upon the jar, and over this closure cap I apply the inner cap and on the jar, the sectional the screw top or the top held by locking portion of Fig. 8 being on the dotted line bails, such top concealing the closure cap 8-8 of Fig. 5. and leaving the jar with the external ap In the drawings, referring to Figs. 1 to 4 pearance it had without my invention ap inclusive, 10 designates the jar, 11 the con plied thereto. I thus preserve the desirable tents thereof, 12 a sealing cap applied upon features of the jar and add features which the upper end of said jar, and 13 an outer ensure the due preservation of the contents metal cover containing a glass lining disk 14 of the jar. In accordance with my invention and threaded, as at 15, to engage a spiral the jar may be conveniently subjected to the thread 16 on the neck of the jar. The lower vacuum sealing process in a vacuum sealing edge of the cover 13 is flanged outwardly, inachine, and in addition my method of Seal as at 17, to Seat upon a ring gasket 18 sub ing the jar permits the contents of the jar ported upon an annular shoulder 19 with 85 to be subjected to adequate sterilizing which the jar is formed. At its upper por and processing treatments. The closure cap tion the cover 13 is flanged or formed in is of special construction rendering its ap Wardly, as at 20, to engage the upper outer plication and removal convenient. When edge of the cap 12. the outer cover or top of the jar has been de The jar 10 at the upper end of its neck tached and the closure cap has been removed portion is formed with a plain cylindrical : to permit the withdrawal of a portion of the Section 21 which has a smooth upper edge contents of the jar, the jar may be resealed or lip 22 and plain smooth outer vertical sufficiently for temporary requirements by sides 23. The engagement of the cover 13 the restoration thereto of the said outer with the neck of the jar is below the cylin cover or top. - drical Section 21 of said neck, as shown, and The invention will be fully understood the cap 12 is applied and confined to said from the detailed description hereinafter cylindrical section 21., presented, reference being had to the accom The jar 10 will be formed of glass or other panying drawings, in which: Suitable material, and by preference the cap Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in sec 12 will be formed of thin sheet aluminum, 100 tion, of a fruit and vegetable jar embodying the cap being in one piece of material and my invention, the jar and its inner cap being having a top 41 and a skirt portion 22, with in side elevation and the outer cover on the in which is formed an annular groove to jar with its inner lining of glass being shown receive and tightly compress a gasket 23 in section; against the plain exterior surfaces of the Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the cylindrical section 21 of the jar. The top jar and its inner cap, with the exterior cover of the cap 12 extends outwardly beyond the removed, the section being on the dotted line sides 23 of the Section 21, so as to provide 2-2 of Fig. 3; for the side-seal gasket 23, and the top of Fig. 3 is plan view of the same: the cap seats downwardly upon the lip 22' Fig. 4 is a central vertical section through of said section 21. The lower edge of the the jar and its inner cap and outer cover; skirt portion of the cap 12 has integrally G 5

4 O (55 2 1,607,756 formed there with tear-off tabs 24, which are cylindrical Section 21, leaving the jar open folded upwardly closely against the skirt for immediate use. If the contents of the of the cap, and, when desired, may be turned jar should not be all consumed at the One outwardly therefrom and then pulled up opening of the jar, the cover 13 may be re wardly for tearing the material of the cap placed on the neck of the jar, the jar then and thus make it easy to dislodge the cap being sealed by the engagement of the flange from the cylindrical section 21. The cap 17 on said cover with the gasket 18. containing the gasket 23 is applied down The iai' showin in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive Wardly upon the cylindrical section 21 of is ninbered 26, and this jar has at the the jar, and initially a portion of the gas uppel' end of its neck a cylindrical section ket 23 will stand in the path of the upper 2 which corresponds with the cylindrical outer edge of the lip 22 of the section 21 Section 21 of the jar shown in Figs. 1 to 4, so that when the cap is pressed downwardly and upon this cylindrical section 27 the cap to position said section 21 may deform the 12 of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive is applied the gasket outwardly to fill the recess formed saine as it is on the cylindrical section 21. in the upper portion of the skirt of the cap, The ja: 23 is formed with a laterally ex the gasket then being compelled to closely tending annular flange 28 which is at the bind against the outer sides 23 of Said sec base of the cylindrical section 27 and af tion 21. The cap 12 may be applied to the fo'ds a shoulder at the lower edge of the jar 10 by hand or by the Well-known vacuum skilt of the cap coi'i'esponding with the sealing process in a vacuum sealing machine, shot ider 25 of Fig. 2, and in addition the and, when applied by the vacuum sealing flange 28 projects outwardly far enough to process, the cap becomes firmly bound upon receive a fiat ring gasket 29. The jai shown the section 21 of the jar by atmospheric pres in Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive is provided with sure, which tends to dish the top of the cap a cover 30 of cap construction and pref and draw the outer edges thereof in Wardly erably of giass and said cover fits down against the gasket 23. Preferably the cap Wardly over the cap 12 and engages with 12 will be applied to the jar 10 in a vacuum sealing effect the aforesaid gasket 29. The Sealing machine.. linder'surface of the cover 30 is formed with The cover 13 is applied over the cap 12 an annular shoulder 31 which seats upon the and engages the thread 16 in a well-known tippel' outer edges of the cap 12, as shown manner by which the cover may be screwed in Fig. 5. The cover 30 is held in place by downwardly, carrying the lower lateral a suitable locking bail 32 hingedly connected flange 17 firmly against the gasket 18 and with a transverse bail 33, and the said bails causing the shoulder 20 of said cover to 32, 33 are of known type and commonly firmly engage the outer edge of the top of employed for Securing a cover upon a jar. the cap 12, as shown. The cap 12 being of These locking bails are not, therefore, thin material may be readily enclosed with claimed herein, and they with their cap. 30 in the cover 13 and protected thereby. The a:'e shown in order to indicate that the in tear-off tabs 24 are spun against the skirt vention is not limited to the cover 13 of portion of the cap 12 and hence occupy but Fig. 1 but hay be utilized in connection little space, and they do not interfei'e with with a cover 30 of the character shown in the application of the cover 13 upon the Fig. 5. neck of the jar and over the cap. 12. The The cap 12 shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclu neck of the jar is formed with a shoulder 25 sive is the identical cap 12 shown in Figs. at the base of the cylindrical section 21, and to 4 inclusive, and hence does not require the skirt of the cap extends downwardly in further description. The 'eference numer'- close relation to this shoulder, and in view als indicating the pal's of the cap, show i thereof it might be inconvenient to insert a in Figs. to 4, will be repeated on the cap tool under the edge of the skirt of the cap shown in Figs. 5 to 8 inclusive. for aiding in the removal of the cap from Miy invention resides in the neck portion the ja', and hence in this construction the of the ai', the cap 12 thereon and a cover tear-off tabs become important since when they are turned downwardly, they extend to be secured on the jar and over the cap outwardly beyond the shoulder 25 and may 12, and present two forms of jal's in the be firmly grasped and pulled upwardly for drawings, one having a covei of Screw-cap tearing the tender material of the cap in type and the other a cover to be fastened by means of wire locking bails. In both types such manner as to render it convenient and of jars a plain cylindrical section is formed easy to remove the entire cap from the jar. at the upper end of the neck to receive the The cover 13 affords abundant protection cap 12, and in both forms of jars the cover for the upper end of the jar and for the is adapted to enclose the cap 12 and the cap 12, and when it is desired to use the cylindrical section receiving the same, and contents of the jar the cover 13 will be un in both types of ia's the cover may be read screwed from the neck of the jar and there ily removed and replaced. The cap 12 will after the cap 12 will be removed from the be applied to the jai's, whether of the form lit)

5 1,607,756 cover fitting over said cap and engaging shown in Fig. 1 or that shown in Fig. 5, by the vacuum sealing process in the absence the gasket seated on said shoulder and 55 of the covers 13, 30, and thereafter said cov means for removably securing said top or ers will be applied to the jars. The presence cover in firm sealing position, said annular 3 of the caps 12 adds very greatly to the de shoulder being adjacent to the lower edge of sirability of the jars for holding fruit and the skirt of the cap and said cap being in 60 vegetables and ensures the jars against One integral piece of sheet metal, said top leakage either of air into the jar or of the or cover being of glass, and the means for contents of the jar therefrom. My invention securing the top or cover on the iar bein renders it entirely safe to use wide mouth wire locking bails permanently that, jars of the character shown, for fruits and with the jar. vegetables. The type of jar shown is in 4. A jar or the like for food products itself desirable, and in accordance with my having about its mouth a plain cylindrical invention I have sought to preserve this Section and below the same an annular 5 type of iar, but so improve its sealing s quali shoulder bearing a ring gasket, a cap hav ties as to enhance the value of the jar for ing an annularly recessed skirt portion con 70 its intended purposes and to render it en taining a ring gasket applied upon said cy tirely safe to use the jar for food products. lindrical section with sealing effect, a hol What I claim as my invention and desire low top or cover fitting over said cap and to secure by Lettel's Patent, is: engaging the gasket seated on said shoul 1. A jar or the like for food products hav der and means for removably securing said ing about its mouth a plain cylindrical Sec top or cover in firm sealing position, said tion and below the same an annular shoul cap being of thin sheet aluminum and hav der bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an ing a tear-off tab formed integrally with the annularly recessed skirt portion containing lower edge of said skirt portion and initially a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical folded upwardly against said skirt portion 80 section with sealing effect, the lower extrem and concealed by said top or cover. ity of said skirt snugly fitting the cylindri 5. A jar or the like for food products hav cal section, a hollow top or cover fitting over ing about its mouth a plain cylindrical sec said cap and engaging the gasket Seated on tion and below the same an annular shoul said shoulder and means for removably Se der bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an curing said top or cover in firm sealing po annularly recessed skirt portion containing sition. a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical 2. A jar or the like for food products hav section with sealing effect, the lower extrem ing about its mouth a plain cylindrical sec ity of said skirt snugly fitting the cylindri 90 tion and below the same an annular shoul cal section, a hollow top or cover fitting over der bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an said cap and engaging the gasket seated on annularly recessed skirt portion containing said shoulder and means for removably se a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical curing said top or cover in firm sealing po 40 section with sealing effect, a hollow top or sition, said cap being of thin sheet aluminum cover fitting over said cap and engaging the and having a tear-off tab formed integrally 95 gasket seated on said shoulder and means with the lower edge of said skirt portion for removably securing said top or cover in and initially folded upwardly against said firm sealing position, said cap being of sheet skirt portion and concealed by said top or metal and the means for Securing said top cover, said annular shoulder being adjacent or cover being wire locking bails perma to the lower edge of the skirt of the cap, nently connected with the iar. said top or cover being of glass and the 3. A jar or the like for food products hav means for securing the top or cover on the ing about its mouth a plain cylindrical Sec jar being wire locking bails permanently tion and below the same an annular shoul connected with the jar. - der bearing a ring gasket, a cap having an Signed at New York city, in the county of annularly recessed skirt portion containing New York and State of New York this 14th a ring gasket applied upon said cylindrical day of June, A. D section with sealing effect, a hollow top or HARRY INGRAM