Improvements in and connected with Milk Churns and other like Utensils.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 31st Mar., 1894-Accepted, 19th May, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Milk Churns and other
like Utensils.
I WILLIAM GILLINGS of 35
Utensil Manufacturer do hereby
follows:-
Church Street Edgware Road London Dairy
declare the nature of this invention to be as
This invention relates to milk churns and other like utensils its objects being
amongst others to prevent the driving up and off of the hoop at the bottom of milk
churns. To render the bottom more capable of sustaining the weight of the
contents. To prevent denting or like damage of the aforesaid hoop, and to
facilitate the rolling of the churn.
To this end, briefly stated-the invention consists in forming around the body of
a milk churn near its base a shoulder piece or rim.
The disc forming the bottom of the churn, is preferably made with its outer
edge turned downwards and is fitted up and into the base of the before mentioned
body as far as the shoulder piece.
A hoop having a bead or moulding formed around its lower edge is then fitted
up and into the base of said body and carries the said bottom piece upon its upper
edge and holds it firmly against the shoulder, while the base of said body rests
upon the bead or moulding formed around the bottom of the hoop.
The whole may be fastened together by soldering or other suitable means.
I have described above, the application of my invention to milk churns only but
it is obvious that it may also be applied to other like utensils.
Dated this Nineteenth day of December 1893.
WILLIAM GILLINGS,
35, Church Street, Lisson Grove, N.W., London.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Milk Churns and other
like Utensils.
I WILLIAM GILLINGS of 35 Church Street, Edgware Road London Dairy
Utensil Manufacturer 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 improvements in milk churns and other like utensils
in which by the formation of certain parts used in their construction, the hoop
employed at the bottom to serve as a base cannot be driven off or over the body
as is so frequently the case in the present method of construction and more
especially with milk churns used for transmission by railways. By my invention
the churn is also rendered more capable of sustaining the weight of its contents
and is more easily rolled.
A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying
drawings in which—
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of the body of a milk churn.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the piece forming the bottom.

page_text: In the construction of the body of a milk churn Figure 1 I form around and
near its base a rim or shoulder a.
The bottom piece Figure 2 having its edge turned downwards as at b, is fitted
or driven up and into the said body as far as the shoulder piece against which it
rests as represented in Figure 4.
The hoop, Figure 3, having a bead or moulding c formed around the outside of
its lower edge is then fitted up and into the said body-the shoulder formed
therein and the turned down edge of the bottom piece enables said hoop to carry
both the bottom piece and body upon its upper edge while a further support
to the latter is obtained by its base resting upon the bead formed around the base
of said hoop.
The several parts may be soldered, or fastened together by any other desirable
means.
The further use of the bead formed around the hoop is to prevent its being
dented or otherwise damaged and to facilitate the rolling of the churn.
Although I have represented this bead in the drawing, as solid, I do not confine
myself to such a form, but may prefer to make it hollow.
It is obvious that slight changes might be resorted to in the construction and
arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit or scope of my
invention, hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the construction and
arrangement herein set forth and although I have only described herein the
application of my invention to milk churns I do not limit myself to such, as it is
obvious that my invention may be applied to other utensils of a like nature.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
:
1. In a milk churn or other like utensil the body having a rim or shoulder a,
formed around and near its base substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In combination with the hereinbefore described body the bottom piece
Figure 2 having its outer edge b, turned downwards substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
3. The hoop having a bead c, formed around and outside its lower edge
substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
4. The combination of the several parts as hereinbefore described and set forth
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 31st day of March 1894.
SETT TAM CILLINGS
VILL) AM CILLINGS
Applicant.