Improvements in the Vents and Shives of Casks, Barrels, and other Receptacles requiring Air or Gas Vents.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Dec., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Vents and Shives of Casks, Barrels, and other
Receptacles requiring Air or Gas Vents.
I BENJAMIN WILLIAM HORNBLOWER of Sycamore Place Washwood Heath
Road Saltley Birmingham Die Sinker do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows:-
This invention consists in forming a metal ring to drive into the bung-hole of
the barrel with a flange upon one edge to form a flat metal face round the outside
of the bung-hole. The ring is formed with its inner end slightly tapering to
facilitate its driving into the barrel and upon the outer surface are parallel flutes
or sinkings so that when driven home the wood of the sides of the bung-hole will
become embedded therein. This metal ring may be further secured by small
screws in the outer flange. The internal face of the ring is cut with a screw
thread to receive and the flange is slightly cupped to house the metal bung or
shive which I will now describe. This consists of a metal plug wormed with a
screw thread to fit into the screwed ring in the bung-hole and having its outer
The vent is
end grooved with one or more sinkings for inserting a turn screw.
obtained by cutting a small groove from the outside to the inside edge of the ring
in the bung-hole and a corresponding groove from end to end of the plug (or part
way only if desired) so that when these two grooves are brought opposite one
another the "vent is obtained. Arrows on the plug and on the flange will
indicate when the plug has been turned to this point.
"
Another way of obtaining the "vent" is having a hole in the centre of the
inside face or end of the plug passing down it and opening out at the side so that
the vent is obtained by unscrewing the plug till this side hole is exposed. If
desired a small screw may be inserted in this side hole to make the closing of the
vent still more secure.
Dated this 15th day of December 1890.
HENRY F. TALBOT,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Vents and Shives of Casks, Barrels, and other
Receptacles requiring Air or Gas Vents.
I BENJAMIN WILLIAM HORNBLOWER of 3 Sycamore Place Washwood Heath
Road Saltley Birmingham Die Sinker do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists in forming a ring or bush of metal either cast or stamped,
to drive into the bung hole of barrels, with a flange upon one edge of it, to form
a flat metal face round the outside of the bung hole. The ring is formed with its
inner end slightly tapering to facilitate its driving into the barrel and the
outer surface are parallel flutes or sinking so that when driven home the wood
of the sides of the bung-hole will become embedded therein.
upon
This metal ring may be further secured by small screws in the outer flange.
The interior face of the ring is cut with a screw thread to receive and the flange
is slightly cupped or sunk to house the metal bung or shive which I will now
describe. This consists of a metal plug wormed with a screw thread to fit into
the screwed ring in the bung hole and having its outer end grooved with one or
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page_text: more sinkings for inserting a turn-screw. The vent is obtained by cutting a small
groove from the outside to the inside edge of the ring in the bung hole, and a
corresponding groove from end to end of the plug, (or part way only, if desired),
so that when these two grooves are brought opposite one another the vent is
obtained. Arrows on the plug and on the Hange will indicate when the plug has
been turned to this point.
Another way of obtaining the vent is having a hole in the centre of the inside
face or end of the plug passing down it and opening out at the side so that the
vent is obtained by unscrewing the plug till this side hole is exposed.
If desired a small screw may be inserted in this side hole to make the closing
of the vent more secure.
These plugs may be made of solid metal or hollowed, more or less, from the
underside.
Referring to the annexed sheet of drawings,
Fig. 1 shews a complete bush and shive driven into position in the bung-hole.
Fig. 2 shews the metal ring or bush.
Fig. 3 shews the shive.
Fig. 4 is a section through the various parts shewing alternative ways of forming
them.
(a) is the bush or metal ring (with or without the flutes (7) Fig. 2), having its
sides (u) slightly tapering and bevelled off at the bottom edge (a) to further
facilitate the driving of it into the bung-hole, (c) is the flange (with or without
the screw holes (¹) Fig. 1) (e) is the screw thread on the inside of the bush to
receive the screw () on the outside of the shive (d); (g) is the sinking to house
the projection (h) on the head of the shive (d); (i) is the groove in the side of the
bush (a), and () a groove in the side of the shive (d), so that when a turn-screw
is inserted in the head of the shive at (d), and it is raised (as seen in Fig. 4) and
the grooves come opposite one another, a vent is obtained. Arrow-heads or marks
on the flange (c) and on the head of the shive (d) will indicate this.
Fig. 4 illustrates another way of obtaining the vent. (k) is a hole passing down
the shive (d) and opening out at the side (1) so that when the shive (d) is
partly unscrewed froin the bush (a) as shewn in Fig. 4 a vent is obtained up the
hole (k); if desired a small screw may be inserted at (A) to keep the vent closed
until its removal opens the vent.
The bung or shive (d) may be made solid, partly hollow as shewn in Fig. 4
at (1), or further hollowed as at the dotted lines (m), in which latter case only a
hole in the side at (k¹) would be required.
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 improved construction and combination of vents and shives substantially as
herein illustrated and described.
Dated this 15th 1
1001
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.