An Improved Appliance for Use in Stacking or Piling Casks.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th July, 1896-Accepted, 8th Aug., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Use in Stacking or Piling Casks.
I, SAMUEL PRICE SCRIVENER EVANS, of Beach, Bitton, near Bristol,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in an improved appliance for use in stacking or piling
casks and is designed more especially to facilitate piling full casks in breweries,
dock cellars, stores and the like.
The appliance consists of a pair of inciined bearers arranged at any desired angle
of inclination stiffened by cross bars or stays and fitted at the upper end with a
pair of arms similar to the bearers to which latter the said arms are hinged.
From the upper end of the bearers, posts attached thereto are extended downwards
and constitute legs. Two of the said posts are inclined outwards from the top
downwards.
In practically using the appliance, ropes hooks and other means of attachment
are dispensed with, and the appliance is placed so that the front posts rest against
a cask being one of a row or layer of casks. The hinged extension of the inclined
bearers is then turned so that its outer end lies against the said cask and bridges
over the space between the front ends of the inclined bearers and the cask. The
cask to be piled on the lower row or layer of casks is then rolled up the bearers
and along the binged extension to its place.
The appliance is adapted for use in piling or stacking casks of various sizes, the
hinged extension or bridge-piece being capable of assuming a variety of angles of
inclination.
Dated this 4th day of October 1895.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Appliance for Use in Stacking or Piling Casks.
I, SAMUEL PRICE SCRIVENER EVANS of No. 1 Bartholomews, Brighton in
the County of Sussex, late of Beach, Bitton, near Bristol in the County of
Gloucester Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to the method of stacking or piling casks and consists of
an improved appliance constructed especially to facilitate the piling of full casks
in breweries, dock cellars, stores and the like.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood by those accustomed
to piling casks reference is made to the accompanying drawings forming part of
the specification and in which
Fig. 1, is a side view of my approved appliance.

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Fig. 4 is a detail shewing the arrangement of the hinged arms.
The same letters of reference apply in all the figures.
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My invention consists of a pair of inclined bearers "a "made of ash, oak or other
suitable timber (or metal if desired) of sufficient strength to carry the heavy
weights which are constantly being placed upon them; arranged at any convenient
or desired angle of inclination, and being protected at the ends resting on the
ground by straps of iron "b." These bearers are stiffened by means of iron cross
bars " C bolted into them and are preferably shaped to a curve so that when a
cask is being conveyed to the floor sideways there is no fear of it catching against
the bars. The bearers are supported at one end by posts or legs, one pair "d"
being vertical and the other pair "€ at au inclination outwards from the top
downwards so as to fit against the sides of the casks. These legs or supports "d"
and "e" are braced together with the inclined bearers "a by means of a
strengthening bar of iron "f." At the upper end of the bearers "a
hinged a pair of arms "g" made of similar timber (or metal) as the bearers to
which latter the said arms "y" are hinged and are used for the purpose of
bridging the space between the bearers and the cask, one end of each arm is
bevelled so as to fit the curve of the cask and the hinges are so arranged that the
appliance can be used for various sized casks, the bridging piece or arms "g"
being capable of assuming any desired angle of inclination as shewn in Fig. 4.
in such a
In practically applying my invention I place the inclined bearers "
position that the front legs or supports "e" rest against a cask being one of a row
or layer of casks. The hinged arms or bridging piece "g" of the bearers "
then turned so that the outer or bevelled edges lie against the cask and bridges
over the space between the front end of the bearers and the cask. The cask to be
piled on the lower row or layer of casks is then rolled up the bearers and along the
hinged arms or bridging piece to its proper position.
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It will be observed that the great advantage of my invention is its simplicity of
construction and the ease with which it can be used, entirely dispensing with ropes,
hooks and other means of attachment.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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An improved appliance for use in stacking or piling casks, consisting of inclined
bearers, supports or legs, hinged arms, crosspieces and strengthening bars
substantially as and for the purposes described in the specification and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1896.
SAMUEL PRICE SCRIVENER EVANS,
Applicant.