AN IMPROVED HEAD FOR PAPER BARRELS
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William H. Murphy, of the City of Syracuse, in the State
of New York, United States of America, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
HEAD FOR PAPER BARRELS,"
Sealed the 29th December 1876, and dated the 19th September 1876.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said William H. Murphy at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th September 1876.
WILLIAM H. MURPHY, of the City of Syracuse, in the State of New York, United
States of America. "AN IMPROVED HEAD FOR PAPER BARRELS."
Figure 1 represents a top view of the head, with a portion of the upper part
broken out; and Figure 2 represents a transverse sectional view thereof.
A, A, represent two semicircular wooden head pieces of such length that when
put together in a circular form the outside periphery of the circle thus made will be
just enough smaller than the inside periphery of the end of the package to allow
the wooden circle to fit snugly inside thereof. Around the inner periphery of these
semicircular pieces, on the upper side, I cut out the edge or corner of the wood, so
as to make a square shoulder or rim a, a. I cut this out of the pieces when they
are straight and before they are bent to a circular form; I do not cut a slot or groove
in them, nor do I croze them. This shoulder or rim a, a, is cut in these pieces A, A,
for the purpose of forming a support for the centre piece B of the head; this head
piece B is made circular in form, and of such size as to fit all around upon the
shoulder a, a, which is cut out of the same depth as the thickness of the material
to be used for the head piece B; and I prefer to use paper or pasteboard of the
same weight, thickness, and material as that of which the barrel or package itself is
constructed.
Having placed the head piece B in position upon the shoulders a, a, of the pieces
A, A, I then take two plain semicircular wooden chime pieces C, C, and fasten them
securely by nails or screws c, c, to the pieces A, A, in such manner as to break jointa,
in order to give greater strength or durability, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.
These chime pieces C, C, are made so much wider than the pieces A, A, that
the outer periphery of the circle formed by putting them together shall project
over the outer periphery of the pieces A, A, a distance a little more than the thickness
of the paper & used in making the package.

page_text: The inner periphery of the circle made by the chime pieces C, C, may be of the
same size as, or a little smaller, than the pieces A, A, so as to project over a little
on the inside to give more strength. When thus placed in position, and fastened,
the chime pieces, C, C, will press all around upon the edges of the head piece B and
hold them down snugly to the shoulder a, a, and make a tight joint. These chime
pieces C, C, are made of such a thickness so that when put into the head they
will form a chime for the package. Having thus constructed my head I press it
down into the paper package with the pieces A, A, inside, as far as the outer pro-
jections of the pieces C, C, will allow, and fasten it in place by nails or screws, or in
any ordinary manner, through the paper into the pieces A, A.
What I claim as my Invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-
1. An improved head for a paper barrel or package constructed of the pieces
A, A, with the shoulder a thereou, the chime pieces C, C, so arranged as to break
joints with the pieces A, A, and the head piece B, as above described.
2. In a head for a paper barrel or package the combination of the pieces
A, A, shoulder a, chime pieces C, C, and head piece B, constructed as above
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William H. Murphy, have hereunto set my
hand and seal this 2d dev of Santamhan AT 1072