Improvements in Oil Cans or Oil Feeders.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in Oil Cans or Oil Feeders.
JAMES HENRY BRAIME of Rothwell near Leeds in the County of York
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in oil cans or oil feeders, and
consists in-An improved method and means of constructing and employing the
discharging apparata of oil cans in conjunction with the bodies of such oil cans
or with the bodies of such oil cans and means employed therewith:-Whereby
the said discharging apparata in such oil cans, are placed out of the reach of
injuries, such as-bulges etc. to which the discharging apparata as used in the
ordinary construction of oil cans are always liable and which destroy their action
and render the oil can useless.
I accomplish this in the following manner-
'I
I construct the body of the oil can in any suitable way or shape, but for instance
I may make a cylindrically shaped body-one end of which 1 construct with a
suitably shaped top or end and spout fitted thereto. To form the other end of
the oil can body-I use a suitable flexible disc of metal or other suitable material
(the centre portion of this disc, or flexible member, admitting of its being
pressed inwardly and of its return to its original position) securing the said disc
at its edge to the surface of the cylindrical body: the flexible disc thus
completing the inner surface of the oil can body as in the ordinary construction of
spring-bottomed oil cans.
I then construct a strong flanged member or bottom of suitable material, as
steel, brass, etc.-having a suitable hole formed through its surface-in which, or
passing through which, I place a suitable thumb-button.
I then place and secure the strong flanged member or bottom over the flexible
disc which closes in the end of the cylindrical body-the thumb button at its
inner end resting on or being in close proximity to the centre of the flexible disc.
Or in lieu of securing the flexible disc at its edge to the interior sides of the
cylindrical body, as above described-I may secure its edge to the inner surface
of the strong flanged member or bottom above described-the strong flanged
member and the flexible disc together forming the bottom or closing-in surface of
that end of the oil can body.
By pressing on the outer end of the thumb-button the flexible disc is actuated
for discharging the contents of the oil can in a similar manner as is the spring
disc as used in the ordinary construction of oil cans when actuated by the pressure
of the thumb.
Or, in lieu of securing the flexible disc at its edge to the inner surface of the
oil can body, I may secure its edge to a suitable member placed in the interior of
the oil, can body and connected to the surface of the oil can body by a suitable
neck or tube the flexible disc being actuated by means of a suitable member
passing through this neck or tube.
By placing the above strong flanged member, or the member to, which the
flexible disc may be attached (which thereby places the flexible disc away from
the surface of the oil can body) over the said flexible disc-it is protected or
shielded from getting bulged or damaged, thereby preserving its action instead of
such bulges or damage being received by the flexible disc, as is the case in the

page_text: ordinary.construction of oil cans fitted with spring discs, thereby.destroying their
action and rendering the oil can useless.
In the case of the using of a stamped seamless body or a body wherein the sides
and bottom are in one piece without joint I make a suitable hole through the
surface of the said seamless body through which I pass the thumb-button or other
member for actuating the flexible disc.
The edge of the flexible disc, or flexible disc and member used therewith, I then
secure to the interior of the oil can body (such flexible disc, or flexible disc and
member used therewith-making or closing-up the interior of the seamless
portion of the oil can body) so that by pressing on the thumb-button or other
actuating member, the flexible disc is actuated as in the before described instance
I then fit a suitable end with spout fitted thereto, on to the open end of the seamless
body member-thereby completing the oil can.
From this construction it will be seen that I may use a seamless body or
member forming the sides and end of an oil can in lieu of the ordinary made up
body with its accompaning seams, and of any suitable shape, and employ therewith
a flexible disc for discharging the contents of the oil can:- the surface of the
said seamless body, or the surface of the seamless body and the member used
therewith for holding the flexible disc, protecting the flexible disc from outside
injuries in a similar manner as the strong flanged member or bottom, or the strong
flanged member and the member for holding the flexible disc, used in the before
described instance of means employed for this purpose.
Dated this the 22nd day of May Eighteen hundred and ninety-four.
Improvements in Oil Cans or Oil Feeders.
I, JAMES HENRY BRAIME, of Rothwell, near Leeds, in the County of York,
Engineer, 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 has for its object improvements in oil cans or oil feeders and
consists in an improved method and means of constructing and employing the
discharging apparatus of oil cans in conjunction with the bodies. of such oil cans
or with the bodies of such oil cans and means employed therewith; whereby the
said discharging apparatus in such oil cans are placed out of the reach of injuries-
such as bulges and the like-to which the discharging apparatus as used in the
ordinary construction of oil cans are always liable and which destroy their action
and render the oil cans useless.
II accomplish this in the following manner illustrated by the accompanying
drawings in which :-.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are sectional elevations showing my improved oil can or
oil feeder and discharging apparatus and means for actuating same.
I construct the body a of the oil can in any suitable way or shape, but for
instance may make a cylindrically shaped body, one end of which I construct
with a suitably shaped top or end and spout fitted.thereto.
To form the other end of the oil can body I use a suitable flexible spring disc b
of metal or other suitable material, (the centre portion of this disc admitting of
its being pressed inwardly and of it returning to its original place). The said
dise b is secured at its edges to the surface of the cylindrical body in any suitable
manner; the flexible spring disc thereby completes the inner surface of the oil
can body as in the ordinary construction of spring-bottomed oil cans.

page_text: I then construct a strong flanged member or bottom of steel; brass, or the
like, having a suitable hole d formed through its centre in which, or passing
through which I. place a suitable thumb-button e. I then place and secure the
strong flanged member or bottom cover the flexible spring disc b which closes in
the end of the cylindrical body, the thumb-button e at its inner end resting on or
being in close proximity to the centre of the flexible spring disc 6 as shown at
Figs. 1, and 2.
Or in lieu of securing the flexible spring disc at its edge to the interior sides of
the cylindrical body as above described I may secure its edge to. the inner surface
of the strong flanged member or bottom c above described-the strong flanged
member or bottom and the flexible disc together forming the bottom or closing-in
surface of that end of the oil can body as shown at Fig. 2.
By pressing on the outer end of the thumb-button e the flexible spring disc is
actuated for discharging the contents of the oil can in a similar manner as is the
spring disc as used in the ordinary construction of oil cans when actuated by the
pressure of the thumb.
Or in lieu of securing the flexible spring disc at its edges to the inner surface
of the oil can body, I may secure its edges to a suitable flange f (having its edges/1
bent inwardly) placed in the interior of the oil can body and connected to the
surface of the oil can body by a suitable neck or tube g by soldering or any other
suitable means, such flexible spring disc being actuated by means of the thumb-
button and spindle which passes through the neck or tube g, as shown at Fig. 3.
In this mode of construction I preferably use a combined flexible spring disc
consisting of a disc of leather i or other suitable material having underneath it a
spring of wire or other suitable material to the centre of which the spindle h
ich passes through the neck or tube is fastened-the leather disc being also
fastened at its centre to the spring or to the spindle h. I place this combined
disc in such a position that when the spindle is pressed inwardly, part
of the surface of the spring disc closes up to the surface of the oil can
body, and on the spindle being pressed further inwardly the contents confined
between the surface of the leather disc and the surface of the oil can are
discharged through the oil can spout k which may be fixed to the body a by any
well known manner.
At Fig. 4. I have shown the tube form of neck g partly dispensed with, that is
to say, it is made much shorter and fixed by any suitable means in the hole d
formed in the bottom c. The press button e passes through the centre of the
dise f-the outer edges of which are turned over to receive the metal disc to
which the inner end of the press button is soldered or otherwise fixed. The
action of this method is the same as that described for Figs. 1 and 2.
By placing either the above strong flanged member or bottom c or the flange f
to which the flexible disc may be attached (which thereby places the flexible disc
away from the surface of the oil can body) over the said flexible disc it is
protected or shielded from getting bulged or damaged-thereby preserving its
action instead of such bulges or damage being received by the flexible disc as is
the case in the ordinary construction of oil cans fitted with spring discs and
whereby their action is destroyed and the oil can rendered useless.
In the case of the using of a stamped seamless body or a body wherein the
sides and bottom are in one piece without joint Fig. 5. I make a suitable hole
through the surface of the said seamless body as at d Fig. 5 through which I pass
the thumb or press button e for actuating the flexible spring disc b.
The edges of the flexible spring disc or spring disc and flange fused therewith
as in Figs. 3 and 4 are secured to the interior of the oil can body (such flexible
spring disc, or flexible spring disc and flange fused therewith-making or closing
up the interior of the seamless portion of the oil can body) so that by pressing
on the thumb button e or spindle h, the flexible spring disc 6 is actuated as in the.
before described examples.

page_text: I then fit a suitable end with spout k as shown fitted thereto, on to the open end
of the seamless body thereby completing the oil can.
From this construction it will be seen that I may use a seamless body, or
member forming the sides and ends of an oil can body in lieu of the ordinary
made up body with its accompanying seams-and of any suitable shape-and
employ therewith a flexible spring disc for discharging the contents of the oil can-
the surface of the said seamless body or the surface of the seamless body and
the flange fare used therewith for holding the flexible spring disc and for
protecting the flexible disc from outside injuries in a similar manner as the strong
flanged member or bottom-or strong flanged member and the flange f are
employed for holding the flexible disc, used in the before described examples.
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 :-
1. The combination of a spring bottomed oil can substantially such as herein
described and illustrated having a flanged bottom arranged to act as a protecting
cover for a flexible spring disc fixed or otherwise mounted within the oil can and
operated by a press button passing through a hole in the said flanged bottom as
set forth.
2. In an oil can such as herein described and illustrated, the combination with
the body of the oil can, of a flexible spring disc made of any suitable material or
combinations of materials mounted within the body of the oil can and protected
from damage by a flanged bottom, said flexible spring disc being capable of being
operated by a press button as described.
3. The combination with an oil can such as described of a flanged botto
having a spring combination disc attached to a flanged tube and actuated by press
button fixed to a spindle passing through said tube substantially as and for the
purposes described, and as illustrated at Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying
drawings.
4. The combination in an oil can having a seamless body of a flexible spring
disc made of any suitable material or materials arranged within the oil can and
protected from external damage by the bottom of the oilcan, said flexible spring
disc being operated from the outside by a press button substantially as herein
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twenty-first day of February 1895.
JAMES HENRY BRAIME.