Improvements in or relating to Stoppers for Oil-cans or Bottles and . other Vessels.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 27th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Stoppers for Oil-cans or Bottles and .
other Vessels.
I, WILLIAM REDMAN, of 25 Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Lamp Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
According to this invention, the stopper for an oil can or bottle or other vessel is
hinged to the neck or top of the vessel, so that it may be turned back on such hinge
when it is desire to open the vessel for filling it or for pouring out the contents or
for other purpose. The stopper is thus securely prevented from becoming lost when
unfastened, and is readily moved into position for refixing in the neck of the vessel
when such is required to be closed.
The stopper may be constructed for use as a plain plug or bung which is inserted
within the neck of the vessel by being merely pressed down thereinto; but it is
preferred to form it with a screwed end which is engaged with a female screw in the
neck of the vessel for fixing it therein. The stopper is hinged to the neck or top of
the vessel through the medium of a bracket or frame within which it is carried some-
what loosely so as to be capable of being readily inserted within the neck and, if
formed with a screwed end, of being also readily turned for screwing up and
unscrewing; and collars or projections are formed upon the stopper in position,
respectively, above and below the bracket or frame so as to prevent the stopper from
becoming detached therefrom when released from the neck of the vessel.
The bracket or frame may conveniently consist of a wire passing around or partially
around the stopper and hinged to the neck or top of the vessel.
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Stoppers for Oil-cans or Bottles and
other Vessels.
I, WILLIAM REDMAN, of 25 Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Lamp Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertaineḍ
in and by the following statement :-
According to this invention, the stopper for an oil can or bottle or other vessel is
hinged to the top of the vessel, so that it may be turned back on such hinge when it
is desired to open the vessel for filling it, or for pouring out the contents, or for other
purpose. The stopper is thus securely prevented from becoming lost when unfastened,
and is readily moved into position for refixing in the neck or top of the vessel, when
such is required to be closed.
The stopper may be constructed for use as a plain plug or bung which is inserted
within the neck or top of the vessel by being pressed down thereinto; but it is
preferred to form it with a screwed end which is engaged with a female screw in the
neck of the vessel, for fixing it therein. The stopper is hinged to the top of the vessel
through the medium of a bracket, frame, or holder, witbin which it is carried some-
what loosely so as to be capable of being readily inserted within the neck and, if
formed with a screwed end, of being also readily turned for screwing up and
unscrewing; and collars or projections are formed upon the stopper in position,
respectively, above-and-below-the-bracket, frame,-or-holder, so as to prevent the
stopper from becoming detached therefrom when released from the neck of the vessel.
ID 621

page_text: A convenient method of carrying out this invention is illustrated by the drawings
herewith, of which
Figure 1 shews, in vertical section, the upper portion of an oil can or bottle with a
hinged stopper screwed thereinto, the bracket which carries the stopper being shewn
as a section taken on line rx of Figure 3.
Figure 2 is a front elevation.corresponding to Figure 1, but shews the stopper to
be opened back; and
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 1, with the bead of the stopper shewn as cut away to
expose the band to view.
The mouth of the cam or bottle is shewn as formed in the usual manner adopted
for oil cans, that is to say, a sheet metal cup A is soldered or otherwise fixed into
the sheet metal forming the upper portion of the body B of the can or bottle.
The lower portion a of the cup, that is the part thereof which is soldered or fixed
within the upper end of the body B, is formed with a female screw thread, as
shewn. The stopper C is formed with a male screw thread by which it is screwed
into the portion a of the cup. A metal band 6 passes somewhat loosely around
the greater portion of the stopper, and its ends c are turned outwards and are
hinged by means of a pin d to the top edge of the cup A. A collar e is formed
around the stopper C below the portion thereof around which the band b passes,
so as to prevent the stopper from being slipped out in one direction through the
band b; and the enlarged head f of the stopper prevents it being slipped in the
other direction through the band. The hinged joint between the ends c of the band
and the top edge of the cup A is conveniently formed by cutting slits down into
the top edge of the cup to receive the thicknesses of such ends, and passing a
curved pin d (shewn by broken lines in Figure 3) through holes formed therefor
in each end c and in position to bring the pin within the hollow of the curved-
over edge of the cup. The pin is soldered at each end within this hollow, to
secure it in place. When the stopper is opened out into the position shewn by
Figure 2 (or approximately into such position) the rounded portions of the ends c
of the band, being excentric to the axis of the pin, as shewn, press against the
exterior of the cup A, and thus form a stop to the downward position of the stopper
when open. This, however, is not at all an essential feature, as there would be no
special inconvenience in shaping the parts so that the stopper would fall, when
open, into such position that the head came against the side of the cup. The
stopper itself is conveniently formed hollow in sheet metal, in the manner of stoppers
frequently employed for screwing into the tops of oil cans. The cup is formed,
as usual, with a lip g for pouring out.
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 1
claim, is :-
1. A stopper for an oil can or bottle or other vessel, carried loosely within a bracket,
frame, or holder, which is hinged to the can or bottle, or other vessel, substantially as
described, for the purpose set forth.
2. A stopper for an oil can or bottle or other vessel, carried, in such manner that it
may be capable of being turned therein, within a bracket, frame, or holder, which is
hinged to the can or bottle, or other vessel, substantially as described, for the purpose
set forth.
3. The means, substantially as described with reference to the drawings herewith,
by which a stopper of an oil can or bottle or other vessel is connected thereto through
the medium of a hinged attachment, for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 9fth day of November 1800'
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.