Skoops, and other like Articles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 20th May, 1887.
Skoops, and other like Articles.
I JOSEPH LUDLOW of the firm of Ludlow Brothers of Palmer Street Birmingham
in the County of Warwick Galvanized Iron Manufacturer and Iron Plate Worker
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention has for its object improvements in watering cans, buckets and other
such like articles and refers in particular to the handles of such articles which are so
constructed as to give more perfect command and control over the article when held
by one or both hands.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto two sheets of drawings containing fourteen Figures
which will serve as examples of the application of the invention and from which other
applications may be made.
Figure 1 is a slide elevation of a watering can having two handles.
Figure 2 is a plan of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a back elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of the upper handle A on the line C. D. and looking
at the inside thereof.
Figure 5 shews the inside view of a small handle removed such for instance as the
handle D on Figure 6.
Figure 6. is a side elevation which will serve to shew my invention as applied to
either an ordinary bucket or a special one such for instance as a milk bucket where
the back handle D is used as well as the spout E but if we suppose the handle D and
spout E are removed there would only remain the upper handle K which is made to
turn down as shewn in both cases.
Figure 7 shews the invention applied to a water or beer can.
Figure 8 is our new jug but with the special handle adapted thereto.
Figure 9 is what is known as an Irish water or beer can with the handles L and M
adapted thereto according to my present invention.

page_text: Figure 10 is a chamber pail and in this case I only propose to make the handle P
from a tube the lid handle N being formed as usual though it may if necessary be
made like P.
Figure 11 is a wash up pail and Figure 12 is a horse can and each of them have
their handles made from a tube as herein after to be explained.
Figure 13 is a boiler Filler to which fit both handles R and S made from tubes.
There is considerable difficulty and expense in bending or stamping handles from
sheet metal and unless they are very carefully worked at the edges the handles are
likely to cut the hand. To obviate this difficulty and I form my handles from plain
tubing cut of the required length and the ends opened sufficiently to form ears such
for instance as a¹ and a² on handle A and d¹ and d2 on handle D with d3 and d¹ at
the other end of the same handle. Where the ears die into the tube there appears a
slight mark or sometimes opening such as d and do on handle !) or a³ on handle A
but this is of no detriment whatever as the handles. are practically round at all the
parts where the hand touches them. This applies to such cases or instances as
Figures 1, 2 3, 8, 13, but where the handle turns down out of the way as in
Figures 6, 7, 9 and 10 the ordinary ears are rivetted on the vessel and the handle is
formed from the tube into a strip and turned round as per enlarged end k¹ Figure 14
of handle K.
With the foregone explanation I think it will be quite easy to carry the invention
out to articles of other shapes, such for instance as kettles, Sanitary pans, garden
baskets, turnip skips, coal scoops &c. &c. so that the advantage of the handle forged
from a tube may be fully enjoyed.
Having now particularly 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 :-
The improvements in watering cans, buckets and other such articles of the handle
or handles formed or forged from ordinary tubing whether the ends be fast or pivotted
substantially as herein set forth.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.