Improvements in Kegs, Cans, or Receptacles for Storing Paint and other Substances.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1895-Accepted, 1st Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kegs, Cans, or Receptacles for Storing Paint and
other Substances.
I, MOSES RUTLEY, Junior, of Fore Street, Cullompton, in the County of
Devon, Decorator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to kegs, cans or receptacles more especially designed for
storing paint and the like the object being to provide means whereby the receptacle
can be easily and quickly opened without the cover becoming detached and closed
again with a tight joint.
According to my invention I make use of a conically shaped cover attached to
the keg or can by a hinge and fitting into the opening in the top of the same.
The cover is provided, diametrically opposite to the hinge, with a lug having au.
eye adapted to pass over a stud on the side of the keg or can which stul is screw-
threaded to receive a thumb nut whereby the cover can be pressed dowa.tight in
the opening in the keg or can.
It will be obvious that to open my keg or can it is only necessary to unscrew the
nut and turn the cover back on its hinge.
Dated the 27th day of March 1895.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Kegs, Cans, or Receptacles for Storing Paint and
other Substances.
I, MOSES RUTLEY Junior, of Fore Street, Cullompton, in the County of
Devon, Decorator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to kegs, cans or receptacles more especially designed for
storing paint and the like, the object being to provide means whereby the receptacle
can be easily and quickly opened without the cover becoming detached, and closed
again with a tight joint.
According to my invention I make use of a conically shaped cover attached to
the keg or can by a hinge and fitting into the opening in the top of the same.
The cover is provided, diametrically opposite to the hinge, with a lug having an
eye adapted to pass over a stud on the side of the keg or can, which stud is screw-
threaded to receive a thumb-nut whereby the cover can be pressed down tight in
the opening in the keg or can.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a paint keg, constructed in accordance with my
invention, shewing the keg closed:
Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1 :
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the same.

page_text: a is the keg the top edge al forming the opening being rolled as shewn clearly
in Figure 3, and 6 the cover of the keg, the said cover being made conical or
tapered as shewn for the purpose of ensuring a tight joint. The cover bis hingert
at c to the keg and is provided, at a point diametrically opposite the said hinge c,
with the lug d having a hole or eye e.
is the screw stud fixed to a lug g on the keg a, the said stud f being in such a
position that when the cover b is closed the stud passes through the hole e in the
lug in the cover. is the thumb-nut for securing the cover in its closed position,
the said nut being attached by means of a chain i to the handle j of the cover.
It will be obvious that, to open the keg or can, it is only necessary to unscrew
the thumb-nut hand to turn the cover b back on its hinge cas shewn in dotted lines
in Figure 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A keg, can or receptacle, for paint and other substances having a conically:
shaped cover, fitting into an opening in the top of the same, the said opening
having a rolled metal edge, substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
2. In a keg, can or receptacle, for paint and other substances, having a conically
shaped cover and an opening with a rolled metal edge, hinging the cover to the
keg, providing it with a lug adapted to engage with a stud on the keg and securing
it in position in the opening by a nut or the like, substantially as described.
3. The improved paint keg herein before described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1895.
T
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.