IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL CANS
Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOSEPH KAYE, of Kaye's Patent Lock Works, South Accomodation Road,
Leeds in the County of York, Lock and Oil Can Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL
CANS" to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to prepare the bottom portion of oil cans in such
a manner, that the same are more durable, and the liability of leakages at the angle
or junction between the sides and bottom greatly reduced: also to prevent leakage
at the junction of the spout with the can.
I accomplish the above object in the following manner: I form the bottom
portion or dish of the oil can from one sheet of tinned plate or other suitable
metal, which is placed between dies of the required shape fitted to an ordinary
press which blocks the plate into a dish having plain or corrugated sides.
The top is soldered on as before but I insert the spout at or near the top of the
dish and conduct it inside to near the bottom leaving sufficient room for the
introduction of a valve for to stop or regulate the flow of oil which is operated
from the exterior in the ordinary manner.
The spout being inserted in the manner described and air tight acts as a syphon
causing the oil to flow when the valve is opened until the can is nearly empty,
the same as if the spout was inserted through the bottom of the dish as in ordinary
oil cans.
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By forming the dish of the oil can as described, I dispense with the soldered
joint connecting the side plate to the bottom, which as is well known is liable to
leak on being knocked or the solder melted by warming the oil in the can thereby
allowing the oil to escape.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Oil Cans.
I, JOSEPH KAYE, of Kaye's Patent Lock Works, South Accommodation Road,
Leeds, in the County of York, Lock and Oil Can 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:-
The object of this invention is to prepare the bottom portion of oil cans in such
a manner that the same are more durable and the liability of leakages at the angle
or junction between the sides and bottom greatly reduced; also to prevent, or
reduce, the liability of leakage at the junction of the spout with the can: and
consists in forming the bottom portion or dish of the oil can from one sheet, and
inserting the spout at or near the top of the dish, the passage or conductor from
the base of the spout to the bottom of the can, being arranged for a stop valve
operated from the outside, to regulate the flow of the oil.
I will explain my invention more in detail by making reference to the accom-
panying drawing which represents an elevation, partly in section, of an oil can
made according to my invention.
I form the bottom portion or dish A of the oil can, from one sheet of tinned
plate or other suitable metal, which is pressed between dies of the required shape,
fitted to an ordinary screw, hydraulic, or other press, which, on being operated,
blocks the plate into a dish having plain or corrugated sides corresponding to
the dies.
The top B is soldered on as before, but I insert the spout C at or near the top of
the dish instead of at the bottom, by which means, the liability of melting the
solder when warming the oil can, is greatly reduced, and the leakage of oil pre-
vented should the spout be disturbed by the soldered joint being broken. Into the
dish A, and connected with the base of the spout, I insert an air-tight conductor D,
in which I place an ordinary valve E, and operate the same from the outside in the
usual manner,
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By arranging the conductor D. in the manner described, the same is full of oil,
but by being air-tight, will not run out when the can is tilted with the spout
downwards, unless the valve E be opened by applying pressure on the ordinary
button F, when the oil will flow on the syphon principle, so long as the valve is
kept open, until the can is nearly empty.
By forming the dish of the oil can as described, I dispense with the soldered
joint connecting the ends of the side plate and the joint at the bottom, the latter
of which is so liable to be damaged by being knocked or by the solder being
melted on-warming the oil in the can, thereby allowing it to escape and run to
waste;
and by securing the spout in, at, or near the top of the can, the soldering is
less liable to damage.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The construction of the bottom portion or dish of oil cans without a seam or
joint, substantially in the manner described.
The construction of oil cans with an internal conductor D fitted with a valve E,
substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.