No.697,553. Patented Apr.15,1902.

E. C. SEAMAN.
??K GAN,
{Application fled Dec ?,1901.)

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 UNITED STATEs? PATENT OFFICE.
ELIZABETH COCHRANE SEAMAN,OF NEW YORK,N.Y.
M 1LK-CAN?

SPEGIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No,697,553,dated April15,1903.

0riginalapplicationfledJanuary30,1901?8erial No,45303,Dividedandthisapplicationfled December7,1901,8erial
- N0,841994,(No m0del.)

To aZZ tohom it 7nay Co72Cern which laps or contacts with a portion of the
Be it known that I,ELIZABETH COCHRANE bowl G. -
SEAMAN,a citizen of the United States,and Inthe formshownin Fig,II the bowld/is
a resident of the boroughof Manhattan,city, provided with a neck member d',and the
5 county,and State of New York,have invent breast b'is provided with a neck member g. 59
ed certain new and useful Improvements in Thisneck member c/fits closelyinto theneck
Milk-Cans,of
fication.
which the followingisa speci member of the bowl and has its upper edge
My invention relatesto milk-Cans,and has Sent no appreciable edgebeveled,SO
|thinned,Chamfered,Or
to form a
as to pre
shoulder
Io forits object to produce a milk-Can having where impurities could collect. The neck 55
a double neck composed of a neok member member d/is provided with a flange e,which
projectingfromthe breastandaneck member
projectingfrom the bowl,the Said two neck Contacts with or engages the bowl.
Thisapplicationisa division ofmyapplica
members overlappingeach otherthroughout tion,Serial No.45,303,filed January30,1901,
15 their entire extent,orsubstantiallythrough Having deseribed my invention,what
out their entire extent,and presenting a Glaim,and desire toseCure by Letters Patent,I 6o
Smoothinterior surface. 18? -
IntheaccompanyingdrawingsIhaveshown 1. A milk-canhavinga breast memberand
two forms of Can in which
2o embodied. -
my invention- is a bowl member,the breast memberand bowl
In Figure I,I have shown one form of can member being each formed of a singlethick- 65
ness of metal and each providedwith a rigid
wherein the neck member of the breast over integral neck member,Said neck members
laps the neck member of the bowl; and in overlapping throughout Substantially their
Fig. II,I haveshown a caninwhichthe neck entire extent to forma double neckthe inner
25 ber
member of the bowloverlaps
of the brea8t. -
the neck mem neck member Stopping short of overlapping 7o
In Fig,I, a indicates the bowl of the can; the Outer neck member,the innerneckmem
berhavingitsfree edge Chamfered or beveled
b,the breast thereof,which may be of any in order to avoid the formation of a recess
Suitable Construction. The breast member liable to hold impurities.
is provided with a neck member c,whichre
ceives a neck member dof the bowl,theneck a 2.bowlAmilk-can havinga breast memberand 75
member c beingintegralwith the breast and, formed member,the
of a single
breast member being
thickness of metal and
the neck member d being integral with the provided with a rigid integral neck member,
bow1. Theneckmember dfitsclosely within the bowlmemberalsohavinganeckmember,
35 the neck member c and has its lower edge Said members overlapping throughout sub- 8o
chamfered orbeveledin orderto lie8moothly stantiallytheir entire extenttoforma double
against the inner face of the neck member of neck,the inner neck member havingitsfree
the breastandtopresent no appreciable edge edge chamfered
to form a shoulder or erevice where impuri the formation ofora beveled in orderto avoid
rece8S liable to hold im
tiescouldaceumulate. Thejointformed by purities,theotherneckmemberhavinga
the lower edge of the neck member of the portion engaging the other part of the bent Can.
85
bowlis Smoothly wiped with Solder in the ELIZABETH 000HRANE·SEAMAN,
usual manner. Witnesses:
In the form shown in Fig,I theneck mem E. R. GILMAN,
45 ber ofthe breastisprovidedwith afange e, J. DOUGHERTY.