Improvements in Oil Cans and like Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans and like Vessels.
I, THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved combination and arrangement for the
supply or discharge orifices of oil cans or other similar vessels, such as for liquids
or semi-liquids, or for grain or other substances which are capable of a flowing
action.
In combination with the vessel I provide at the neck or opening (for supply
waze device,―as
or discharge or both) a modification of what is known as the
shown in Specification for Letters Patent granted to me numbered 1255 of 1894.
Usually this maze is carried in a dish like formation whose upper part is capable of
rotation whilst its under part is stationary. To the stationary part, the fixed pivoted
ends of the moveable leaves or plates are attached, while the slots or grooves in
which the moveable ends of the plates engage, are connected to or formed upon the
rotating portion. This is made dish like, with or without a spout so that in the
case of an oil can for instance, when the one part is rotated the orifice is opened and
the vessel may be readily charged, and then closed, thus obviating screw stoppers or
their like, while in the case of such being used for discharging purposes, the
combination of the opening and closing device, with the dish and the spout facilitate
very much the operation.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1895.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
Improvements in Oil Cans and like vessels.
I, THOMAS MORTON, of 405 Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Manu-
facturer, 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 relates to an improved combination and arrangement for the supply
or discharge orifices of oil cans or other similar vessels, such as for liquids or
semi-liquids, or for grain or other substances which are capable of a flowing action,
and its object is to combine with and adapt to such orifices an iris diaphragmatio
device as follows.
This mechanism I bave illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Figs. 6
and 7 are sectional views of this my invention, and Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8, are
detailed views of the parts in this my invention.
Similar numbers of reference refer throughout the several views to the same thing
or part.
11 is a dish shaped mouthpiece having a central hole 12, and upon which three or
more curved plates 13 are pivoted respectively at 14, while at their outer ends
are the projecting pegs 15. 16, is an exterior dish shaped mouthpiece having a central
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page_text: hole 17, which latter agrees with the hole 12, in the part 11. In this piece 16, radial
slots 18, in which slide the pegs 15. The two pieces 11 and 16, are now put
together (see Fig. 6) so that the pegs 15, are placed in the slots 18, when the outer
edge 19, of the piece 11 is turned over, which secures them together but permits of a
part rotation of the piece 11, independently of the piece 16. Instead however of
making two dish pieces 11 and 16, I may make one piece 16", having the over-
hanging edge 19", and to which is further secured (by soldering for instance) the
ring 16, in which are made the slots 18. In this case the plates 13 are pivoted to
the plate 11, when the edge 19 is turned over as before to secure the whole
together. It will be readily seen that the precise shape of the funnel parts 11 or 16ª
may be varied as for instance a lip or spout such as 20, may be adopted for
facilitating the discharge of the contents of the vessel to which it may be applied.
The piece 16 or 11, is now soldered to the vessel 21, and the arrangement is
complete.
Thus it will be seen that by part rotating the dished mouthpiece 11 or 16", (as seen
in the modification), the central opening at the neck of the vessel is opened or closed
at will.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination in oil cans or like vessels, with the iris diaphragmatic plates 13,
at its mouth, pivoted at their one end and having pegs 15, at their other end taking
into slots 18, of the part rotating funnel which operates the said plates, and by
which a central opening is effected all substantially as set forth and shown.
2. The combination in oil cans or like vessels, having the slotted plate 16, secured
at its neck, of the rotating funnel 11, having the plates 13, pivoted thereto, whose
other ends engage with the said slotted plate 16, substantially as set forth and
:shown.
3. The combination in oil cans or like vessels having the plate 11", to which are
pivoted the plates 13, of the part rotating funnel 16", which operates the said plates 13,
substantially as set forth and shown.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.