Improvements in Apparatus for Tilting Ale or other Casks.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL, SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Tilting Ale or other Casks.
1 HENRY FRADGLEY, of Oughton Place Highgate, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick Brass Founder's Warehouseman do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in apparatus for tilting ale or other casks
whereby such tilting may be easily effected from time to time, as the contents of
the said casks are withdrawn, without disturbing and mixing therewith the
sediment in the cask.
My invention consists in the employment of an upright rod of suitable strength,
having its upper end screwthreaded for a considerable distance, and made capable
of a rotary motion.
At its lower end this rod is connected to and works in a foot or base, which is
preferably of a tripod form.
Upon the screwthreaded part of the rod is provided a nut, to the front part of
which is connected the upper end of a down hanging rod, or rods, to the lower end
of which latter, is connected (or formed thereon) a claw, or its equivalent, which
shall take hold underneath the rear end of the cask. A handle or key is provided
for the upper end of the screwed rod, whereby it may be turned around, and in so
doing the nut is raised or lowered and with it of course, the claw aforesaid.
Thus when the apparatus is placed at the rear end of the cask, and the claw foot
beneath the said cask, by turning the screw, the rear end of the cask is raised from
time to time as desired in a quiet and easy manner, permitting the whole or nearly
of the contents to be drawn clear and free from sediment.
So,
The details in constructing this my improved arrangement, may be somewhat
varied without departing from its nature, as for instance I may arrange that the
screwed rod may be encased in a tube, the whole, or part of its length, and the
front part of the nut be made to travel in a slot in such tube; or such tubular part
may form the stand, its upper end forming the nut, and the rod rising and falling
therein, in which case may provide upon such rod a collar, carrying upon its
upper side a loose collar, to which the rod or rods are attached which at its, or
their lower ends is further formed the claw as and for the purposes before
described.
Dated this 5th day of September 1890.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Tilting Ale or other Casks.
I HENRY FRADGLEY, of Oughton Place, Highgate, Birmingham, in the County
of Warwick, Brass Founders Warehouseman, 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 improvements in apparatus for tilting ale or other casks
whereby such tilting may be easily effected from time to time, as the contents of
the said casks are withdrawn, without disturbing and mixing therewith the
sediment in the cask.

page_text: My invention consists in the employment of an upright rod of suitable strength,
having its upper end screwthreaded for a considerable distance, and made capable
of a rotary motion. At its lower end this rod is connected to and works in a foot
or base, which is preferably of a tripod form.
Upon the screwthreaded part of the rod is provided a nut to the front part of
which is connected the upper end of a down hanging rod, or rods, to the lower end
of which latter, is connected (or formed thereon) a claw, or its equivalent, which
shall take hold underneath the rear end of the cask. A handle or key is provided
for the upper end of the screwed rod, whereby it may be turned around, and in so
doing the nut is raised or lowered and with it of course, the claw aforesaid.
Thus when the apparatus is placed at the rear end of the cask, and the claw foot
beneath the said cask, by turning the screw, the rear end of the cask is raised from
time to time as desired in a quiet and easy manner, permitting the whole, or nearly
so, of the contents to be drawn clear and free from sediment.
The details in constructing this my improved arrangement, may be somewhat
varied without departing from its nature, as for instance I may arrange that the
screwed rod may be encased in a tube, the whole, or part of its length, and the
front part of the nut be made to traverse in a slot in such tube; or such tubular
part ny form the stand, its upper end forming the nut, and the rod rising and
falling therein, in which case 1 may provide upon such rod a collar, carrying upon
its upper side a loose collar, to which the rod or rods are attached which at its, or
their lower ends is further formed the claw as anil for the purposes before
described.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers throughout the several views referring to the same thing or
part.
In Fig. 1, I have shown this my invention in a very simple form of
construction.
Fig. 2, is a front view, Fig. 3. a part side sectional view, and Fig. 4, a sectional
plan view on line A-B (Fig. 3) of this my invention in the form of which it will
be generally made and used.
Fig. 5, is also a side view of a modified form of carrying out this my
invention.
Inasmuch as the arrangement shown in Figs. 2, 3 & 4, are most generally used,
I will proceed to explain these first.
1, is a tubular stand, attached to and carried upon the base 2. 3, is a lifting
scrow preferably cut with a rather quick thread, having at its upper end a collar 4,
and secured to the top of the stand by the cap 5, but allowing sufficient freedom
for the surew to rotate therein. 6, is a screw nut, which is passed into the interior
of the tube through the enlarged opening 7, see Fig. 2. This nut is threaded upon
the screw 3, and is provided at its front with a lug joint 8, which slides in the
slot. 9. To this joint is connected the upper end of a lifting claw 10, whose lower
part is spread out into a double claw form at 11, in order to take hold of the under-
side of the cask 12. 13, is a handle whereby the screw 3, is rotated. As will be
readily now seen, upon the screw 3, being rointed, the cask 12, is raised or lowered
as may be required.
In Fig. 1, a modified form of screw 3*, is used, and supported by the collar 4", in
the base 2, and capable therein of a rotating motion. The mut 6, is similar to that
already described in Figs. 2, 3 & 4, as also is the claw 10.
In Fig. 5, I employ a shorter tubular stand 1", than in Figs. 2, & 3, having its
upper erid at 14, screw-threaded as a nut to receive the pin 3
Upon the pin 3, is provided the collar 4", supporting the joint collar 6º, which
latter is similar to the screw nuts previously inentioned, but having no internal
screwthread. The claw 10%, is also similar to those in Figs. 1 to 4 except that it is
longer somewhat to suit height of stand.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In apparatus for the raising or tilting of casks, of the combination with the
stand 1, having a slot 9, and base 2, of the screw 3, having a collar 4, and
screw sliding nut 6, and claw 10, all substantially as set forth and shown in
Figs. 2, 3 & 4.
2. The modified combination in apparatus for raising or tilting of casks, of the
parts as described and illustrated in Fig. 1.
3. The modified combination in apparatus for raising or tilting of casks, of the
parts as described and illustrated in Fig. 5.
Dated this 5th day of June 1891.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicant's Agent.