Improvements in the Construction of Cask Tilters.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1890-Accepted, 1st Mar., 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Cask Tilters.
We GEORGE BUTLER, of 1 Lombard Street Birmingham, Cycle fittings Manu-
facturer and LLEWLLEYN AUGUSTUS PARROCK of 266 Victoria Road Aston Manu-
facturer, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of Cask-tilters, or
adjustable stands for casks or barrels containing liquids.
A cask tilter and stand constructed according to our invention consists of a
"cradle" or support for the cask, which "cradle" is balanced on a central pivot.
The tilting motion rendered necessary to obtain the liquid when it becomes low in
the cask is obtained by means of a lever which is attached to the pivot of the
"cradle and is brought (in a direction parallel to the long axis of the barrel out to
the front of the cask. The front end of the lever is provided with a suitable handle
near the end of the lever is placed a guide which is perforated with a series of holes
in a vertical line. A slot is formed in the lever where it passes through the guide so
that when the barrel has been tilted by means of the lever into its required position,
it may be secured there by means of a peg passing through one of the holes in the
guide, and the slot in the lever.
The pivots of the "cradle" rest in a framing preferably consisting of two side
pieces of suitable shape united by means of stretcher bolts.
The guide before mentioned forms part of the framing.
We provide the framing in some cases with small supporting wheels for the purpose
of making it more easily portable.
We make the cradle which supports the barrel in a similar manner by preference
to the method by which we make the framing that is by suitably formed end pieces
and stretchers which have to be made so that the pivots may be properly united to
them.
Instead of the adjustment by means of a handle on the end of the lever, and holes
in a guide, we may provide a screw jointed to the front end of the lever, and
standing approximately vertically. This screw is provided with a nut so attached to
the guide before mentioned that it is capable of being rotated by means of a spanner,
a hand wheel, or other well known contrivance but so that it is incapable of end long
motion. By rotating this nut the screw attached to the end of the lever will be drawn
through it and the barrel tilted.
The nut may be fixed and the screw rotated but we do not consider this arrange-
ment so eligible.
And in order that this our said invention may be more clearly understood, we will
now proceed to describe the same, reference being made to the sheets of drawings, to
the various figures and letters marked thereon (that is to say).
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
No. 1 Sheet.
Fig. 1 is our invention in side elevation view shewing position when the cask
is full.
Fig. 2 is also view side elevation but shewing position when the cask is tilted.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of same.
Fig. 4 is a front view elevation.
No. 2 Sheet.
Fig. 5 is a plan view of frame only, shewing the method of attaching wheels.
Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of frame with wheels.

page_text: Fig. 7 is a side view elevation of lever and part of frame shewing the mode of
raising by screw.
Fig. 8 is a view front elevation with raising screw.
The same letters of reference indicate like or corresponding paris upon each figure.
a is the stand, frame or carriage, and 6, is the cradle upon same constructed of
the following parts. cc are two side pieces held together hy the stretcher bolts d d.
e e are the parts of the cradle b upon which the cask is supported and steadied
being the end pieces held in position by the stretcher bolts y g, the said b balanced
upon the pivot at ff. is the lever which is connected to the pivot of the
"cradle" b. is the handle of the same, by means of which it is actuated. j is
the guide with the holes k. is the slot in the lever h, at the position where it
passes through j, so that when the cask is tilted to a required position the peg M
(with a light chain for safety) is placed through the slot 7, and into a corresponding
hole in the guide and is retained in that position, until further tilting is
required.
In Figs. 5 and 6, we shew the stand, frame, or carriage a with the wheel n the
object being to remove casks when charged with greater facility.
In Figs. 7 and 8 we dispense with the handle i to the lever h, by substituting the
screw o which is jointed or pivoted to the said lever h at p. Upon this screw is fed
a nutq screwed interiorly and capable of rotation, finding its bearing upon the guide j
and raising or lowering the lever h. According to the direction is moved, the
"cradle" being connected therewith, as above set forth, is also moved, and the cask
tilted.
In some cases the nut q or its equivalent would be stationary to j then the screw o,
at the top would be provided with a thumb plate or handle, by means of which the
said screw would be rotated and thus forced down upon , which being also depressed
causes the cask to be tilted.
The above being our said invention we wish to observe in conclusion that we do not
confine ourselves to the precise detail or arrangement of parts as shown on the
accompanying sheets of drawings, but that we hold ourselves at liberty to alter or
modify the same without departing essentially from the principle of our said inven-
tion. For instance we propose to construct the stand or frame or carriage a and
the "cradle" which is pivoted thereon, in their parts as above described from
wrought iron, but we may find by practice that an advantage would be gained by
casting the frame a in one part, and the cradle in another part.
We may construct the same of any required shape or configuration and the lever h
could be transposed from the side of the frame or carriage a to the front working
under the cask actuated by the handle i or screw o as and for the purposes above set
forth.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1st. A cask tilter constructed of a stand frame or carriage a with or without
wheels n, with the "cradle" provided with a lever / actuated by the handle i on
the screw o, substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
2nd. The general construction combination and arrangement of parts substantially
for the purposes as hereinbefore described in the foregoing specification and illustrated
on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated 22nd Tann 1900
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicants.