Distributing Powdered or Granulated Substances.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Feb., 1839
Distributing Powdered or Granulated Substances.
We SAMUEL BEAVEN STEVENS of Huntley, Boorne & Stevens "Tin Works"
Reading in the County of Berks Manufacturers, and WILLIAM HENRY SHARPE of
31 Essex Street, Reading, in the county of Berks Foreman of Tin Works.
These improvements relate to canisters or dredgers constructed to hold insect
destroying powders or any like material requiring to be sprinkled or distributed from
the canister.
By preference the body of the canister is made cylindrical and is fitted with a
cover stamped sunk or formed out of one piece, the bottom being as usual.
In cutting out the sheet to form the body a number of narrow vertical strips with
spaces between are left at the top of a length less than than the radius of the finished
can-and these are afterwards bent inwards into a horizontal position after the body
has been made into the cylindrical form.
It will be seen that a hole is thus left for filling the canister (because the strips are
less than the radius) and also a number of slits reaching from the edge of this hole
to the circumference of the canister.
The cover has a series of holes perforated in its top to match the slits just mentioned
and is arranged so that it can be moved circumferentially to and fro so as to bring the
holes over slits or over strips respectively the amount of movement being governed by
means of a small slot and pin or other similar and well known device.
When therefore the cover is placed so that its holes are over slits the contents of
the canister may be readily dredged or sprinkled therefrom but if the holes are over
strips the canister is closed and the contents kept from being wasted or interfered
with by outside influences.
The canister box or dredger may be made of sheet metal cardboard or other suitable
material.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Boxes, Canisters, or Dredgers for Holding and
Distributing Powdered or Granulated Substances.
"
We SAMUEL BEAVEN STEVENS of Huntley Boorne & Stevens "Tin Works
Reading in the County of Berkshire Manufacturers, and WILLIAM HENRY SHARPE
of 31 Essex Street Reading in the County of Berkshire, Foreman in "Tin Works,"
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:
These improvements relate to canisters or dredgers constructed to hold insect
destroying powders or any like or other material requiring to be sprinkled or
distributed from the canister.
And in order that our present invention may be easily understood and readily carried
into practice we will proceed to fully describe the same with reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the canister.
Figure 2. a perspective view of canister with cover removed to show slits.
Figure 3. plan of canister with cover on and holes closed.
Figure 4. plan of canister with cover removed to show slits and strips.
Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are plans of canister and cover arranged so that one ring of
holes, or both, may be opened, or both closed.
Similar letters of reference represent corresponding parts throughout all the
figures.
A, is the body of the canister.
B, the cover.
*C, the bottom.
D, the strips.
E, the slits between the strips.
F, the slot in cover.
G, the raised part in body forming with F a bayonet joint, but the cover may be
secured by any other suitable joint.
The body of the canister A is advantageously made cylindrical and is fitted with a
cover B stamped sunk or formed out of one piece, the bottom ( being as usual.
In cutting out the sheet to form the body A, a number of narrow vertical strips D
with spaces E between are left at the top of a length less than the radius of the
finished can and these are afterwards bent inwards into a horizontal position after the
body has been made into the cylindrical form.
It will be seen that a hole x Figs. 1 and 2 is thus left for filling the canister
(because the strips D are less than the radius) and also a number of slits reaching
from the edge of this hole to the circumference of the canister.
The cover B has one or more series of holes perforated in its top to match the slits
just mentioned and is arranged so that it can be moved circumferentially to and fro

page_text: so as to bring the holes over slits E or over strips D respectively the amount of
movement being governed by means of a small slot and pin G or other similar or
suitable device.
When therefore the cover B is placed so that its holes are over slits E the contents
of the canister may be readily dredged or sprinkled therefrom but if the holes are
over strips D the canister is closed and the contents kept from being wasted or
interfered with by outside influences.
The canister box or dredger and cover may be made of sheet metal cardboard or
other suitable material.
Figs. 5, 6, and 7 represent the position of two series of holes in the cover arranged
so that when the cover B is only turned slightly it opens up one ring or series
(i.e. half) of the holes see Figure 6 and when fully turned it opens both series of
holes see Figure 7-the open holes being shown in black.
one.
We do not bind ourselves to making the strips with spaces between in
piece with the body but they may be made separately or in one with a small ring
and then attached to the body by any suitable means.
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 :-
1. In the manufacture of boxes, canisters, or dredgers, forming strips or fingers
(advantageously) in one with the body of the box canister or dredger with slits or
openings between them so as to open or close holes in the cover substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings annexed.
2. The arrangement by which either one row or ring of holes or more can be
opened or closed at the same time substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in Figures 5, 6, and 7 of the drawings annexed.
3. The improved boxes canisters or dredges for holding and distributing powdered
or granulated substances arranged to act and constructed substantially in the manner
and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto
annexed.
1000