Combined Bucket-bail and Lid-fastener.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Bucket-bail and Lid-fastener.
We JOHN MARION STUKES and OLIVER PHILLIP REID, both of Laredo in the county
of Webb and State of Texas, United States of America, Gentlemen 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 our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in combined
bucket bails and lid fasteners; and it has for its object to provide a device by means
of which the cover to the pail may be firmly held in place through connection with.
the bail so that the parts are not in any danger of being lost.
The invention consists in the peculiar combinations, and the construction arrange-
ment, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the
drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the
letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which :-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a pail provided with our improvements. Fig. 2
is a like view of one of the ears and its attached parts, part of the ear being broken
away to better disclose the other parts.
Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a bucket or
pail of any known construction, except as hereinafter specified, and provided with a
removeable cover B.
Care the ears formed each preferably of a single piece of metal bent into the form
shown that is, with a flat portion a to bear against and be attached to the side of
the bucket, the parallel sides b with a space between them, and with a stud or pro-
jection e in the space between the two sides b which stud or projection may be formed
by punching in the metal of one of said sides; or it may be a pin passed through a
hole therein, the manner in which this stud is formed or attached to the ear being
immaterial.
C,
D is a wire formed at each end with an eye, one of which is loosely slewed on the
stud which may pass through from side to side of the ear, if preferred, so that said
wire will work in the space between the sides b. The other eye on this wire receives
the link E, and the other ends of the two links are connected by means of the wire F,
slightly convexed, as shown, to conform to the curvature of the bucket. This wire F
is connected with the links by means of the eyes formed on the ends of the wire.
G is the bail, formed at its ends with eyes engaging the eyes on the ends of the
wire F, as shown.
By this construction the one set of ears serve both to hold the lid on and for the
bail, and the parts are all so connected as to allow easy movement in securing or
releasing the cover, and by being all so connected together none of the parts are liable
to become detached and lost.
The mode of operating the device will be readily understood. With the parts as
shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the cover is locked in position. When it is desired to
remove the same it is only necessary to press the lower end of either of the wires D
outward with the finger when it will readily loosen itself and the wire F, the

page_text: parts then assuming the position in which they are indicated by dotted lines in
Fig. 1.
To lock the cover push the wire D downward between the sides of the ears and
the other parts will follow and assume their proper positions, the. links straddling the
ears, as shown in the drawings, and serving to prevent lateral movement of
the parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination, with the bucket and the ears, of the wires D, pivotally connected
to said ears, the links pivotally connected to said wires, the cross wire F connecting
the said links, and the bail loosely connected with the ends of the said wire F sub-
stantially as shown and described.
2. The combination, with the bucket and its cover, of the ears on the bucket, the
wires D, having eyes pivotally connected with the ears, the links pivotally connected
with the wires, the cross locking wire F having eyes at its ends engaging the links,
and the bail having at its ends eyes connected with the eyes of the crosswire F
substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1890.
JOHN MARION STUKES.
OLIVER PHILLIP REID.
By their Agents,
Horn & Son.