for Facilitating the Packing and Replacing of Butter and other Goods in Firkins, Barrels, Casks, and Cases. FACILITA REMOVAL OF BUTTER AND OTHER GOODS FROM FIRKINS BARRELS CASKS AND CASES AND ENABLING THE WEIGHT OF SAME TO BE SEPARATELY ASCERTAINED AND FOR FACILITATING THE PACKING AND REPLACING OF
Year: 1885

page_text: An Invention for Facilitating the Removal of Butter and other
Goods from Firkins, Barrels, Casks, and Cases, and Enabling
the Weight of same to be Separately Ascertained, and for
Facilitating the Packing and Replacing of Butter and other
Goods in Firkins, Barrels, Casks, and Cases.
I JOHN DUNDON of Jockey Hall Kilpeacon in the County of Limerick Butter
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my invention for FACILITATING THE
REMOVAL OF BUTTER AND OTHER GOODS FROM FIRKINS BARRELS CASKS AND CASES
AND ENABLING THE WEIGHT OF SAME TO BE SEPARATELY ASCERTAINED AND FOR
FACILITATING THE PACKING AND REPLACING OF BUTTER AND OTHER GOODS IN
FIRKINS BARRELS CASKS AND CASES, to be as follows:-
The invention consists of a wooden or metal stand about eight feet long and about
a foot or a foot and a half wide. At one end of which is fixed a wooden or metal
block about one foot high and presenting a flat horizontal surface of about 8 inches
square, which block is marked A in drawings herewith sent. On this horizontal
surface of the block "A" a circular disc B also made of wood or metal is secured
by a hinge or hinges and raised by a spring to a vertical position as shown in
drawings sketch No. 1. when machine is not in use. C. G. and D. D. are upright
supports for the rollers E, F and said supports are two on each side of the stand
and about six or eight inches high and may be made of wood or metal. The
rollers E F are supported in a horizontal position by the supports C, C. and D, D,
and are a little longer than the width of the stand to which the supports are
affixed. They are at right angles to the greatest length of the stand and are in
planes parallel to the plane of the surface of the disc B when that is in the
position shown in sketch No. 1. A scroll steel spring or other suitable spring keeps
the disc in its vertical position when machine not in use.
To use the machine place the firkin on the stand at the point K and, having the
upper end open, expand the firkin by any suitable machine or means, then incline
the firkin towards the disc and it will lie on the rollers E F, the roller next the
disc being a little lower than the roller farther away so that the firkin may lie
Then on the open end of the firkin coming in contact with the disc the
firkin can easily be moved so as to cause the disc to fall flat on the horisontal
even.

page_text: surface of the block "A" and the firkin will then assume an upright position on
the disc "B" the open and expanded end being down. The firkin may then be
lifted off, leaving its contents on the disc B. and the firkin may then be weighed
and then replaced over the contents, on the disc. Then by raising the side of the
disc farthest from the hinge the firkin is again deposited on the rollers and may be
then replaced in its original position on the stand at K. The drawings accom-
panying this specification do not represent the invention according to scale, but
show all the important parts of the invention, the true measurements being those
in this specification. As to the drawings sketch No. 1 represents the side view of
the machine. Sketch No. 2 represents the front elevation with this difference
that the several parts which would not be visible from the front owing to the
non transparancy of the materials are shown in the sketch viz the hinges & spring
and part of the block A which would be hidden by the roller, this sketch only
shows one of the rollers. Sketch No. 3 is a flat view of the machine from above
with the disc "B" pressed down on the block "A" which would therefore be
hidden by the disc but is shown in the drawing.

page_text: An Invention for Facilitating the Removal of Butter and other
Goods from Firkins, Barrels, Casks, and Cases, and Enabling
the Weight of same to be Separately Ascertained, and for
Facilitating the Packing and Replacing of Butter and other
Goods in Firkins, Barrels, Casks, and Cases.
I JOHN DUNDON, of Jockey Hall, Kilpeacon, in the county of Limerick, Butter
Merchant, 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 the construction of an improved apparatus for
facilitating the removal of butter and other goods from firkins, barrels, casks
and cases and enabling. the weight of same to be separately ascertained and for
facilitating the packing and replacing of butter and other goods in firkins, barrels,
casks and cases.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure represents a side
elevation of an apparatus constructed according to my invention for facilitating
the removal of goods from and packing and replacing of the same in firkins or the
like an expanded firkin being shewn in the position in which it is first placed
when about to be operated on; figure 2 represents a plan and figure 3 an end
elevation of the apparatus. Similar reference letters in all the figures represent
similar parts.
The improved apparatus is constructed of a wooden or metal base or stand a, to
one end of which is fixed a block table or rest a³, having a square horizontal upper
surface a²; hinged at a³, to the upper surface a², is a disc b, to the underside of
which is applied the extended end c, of a coil spring cl, fixed in the top of the
block table or rest a², the coil spring c¹, causing the said disc b, to normally assume
a vertical position as shewn in figure 1; the end c of the coil spring c', is provided
with a roller c, to facilitate the movement of the disc b, by rolling on its under
surface when the said disc is moved into a horizontal position as hereinafter
described; d, d, and e, e, are upright supports placed on each side of the base
or stand a, for the purpose of carrying the rollers ƒ and g respectively, the said
rollers being of less diameter in the centre than at the ends to allow of the
firkin as hereinafter described lying in the centre of the same. The length of
the rollers and g. corresponds to about the width of the stand a, the said rollers
being placed transversely to the length of the stand. The roller f, is placed slightly
below the level of the roller g, as shewn in figure 1, for the purpose hereinafter
described.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows. The firkin A to be operated upon
is first opened at one end and placed on the stand a, at h, with the open end
upwards. The said firkin is then expanded by a suitable" Firkin Expander" i,
and inclined towards the roller g, as shewn in figure 1 so as to facilitate it being

page_text: lifted or rolled on to the rollers f and g, which is then done thereby causing the
firkin A to lie on and in the centre of the rollers f and g, with its expanded end
against the disc b, the roller f, being slightly lower than the roller g, allowing the
firkin A which is of course slightly larger at its expanded end to lie with the
expanded end evenly placed against the disc b. The firkin A is then moved
together with the disc b, so as to cause the former to assume a vertical position
with its expanded end downwards on the said disc b, which at the same time has
been moved into a horizontal position on the top a², of the block table or rest a',
as shewn by the dotted lines in figures 1 and 2. The firkin is then lifted from
the disc b, leaving its contents on the said disc. The firkin is then weighed and
replaced over the said contents and together with the disc is turned back over
onto the rollers ƒ and g, and thence is rolled into its original position herein-
before described on the stand a. To allow of the contents of the firkin being also
weighed while on the disc b, the disc can be so arranged that when lowered into
its horizontal position it will engage with the mechanism of a steel yard balance
EO as to serve as the scale pan of the balance thereby allowing the nett weight
of the contents to be ascertained irrespective of tare.
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. The manufacture and use of self-adjusting apparatus for facilitating the
removal of butter and other goods from, and replacement of the same in firkins,
barrels, casks and cases, the said apparatus consisting of a disc hinged to a table or
rest and provided with a spring acting in such a manner as to automatically
readjust the disc after each operation, in combination with a pair of rollers the
whole arranged substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and
represented in the accompanying drawing.
2. The manufacture and use of the apparatus claimed in claim 1 when adapted
to be used in combination with an ordinary steel yard balance substantially as and
for the purpose herein before described.
3. The improved apparatus for facilitating the removal of butter and other goods
from and replacement of the same in firkins, barrels, casks and cases as herein-
before described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
1000
G. F. REDFERN,
Agent for the Applicant.