An Improved Oil Can.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 17th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 15th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Oil Can.
HARRY LUCAS, The "Tom Bowling" Lamp Works, Little King Street,
Birmingham, Lamp Mannfacturer and, ALBERT ALLSOP, same address, Mechanic,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to oil cans for the use of cyclists and others and has for its
object an improved construction of the pipe so as to allow of its being readily
turned " on " and "off" and to prevent leakage.
The inner end of the pipe is tapered to fit or plug into its counterpart or collar
which is screwed externally and soldered to the can.
The pipe is flanged and has a loose collar or washer fitting over the flange and a
union screw to secure the pipe in its counterpart or collar. The extreme inner end
of the pipe is closed and near the end one or two holes are drilled to the centre and
corresponding holes are drilled in the counterpart collar.
By means of a finger piece the pipe can be turned so that the hole or holes in it
will meet the holes in the counterpart collar,-the pipe is then "on" and oil may be
made to flow up it by pressing the sides of the oil can, or the pipe can be turned
"off" so that the holes will not meet and the flow of oil is prevented.
The loose collar or washer between the union screw and the pipe prevents the
union screw being loosened when the pipe is being turned.
Dated this 16th day of May 1880
HARRY LUCAS.
ALBERT ALLSOP.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Oil Can.
HARRY LUCAS, "Tom Bowling" Lamp Works, Little King Street, Birmingham,
Manufacturer, ALBERT ALLSOP, of the same address, Mechanic, 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:-
Our invention relates to oil cans for the use of cyclists and others and has for its
objects an improved construction of the pipe so as to allow of its being turned
readily " on " and "off," and to prevent leakage. The inner end of the pipe is
tapered to fit or plug into its counterpart or collar which is screwed externally and
soldered to the can. The pipe is flanged and has a loose collar or washer fitting
over the flange, and a union screw to secure the pipe in its counterpart collar. The
extreme inner end of the pipe is closed and near the end one or two holes are
drilled to the centre, and corresponding holes are drilled in the counterpart collar.
By means of a finger piece the pipe can be turned so that the hole or holes in it
"and oil may be
will meet the holes in the counterpart collar-the pipe is then "
it by pressing the sides of the oil can, or the pipe can be turned
on
made to flow holes will not meet and the flow of oil prevented.
" off" so that
The loose collar or washer between the union screw and the pipe, prevents the
union screw being unscrewed when the pipe is being turned.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings shows a circular or watch shape oil can fitted
with our improved pipe.
Fig. 2. shows a section of the pipe A with the winged piece B for turning it, the
loose collar or washer D and the union screw C. The extreme lower or inner end of

page_text: the pipe H is closed and near it is drilled the hole E which passes through the
pipe.
Fig. 3 shows a section of the oil can with the counterpart collar F into which the
pipe A fits.
The hole in the counterpart collar is marked G and coincides with the hole E in
the pipe A.
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When the pipe is turned 011 by means of the winged piece B as shown in
fig. 4, the hole E shown in fig. 2 meets the hole G shown in fig. 3 and oil is made to
flow up the pipe by squeezing the sides of the can, but when the pipe is turned
"off" as shown in fig. 1 the holes do not meet, and the passage of the oil is
prevented, and the can may be carried without danger of leakage.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is-
1. The construction of an oil can pipe and its counterpart collar substantially as
described.
2. The combination of the pipe A, the winged piece B, the loose collar or washer D
and the union screw C.
3. The combination of the pipe having a closed end H and hole E with the
union screw C and the counterpart collar F having the hole G.
Dated this Fourteenth day of Wahuuam 1800
HARRY LUCAS.
ALBERT ALLSOP.