Improvements in Casks or Barrels for the Use More Particularly of the Fish and Vegetable Trades.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 28th Oct:, 1887
Complete Accepted, 29th Nov:, 1887
Improvements in Casks or Barrels for the Use More Particularly
of the Fish and Vegetable Trades.
I, JAMES SPENCER of 3 Laira Bridge Place, Plymouth in the county of Devon,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of said invention to be as follows:-
The invention relates to improvements in that class of cask or barrel which is of
cylindrical form and has flat hoops nailed thereon, the end hoops being hitherto flush
with the ends of the staves.
As heretofore constructed such class of cask or barrel was unsuited to the use of the
fish trade as when applying a Dutch or other hoop over the end hoop to retain a cloth
on the top of the barrel said Dutch or other hoop was liable to be knocked off on
account of its projecting beyond the other hoops whilst in addition it did not bind the
cloth well for want of a shoulder to abut against.
Now according to my invention, I fix the, top hoop to the cask or barrel at a short
distance from the ends of the staves so as to leave sufficient space for a Dutch or
other hoop to be driven on to the end of the cask or barrel to secure the cloth top in
position, such moveable hoop being driven on until it abuts against the fixed top hoop
with the cloth gripped firmly between the two.
I also place a broad lining hoop inside and flush with the top of cask or barrel for
the purpose of strengthening it at that part and making the same rigid.
1000
:
JAMES
SPENCER.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings,
Agente.

page_text: having my invention applied thereto.
u represents a cask or barrel suitable to be employed in the fish or vegetable
trades formed with a fixed bottom a¹ and fitted with Dutch or flat hoops bas
heretofore.
Instead however of fixing the top hoop 6' flush with the top of the cask or barrel a
as heretofore I, according to my invention, fix such top hoop to the cask or barrel a
at a short distance from the ends of the staves so as to leave sufficient space for a
Dutch or other hoop 2 to be driven on to the end of the cask or barrel a with
capability of removal in order to temporarily secure the ordinary cloth top cin
position.
This moveable hoop 62 is driven on to the cask or barrel a until it abuts against
the fixed top hoop 6 with the cloth gripped firmly between the two.

page_text: I also place a broad lining hoop d inside and flush with the top of the cask or
barrel a for the purpose of strengthening it at that part and making the same rigid.
By these means I am enabled successfully to employ cylindrical casks or barrels
in the fish, vegetable and other trades as the ordinary cloth top is securely retained
in position by means of a Dutch or other hoop 6 as has been customary with other
kinds of casks or barrels whilst at the same time such retaining hoop b² does not
project beyond the fixed hoops or 6 thus obviating any liability to be accidentally
knocked off during transit.
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 :-
1. In a cask or barrel of cylindrical form the employment of a top hoop b₁ fixed at
a short distance from the ends of the staves in combination with a moveable hoop 6²
as and for the purpose specified.
2. In a cask or barrel of cylindrical form the employment of a top hoop b' fixed at
a short distance from the ends of the staves in combination with a inoveable hoop b³
and lining hoop d as and for the purpose specified.