Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 10th Mar., 1897-Accepted, 10th Apr., 1897
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of the Firm of Joseph Kaye and Sons Limited,.
South Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Works Manager,.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in that class of oil cans known as:
vertical in which the spout is placed at the top of the can. Hitherto the spindle
actuating the outlet valve placed in the base of the spout has passed outside the-
can, resulting in waste of oil and inconvenience to the user.
According to my improvement the valve spindle is entirely within the can, anl.
is of such length that, the bottom end terminates in contact with or near to the
flexible bottom of the can. Around the said spindle is a spiral spring in compression,.
whereby the valve is held tight on its seat.
The flexible bottom is secured to the can some little distance above the base, and.
on pressing the flexible bottom inwards towards the spindle, the valve is moved
from its seat, thereby when the can is inverted, allowing oil to escape from the
spout so long as the valve is kept open by applying pressure to the flexible bottom;
on removing the pressure, the valve is closed by virtue of the compressed spring.
In order to admit air into the interior of the can, I arrange the feed hole plug
with an air cavity between the top and bottom of the plug. Through the top and
bottom a small hole is bored, in such positions that they are not opposite each other,
so that when the can is inverted, any oil escaping through the small hole into the
cavity of the feed plug is retained in the said cavity, the oil returning into the.
interior of the can when placed in a vertical position.
Dated this 8th day of June 1896.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of the Firm of Joseph Kaye & Sons Limited,.
South Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Works Manager,.
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 certain improvements in that class of oil cans known as.
vertical, in which the spout is placed at the top of the can. Hitherto the spindle
actuating the outlet valve placed in the base of the spout, has passed outside the
can, resulting in waste of oil and inconvenience to the user.
According to my improvements the valve spindle is entirely within the can, and
is of such length that the bottom end terminates in contact with, or near to, the

page_text: flexible bottom of the can. Around the said spindle is a spiral spring in compression,
whereby the valve is held tight on its seat.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will describe the same in
detail by making reference to the accompanying drawing, representing a sectional
elevation of a vertical oil can constructed according to my invention.
The valve spindle A. is entirely encased within the body of the can B, one end
of said spindle terminating in close proximity to the flexible bottom C. which is
secured to the can B. at some little distance above the base line. On pressing the
said bottom inwards towards the spindle A. it is moved in the direction of arrow,
whereby the valve V. is raised from its seat, thus when the can is inverted, oil is
allowed to escape from the spout E. as long as inverted and the valve V. kept open
by pressure applied to the flexible bottom C. Ou removing the pressure, the valve
is automatically closed by virtue of the spiral spring S. encasing a portion of the
spindle A. and compressed between the strainer K. and flange M, the latter being
secured to the said spindle.
In order to admit air into the interior of the can, I arrange a feed hole plug F.
with a cavity G. between the top and bottom plates of the plug, through each of
which is a small hole, H in the top plate and J. in the bottom plate, bored in such
positions that they are not opposite each other, so that when the can is inverted,
any oil escaping through the small hole J. in the bottom end plate of the feed
plug F. is retained in the cavity G. and returned into the interior of the can,
when the latter is placed in a vertical position; air also passing through the said
holes into the can, equal to the displacement of oil, when the can is in the position
shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An oil can with which are combined within the can a spindle A. and valve V.
so arranged that by the compression of the flexible bottom C. in the direction of
the arrow the valve is opened.
2. An oil can with which are combined within the can a spindle A. and valve V,
the latter being opened by compressing the flexible bottom C. and closed by the
spiral spring S, arranged substantially in the manner as shown and described.
Dated this 9th day of March 1897.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.