Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 28th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 30th Dec., 1887
1, ALFRED READ of the firm of Read Brothers 21 to 27 Bridgewater Street,
Liverpool in the County of Lancaster Iron Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object a cheap, strong, canister or keg, and a simple mode
of attaching the lid or cover to the same, so that it can be easily and expeditiously
opened, and the keg and attachments so arranged that they can be expeditiously and
without difficulty converted into a paint can, having a handle.
In order to form the keg or package of lighter material consistent with strength,
I prefer to stamp out the body with longitudinal corrugations, ending near each end,
but leaving cylindrical the ends, and where required, a portion also near the centre
upon which to stencil the trademark or affix a label. The cylindrical ends are
preferably slightly beveled out, and a similarly beveled lid like the bottom, corrugated
concentrically, inserted, and attached by a kind of bayonet joint, split pins or fasteners,
or both.
One plan of doing this is as follows:-Holes are formed through both keg and
lid flange, and rivetted or screw eyelets, split pins are inserted, or clips something
like paper fasteners slipped through, and the ends bent flat against the side of the
keg. Two of these clips can have eyes into which the handle can be linked, so as to
lie flat in the lid, but when the keg is to be used as a paint can the lid is taken off,
the two handle clips inserted from outside, and the handle can thus be attached
to the outside of the keg, and so cannot fall inside the keg among the paint, and being
slightly less than the diameter of the keg cannot fall down outside but stands nearly
bolt upright. I prefer for some kegs two of these pins, and a kind of bayonet joint
conjointly.
The joint is formed as follows: if as above described the lid be inside, a nipple is
formed by punch or pressure projecting from the side of the lid, or an eye bolt
projection or pin is fastened thereon. The can is pressed out or cut at one point to
form a vertical groove or slot for this nipple or pin to slide in, and a slot or horizontal

page_text: groove is placed at the bottom of the first groove, and if desired a third shallow
groove at right angles again to the horizontal one. Two or more of these nipples or
pins and grooves, slots or slots and grooves are formed, and the lid pressed down
into the keg with its nipples or pins following the vertical grooves. The lid is then
turned round by means of a rivetted handle if desirable till the nipples are in the
horizontal slot, if now a clip or fastener be inserted through a hole in lid and keg, it
locks all the nipples or pins in place. Such a fastening is however unnecessary
the bayonet joint, especially if with a third slot, but the two are preferably conjoined
When
as the fastener locks the joint, and the joint takes all strain off the fastener.
the lid is placed over the box the nipples or pins can be on the one (either of them\
and the 's on the other.
with
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Appertaining to Sheet Metal Kegs or other
Packages.
I, ALFRED READ, of the firm of Read Brothers, 21 to 27, Bridgewater Street,
Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Iron Manufacturers, 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 has for its object a cheap, strong canister or keg, and a simple mode
of attaching the lid or cover to the same, so that it can be easily and expeditiously
opened, and the keg and attachments so arranged that they can be expeditiously, and
without difficulty, converted into a paint can having a handle.
In order to form the keg or package of lighter material consistent with strength,
I prefer to stamp out the body with longitudinal corrugations, ending near each end,
but leaving cylindrical the ends, and where required a portion also near the centre
upon which to stencil the trademark or affix a label. The cylindrical ends are
preferably slightly bevelled out, and a similarly bevelled lid like the bottom, corrugated
concentrically, inserted and attached by a kind of bayonet joint, split pins, or
fasteners, or both. The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying
drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a plan and sectional elevation of a
handle and lid fastened to the keg by means of split pins or their equivalent.
Figure 3 is a modification of Figure 1 shewing the handle attached to the can
without a lid. Figure 4 shews another mode of fastening the lid to the canister
or keg.
Figures 5 and 6 are respectively a plan and elevation showing the handle and
another means which may be employed for fastening the lid to the canister.
In Figures 1 and 2 A is the canister, or keg, which may be corrugated if desired,
the upper portion or flange where the lid B fits the canister being, however, preferably
uncorrugated. Holes are formed through both keg A and lid flange B, split pins CC
are inserted, or clips something like paper fasteners slipped through, and the ends
bent flat against the side of the keg. Two of these clips C can have eyes into which
the handle D can be linked so as to lie flat in the lid, but when the keg is to be used
as a paint can, the lid is taken off, the two handled clips C inserted from outside, and
the handle D can thus be attached to the outside of the keg, see Figure 3, and so
cannot fall inside the keg among the paint, and being slightly less than the diameter
of the keg cannot fall down outside, but stands nearly bolt upright. I prefer for
some kegs two of these pins, and a kind of bayonet joint conjointly.
In Figure 4 the top rim of the keg is made cylindrical and the handle D which is
rivetted to the lid is bent over at the ends so as to form a stop resting upon the rim of
the keg A.
The lid B is provided with rivet nipple, or buttons E projecting from the side of
the lid. The top of the can A is pressed out or cut at one point to form a vertical

page_text: groove or slot e for this nipple or button E to slide in, and a slot e¹ is placed at the
bottom of groove e.
Two or more of these pins and ☐ or 1 grooves are formed and
the lid pressed down into the keg A with its nipples, buttons or pins E following the
vertical groove e.
The lid is then turned round by means of the rivetted handle D
till the nipples are in the horizontal slot e¹. A clip or fastener may now be inserted
if desired through a hole in the lid and keg as before described with reference to
Figure 2 and it thus locks all the nipples or buttons in place.
The cover shewn in Figures 5 and 6 is substantially the same as shewn in Figure 4,
but no vertical slots e such as shewn in Figure 4 are provided. The horizontal slot e is
enlarged at one end and the sides of the keg are bent or enlarged at f so that the
lid B may be pressed down into the keg, the pins F following the groove f in the keg
until they enter the horizontal groove e. The lid can then be turned round by the
handle D till the nipples enter the narrow portion of the slot e¹..
Having now particulary described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is,―
1st. The vertically corrugated sheet metal kegs substantially as described.
2nd. The combination with a lid or cover of a sheet metal keg or other like package
of split pins (or their equivalent preferably provided with eyes for attachment to the
handle and inserted through holes in the lid and keg, and their ends then bent flat so
as to hold the cover to the keg substantially as described with reference to
figs. 1 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The construction of sheet metal kegs or other like packages and their lids
with a bayonet joint and locking device such as C to prevent the lid from turning
substantially as described.