Improvements in Means for Closing the Filling Apertures of Oil Cans or other Vessels.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Nov., 1899-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1899.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Closing the Filling Apertures of Oil Cans
or other Vessels.
We, WALTER HARRY SMITH, of 126, Lozells Road, Aston, near Birmingham,
Works Foreman, and SARAI TIMMIS, trading as J. M. Timmis & Co., of 45, Saint
Paul's Square, Birmingham, Tin Plate Workers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of " "feeders or supply inlets for oil cans or other similar vessels, in which, by
means of the part rotation of an outer cap or cover, an opening is presented by
which the supply can be fed into the vessel, and by a further similar part turn
the said opening is closed.
It consists broadly of two parts, the one being soldered' or otherwise firmly
secured to the vessel, and somewhat dish shaped, and having one or more non-
central holes in the bottom as inlets. Around the upper edge is formed a flange
or bead or the like, to accommodate the second part, which latter forms as it were
a cap or cover thereto having also a hole or holes at its bottom, corresponding to
the aforesaid holes in the basal part. The upper edge of this part is now rolled
over the flange or bead or the like of the basal part so as to secure it thereto,
but permitting of a rotative movement. Hence by means of such an attachment
the cap may be readily rotated, so as to open or close the inlet holes, while the
circumferential rolling over attachment affords increased wear as against the
usual present method of attachment by a central rivet.
Dated this 92nd day of Fahmu 1800
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent,
Improvements in Means for Closing the Filling Apertures of Oil Cans
or other Vessels.
We, WALTER HARRY SMITH, of 126, Lozells Road, Aston, near Birmingham,
Works Foreman, and SARAH TIMMIs, trading as J. M. Timmis & Co., of 45, Saint
Paul's Square, Birmingham, Tin Plate Workers, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction and arrangement
of "feeders" or supply inlets for oil cans or other similar vessels, in which, by
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page_text: means of the part rotation of an outer cap or cover, an opening is presented by
which the supply can be fed into the vessel, and by a further similar part turn,
the said opening is closed.
It consists broadly of two parts, the one being soldered or otherwise firmly
secured to the vessel, and somewhat dish shaped, and having one or more non-
central holes in the bottom as inlets. Around the upper edge is formed a flange
or head or the like, to accommodate the second part, which latter forms as it were
a cap or cover thereto having also a hole or holes at its bottom, corresponding to
the aforesaid holes in the basal part. The upper edge of this part is now rolled
over the flange or bead or the like of the basal part so as to secure it thereto,
but permitting of a rotative movement. Hence by means of such an attachment
the cap may be readily rotated, so as to open or close the inlet holes, while the
circumferential rolling over attachment affords increased wear as against the
usual present method of attachment by a central rivet.
In order to more clearly explain this our invention we have appended hereunto
an illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference, similar
numbers referring throughout, to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1, is a sectional view of this our invention as applied for instance to an oil
feeder, showing the same open.
Fig. 2, is a plan view of the invention as seen when open.
Fig. 3, is a plan view of the invention as seen when the passage is closed.
5. is the body of the feeder or other vessel. To the said body is soldered the
dish-shaped piece 6, having the opening 7, and further having at its upper edge
the beadlike formation 8. 9, is a cap or cover, made to fit into the piece 6, and
its upper edge 10, is loosely rolled over the bead 8, thereby securing it in position,
but permitting a rotative movement. In this cover is formed the opening 11,
which, as seen in Fig. 1, agrees with the opening 7, and thus offers an open
passage into the vessel 5, but when the cover 9, is given a half turn the opening 11,
is removed from off the opening 7, by which the latter is closed as seen in Fig. 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
re claim is:-
1. In oil feeders or other similar vessels, the combination with the body 5, having
the dish shaped piece 6, with upper beading 8, and opening 7, of the rotative
cover 9, secured thereto by overlapping edge 10, and with opening 11, constructed
and operating as set forth and shown.
Dated this 8th day of October 1899
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent, 158, Edmund Street, Birmingham.