Improvements in Cans for the Conveyance of Milk and other Liquids or Substances.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 17th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 22nd Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cans for the Conveyance of Milk and other
Liquids or Substances.
I, SAMUEL POND of Blandford in the County of Dorset, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
This invention for improvements in cans for the conveyance of milk and other
liquids or substances has for its object to reduce the noise and wear of concussion
and the shaking of the contents of the can, to more securely fix the head of the
can to the body to prevent its being knocked off, and to provide improved means
for retaining the lid closed and for locking it.
In a can constructed according to this invention, the bottom is provided with
three or more india-rubber or other suitable buffers on which the can rests so that
the rattling noise caused when moving the can is obviated, the churning of the
contents reduced and the wear lessened. The buffers are secured inside the lower
rim or hoop of the can by metal brackets and bolts.
The head is provided at its lower edge with two or more projecting ears which
embrace the body of the can and are connected to it by rivets.
The lid is secured in its closed position by means of a spring rivetted at its upper
end in an indentation in the can and so that its lower or free end normally projects
slightly beyond the inner surface of the head. On closing the lid, it presses the
free end of the spring into the indentation, and after the lid has passed, it again
springs out and holds the lid closed.
A cam, bolt or screw is arranged to be operated in such a manner by a key that it
will prevent the free end of the spring being forced into the indentation and thus
prevent the lid from being opened without the use of the key.
Dated this 16th day of December 1891.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cans for the Conveyance of Milk and other
Liquids or Substances.
I, SAMUEL POND, of Blandford in the County of Dorset, Manufacturer, 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:
This invention for improvements in cans for the conveyance of milk and other
liquids or substances has for its object to reduce the noise and wear of concussion
and the shaking of the contents of the can, to more securely fix the head of the can
to the body to prevent its being knocked off, and to provide improved means for
retaining the lid closed, and for locking it.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
Figs. 1 is a sectional elevation of a milk can constructed according to this

page_text: In a milk can constructed according to this invention the bottom is provided with
a number of buffers a of india rubber or other suitable material attached to the
foundation ring by brackets c and bearing against the bottom d of the can, their
outer ends projecting outwards to a suitable distance beyond the foundation ring b
as clearly shown. By these means the rattling noise caused when moving the can
is obviated the churning of the contents reduced and the wear lessened. The body e
of the can is secured to the foundation ring by soldering or otherwise in the
ordinary manner.
The head is provided at its lower edge with projecting cars which embrace the
body e of the can and are secured to it by rivets. The lid g is secured to the head h
on one side by the tooth i engaging in a recess in the plate and on the opposite
side by a latch spring m secured in an indentation or recess n in the head. The
closing of the lid presses the free end of the spring m further into the recess n, and
after the lid has passed it again springs out and holds the lid closed. The spring m
is retained in its distended position securely locking the lid by means of a screw o
working in a socket p and pressing against the spring m, thus preventing the lid
from being opened except by the use of an appropriate key.
In the arrangement of bucket shown in Figs. 4 and 5, buffers of circular cross
section are used secured in lugs attached to the foundation ring as clearly
shown.
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. In a can for the conveyance of milk and other liquids or substances, the
employment of buffer blocks attached to the foundation ring substantially as
described and for the purpose specified.
2. Forming the head of the can with ears for securing it to the body substantially
as described.
3. Securing the lid, when closed, to the head of the can by means of a displacable
latch spring fixed in a recess or indentation in the said head substantially as
described.
4. The combination of the latch spring m and locking screw o substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
The arrangement and construction of cans for the conveyance of milk and
other liquids or substances substantially as described with reference to Figs. 1, 2
and 3 and to Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this
day of
1892.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.