IMPROVED METALLIC OIL BARREL
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JAMES WILLIAM CUTHBERTSON, of the Town of Bothwell, in the Province of
Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada; Tinsmith; do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "IMPROVED METALLIC OIL BARREL" 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 improvements on Metallic Oil Barrels, for securely con-
taining Coal Oil, Benzine, Turpentine or any other Oil or Liquid in such a manner
as to completely prevent leakage or loss of liquid contents during transportation or
in storage.
And it consists in the improved construction and combination of parts of the
same as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.
Reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a barrel embodying my invention.
Fig. 2. is a longitudinal sectional view of same.
Fig. 3. is a plan view of one of the ring braces.
Fig. 4. is an end view of a barrel showing the address holder.
A, designates the body of the barrel constructed of a sheet of steel, iron or other
suitable material.
This body, A, may be constructed of one or more corrugated sections, but it is
preferably constructed of one piece, in which the corrugations, A¹, A³, are formed,
as shown in Figs. 1, and 2. of aunexed drawings.
These corrugations, A', A', in the metallic body, A, stiffen, and thereby increase
the strength and durability of said body, A.
C, C, are the concaved heads of the barrel constructed of steel, iron or other
suitable material, and provided with a flange, C².
These heads, C, O, are slightly concaved, for the purpose of strengthening the
ends, to prevent the contents of the barrel forcing out the said ends.
The ends, A3, of the body, A, are lapped over as shown in Fig. 2. of annexed
drawings, and form the sockets into which the flanges, C¹, of the concaved
heads, C, C, are inserted.
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page_text: D, is a stout band of metal on the outside of each of the projecting ends of the
body, A., which strengthens the ends of the barrel sufficient to prevent any damage
thereto if it should fall or be dumped on its end from any reasonable height when
unloading.
E, is a narrow strip of sheet metal or other suitable material about one half of
which is soldered to the end, C, the other half is bent up and returned over on
the lower half, under which upper half the edges of an addressed card may be
inserted, which forms a convenient and quick method of attaching an address to
the barrel.
F, F, aro ring braces constructed of wrought iron or other suitable material for
the purpose of rigidly securing and retaining the body, A, of the barrel in proper
shape.
The faces of those ring braces, F, F, adjacent to the corrugations in the body, A,
are shaped to fit in the concaved surfaces of said corrugations, so that when the
barrel is constructed, the ring braces, F, F, are held in place by these corrugations
and are soldered thereto to further retain them in their proper place,
In Fig. 2. of annexed drawings, two ring braces are shown in the inside, and
two on the outside of the body, A., of the barrel, but any required number may be
used either on the inside or outside of the barrel or both as required.
H, is a collar riveted and soldered to the body, A, of the barrel, part of this
collar projects beyond the opening for the bung in the body, A, and on the inner
face of this collar, H, a screw thread is formed.
G, is the bung provided with a flange, G¹, and on the outer face of this bung, G,
a screw thread is formed which meshes with the screw thread on the inner face of
the collar, H, when required.
The bung, G, is partly cut away near the centre, leaving a narrow perpendicular
flange, G³, with which a wrench engages to adjust the bung when it is required to
remove or tighten said bung.
By starting to screw the bung, G, into the collar, H, and inserting packing, I, of
. rubber or other suitable material, between the flange, G¹, of the bung, G, and the
face of the collar, H, the packing, I, is bound between the collar, H, and bung, G,
in such a manner as to completely prevent the escape of the contents at that
point.
In constructing the barrel, the side edges of the corrugated body, A, are brought
together, encircling or encircled by the ring braces, F, F, these side edges are lapped
over one another a short distance, as shown at, b, in Fig. 1. of annexed drawings,
and are accurely riveted, soldered, welded or otherwise secured together, to prevent
leakage or escape of the liquid contents at that joint,
The flanges, C, C', of the concaved heads, C, C, are then inserted in the. socket
formed by the overlapping ends, A3, A3, of the body, A; the band, D, is then placed
around on the outside of the projecting edge of the body, A, and the band, D,
flange, C, overlapping ends, A³, and body, A, are securely riveted, soldered, welded
or otherwise secured together to prevent leakage or the escape of the liquid contents
at the end of the barrel,
A collar may be secured in the side of the barrel near one end, and this collar
may be provided with a thread on its inner face, and a plug provided with a
counter thread on its outer face may be made to fit perfectly tight in said collar,
which plug may be removed and a faucet inserted in its place to permit the
discharge of the liquid contents of the barrel as required.
This Metallic Oil Barrel Diay be used for containing Coal Oil, Turpentine, Benzine
or any other oil or liquid, either for transportation or storage, and when the barrel
is constructed as hereinbefore described, all loss of contents by leakage or other
cause is completely prevented.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1st The body, A, of a metallic oil barrel provided with overlapping ends, A³, and
constructed of one or more sections in which corrugations, A', A¹, are formed in
combination with ring braces, F, F, concaved heads, C, provided with flange, C³,
and band, D, substantially as shown and described and for the purpose specified.
2nd The body, A, of a metallic oil barrel provided with corrugations, A', A¹, and
ring braces, F, F, in combination with a bung, G, provided with flanges, G³, and, G,
packing, I, and collar, H, substantially as shown and described and for the purpose
specified.
Dated this Oth dove of Anvil AT 1001