Improvements in Oilers or Oil-cans of the Retractable Spout Class.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1900-Accepted, 28th July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oilers or Oil-cans of the Retractable Spout Class.
I, LUDWIG HIRSCH, of No. 65, Nassau Street, in the City, County and State
of New York, United States of America Manufacturer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in oilers or oil-cans, such as used for
oiling cycles, sewing machines and other purposes, of that class in which the
spout is adapted to slide into the can or oil container and be retracted for use;
the oiler being thereby opened or closed, suplying the oil or preventing its
escape as the case may be.
The invention has for its object to provide means for opening and closing such
oilers preferably supported and carried by the stuffing box of the oiler, and also
to provide means for preventing axial rotation of the movable spout of the oiler,
and it consists in the novel devices hereinafter described.
The neck of the oiler is provided with a stuffing-box through which the spout
for the discharge of the oil is made slidably movable, and an elongated plug
valve, preferably supported from the said stuffing-box is arranged in alignment
with the spout, and adapted to engage therewith to close the entrance to the
spout and consequently also the discharge orifice when the spout is pushed down.
The said plug valve is preferably elongated so that when the spout is in its
retracted or inward position the valve extends some distance up the interior of
the spout and this is in order that the spout will have to be pulled out to nearly
its full extent before the oil will run from it. A guide &c., for the spout is also
preferably provided and supported from the stuffing-box, and is adapted to engage
with a part of the spout to prevent axial rotation of the latter.
It will be understood that the above devices hang from the stuffing box or
stopper downwards into the interior of the oil vessel.
To prevent the entire withdrawal of the spout from the body or oil vessel, the
lower extremity of the spout may be flared out or any other convenient device
may be adopted.
The above is the preferred form of my invention but that construction may be
somewhat modified without departing from the essence of it. For instance the
guide need not necessarily be supported by the stuffing-box although that is pre-
ferable because the said box and all the other mechanism may be removed
together bodily from the oil vessel and inserted in the neck of some other oil
vessel when desired.
A modification of the above construction within the scope of this invention is
to form the guide by a tubular extension of the bottom of the stuffing box or
stopper, said extension being adapted to receive the spout tube when the latter
is in its retracted position. The said extension is also pierced by one or more
small holes for the inlet of oil from the oil vessel, and projecting upwards from
the bottom of the extension internally is the plug-valve."
Dated the 4th day of August 1899.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Ulers or on-cams of the Retractable Spout Class.
I, LUDWIG HIRSCH, of No. 65, Nassau Street, in the City, County and State
of New York, United States of America Manufacturer, 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 an improved oiler for bicycles, sewing machines and
other purposes, of that class in which the spout is adapted to slide so as to be
opened or closed and supply the oil or prevent the escape of the same from the
oiler.
It has for its object to provide means for opening and closing such oilers, pre-
ferably supported and carried by the stopper of the oiler, and also to provide
means for preventing axial rotation of the movable spout of the oiler. It consists
of the novel devices herein shewn and described. In the drawings I have shewn
the preferred form of my improved device, in which,
Figure 1 represents an elevation of an oiler containing my improvement;
Figure 2 is a vertical central section thereof;
Figure 3 is a similar section of a pocket oiler embodying my improvement
with the spout withdrawn to its open position;
Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4, 4 of Figure 2;
Figure 5 is a view of a modification;
Figure G is a sectional elevation of a pocket oiler illustrating a further modi-
fication, the dotted lines shewing the spout or nozzle withdrawn to its open
position and the full lines the closed or pushed back position.
Figure 7 is a cross section taken on the line 7, 7 of Figure 6;
Figure 8 is a similar view shewing a slight modification.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Referring to Figures 1 to 5, in my improved device I provide a stopper
adapted to be scated in the neck of the oiler, through which stopper the spout
for the discharge of the oil is made movable, an elongated valve, preferably sup-
ported from the stuffing-box, being arranged in line with the shifting spout and
adapted to engage therewith to close the discharge orifice of the oiler. I also
preferably provide a guide for said spout, preferably supported from the stopper
which is adapted to engage with a part of the spout to prevent axial rotation of
the latter. Referring to the embodiment of the invention shewn in the draw-
ings, A represents the body of an oiler to which my improved device is applied
and which may be of any desired shape. 6 is the stopper which is adapted to
fit tightly into the neck of the oiler. B is a shifting spout movable in the
stopper. is a valve plug or pin for said spout supported in line with the
spout so that when the spout is pushed downward, it will pass over valve a¹ and
close the discharge orifice through the shifting spout. This valve is preferably
made elongated so that spout B will be closed in all positions except when drawn
outward to nearly the limit of its outer movement. Valve a is preferably sup-
ported from the stopper itself as by leg a which is secured to the stopper. In
the form shewn in the drawings, the valve plug or pin a¹ and leg a form the
two legs of a U-shaped device.
I also provide a guide which is adapted to engage with a part of the spout to
prevent axial rotation of the latter. In the form shewn in the drawings, I
accomplish this by means of a flaring mouth 61 at the lower end of the shifting
spout a notch in the enlarged mouth engaging leg a. As sliding spout B

page_text: moves up and down, the engagement between the sides of notch c, and leg a
prevent axial rotation of the spout. The means of engagement between the
spout B and the guide may be widely varied, it not being essential that the
notch should be connected with the spout or the projection with the guide pin.
In Figure 5 the collar 62 is formed on the end of the spout in place of the
flaring mouth, and in this case a recess or groove c is cut inside of the collar,
leg a engaging with such recess.
The leg a thus acts as a valve and leg a as a guide pin for sliding spout B.
The flaring mouth 6 and the collar 63, when used prevent the withdrawal of
the spout from the body A, of the oiler, and the flaring mouth also aids the
passage of the end of the spout over the end of the elongated valve, plug or
pin a¹.
When the spout is drawn outward until it clears valve, plug or pin a¹ oil
can be ejected from the oiler. When spout B is pushed inward until it engages
with valve, plug or pin a', the passage of oil from the can is prevented.
Many modifications may be made in the apparatus shewn in the drawings
herein, without departing from my invention. Thus, the guide a with its valve,
plug or pin a', need not necessarily be supported by the stopper, although I prefer
this form, because when thus arranged, the stopper carries all of the mechanism
and may be used in different oilers as desired. The shape of the guide and
elongated valve may be varied, instead of having a notch in the spout encircling
a part of the guide, any other form of engagement may be used between the two,
that will prevent the axial rotation of the spout. The relative lengths of the
guide and elongated valve may also be varied.
From
Referring to Figures 6 to 8 a tube D is attached at its upper end to the bottom
of the stopper b, extends downward from the same into the can A a greater or
less distance, and is provided at or near its upper and lower ends with one or
more holes E, through which the oil can pass from the can into said tube.
bottom of the tube 1) a guide pin or rod G extends upward centrally in the
tube 1) and its upper end G¹ is preferably tapered, said tapered upper end of
the rod or pin being a short distance below the upper hole or holes E.
The nozzle or spout tube B, in the form of a straight tube, with an upper
outlet B, which may be curved or straight, is guided to slide longitudinally in
the stopper or stuffing box b and is suitably packed in the same well-known
manner, so as to prevent leakage. The inner diameter of the nozzle-tube B is
of such dimensions that the said tube fits quite snugly, but can slide quite
freely on the pin or rod G, and the lower open end of the nozzle-tube is flared
in such a manner that the edges of the flared part rest against the inner sides
of the tube, as at H2, and said nozzle-tube is thus guided by the outer tube D,
as well as by the pin or rod G. If desired, said flared lower open end H2 of the
nozzle-tube B may be shaped to hold a packing ring or rings J, fitting snugly
on the pin or rod G.
To prevent the nozzle-tube from turning axially, a longitudinal ridge K is
formed in the tube D by pressing in part of the metal of the tube, as shown
in Figure 7, said ridge K passing through a notch C in the flared end H2 of the
nozzle-tube, or said ridge may be formed of a wire K², secured longitudinally
within the tube D, as shown in Figure 8.
When the nozzle-tube B is withdrawn for use, as shewn by the dotted lines in
Figure 6, the oil passes through the hole E into the tube D and from the same
into the lower open flared end H2 of the nozzle-tube, as said end is above the
upper end G¹ of the pin or rod G. When the nozzle-tube is pushed back into
the tube D, it slides on the pin or rod G, which passes into it, and the flared
open lower end G2 of the nozzle-tube seats on the lower closed end of the tube D
As the nozzle-tube B fits snugly on the rod or pin G, and the lower end of the
nozzle-tube fits snugly on the lower closed end of the tube D, no leakage of oil
is possible. The packing-rings J, when used, also assist materially in prevent-
ing such leakage.

page_text: It is evident that the stopper b may be replaced by a stuffing box and the
retractable spout B may slide therein after the manner of a piston rod.
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. A stopper or stuffing-box adapted to fit into an oiler, having a shifting
spout movable therein, a valve plug or pin for said spout supported within the
oiler in line with the shifting spout and a guide for said spout adapted to engage
with a part of the spout as the spout is pushed inward or pulled outward,
whereby axial rotation of the spout will be prevented.
2. A stopper or stuffing-box adapted to fit into an oiler, having a shifting spout
movable therein, a valve for said spout supported within the oiler in line with
the shifting spout and a guide for said spout supported from the stopper or
stuffing-box and adapted to engage with a part of the spout as the spout is pushed
inward or pulled outward, whereby axial rotation of the spout will be prevented.
3. A stopper or stuffing-box adapted to fit into an oiler, having a shifting
spout movable therein, a guide for said spout supported from the stopper
stuffing-box and adapted to engage with a part of the spout to prevent axial rota-
tion of the latter and a valve for said spout supported from the stopper or stuf-
fing-box in line with the shifting spout substantially as set forth.
or
4. A stopper or stuffing-box adapted to fit into an oiler, having a shifting spout
movable therein, and an elongated valve supported from the stopper or stuffing-
box in line with the shifting spout and adapted to engage therewith to close the
discharge orifice from the oiler, substantially as set forth.
5. A stopper or stuffing-box adapted to fit into an oiler, having a shifting
spout movable therein, a guide for said spout supported from the stopper or
stuffing-box and adapted to engage with a part of the spout to prevent axial
rotation of the latter; an elongated valve for said spout supported from the stopper
or stuffing-box in line with this shifting spout, substantially as set forth.
6. An oiler, composed of a suitable body, a shifting spout or tube guided in a
stopper or stuffing-box of the body and provided with a recessed mouth at its
inner end, and an interior U-shaped guide-pin, one of the said legs of the guide-
pin being attached to the stopper or stuffing-box and the other leg being in line
with the spout, the recess of the mouth engaging with the first mentioned leg and
preventing the axial rotation of the spout, substantially as set forth.
7. An oiler, composed of a suitable body, a shifting spout or tube guided in a
stopper or stuffing-box of the body and provided with a flaring and recessed
mouth at its inner end, and an interior U-shaped guide-pin, having legs of
unequal length, the longer one. of said legs being attached to said stopper or
stuffing-box and the shorter leg in line with the spout, the recess of the mouth
engaging said longer leg and preventing the axial turning of the spout, sub-
stantially as set forth.
8. In an oiler, the combination with a stopper for closing an oil-can, of a tube
extending downward from the same and having a hole for the passage of the oil,
a rod extending upward from the bottom of said tube, within the same and a
nozzle-tube guided in the stopper to slide within the tube extending downward
from the plug and to slide over the said rod the lower end of the nozzle-tube
being enlarged to be in contact with, and slide on the inner surface of the tube.
extending downward from the stopper, substantially as herein shown and
described.
9. In an oiler, the combination with a stopper for closing an oil-can, of a tube
extending downward from the same and having a hole for the passage of the oil,
a pin extending upward from the bottom of the tube a nozzle mounted to slide
within the stopper and tube and having its under end enlarged to be in contact
and to slide on the inner surface of the tube extending downward from the
stopper and having a notch in this enlargement, a longitudinal rib within the

page_text: tube extending downward from the stopper, which rib engages the notch in the
enlarged inner end of the sliding tube to prevent axial movement of the latter
substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated the 4th day of May 1900.
-PHILLIPS-&-LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.