US2197352A - Vented valve - Google Patents

April`l6, 1940. A. TERKEL VENTED VALVE Filed Jan. 17. 1938 INVENTOR. ABRA HAM TERKEL B-Y M@ ATTORNEY.

This invention relates to a vented valve for containers.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a vented valve or closure which is adapted to be readily attached to the outlet of a container, vessel, bottle or the like in such a manner' as to act as a vented spout for the controlled discharge of uid from said container.

Another object of the invention is to provide a vented valve which is adapted to act as a closure for a vessel or bottle or the like container, and which is provided with means to simultaneously"open and close a fluid passage and an air vent through the valve, said valve being so arranged that it can be readily manipulated by one hand for pouring out the contents of the container.

' Another object of this invention is to provide a vented valve which is highly useful and simple in.

construction. Convenience of arrangement, lightness and comparative inexpense of manufacture are further objects which have been borne in mind in the production and development of the invention. I am aware that some changes may' be made in the general arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts, as well as in the details of the construction thereof without departing from the scope of the present invention as set forth in the following specification, and as deined in the following claims; hence I do not limit my invention to the exact arrangements and combinations of the said device and parts as described in the said specication, nor do I confine myself to the exact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following de- `tailed description and specifically pointed out in theappended claims, reference is had to the accompanyin'g drawing for the illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional view of my vented valve showing the same in closed position.

. Figure 2 is a sectional view of my vented valve showing the same in open position. f

Figure 3 is an .end view of my valve, the disc valve being partly broken away to expose to view the air vent.

Figure 4 is a side view of my valve.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of a vented spout constructed in accordance with my invention.

In its general organization my invention includes a valve body which has an end that ts over the outlet of a container, for instance over the mouth and neck of a bottle or the like, a iluid passage through said body which extends from said`end of the valve body to an outlet Y spout, an air vent conduit which extends from the 5 intake end of the fluid passage to the exterior of the body, and a valve common both to the fluid passage and to the air vent conduit to simultaneously open and close both. The body of the valve is preferably so constructed that the valve may be held between the index and middle fingers of the hand and the outer end may be pressed by the thumb of the same hand for engaging a valve actuating element thereat.

It is to be noted that it is preferable to have the air vent extend along the inside of the fluid passage on a side opposite to the direction of the spout. Thus when fluid flows toward the spout in the natural position of the spout pointing downwardly then the tendency of the fluid is to ow along a side of the passage below the air conduit. At any rate the aforesaid relative position facilitates the venting action of the air conduit. It is also to be noted that the air conduit extends from the point of intake of the valve to an outside point which latter is always outside of the container by reason of its relative position to the secured end of the valve. Furthermore the opening or closing of the valve on its seat automatically opens and closes not only the fluid passage but also the air vent by the same movement of the same valve member, in this instance a disc valve. The valve may be readily secured to the vessel or receptacle and thereafter it is easily manipulated with one h'and as shown.

What I now claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A closure for an outlet comprising a hollow valve body having an intake passage, a spout on one side of said body connected to said intake passage, an air conduit extended from the intake end of the intake passage to the outside of the body on the side of the passage substantially opposite to the spout, and a valve common to the intake end of said passage and to said air vent.

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2. A vented outlet device comprising a tubular member, means to secure said member tothe outlet of a container, a spout formed on said tubular member in communication with the passage of said member, and an air conduit extended from the intake end of the passage of said member to the exterior of said member outside said securing means, and a valve to simultaneously cover the adjacent ends of said passage and of said air conduit.

3. A vented outlet device comprising a tubular member, means-to secure said member to the outlet of a container, a spout formed on said tubular member in communication with the passage of said member, and an air conduit extended from the intake end of the passage of said member to the exterior of said member outside said securing means, a valve to simultaneously cover the adjacent ends of said passage and of said air conduit, and resilient means to normally hold the valve in closing position.

4. A vented valve comprising a body having a fluid passage, a side spout connected to the uid passage, an air conduit extended from the intake end of the fluid passage to the exterior of said body, a disc valve to simultaneously cover the adjacent ends of the passage and of said conduit, a valve stem axial to said body extended from said disc valve through the wall of said body, a guide on the outside of said body, a head on the valve stem slidable on the guide, a spring to normally urge the head into Valve closing position, and means to attach the body to a container.

5. In a closure for an outlet the combination with a hollow valve body with a spout to one side of said body and a substantially axial passage from the intake end of said body to the spout; of an air conduit extended from the intake end of said passage to the outside of said body in sub- 40 stantial parallelism with said passage and on the side substantially opposite to said spout, and a valve for simultaneously covering and uncovering the intake end of said passage and the inner end of said air conduit.

6. In a dispensing closure for an outlet, ther combination with the hollow body of the closure adapted to be secured to the outlet of a container and having its outer end closed, a spout on one side of the body, a valve on the open end of the body and a. valve actuating element extended beyond the closed end of the body; of opposed reduced exterior portions on the exterior of said valve body spaced from the outer end of the valve actuating element and conforming to the usual gripping-surface between adjacent. fingers of a hand so as to accommodate the gripping of the closure between two fingers with a third finger of the same hand in position to operate said valve actuating element by pressing at its outer end.

ABRAHAM TERKEL.