An Improved Oil-drum.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Oil-drum.
WILLIAM PERCY WILSON BROWNE and ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON BROWNE
Merchants of 34 Ludgate Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwickshire, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
An oil-drum, having instead of the usual flat cover, has a counter-sunk one
substituted with a plug hole in the centre, to drain away any spilt oil, and in the
position where the ordinary bung hole is, is screwed a small hand pump, with a piece
of hose unioned to the spout, for filling oil vessels, or oil feeders for an engine
room, or where oil is required. When the aforesaid drum is empty the pump
can be unscrewed, and a screw plug inserted in its place. It can then be taken
away to be refilled, while the pump is screwed into another full drum to take
its place.
Dated this 29th day of January 1895.
WILLIAM PERCY WILSON BROWNE.
ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON BROWNE.
WILLIAM PERCY WILSON BROWNE and ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON BROWNE
Merchants of 34 Ludgate Hill Birmingham, in the County of Warwickshire, 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 :-
An oil-drum, having instead of the usual flat cover, has a countersunk one
substituted, with a bung hole in the centre, to drain away any spilt oil, and in the
position where the ordinary bung hole is, is screwed a small hand pump with a
piece of hose unioned to the spout for filling oil vessels, or oil feeders for an engine
room, or where oil is required. When the aforesaid drum is empty, the pump can
be unscrewed, and a screw plug inserted in its place. The drum can then be
taken away to be refilled, while the pump is screwed into another full drum to
take its place.
Having now explained the nature of our invention of an improved oil-drum, we
will proceed to particularly describe in what manner the same is to be carried into
effect, by the aid of the following drawings, and descriptions.
Fig. 1. shews an elevation of the improved oil-drum.
Fig.
2. a section of the same, showing the counter-sunk cover.
Fig. 3. the screw plugs to be screwed into the drums when empty for removal to
be refilled.
It will be observed that in the Fig. 1. there is an oil lamp standing upon the
countersunk cover of the oil-drum A, which can be filled by the hand pump B
through the hose C, unioned to it.

page_text: In the section Fig. 2. it is shown that the countersunk cover upon which the
lamp (in Fig. 1.) is standing has a screw plug hole at D, acting as a drain, in case
any of the oil should be allowed to over-flow.
The hand pump B, is screwed into this counter-sunk cover at E.
The two screw plugs in Fig. 3. chained together, and marked D, and E, are
screwed into their respective places D and E, after the pump is unscrewed, and
withdrawn. This is the advantage of the pump being interchangable with any
number of oil drums, so that when emptied, the screw plugs can be inserted, the
drums can then be taken away, and full ones supplied in their place.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is-
Firstly. An oil-drum with an interchangable pump.
Secondly. A combination oil-drum with screw plugs to take the place of the
pump, and drain for removal, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 12th day of March 1905
ARTHUR EDWARD WILSON BROWNE.
WILLIAM PERCY WILSON BROWNE.