An Improved Machine for use in the Manufacture of Casks or Tubs.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for use in the Manufacture of Casks or Tubs.
I, GEORGE COUTTS of Blackfriars Street Salford, in the County of Lancaster
Cooper do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a machine that may be employed in the manufacture of
casks or tubs, either by the use of new staves, or by the conversion of the staves of
casks or tubs that have been in use, to form new casks or tubs of a reduced size.
In order more clearly to describe my invention I have annexed hereunto a sheet
of drawings. In the several views shown therein similar letters refer to similar
parts.
Fig. 1 is an end view and Fig. 2 front view of a machine constructed according
to my invention.
In these views, a is the bed of the machine. At the back part of the machine
and at or near each end thereof, I attach vertical brackets b and b¹, and extending
between, and supported by these brackets I place the shaft c and the intermediate
shaft d: I fit on the shaft c the fast pulleys é and a loose pulley f; I place a shaft y
horizontally in a convenient position near to the bed of the machine and mount
thereon a fast pulley h: I place a radial arm on the shaft g and at the end of said
arm I place a pulley m, which I fit on a shaft n that is carried by aforesaid radial
arm l.
At the end of the shaft n that is nearest the centre of the machine I place a
circular saw p, or more than one saw of different diameters if required, and also a
bevelling or other tool : I attach a headstock at or about the position shown on
drawing said headstock having an internal rotary ring t fitted therein, to which a
toothed wheel is attached, or teeth are formed on said rotary ring: I place a
pinion o on the shaft g, said pinion gearing into the aforesaid toothed wheel con-
nected to or forming part of the rotary ring t.
I attach a footstep to the bed of the machine in which to fit the base of a
screwed spindle which I pass through the free end of the radial shaft 7, said
spindle terminating at its upper end with a hand wheel 12.
I place a fast pulley k on a horizontal shaft
that is attached to the vertical
bracket & said pulley being in line with the pulley m.
At the opposite end of the bed a 1 mount a travelling carriages which may be
actuated by the pinion w gearing into the rack w¹ placed preferably in the centre
of the bed a and underneath the travelling carriage s to which said rack is attached:
I mount on the travelling carriage s a headstock fitted with an internal rotary
ring similar to the rotary ring t herein before described, but placed in a reverse
position: I also fit on said travelling carriage s or connected therewith a radial
arm, a pulley m', a shaft n', a circular saw or saws p³, or other necessary tools, a
footstep with screwed spindle, and hand wheel j, and a fast pulley all of said
parts being duplicates of like parts herein before described.
To the upper part of the headstock I attach a bracket a supported by and
sliding on the shaft d, and having a projecting arm u¹ to which a pulley is
connected, said arm sliding on the shaft c: The pulley al is secured to the shaft c
by means of a key that is placed in the key groove y, by which means said pulley is
revolved by the shaft c, but may at the same time be moved backwards or forwards
on said shaft by the aforesaid arm u¹.
In order to apply my invention in the construction of casks or tubs from the
staves of casks or tubs that have been in use, or from new staves, I place within two
hoops the required number of staves to form the cask. I place the skeleton of the
cask thus formed in the position represented by the dotted lines 2. I then move

page_text: the carriages along the bed a by means of the handle w² and the pinion and rack w
and w' until the cask is held firmly between the headstocks r and 1: I then place
the saws p, p, and the tools g in position by means of the screwed spindles j¹ and ³,
which operate the radial arms and l.
When the belt e' is placed on the fast pulley e the shaft c is revolved the belt e
acting on the pulley causes the pulleys o and o' to operate the internal rotary
rings t and t¹ and thus revolve the cask z. The belts and 2 which obtain motion
from the pulleys and operate the pulleys m and m³, and the saws p p¹ and the
are thereby revolved.
tools
C
The different positions that may be occupied by the radial arms and l'are
compensated by the belts 2 and 3 passing over the pulleys m, m³, k k¹, and k² k³ in
the direction indicated by arrows on the drawing.
In order that one end of the machine may be worked independently the shaft c
may be divided and connected when required, by means of a clutch.
By the means herein before described the ends of the staves may be cut grooved
and smoothed at one operation.
Dated this 21st day of March 1892
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for use in the Manufacture of Casks
or Tubs.
I, GEORGE COUTTS, of Blackfriars Street, Salford, in the County of Lancaster,
Cooper, 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 invention relates to a machine that may be employed in the manufacture of
casks or tubs, either by the use of new staves, or by the conversion of the staves of
casks or tubs that have been in use, to form new casks or tubs of a reduced size.
In the drawings accompanying the Provisional Specification I have shown the
machine driven by means of overhead pulleys, but I prefer to place the driving
power so as to be more accessible, and have annexed hereunto three sheets of
drawings in which the same machine is represented with the driving power applied
so as to be more on a line with the bed of the machine.
In these drawings Fig. 1 is a front view, Fig. 2, is a plan, Fig. 3, is transverse
view partly in section drawn through line A. A, and Fig. 4 an end view of a
machine constructed according to this invention.
In the several views shown as also in the drawings accompanying the Provisional
Specification, similar letters refer to similar parts.
In these views a is the bed of the machine; I attach to this bed a headstock rat
or about the position shown on drawing, said headstock having an internal rotary
ring t fitted therein to which a toothed wheel v, Fig. 1, is attached, or teeth are
formed on said rotary ring: I place a shaft y horizontally in a convenient position
near to the bed of the machine, and fit thereon a pinion O, Fig. 2, said pinion
gearing into the aforesaid toothed wheel connected to, or forming a part of the
rotary ring t.
At the opposite end of the bed a and in a reverse position, I mount the head-
stock on a sliding or travelling carriage s', said headstock being fitted with an
internal rotary ring t¹, similar to the rotary ring t herein before described.
I attach radial arms affixed to one end of the bed a and duplicate arms /¹
attached to the travelling carriage s. Each pair of said arms support respectively
the shafts n and n¹.
1 place on each of the inner ends of these shafts the circular saws p and p² and

page_text: bevelling or other tools 9 and q¹ in positions relatively with the headstocks and rª
as shown.
The aforesaid saws and tools are raised or lowered by means of the screwed
spindles and which operate the radial arms and 1 by means of the hand
wheels and jo.
I place pulleys m and m¹ on the shafts n and n', and each of said shafts are
respectively connected by the belts and a to the pulleys x and x³ placed on
the driving shaft c.
Motion is communicated to the shaft g, from the driving shaft either by means
of a pulley or by worm gearing hand shaft h2.
The rear ends of the travelling carriage is detached from the forward end s¹ but
is connected thereto by a coil spring s*.
Both the carriage s and the carriages are simultaneously moved along the
bed a by means of the pinion which gears into the rack w' that is placed
preferably in the centre of the bed a and underneath the travelling carriage s' to
which said rack is attached.
The key groove y in the shaft c Fig. 2 enables the pulley ¹ to slide along said
shaft and the key groove 9' permits the pinion o' also to slide as the sliding
carriages s and s' are moved along the bed a.
In order to apply my invention in the construction of casks or tubs from the
staves of casks or tubs that have been in use, or from new staves, I place within
two hoops the required number of staves to form the cask; I place the skeleton
of the cask thus formed in the position represented by the dotted line =.
I then move the carriages, and with it the carriages, along the bed a by means
of the handle w² and the pinion of the rack w and w₁ until the carriage reaches a
prearranged stop when the saws or tools p¹ and q' will be at the required distance
within the end of the cask, but in order to secure the cask firmly between the
headstocks and it may be necessary to move the headstock somewhat further
which is permitted by the extension of the spring s². The saws p. p¹ and
tools y. q are then placed in contact with the inner surfaces of the cask by raising
or lowering the levers and l¹.
When the belt is placed on the first fast pulley e the shaft c is revolved which
thereby actuates the worm gearing and causes the pinions o and o' to operate the
internal rings t and t¹, and thus revolve the cask z.
The belt 2 and 3 operate the pulleys m and m', and the saws p, p¹ and the
tools, q', are thereby revolved in a reverse direction.
By these means the ends of the staves are bevelled, cut, grooved, and smoothed
at one operation.
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 :-
In the manufacture of casks and tubs the combination and arrangement of
mechanism forming a machine for bevelling, cutting, grooving, and smoothing
either one or both ends of the staves at one operation for the purpose and in the
manner substantially as herein before described.
Td this 17th day of November 1892.
THOMAS PRESCOTT,
53, Arcade Chambers, St. Mary's Gate, Manchester,
Agent for Applicant.