Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1887
Complete Left, 15th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted; 13th Jan., 1888
I WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH of Newton Heath in the County of Lancaster Managing
Director of Butterworth Bros. Limited of the same place Glass Manufacturers do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
The object of this invention is the construction and user of a Transparent Drip Cup
intercepting the Oil falling from the bearings of shafting and from other machinery
and consists of a vessel made of glass or other transparent and non porous substance
with the necessary convenience to attach same underneath the said bearings of
shafting and machinery in order that the waste oil may drop therein.
The advantage claimed as new is that the oil can be seen through the transparent
substance thus rendering it unnecessary to look over the top of the vessel to see if it
is full or not.
The following advantages are claimed in combination with the before written
advantage viz.:
1st. The advantage that the oil being caught in the vessel is not lost or allowed to
waste but can when caught be purified and rensed.
2nd. That the vessel being non porous the oil does not percolate through the
vessel.
3rd. If a glass vessel is used the advantage that the dripper can easily be kept
clean.
4th. If a glass vessel is used the advantage that the waste oil is cleaner than if an
iron vessel were used.
5th. The advantage that the vessel does not require painting.
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1007
WM. BUTTERWORTH.

page_text: Transparent Drip Cups for Shaft Bearings and Machinery.
I WILLIAM BUTTERWORTH of Newton Heath in the County of Lancaster Managing
Director of Butterworth Brothers Limited of the same place Glass Manufacturers 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:
The object of this invention is the construction and user of a Transparent Drip Cup
for intercepting the oil falling from the bearings of shaftings and from other machinery
and consists of a vessel made of glass or other transparent and non-porous substance
with the necessary convenience or loop to attach or suspend the same underneath the
said bearings of shafting and machinery in order that the waste oil may drop therein.
This convenience or loop may be made of Glass Brass Iron or other metal. The con-
venience or loop proceeds from the middle of the cup and on the inside and rises to a
sufficient height to enable it to be passed over a hook fixed for that purpose to or near
to the bearings of shafting or other machinery and thereby to be hung or suspended
immediately underneath the same so as to catch and retain the oil dripping therefrom.
When the said convenience or loop is made of glass it forms part of the cup itself but
when made of other metal the bottom end thereof passes through the bottom of the
cup and is fastened thereto on the underneath or outerside thereof by a screw or other
appliance with or without cement so as to be oil tight.
The accompanying drawing illustrates and shews the position of the said Transparent
Drip Cup when attached and suspended underneath the bearings of shafting or other
machinery and also the convenience or loop and the said hook over which it passes
and their relative positions.
The drawing marked A is the full view shewing the cup attached to shaft bearing;
the loop being of glass.
The drawing marked B is also the full view shewing the loop of other material.
The drawing marked C is a section shewing glass loop. The drawing marked D is
also a section shewing loop of other material.
The particular advantage claimed as new is that oil can be seen through the glass
or other transparent substance of which the said Transparent Drip Cup is made thus
rendering it unnecessary to look over the top of the cup or vessel in order to ascertain
whether the same is full or otherwise.
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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 as follows:
1. That oil can be seen through the glass or other transparent and nonporous
substance of which the said Drip Cup may be made thus rendering it unnecessay to
look over the top of the same in order to ascertain whether the cup is full or
otherwise

page_text: The following advantages are claimed in combination with but not apart from the
before mentioned advantages namely:
2. That the oil caught by the said Transparent Drip Cup is not lost or allowed to
waste but can be purified and rendered available for use again.
3. That the Transparent Drip Cup being non-porous the oil cannot percolate
through the same.
4. A Drip Cup made of glass can be more easily cleaned and kept clean than!cups
made of iron or tin.
5. The waste oil caught by the said Transparent Drip Cup if made of glass is
cleaner than when caught by Drip Cups made of iron or tin.
6. The said Transparent Drip Cup does not require painting.
Dated this 14th dow of Navamho 1007
WM. BUTTERWORTH.