Improvements in Iron Buckets, Coal-buckets, Slop-pails, Bowls, Basins.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 10th Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Iron Buckets, Coal-buckets, Slop-pails,
Bowls, Basins.
WILLIAM MCLAUGHLAN, Gentleman, and ANN MCLAUCHLAN, 4 Irwell Terrace
Lower Broughton Road Salford, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This improvement is to do away with the noise of these articles when in use, and
consists of india rubber feet, attached on the bottoms, and groved india rubber
washers for the eyelets of the handles. Also india rubber guards for the handles
thereby making any of the above named articles "noiseless" when in use.
Dated this 25th day of March 1890.
WILLIAM MCLAUCHLAN.
ANN MCLAUCHLAN.
COMIDDIN
Improvements in Iron Buckets, Coal-buckets, Slop-pails,
Bowls, Basins.
We WILLIAM MCLAUCHLAN and ANN MCLAUCHLAN of 4 Irwell Place, Lower
Broughton Road, Salford, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention and in
what manner the same is to bo performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
These improvements are to do away with these articles when in use and consist of
india-rubber feet attached on the bottom and india rubber washers applied to the
eyelets or cars of the handles and of india rubber guards applied to the handles
thereby making the above articles or utensils perfectly noiseless when in use.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 represents a side view (half in section) of an ordinary house bucket having
our improvements applied and Figs. 2-4 are details of the parts shewn separately.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view of our improved rubber noiseless foot or pad a, three or
more of which feet a are secured to the bottom rim of the bucket by a rivet passed
through the rim and through the india-rubber on each side of the rim as illustrated
or the said rubber feet a may be eyeletted or otherwise fastened to the said rim.
We have shewn in Fig. 2 our improved rubber foot pad moulded with a slot to
embrace the rim but it will be apparent that a simple form of pad would be a
narrow strip of rubber or other suitable material bent round the edge of the rim and
rivetted, cycletted or otherwise fastened thereto.
To the ears e of the bucket we also apply india rubber washers or rings & seen on
an enlarged scale in perspective and front views in Fig. 3 and in transverse section
in Fig. 3" and through these rings d so applied (and which practically form rubber
eyelets) to the ears c, we pass the loops or extremities of the handle e and thus
effectually deaden the sound of the handle in turning and in handling the bucket
whilst by the application of a rubber guard or ring (see separate perspective view
Fig. 4) we similarly deaden the sound of the said handle e in its falling or coming in
contact with the top rim of the bucket.
In this manner we render a bucket whether constructed of wood, metal or other
material, perfectly noiseless in use as aforesaid.
Our improvements are equally applicable to slop-pails, coal-scuttles culinary
utensils and other similar articles.
We wish it to be understood that we are aware of india-rubber having been
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page_text: recessed into the bottom of earthenware basins and other articles to deaden the sound
and prevent the fracture of the same and also of the application of separate feet
formed with elastic pads, but these form no part of our invention.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed wo declare that what
wo claim is:
1st. The improvements in buckets, slop-pails, coal scuttles and other similar articles
whereby the same are rendered perfectly noiseless in use, substantially as herein before
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
2nd. The application to the rims of buckets, slop-pails, coal-scuttles and other
similar articles of rubber or other feet or pads substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
3rd. The application to the cars and handles of buckets and other like articles of
rubber washers and guards substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 14th day of November 1890.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.