Oil Cans and other Receptacles.
Year: 1887

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Oil Cans and other Receptacles.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine Lake and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
My invention relates to that class of cans or other receptacles, provided with tubes
by means of which fluids may be discharged from or siphoned back into the can, and
it consists in providing the can with a siphon tube that may be either connected rigidly
to the can, or by means of a pivotted connection, and stuffing boxes for keeping the
joints tight, all of which will be fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the invention.
Figure 2 is a front elevation shewing the siphon tube and nozzle inclined to one
side.'
Figure 3 is a side elevation partly in section, shewing the siphon tube and nozzle
rigidly fixed to the can.
Figure 4 is a side elevation shewing the can in an inclined position, bringing the
end of the nozzle below the level of the liquid in the can, and
Figure 5 represents a modified construction of the siphon tube shewing how it may
be brought below the bottom of the can or other receptacle when required, shewing
also a portion of the receptacle to which it is attached.
For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shewn it in connection with an
oil can, but it will be understood that it may be combined with various different
receptacles.
The body 1, of the can may be made of any suitable form or material. 2 is the
siphon tube, the lower end of which communicates with the interior of the receptacle
at or near the bottom. It is preferably pivotted to the can or receptacle and is made
so as to turn in a stuffing box 3, made in the ordinary way, see Figures 1 and 2.

page_text: In some cases it is often necessary to lengthen or shorten the siphon tube, this is
done by placing a stuffing box, 4, at or about the point shewn, or at any convenient
point and making the nozzle portion 5 of smaller diameter so that it may be made to
slip up or down the tube 2, and thereby shorten or lengthen the siphon, or the nozzle
portion 5, may be turned around in the tube 2, as shewn in Figure 2.
If for any reason it should be necessary to have the siphon tube 2, so that it may
be brought below the bottom of the receptacle to which it is attached, all that is
required is to connect another tube 6, to the stuffing box 3, and add another stuffing
box 7 to the receptacle, see Figure 5.
In Figures 4 and 5 I have shewn a modified construction in which the siphon
tube 2, instead of being made so as to turn in a stuffing box, is rigidly attached to the
can. The larger portion of the siphon tube 2, is secured on the inside of the can and
is provided with an opening 8 at the bottom of the tube, see Figure 3.
It will be seen from the construction above described that so long as the level of
the liquid within the receptacle is below that of the nozzle 5, the contents will be
retained therein, but if it is desired to withdraw any specified portion of the contents,
say for instance the quantity resulting from a change of level of one two or more
inches, which quantity may be estimated from the size of the receptacle, the siphon
tube may be turned to an inclined position as shewn in Figure 2, with its nozzle end
sufficiently below the level of the liquid in the receptacle to insure the flow of the
desired quantity, and a suitable vessel may be placed beneath the spout of the siphon
tube and the liquid may run therefrom without further attention upon the part of the
operator, the flow of the liquid ceasing as soon as the level in the receptacle becomes
in line with the top of the tube.
By turning the nozzle 5 outward or to one side, the liquid may be directed in such
a manner as convenience may require in the discharge of the same.
It will be seen that by this construction and arrangement of devices the fluid can
be caused to flow into the vessel, as well as from the same, by simply raising the
receptacle so that the fluid is above the level of the fluid in the vessel.
In the modification shewn in Figures 3 and 4, the operation is precisely the same,
in both cases the siphon tube is inclined so that the nozzle will be below the level of
the liquid in the can. The only difference being that in one the siphon tube alone is
inclined so as to bring its nozzle below the level of the liquid in the can, in the other
the siphon tube is inclined just the same and for the same purpose, the only difference
being that the can or other receptacle is inclined at the same time."
To better regulate the flow of the liquid I prefer in most instances to provide the
top of the receptacle, or the screw cap 10, which fits the filling opening, with a small
tube 12, to which the finger of the hand may be applied so as to partially or wholly
close or open the tube, to control the passage of air through it into or out of the
receptacle and thereby regulate the flow of the fluid through the spout or nozzle.
In this way the siphon tube may be kept primed if required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by my foreign
correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
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First. An oil can or other receptacle provided with a siphon tube, its lower end
communicating with the receptacle near the bottom, and its upper end constituting a
rigid bent spout, substantially as set forth.
Second. The combination of a receptacle and a rigid tube extending downward and
communicating with the receptacle at the lower end, and extending upward beyond
the top and bent downward at its upper end and constituting a siphon spout for dis-
charging liquids from or siphoning them into the receptacle substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
Third. The combination in a siphon receptacle of the body 1, and a siphoning tube
consisting of an enlarged section 2, and a smaller curved section 5, constituting the
spout or nozzle substantially as set forth.

page_text: Fourth. The combination of the receptacle body 1, and siphon tube provided with
a recess 8, at the lower end, for the purpose set forth.
Fifth. In a siphon receptacle, the combination of the body 1, siphon tube, and the
vent tube 12, whereby the flow of liquid may be stopped or regulated and the liquid
retained in the siphon tube, substantially as set forth.
Sixth. The combination of the receptacle 1, a stuffing box 3, communicating with
the lower part of the receptacle and a siphon tube provided with a bent nozzle 5, and
a vertical portion having a horizontal branch extending into and turning in the stuffing
box, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Seventh. The combination with a receptacle of a discharge tube 5, having the
horizontal branch extending into and turning in the stuffing box, substantially as
described.
Eighth. The combination of the receptacle, the bent tube 5, the tube 2, of larger
diameter, the stuffing box 4, and the horizontal portion extending into and turning
in the stuffing box 3, substantially as and for the purposes described.
Ninth. The combination with a recoptacle of a discharge siphon tube pivotted to
and communicating at the lower end, and capable of being turned from a horizontal
to a vertical or any intermediate position, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1887
Dated this 22nd day of June 1887
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, Loudon, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.