IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATING CANS
Year: 1885

page_text: We JOHN HARRISON of Kensington Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Bicycle Bell Manufacturer and THOMAS HENRY PRICE of 26 Clissold Street
Birmingham aforesaid Oil Can Maker do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATING CANS to be as follows:-
On the lubricating pipe of the lubricating can we place a sliding strip of metal
(which we call a slide and which slides up and down the lubricating pipe) having
a little cap fixed at the end to fit on the top of the lubricating pipe. Round the
lubricating pipe, inside the slide, and bearing upon its lower part we place a coil
spring which is held in its place and prevented from coming off, by means of a
small washer fastened above it. When the lubricating can is required for use the
cap is lifted off the top of the lubricating pipe and is forced down and held at the
bottom of it by means of the coil spring. When the lubricating can is not in use
the cap is placed on the top of the lubricating pipe and beld in position by the
pressure of the spring on the lower part of the slide and prevents any leaking or
escape of oil.
Our invention does away with all screw caps generally used for the top of
the lubricating pipe which are liable to get lost and is much more cleanly and
quickly used than the oil cans ordinarily made and has the great advantage that
the cap cannot be lost.
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JOHN HARRISON.
THOMAS HENRY PRICE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lubricating Cans.
We JOHN HARRISON of Kensington Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Bicycle Bell Manufacturer and THOMAS HENRY PRICE of 26 Clissold Street
Birmingham aforesaid Oil can maker do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATING CANS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
On the lubricating pipe of the lubricating can we place a sliding strip of metal
(which we call a slide and which slides un and down the lubricating ring) having 2
Improvements in Lubricating Cans.
We JOHN HARRISON of Kensington Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Bicycle Bell Manufacturer and THOMAS HENRY PRICE of 26 Clissold Street
Birmingham aforesaid Oil can maker do hereby declare the nature of our invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN LUBRICATING CANS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
On the lubricating pipe of the lubricating can we place a sliding strip of metal
(which we call a slide and which slides up and down the lubricating ring) having a

page_text: little cap fixed or hinged at the end to fit on the top of the lubricating pipe.
Round the lubricating pipe inside the slide and bearing upon its lower part we
place a coil spring which is held in its place and prevented from coming off by
means of a small washer fastened above it. When the lubricating can is required
for use the cap is lifted off the top of the lubricating pipe and is forced down and
held by means of the coil spring allowing the end of the lubricating pipe to be
placed where required. When the lubricating can is not in use the cap is placed
on the top of the lubricating pipe and held in position by the pressure of the spring
on the lower part of the slide and prevents any leakage or escape of oil.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which our invention is to be performed.
Figures 1 and 3 represent the lubricating can when not in use and Figures 2
and 4 the lubricating can ready for use.
(a) and (b) are the slide and cap (c) is the coil spring and (d) the washer for
holding the coil spring in position on the lubricating pipe (e).
The slide and cap (a) and (b) slide up and down the lubricating pipe (e) When
the lubricating can is required for use the cap (a) which is fixed or hinged to the
slide (b) is lifted off the top of the lubricating pipe (e) and is forced down it by
the coil spring (c) as shewn at Figures 2 and 4 allowing the end of the lubricating
pipe (e) to be placed where required.
When the lubricating can is not required for use the cap (a) is placed on the top
of the lubricating pipe (e) and is held there by the pressure of the coil spring (c)
on the lower part of the slide (b) as shewn at Figures 1 and 3 effectually preventing
any leakage or escape of oil.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. The slide and cap either fixed or hinged fitting as described above on the
lubricating pipe of the lubricating can and the manner in which the same is made
and held in position by means of the coil spring and washer above described and
2. That our invention does away with all loose screw caps which are liable to
get lost.