Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
We, JOHN SHAW, of 26, Quay Street, Joiner, WILLIAM WOOLLEY, of the
Friend and Pitcher Hotel, Caroline Street, Publican, and RICHARD ROBERTS, of
the Angle Inn, Market Street, Publican, all of Stalybridge, in the County of
Lancaster, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to, improvements in barrel tilters and has for its object to
provide simple, cheap and effective means, whereby the barrel can be tilted
gradually as required without disturbing its contents.
To this end we employ a forked bracket the upper end of which we form so as to
permit of being suspended from a rail or any other convenient existing or specially
provided part. In the lower or forked end of the said bracket we fix on a spindle
arranged to rotate therein, a ratchet wheel in gear with a pawl pivoted to the said
bracket. This ratchet wheel is formed with a boss to which we suitably fasten one
end of a wire cord, chain or rope, the other end thereof being attached to a hook
adapted to grip the barrel at the back, which hook is suitably connected with
another hook adapted to grip the front of the barrel.
On one end of the said spindle we fix a hand wheel, crank lever or the like to
permit of rotating the said ratchet wheel and thereby winding the wire cord, chain
or rope onto the boss thereof and thus effect the tilting of the barrel by raising the
back end thereof.
In order to balance the weight of the barrel to be tilted, we may fix a scroll
onto the other end of the said spindle, which scroll has attached a weighted cord or
its equivalent; or in lieu of the said scroll and weight a spring may be inserted
into the wire cord, chain or rope attached to the ratchet wheel and the barrel.
Dated this 17th day of November 1890.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
We, JOHN SHAW, of 26, Quay Street, Joiner, WILLIAM WOOLLEY, of the
Friend and Pitcher Hotel, Caroline Street, Publican, and RICHARD ROBERTS, of
the Angle Inn, Market Street, Publican, all of Stalybridge, in the County of
Lancaster, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in barrel tilters and has for its object to
provide simple, cheap, and effective means, whereby the barrel can be tilted
gradually as required without disturbing its contents.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused
to be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 and 3 are front views and Fig. 2 is a side view of a barrel tilter
constructed according to our improvements.
In carrying out our invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2, we employ a forked
bracket a, the upper end of which we form so as to permit of being readily
suspended from a rail b, or any other convenient or specially provided part. In
the lower or forked end of the said bracket a, which we preferably form in two
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page_text: parts, we fix on a spindle c arranged to rotate therein, a ratchet wheel d, in gear
with a pawle pivoted to the bracket a. This ratchet wheel d is formed with a
boss d', to which we suitably fasten one end of a wire cord, rope or chain f, the
other end thereof being attached to or passed through a hook g, adapted to grip
the barrel at the back, which hook g, or chain, is suitably connected with
another hook g' adapted to grip the front of the barrel h.
On one end of the spindle c we fix a crank lever or hand wheel i, or the like, to
permit of rotating the ratchet wheel d and thereby winding the wire cord, rope or
chain onto the boss d¹ and thus effect the tilting of the barrel by raising the
back end thereof.
In order to balance the weight of the barrel h, and its contents to be tilted, we
may fix a scroll k onto the other end of the spindle c, which scroll k has attached a
weighted chain or cord l, or its equivalent; or in lieu of the scroll and weight m,
a spring n, see Fig. 3, may be inserted into the wire cord, rope or chain which
renders the tilting automatic in action, on the spring n being expanded by means of
the hand wheel i. In connecting the spring n to the chain, a slack portion fis
provided, which limits the expansion of the spring and thus the tilting of the
barrel according to requirements, such slack being taken up on the expansion of the
spring n taking place.
For the purpose of checking the vibration of the spring n, which may occur
during the contraction of the same and thus prevent the contents of the barrel h
from getting disturbed, we employ a counter weight attached to the chain,
which rotates a chain pulley p loosely mounted on the end of the spindle c, having
a ratchet wheel d² and pawl d³ in gear therewith, the chain f¹ being secured to the
chain for hook g.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim, is-
"In barrel tilters."
1st. The general arrangement and combinations of parts operating substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. A bracket a, the upper end of which is formed so as to permit of it being
suspended and the lower end of receiving a ratchet wheel d fixed on the spindle c,
furnished with a hand wheel i, or the like, and having attached a chain f, or its
equivalent, hooked to the barrel h, substantially as set forth.
3rd. The combination with the spindle c of a scroll and weight m substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
4th. The combination with the chain f, or its equivalent, of a spring n, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 17th day of August 1891.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.