Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 28th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
ROBERT HENDERSON Wine and Spirit Merchant 110 Bellgrove Street Glasgow
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of a brass or copper cylinder 9 inches long containing brass piston rod
working through a stuffing box at bottom and fitted at top with a cup leather
washer which closley presses "when working" against the sides of the cylinder,
at the top of the cylinder is a hook to hang it up by, and at the bottom end of
piston rod is another hook to which a chain is attached connecting the barrel, at
one side of bottom of cylinder is a small pipe for letting water in to the cylinder
and on the other side a small tap for outlet of waste water.
Dated this 31st day of May 1895.
ROBERT
HENDERSON,
Wine and Spirit Merchant, 110 Bellgrove Street, Glasgow.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Barrel Tilters.
I, ROBERT HENDERSON of 110 Bellgrove Street, in the County of the City of
Glasgow, North Britain, Wine and Spirit Merchant, 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 has for its object to provide a simple and efficient apparatus for
tilting barrels.
I will now describe my invention, reference being made to the accompanying
sheet of drawings of which
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus,
Figure 2 is a section of the same, and
Figure 3 is a view showing the apparatus connected to barrels, one lying flat and
the other partly raised.
The invention consists of a cylinder A of brass, copper, or other suitable
material with a piston rod B working through a stuffing box C at bottom and
fitted at top with a cup shaped washer D of leather or other suitable material,
which closely presses against the sides of the cylinder A when working. At top
of cylinder A there is a hook E to hang it up by and at the bottom end of
piston B there is another hook F to which a chain, rope, or wire G is attached
for the purpose of connecting the apparatus with the barrel H as shown in Figure 3.
At one side of bottom of cylinder A there is a small pipe I for letting water
into cylinder A, and this is connected with the main supply, and at the other side
there is a small tap J for discharging the water.
In using the apparatus the chain G, which is connected with the piston B, is
attached to the barrel H by means of a link J' and the water from the main is
turned on and it passes through the inlet pipe 1 into the cylinder A and, pressing
against the cup shaped washer D, gradually forces it up, and the piston B being
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page_text: connected to it, it at the same time slowly rises thus causing the barrel containing
the beer or other liquor to become tilted.
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
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The apparatus for tilting barrels constructed and operated in the manner,
substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying sheet
of drawings.
Dated this 27th day of February 1896.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.