An Improved Holder for Large Jars, Carboys, Demijohns, or the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 15th July, 1892-Accepted, 27th Aug, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder for Large Jars, Carboys, Demijohns, or
the like.
I, ERIC WILLIAM HOLMGREN-HOLME of 41 Wilton Crescent in the City of
Toronto in the County of York in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Book-keeper,
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:-
The object of the invention is to provide a simple device by which a carboy
demijohn or large jar or the like vessel may be readily raised and tilted for the
purpose of discharging its contents and it consists essentially of a light frame
advantageously shaped to fit the demijohn or jar and provided with feet designed
to fit below the bottom of the said 'demijohn or jar ete.-the said frame being
provided with semicircular rocker or rockers to support the said frame carrying the
jarw hen thrown horizontally substantially as hereinafter more particularly explained
and finally pointed out in the claims.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved demijohn etc. holder.
Figure 2 shows it applied to a demijohn in a vertical position.
Figure 3 is a view showing the holder carrying a demijohn tilted to discharge its
contents.
The side bars A of my holder are advantageously made in one piece as shown and
are provided with feet B which are designed to fit below the jar C. The rockers D
are advantageously formed by an extension of the feet B and are made sufficiently
deep to raise the frame A high enough to permit the jar or demijohn C to be
properly tilted for the purpose of emptying its contents.
A curved cross bar E is advantageously located at the point where the upper end
of the rockers D connect with the side bars A. A similar curved bar F is located
at the bottom of the side bars A.
I do not confine myself to any particular material but I find it advantageous to
make the holder of light material such as light metal bamboo or wicker work of
sufficient strength for the purpose.
In place of the two rockers D I may substitute one wide one in some cases.
When it is designed to empty the demijohn or jar C the feet B are inserted as
shown in Figure 2 below the jar C the handle G connected to the demijohn or jar
is then seized and tilts it against the frame A which latter naturally rolls over on
its rockers D which elevate the demijohn or jar C sufficiently to perimit its contents
to be poured out of its mouth into the desired receptacle.
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. A frame provided with feet to fit below the demijohn or jar and a rocker or
rockers fixed to the frame on the opposite side of the feet substantially as and for
the purposes specified.
2. The frame A provided with the feet B and rocker D and braced by the cross
bars E and F substantially as and for the purposes specified.
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TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.