An Improved Mode of Making Metallic Hoops for Barrels, Buckets, and other such Vessels or Articles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891.
COME DEIN SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Mode of Making Metallic Hoops for Barrels, Buckets,
and other such Vessels or Articles.
:
ROBERT RHODES of the firm of T. Rhodes and Sons, Lye, Stourbridge,
Worcestershire, Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object an improved mode of making metallic hoops for
barrels buckets and other such vessels or articles and is intended to supersede the
present mode of rivetting especially in such cases as those where a great tension
does not come upon the hoop as for instance when used at the bottom of a bucket
where the object of the fastening is more to unite the two ends together than to
make the joint as strong as the body part when in tension. Many attempts have
been made to weld such hoops and in various ways to unite the ends together but
I claim for nine, maximum simplicity with the greatest convenience in fastening
the ends together so that no time is wasted.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated three examples of my new mode of uniting the ends
of hoops and also of such a hoop afterwards applied to a metal bucket. These
examples will serve to enable others to carry the invention into practical effect
when applied to other articles.
Figure 1, is a part elevation & part section of a metal bucket with one of my
hoops B attached to the botton thereof the lower portion being shewn in section
for the purpose of better illustrating the same.
Figure 2, is an enlarged elevation of the hoop B before the ends are locked
together.
Figure 3, is a view of the two ends of B in plan.
Figure 4, is a broken off elevation of two ends of a hoop B but shewing a
possible modification in the arrangement of the locking portions.
Figure 5, is a similar elevation to Figure 4 but giving a third possible
modification in the locking portion.
Figure 6, shows the two ends of B threaded together so as to form a continuous
hoop as seen on the bucket at Figure 1.
In making my hoops I leave the whole external configuration of the hoop so far
as it is bounded by its edges and ends intact or just as it is when the two ends are
rivetted together and there is absolutely no projections to catch against anything
when the article is being used. Near one end of the hoop taking the hoop B
Figure 2 I press down one two or more tongue pieces and so that they project
somewhat as seen at Figure 3. In the other end of B I punch two slots 6 and 64
and thread the two tongues and through these two slots which is done in an
instant. A little pressure or a blow is sufficient to close the tongues down when
the lock is completed. In use the tongues would almost always be used internally
so that the tendancy to turn backwards or open under pressure would be
minimized.
Such hoops when driven upon a tub would hold the tongues so tightly that they
could not turn back. It will be noticed by Figure 4 that the tongues & and 6°
may be placed zig-zag as also the holes and whether two three or more of
them for I do not confine myself to two. Also Figure 5 shows an example of the
ends of a hoop with only one tongue 6 and one slot 610. It will be obvious that
this mode of uniting hoops may be used a long distance from the end as the
distance from 1 to 2, or 3 to four is of no consequence whatever to my invention.

page_text: 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 :-
The improved mode of making metallic hoops for barrels buckets and other
vessels or articles requiring hoops by uniting the ends together by a tongue or
tongues near one end hooking into a slot or slots in the other end substantially as
herein set forth and as shewn upon the drawings.
Dated this 18th day of November 1891.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.