IMPROVEMENTS IN CASKS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM HENRY BECK, of 115 Cannon Street, in the City of London,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CASKS " to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to isolate the contents of metal casks from the
external metallic envelope or casing; for this purpose the said metallic casing is
lined internally with a wood lining, so that wine, spirits, or other liquids, may be
stored in vessels possessing all the qualities of ordinary wooden casks with the
strength and properties of metallic casks.
The wooden lining may be constructed in various ways, for example it may be
made of longitudinal staves, or of strips rolled up spirally, or of rings or cylindrical
slices placed one over the other, and in any case so arranged as to cover the whole
internal surface of the metallic cask or casing, and provided with suitable wooden
ends, the whole being fitted together liquid-tight. The metallic cask or envelope
is made in the usual way, and is preferably provided externally with rings or
hoops on which it can be rolled from place to place; it is also provided with the
usual bung and tapping holes.
When it is desired to protect the contents of the casks from the effects of beat
or cold, the internal lining may be insulated from the metallic envelope by a layer
of suitable insulating material interposed between the lining and the metallic
envelope or cask.

page_text: I, WILLIAM HENRY BECK of 115 Cannon Street in the City of London,
Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, 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, reference being had
to the accompanying sheet of Drawings, and to the letters and Figures marked
thereon:-
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The object of this invention is to isolate the contents of metal casks from the
external metallic envelope or casing; for this purpose the said metallic casing is
lined internally with a wood lining so that wine, spirits, or other liquids may be
stored in vessels possessing all the qualities of ordinary wooden casks with the
strength and other properties of metallic casks.
The wooden lining may be constructed in various ways; for example it may be
made of longitudinal staves, of strips rolled up spirally, or of rings or cylindrical
slices placed one over the other, and in any case so arranged as to cover the whole
internal surface of the metallic cask or casing, and provided with suitable wooden
ends, the whole being fitted together liquid tight. The metallic cask is made in
the usual way, and is preferably provided externally with rings or hoops on which
it can be rolled from place to place; it is also provided with the usual bung and
tapping holes.
Figures 1 and 2 of the Drawings represent respectively a longitudinal and a
transverse section of a metallic cask with a wooden lining constructed in accordance
with the invention. a is the metallic cask made of sheet iron, for example with
sheet iron ends b b, c is the wooden lining covering the whole internal surface of
the metallic cask. The latter is shown cylindrical, but it may be made of any other
suitable shape; the ends 6 6¹ may be rivetted or soldered in the usual way, and
strengthening hoops f may be provided if required. Rings or hoops g may also be
provided for facilitating the rolling of the cask from place to place, and the cask is
furnished with the usual bung hole h which may be closed in any suitable way.
If necessary, other holes may be made in the ends for the reception of the drawing
off taps and so forth. The internal wooden lining lining o is formed of a strip or
strips of wood wound up into the form of a spiral, or helix, which is combined at
the ends of the cask with the wooden bottoms d d so as to make perfect liquid
tight joints at those parts. ;
Figures 3 and 4 illustrate a construction in which the internal wooden lining c
is composed of a number of rings or cylindrical slices placed one on the other.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a construction in which the internal wooden lining o
is composed of straight staves with liquid tight joints parallel to the generatrix of
the external metallic cask a.
Any other suitable arrangement of the wood may be employed for forming the
internal lining which constitutes the distinctive character of the invention.
When it is desired to protect the contents of the cask from the effects of heat, or
cold, the internal lining c may be insulated from the metallic cask a by a layer of

page_text: suitable insulating material interposed between the lining c and the metallic
cask a, as shown in Figures 7 and 8.
Similar letters of reference relate to like parts in all the Figures of the Drawing.
Metallic casks with wooden internal linings for preventing contact of the
contents with the metal may be employed for storing, or transporting, liquids in
general such as wines, spirits, acids and so forth, the forms, materials, and
dimensions being varied according to the uses to which they are to be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I would have it
understood that I am aware that it is not novel to apply metallic envelopes, or
covers, to ordinary wooden casks for the purpose of protecting such casks from
injury externally, and I make no claim to such application, but I declare that
what I do claim is :-
The construction of metallic casks with internal linings of wood applied either
directly to the internal surface of the metallic cask or separated therefrom by the
interposition of a layer of insulating material, and with or without the external
rings or hoops for facilitating the rolling of the casks from place to place, as
herein before described, and illustrated in the Drawings hereto annexed, and for
the purposes specified.