Apparatus for Attaching Milk Cans to House Doors.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Aug., 1898-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Attaching Milk Cans to House Doors.
We, JOSEPH ADAMS, 10, Rigely Road, Kensal Rise, N.W., Engineer, and
CHARLES MATTHEWS, 34, Victor Terrace, Harrow Road, N.W., Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention provides means for preventing milk cans being stolen or milk
being taken out of the cans, as when the milk can- is attached to the door,
according to the working of the invention the lid of the can cannot be opened.
The milk can can only be removed by a person unattaching the catch lock or
spring at the inside of the door, and by the can being removed at the same time.
The apparatus may be fixed to the door in a similar way to ordinary locks or
it may be fixed to the lock itself, or to a latch or to a letter box.
The invention may be working with any ordinary lock catch or spring, so long
as the milk can is securely attached to the door.
No new form of milk can is required for this invention, and but a small addition
is made to the can itself.
The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing
forming the specification, wherein Fig. 1 is a view of the catch and spring fixed
inside the door. Figure 2 is a piece of iron to the fixed to the milk can lid, and
Figure 3 is a vertical and sectional view of the milk can in position, when attached
to the door.
In Fig. 1 A is a bed plate fixed to the inside of the door by screws B B B B.
A catch C with notch D, is loosely fixed to bed plate A by rivet E. The notch D
falling partly over the hole F, which is cut out of bed plate A. The catch C
is pressed down by a spring G, held in position by studs H I, which are fixed in
bed plate A.
A stop K prevent catch C from falling. When the can is being
removed the catch C is raised by knob L.
Figure 2 shews a square sided piece of iron to be fixed on the milk can at end M,
and notched at end N. The said piece of iron is pushed through a hole in the door,
and meet the catch C through the hole F in the bed plate A.
Figure 3 shews the can in position when attached to the door.
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. An apparatus for attaching milk cans on house doors, substantially as
specified.
2. A square sided piece of iron fixed at one end to the can lid, and having a
notch at the other end, used in combination with the means of locking the can
to the door, substantially as described.

page_text: 3. A means of attaching a milk can with a square sided piece of iron combined
to the outside of a door, by a lock, spring or catch, fixed inside the door, and
serving to prevent the milk can being removed without unattaching the lock,
spring or catch from the inside, and serving also to prevent the milk can lid
being opened, without unattaching the fixing apparatus, substantially as specified.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1908
JOSEPH ADAMS,
CHARLES MATTHEWS.