A New or Improved Combined Head Securing Appliance or Device and Handle for Casks, Barrels, Kegs, and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 24th Oct., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Combined Head Securing Appliance or Device
and Handle for Casks, Barrels, Kegs, and the like.
We, HENRY AUGUSTUS ALLEN, of 28 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon,
Builder, and KATE ANNA KING, of 6 Weimar Mansions, Weimar Street, Putney,
Cashier, both in the County of Surrey, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide ready and efficient means for securing
the heads of barrels, casks and kegs or tubs, at the same time to supply an
attachment thereto for lifting or removing the same from place to place with the
greatest facility, while the casks or kegs can be opened and closed without removing
a hoop or hoops as is now generally necessary to be done, and the invention is
particularly applicable to casks or kegs for containing white lead, putty and such
like materials.
According to the invention we connect a combined securing device and handle to
the top sides of the cask, barrel, keg or tub, such combined securing device and
handle being capable of being loosened from the head when it is required to remove
the same to gain access to the contents, or tightened up when it is required to
secure the head of the cask, barrel or keg, and when so secured the combined device
can be utilized as a handle for lifting or for removing it from place to place, as may
be required.
The invention will be fully understood by the further description with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional front elevation of a part of a barrel, cask, keg or tub,
with an appliance constructed according to my invention, applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a sectional end elevation of the same, and
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the appliance detached, drawn on a larger
scale than the previous figures.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
A is a cross bar having an arm or leg B depending from each end thereof;
CC are bolts passing through the arms B and through corresponding apertures
formed in the sides of the cask or keg D, these bolts being secured by nuts E E.
F is the head of the cask, keg, or tub D, resting on same as shown, and this head is
held and secured to the cask by a bolt G passing through the cross bar A and held
firmly down by the nut H screwed up under the cross bar A. To unfasten the
head it is only necessary to turn down the nut H on the screw, and to lift the
bolt G, when the cross bar A can be folded down on the lid or head F (as shown by
dotted lines Figure 2) and the latter lifted off. To secure the head it is only
necessary to place the lid or head F in position, raise the cross bar A and tighten
the bolt G between the cross bar A and the head F, and when thus secured the
cross bar acts as a handle whereby the cask, barrel, keg, or tub, can be removed
from place to place as may be required.
By this invention the casks, barrels, kegs or tubs to which the device is applied,
are not injured in any way by the opening and closing of same.
Of course when liquid is contained in the kegs there must be a tight joint
provided for the head.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
The device or appliance as described, forming a combined fastening and handle

page_text: for casks kegs or tubs, composed of a cross bar A having depending legs B at each
end and fitted with a nut and bolt centrally, and a nut and bolt through each leg
and applied substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 5th day of Santambor 1801
H. A. ALLEN.
KATE A. KING.
By Brewer & Son,
33, Chancery Lane, London, Agents.