Improvements in Vessels Chiefly Used as Measures for Liquids, Seeds, or Pulverulent Substances.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 17th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 18th Oct.. 1887
Improvements in Vessels Chiefly Used as Measures for Liquids,
Seeds, or Pulverulent Substances.
I, JAMES BEESTON of 27 Warwick Row Coventry, Mechanician do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My Invention has reference as hereinafter described in the application to an ordinary
open topped cylindrical or other shaped vessel of a series of Sectors to be used as an
outlet at the bottom of the Vessel for discharging the contents or part (used for the
measurement or serving of liquids, such as wine, beer, milk, oil, and seeds of all kinds,
and pulverulent substances).
I will describe my Invention thus: The whole of the bottom of the cylindrical or
other shaped measuring or serving vessel consists of a series of Sectors forming
practically a series of valves one edge of each sector overlaps the next so as to "make
a joint" and prevent the escape of the contained liquid pulverulent substance &c.
until it is desired, each of these sectors is hinged at the circumference of the bottom
of the said vessel a wire passing all round forms their common hinge pin, this wire
is carried in lugs formed in a frame which is made in two semicircles by preference
as being more convenient for putting together. To one of the sectors is attached on
its underside a lever projecting outwards, this lever has a slot in it which engages
with a pin on a flat bent spring forming part of or attached to the handle of the said
measuring or serving vessel, when the spring is compressed the sector to which the
lever is attached is free and falls, this enables all the sectors to fall and the aperture
or outlet to gradually open and discharge its contents or so much as may be required
as each Sector is supported by one edge of the next. The effect is that the whole of
the bottom of the vessel if desired is transformed from being practically a flat plate
to the shape of a tundish with V shaped notches radiating from the centre.
sectors are not allowed to drop quite free of one another so that they are brought
back into their normal position when the spring is allowed to act again through the
intervention of the lever.
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page_text: Seeds, or Pulverulent Substances.
I, JAMES BEESTON, of 27 Warwick Row, Coventry, Mechanician, 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 reference as herein after described in the application to an ordinary
open topped cylindrical or other shaped vessel of a series of sectors to be used as an
outlet at the bottom of the vessel for discharging the contents or part (used for the
measurement of serving of liquids, such as wine, beer, milk, oil, and seeds of all kinds,
and pulverulent substances).
I will describe my Invention thus; The whole of the bottom of the cylindrical or
other shaped measuring or serving vessel consists of a series of sectors forming
practically a series of valves one edge of each sector overlaps the next so as to make
a joint, and prevent the escape of the contained liquid pulverulent substance &c. until
it is desired, each of these sectors is hinged at the circumference of the bottom of
the said vessel a wire passing all round forms their common hinge pin, this wire is
carried in lugs formed in a frame which is made in two semicircles by preference as
being more convenient for putting together. To one of the sectors is attached on its
underside a lever projecting outwards, this lever has a slot in it which engages with a
pin on a flat bent, spring forming part of or attached to the handle of the said measuring
or serving vessel, when the spring is compressed the sector to which the lever is
attached is free and falls, this enables all the sectors to fall and the aperture or outlet
to gradually open and discharge its contents or so much as may be required at each
sector is supported by one edge of the next. The effect is that the whole of the
bottom of the vessel if desired is transformed from being practically a flat plate to
the shape of a tundish with V shaped notches radiating from the centre. The sectors
are not allowed to drop quite free of one another so that they are brought back into
their normal position when the spring is allowed to act again through the intervention
of the lever.
Having thus specified the object and nature of this my said Invention, its description
will be proceeded with in reference to the accompanying drawings, the same letters
of reference upon the several figures indicate like or corresponding parts that is
to say
Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of a vessel used for the measurement or serving of
liquids such as wine, beer, milk, oil, and seeds of all kinds and pulverulent substances,
the bottom being constructed of a series of sectors to be used as an outlet for discharging
the contents or part.
Fig. 2 is an under plan of same shewing the position or arrangement of sectors.
a. is the measuring or serving vessel, bis the bottom constructed of the sectors c.

page_text: overlapping each other at d, and hinged at e, by means of a wire passing through each
and all round forming a common hinge pin, is the lever connected to c, at g, and
provided with the slot h, i, is the handle to which is connected the spring 1, at m,
which takes the bend or curve of i, n, is the pin which is part of or attached to the
spring 1.
In Fig. 1 I illustrate the position of spring 1, when pressure is applied to or about
the part o, causing the pin n, to traverse the slot h, and allow the bottom that is
the sectors c, to fall and discharge the contents of the vessel u, or so much as may be
required upon releasing the pressure to l, n, the pin will pass to the other end of h,
and by its power close c, again to a.
I would observe in conclusion that I do not limit myself to the precise details herein
given and set forth as various modifications may be made without departing essentially
from the principle of this my said Invention.
The vessel would be of any desired shape or configuration and of any required
measurement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The construction of a vessel with a loose or movable bottom consisting of a series
of sectors overlapping each other and is hinged together, kept closed by the power of
a spring and opened by pressure against the same, for discharging the contents or
part thereof, as above set forth the whole arranged and operating substantially as
herein before described and illustrated thus forming "Improvements in vessels chiefly
used as measures for liquids, seeds, or pulverulent substances."
Dated 17th September 1887.
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicant.