IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL CANS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JAMES HESELWOOD of Infirmary Street, Leeds, in the County of York,
Leather Belt Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL CANS and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
Vertical oil cans made in the ordinary manner have been difficult to fill,
through loss of oil by overflowing except when great care is exercised, and the
outside of the can has required frequent cleaning, in consequence of drops of oil
running down the outside of the spout after use on to the body of the can, thereby
wasting the oil and soiling the can.
My object is to construct vertical oil cans with feeding holes, so that the oil
will be seen some time before the can is filled to overflowing, and arrange the
cover of the feeding holes, so as to allow any drops of oil that may run down the
spout to enter the feeding cup, and thus save the oil and keep the body of the can
clean.
The invention consists in securing to the top of the can, a concave opening or
cup, through which the can is filled, thus by having an expanding opening, the
person filling the can is better enabled to see when the can sufficiently full
without waste. This cup has a boss projecting inwards, into which is screwed a
Lube forming part of the cover, the latter having a flange which fits on the top of
the cup, thus formning a double joint with a cavity or well between the cup and
cover. Through the cover I bore one or more small holes for conveying any oil
that may run down the spout into the cavity or well, where it is stored until the
cover is withdrawn for the purpose of refilling, when the oil runs into the can,
which would have been wasted by cans of the ordinary construction.
In the accompanying drawings. Figure 1 represents the section of a spring
bottomed vertical oil can, to the top of which I secure the cup A, through which
the can is filled. The boss is tapped with a screwed thread for the reception of
the screwed tube B part of the cover B', the latter extending over the circumference
of the cup, and when brought into contact with the same forms a double joint,
leaving a cavity or well C between the cup and cover. In the cover of such oil
cans as are to be inverted, I bore one or more small holes and place on the cup a
bell mouthed piece of metal J, leaving an anular opening between the same and
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page_text: the cover tube B to allow any oil that may run down the spout and through the
holes H to pass into the cavity C, so that when the can is inverted, the spout S
pointing downwards, the oil in the cavity will not run near the holes H through
the cover, but remain in the cavity C.
The illustration Figure 2 represents a partial section of a larger can adapted
for the use of locomotive engine drivers. In cans of this description I secure
similar cups A at the top for filling purposes and screw the cover B' therein, the
tubes of all the covers for these and the spring bottomed cans are bored slightly
conical, through each of which is placed a spout S made to fill the hole tightly,
and when soldered around the end at F is secure and tight.
Should the spout get damaged and require renewal, by heating the cover it can
be removed and a new one inserted in a short time, all spouts being mide of
duplicate dimensions.
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
1. The use of the cup A with screwed or jointed aperture in the bottom of the
same for the reception of tube B which is prepared for spout S.
2. The combination of the cup A with the cover B' for the purpose as herein before
described.
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WAUGH & CHAPMAN,
Agents for the said James Heselwood.