Improvements in or in connection with Fittings for Withdrawing Liquids and Filling Vessels from Oil and other Drums, Tanks, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or in connection with Fittings for Withdrawing
Liquids and Filling Vessels from Oil and other Drums, Tanks,
and the like.
We WILLIAM PERCY WILSON-BROWNE and ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON
BROWNE of 34, Ludgate Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwick Merchanst
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, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed and
to the figures and letters shewn thereon:-
•
Our improved arrangement consists in providing a simple, and effective construc-
tion of filler or nozzle in connection with the hose pipe for attachment to the hand
pump for oil drums and the like, said filler or nozzle acting as a means (when not
required for filling purposes for lamps or other vessels) for stoppering the bung
hole in the drum or other container whilst still attached to the hose pipe, thus
serving a twofold object.
Our present improvement is an extension of the principle described in our
Specification of Patent No. 2079 of 1895 granted to us for our invention of an
improved oil drum.
In the accompanying drawings similar letters of reference indicate similar parts
on the figures.
Figure 1. represents in elevation an oil drum with its attachments shewing our
improved filler or nozzle.
Figure 2 represents a sectional elevation with the filler or nozzle when used as
a stopper.
Figure 3 represents the filler or nozzle in section. Figure 4 an alternative form
of same in elevation.
Figure 5 a plan of the drum head.
Figures 6 and 7 represent respectively sectional view and plan of parts in
connection with drum head.
The drum or other container A may be of the kind as shewn, and also described
and shewn in the above referred to previous Letters Patent or may be of other
suitable description of vessels, said drum has a countersunk or semi-concave head
or cover B having a centre drain or aperture C with a collar C', a hand pump D
is screwed into the bung hole D' and the hose pipe E is unioned to the spout of
said hand pump as at F. At the other end of said hose pipe E the metallic
filler or nozzle F¹ is attached which may be of a straight form Figures 1, 2 and 3,
or swan necked or curved Figure 4 or of other suitable shape.
The countersunk or semi-concave head or cover B allows of any overflow or
spilling of the oil or other liquid when filling a lamp or other vessel draining back
through the aperture C into the drum. When the filler or nozzle F1 is not
required for use in filling it is placed in the drain or aperture C for which purpose
the collar C of same is provided with slots G therein and the filler or nozzle F' has
flange pieces or catches H to correspond in position relative to said slots so that
when placed in position therein and the nozzle pushed down, by means of a half
turn it becomes jammed and rendered perfectly tight, to prevent possible leakage
a leather or other washer J. encircles the neck of the filler or nozzle.
The collar C' of the aperture may be slightly inclined upon its interior lower
edge so that when turning said nozzle the catches H firmly bind.

page_text: By these means the drum or other vessel is securely stoppered, furthermore the
utility of this arrangement is increased inasmuch as after use for filling a lamp or
other vessel any oil or liquid that may remain in the hose drains back into the
drum or other container. Said apertures C. and D' are wormed at the sides to
receive screw plugs when the container is empty and the pump and its connections
removed, the pump and filler or nozzle are made interchangeable with said
apertures and so readily fit various drums and the like when attached to full ones..
Having now particularly described and ascertained the object and nature of our
said inveution and in what manner the same is to be performed, we may sometimes
vary the general arrangements set forth without departing from the essential
points of our invention but we declare that what we claim is,
1. The new or improved construction and arrangement of filler or nozzle in
connection with drums, tanks cabinets, or other vessels for containing oils or other
liquids and the like substantially as and for the purpose described and illustrated.
2. In combination-An oil drum or other container with detachable hand pump
and hose a filler or nozzle adapted as a conduit or feeder for filling lamps and
other vessels and as a stopper for said drum or other container said filler or nozzle
laving a washer and being suitably attached to said hose pipe and having flanges
or catches engaging slotted aperture in head or cover of said container as and for
the purpose described and illustrated.
day of Nonamber 1906
EDWD. J. PAYNE & SON,
Warwick Chambers, 104, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Patent Agents for the Applicants.