An Improved Apparatus for Tilting Barrels, Hogsheads, Casks, and the like.
Year: 1886

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Tilting Barrels, Hogsheads, Casks,
and the like.
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WILLIAM GREENWOOD, Engineer Croydon House, Albany Road Ashley Hill
Bristol, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention consists of an uncovered, undistended, spiral. spring, attached to
the rafters, or roof, or any other convenient place in a cellar, and connected with
the barrel by means of a wire, or other cord; a. single hook, and double, or two
pronged hook. The single hook is fixed to the front rim of the barrel; The
double or two pronged hook, is fixed to the rear rim of the barrel. The latter
hook (the prongs being. nine inches apart)-bas an upright arm in the centre,
containing a loose pulley,-under which a cord passes from the spring, and is
fastened to the single hook at the front rim of the barrel. The double hook has
also a backward pojection of two to three inches, which works into, or cogs.
with the teeth of an iron bar, and so takes the weight of the barrel at every step,
or advance of the tiltation; obviating the barrel from any descending or oscillating
movement; thereby preventing any undue disturbance of the liquid. The dentated
iron bar is suspended immediately behind the spring. The spring is so suspended
that the weight of the full barrel will distend it (spring) to its full length, and the
result is, that, as the barrel becomes lighter by the withdrawal of its contents, the
spring very gradually raises, or tilts, the rear part of the barrel.
June 1986

page_text: An improved Apparatus for Tilting Barrels, Hogsheads, Casks,
and the like.
WILLIAM GREENWOOD Engineer Croydon House Albany Rd. Ashley Hill Bristol
I do hereby declare the nature of my invention for TILTING HOGSHEADS CASKS,
BARRELS, & THE LIKE, (BY AN IMPROVED METHOD) and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
This apparatus tilts casks, and the like, by means of an undistended spiral spring,
suspended from the roof, or wall of a cellar :- -Attached by a cord to a hook at the
front rim of a barrel; passing under a loose pulley contained in the upright arm of
a double or two pronged hook, applied to the rear rim of a barrel.
The latter hook has a right-angular projection backwards, which works into-or
cogs with a double set of teeth in a double, iron bar-(a bar having two prongs
like a musical tuning fork, between which prongs the aforesaid projection passes)—
suspended immediately behind the spring and barrel. The whole apparatus is
illustrated by the annexed drawings, and fully described & explained by the
following.
Figure No. 1 is a side elevation, showing application of my invention to a barrel
nearly empty, and tilted to its required extent. Figure No. 2 shows the same
(side elevation with invention applied) when barrel is full & untilted.
A. A. Represents a barrel supported on a stillage B. B.
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.C. C.-Represents a projection from the wall, upon which a spiral spring D. D.
(undistended in fig. 1, and distended in fig. 2)-and dentated iron bar are hung-
or if more convenient, these (D D & E E) may be suspended from the rafters,
or roof.
E. E Represents a double, dentated, iron bar-(having two prongs similar to a
tuning fork-hence double-with a set of teeth in each prong)-suspended
immediately behind the spring, and over, and about, a backward projection F. F.,
which works into or cogs with-the teeth of the iron bar during tiltation,
preventing any oscilation, or descending movement.
G. G. Represents a double or two pronged hook (the prongs being about nine
inches apart) with backward projection F. F.-at right angles to an upright
arm-containing a loose pulley t This hook is applied to the rear part (or that part
nearest the wall) of the barrel.
H. H. Represents a single hook, which is applied to the top front rim (or
opposite end to the double hook) of the barrel.
I. I. Represents a wire (or other) cord, which is attached to the spiral spring;
passed under the pulley in G. G., and connected (over the barrel) with the single
hook H. H. The points where this cord touches the pulley in double hook G. G.
and single hook H. H.-are sufficiently distant from the barrel (and therefore
the whole cord I. I. passing from the back double hook to the front single hook, is
also sufficiently distant) to allow of the bung being taken out for any purpose.
It will be readily perceived that, when the contents is withdrawn from the
barrel in figure No. 2-the operation of the apparatus will be, to conduct the
barrel in due course to the tilted position in figure No. 1.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature & object of my
said invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is
1. The double, or two pronged hook, with upright arm containing loose pulley
and backward-right angular-projection.
2. And double dentated iron bar herein set forth, as being entirely novel: and
together with spiral uncased, or uncovered spring; cord; and single hook: The
combination of all, and which, as are substantially herein described, and illustrated
by the annexed drawings-compose my invention.
Dated this Tenth day of August 1886 Bristol.