Improvements in Oil Cans or Lubricators.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1892.
Complete Specification Left, 16th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans or Lubricators.
I ALFRED LOVEKIN trading as Rea and Neale of St. Paul's Square in the
City of Birmingham, Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to folding delivery-piped oil cans, or otherwise, oil cans
having folding fittings, whereby the delivery pipe admits of being directed inwardly,
or across the top of the oil container, and when in such position, the passage may
be cut off by the outlet in the one part, being brought before the solid of the other
part, wherein it works.
The connection of the delivery pipe is made by a loose union ring, taking at the
back of a collar, with the fore or connection part made conical, which fits and takes
into a like plain conical seat of a mouth entrance or fitting, whose outside periphery
is screwed.
My invention has for its object, a more simple and efficient connection means,
whereby the said folding pipe and is fittings, admit of being connected to the oil can
without any loose parts.
The delivery pipe consists of a conical tube, with the end of greater diameter
brazed or made solid with a pummel or inner end, having depending from its
underside, a hollow conical plug, with a hole through it common with that passing
up the delivery pipe.
This taper plug works and swivels within a like plain and coned she-seating, or
hole made through an enlargement or knob and of the connection proper, whilst the
said conical plug, which is secured in position by rivetting, has a side hole, which
comes coincident with a hole in the middle of the connection proper, other than
when the said delivery pipe is turned back.
The connection proper, as aforesaid, consists of a milled head or ring, and
continued outwardly by a neck terminated by a knob, wherethrough the conical
plug, as aforesaid, passes, and works as a bearing, for the swivelling centre of the
said folding delivery pipe.
The other and inner end has a shank, outside screwed, whilst the face of the
head is sunken, wherein an annular leather or rubber washer seats itself.
The screwed shank part takes within a like inside screwed neck, mouth or inlet
to the oil container, and has an outside edge, which, on the connection being screwed
up, takes a direct bearing upon the leather washer as aforesaid, hence a sound joint,
and a simple and easy connection.
The passage or hole through the shank and connection proper has a conical
lead.
This invention is applicable to oil cans, hand lubricators and the like, having
resilient or pressure springing sides, or to lubricators having rigid sides, with the
liquid forced home through the intervention of pushers or the like.
Dated this 18th day of November 1892.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans or Lubricators.
I, ALFRED LOVEKIN, trading as Rea & Neale of St. Paul's Square, in the
City of Birmingham, 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 folding delivery-piped oil cans, or otherwise, oil cans
having folding fittings, whereby the delivery pipe admits of being turned inwardly,
or across the top of the oil container, and when in such a position, the oil passage
in the one part is brought non coincident with the delivery outlet in another part.
My invention has for its object, a simple and efficient means of connection,
whereby the said folding-pipe and its cognate part, or parts, admit of being fitted
to the oil can or oil container without the employment of loose parts.
The delivery pipe, consists of a taper or conical tube, with the inner end of
greater diameter than the outer end, and with said inner end terminated by a
hollow and right-angled taper-plug, with a hole through its middle in common with
one passing up the delivery pipe.
This taper plug works and swivels within a like coned hole, made through an
enlargement or knob end of the connection, whilst the said conical plug, has a side
hole, which comes coincident with an axial hole directed up the middle of the said
connection when the folding pipe is unfolded.
The connection as aforesaid, consists of a milled collar or ring, and terminated at
one end by a screwed neck, and at the other end by a knob, wherethrough the
conical plug, as aforesaid, passes, and works as a bearing.
The screwed shank part, as aforesaid takes and engages within a like inside
wormed mouth or inlet at the upper part of the oil container.
Between the attachable and fixed parts of the connection a washer of leather or
like yielding material comes.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents partly in vertical section, and
partly in elevation, a folding-piped oil can or oiler, having connection fittings,
made according to my invention.
The folding pipe is shown unfolded, and with the delivery outlet or passage
coming coincident with the outlet of the neck of the oil can.
Figure 2 also represents partly in vertical section, and also partly in elevation,
the said oil can Figure 1, but with the component parts of the same separated.
Figure 3 shows the oil can parts in Figure 2 but in full elevation.
Figure 4 shows an end view of the oil can, looking from the pipe end.
Figure 5 is an end-view of the pipe, looking at the same from its connection end.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawing.
The oil can consists essentially of three primary component parts, viz.; a
container part a, a delivery part 6 and a connection part c.
The container part a, has a hollow body part a', with yielding sides a², and
mouth, neck, or inlet a³, with the said last named part inside wormed, wherein the
outside screwed shank c', of the hollow connection c, takes and screws, and when
screwed fully home, the shoulder c³, of the milled or plain collar c³, takes a
bearing.
The upper part of the said connection has a neck c³, and a head or spherical
part c, through a taper hole c in the latter of which, a hollow and coned or taper
right angled plug 61, of the pipe 'b, works and swivels.
A washer of leather or other suitable material d may be interposed between the
opposed faces of the parts a³, c³.
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page_text: 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 :-
First. In oil cans having folding fittings or folding delivery pipes, connecting the
folding pipe or delivery part to the can or container part, by a hollow and screwed
connection, substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. A folding-piped oil can, consisting of a folding pipe b, ³, a con-
nection c, c, c, c, c, c³, c, and a container or can a, a', a³, substantially as
described and set forth.
Thirdly. A folding-piped oil can, the improvements in the construction,
arrangement, and combinations of the parts, substantially as described and set
forth.
Dated this 15th day of August 1893.
ALFRED LOVEKIN,
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicant.