Improvements in Cask Stands.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 17th July, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cask Stands.
ABRAM BURSTOW, Iron and Brass Founder, Beer Engine Maker and Bar
Fitter, Star Foundry, Bread Street Brighton, Sussex, and 22 New Road,
Brighton Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Cast iron stands for wine, beer, spirit and liquor cask stands, in place of wood
stands or feet now in use for ordinary cask stands, they have two flat base plates
for the purpose of ensuring a firm standing, connected with slightly arched centre
for strength, on the top are front and back sockets for timber bearers to rest in.
The whole stand forming one casting by using two or more of these stands, cask
stands can be made to any length required, without nails screws or fixings of any
kind.
Dated this First day of November 1890.
ABRAM BURSTOW,
22, New Road, Brighton.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cask Stands.
I, ABRAM BURSTOW, Iron and Brass Founder, Beer Engine Maker and Bar
Fitter, Star' Foundry, Bread Street, Brighton, Sussex, and 22 New Road,
Brighton, Sussex, 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 has for object, the manufacture of cask stands without the
necessity of using bolts, screws, or nails to secure the parts together.
The invention also facilitates the employment of the same base plates for casks
and barrels of all sizes.
For the purpose of my invention, I cast metal plates with broad bases to give a
firm standing, and with socketted upper parts at each end, the bridge between the
sockets being of inverted arch form. The sockets at the ends receive timber
bearers on which as bearers casks can be set, and to enable the base plates to be
used for any size and number of casks, the bearers only have to be longer or
shorter as the case may be, the base plates being set farther apart, or nearer
together as found necessary.
My invention will be understood by the annexed drawing, Figures 1 and 2.
The invention consists of a cast plate A with two flat bases or fect B, B, the
web C being arched as shown and provided with sockets D, D, one at each end
and forming the top, into which sockets, bearers of wood E, E, see Figure 2, can
be laid as bearers for a cask or barrel.
In the figure, I have shown two of such plates and bearers constituting a cask
stand complete but as the bearers of wood are simply laid in the sockets of the
plates it will be readily understood that by using longer or shorter bearers the
same plates can be utilized for any kind or number of casks or barrels by an
ordinary servant or an unskilled workmen, there being no nails, screws, bolts, or
other fixings required.
I am aware that cask stands have been made of cast metal or wrought metal, or
partially of cast metal and wrought metal and partly of wood but in no case has a
plate been made that can be used as a front, or as a back support independently
of some kind of appliance for attaching one to the other and forming a stay for
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page_text: their connection constituting a cask stand suitable for one or more as an article
complete in itself.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is: :-
1. The manufacture and employment of plates with broad flat feet, an inverted
arched web, and sockets at upper ends, as and for the purposes described.
2. The manufacture and employment of two plates, as herein before described
and shown, with socketted ends or tops for connecting them by timber bearers
and constituting a cask stand changeable as to length at will, as set forth.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Abram Burstow.