Year: 1898

page_text: I, EDOUARD RAVEY, of 12, Promenade, Bienne, Switzerland, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The use of petroleum in households constantly causes serious accidents, especially
when it is employed for lighting or kindling fires.
The present invention relates to a can constructed in such a way as to pre-
vent all propagation of the flame in the can and to suppress, thus all danger in
the use of petroleum.
The apparatus is composed essentially of the can properly-so-called, composed
of a metal reservoir provided with a handle and a filling tube which can be covered
with a stopper.
On the exterior side of the reservoir a recipient is fixed perceptibly smaller than
the reservoir, and placed at the part of this reservoir which is diametrically
opposite to that to which the handle is fixed.
The recipient has its upper part closed; a pipe soldered on the bottom of said
recipient passes through its lid and forms the spout through which the liquid is
poured; the pipe has a length of about 50 centimeters.
The reservoir communicates with the recipient which is fixed to it permanently,
by a small opening situated at the upper part of the sides of the reservoir and
through which the petroleum flows into the recipient when the reservoir is slanted
more or less; the petroleum falling to the bottom of the recipient, is admitted into
the tube or spout in small quantity through a hole, of a very small diameter,
made in the tube.
The length of the neck-tube is sufficient to allow the petroleum to be poured
out without any fear of the fire communicating with the can; the limited diameter
of the hole communicating the tube with the intermediary recipient prevents
moreover, all communication of a flame between this tube and the recipient.
The apparatus may have any form and dimensions consistent with the principal
of the invention.
I, EDOUARD RAVEY, of 12, Promenade, Bienne, Switzerland, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
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page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The use of petroleum in households constantly causes serious accidents, especially
when it is employed for lighting or kindling fires.
The present invention relates to a can constructed in such a way as to pre-
vent all propagation of the flame in the can, and to suppress, thus, all danger in
the use of petroleum.
The annexed drawing represents a form of construction of the invention.
In this drawing:
Fig. 1 represents a vertical section of the can.
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of same; on line X.Y. of Fig. 1.
The apparatus is composed essentially of the can properly-so-called A, composed
of a metal reservoir provided with a-handle G and a filling tube F which can be
covered with a stopper M.
On the exterior side of the reservoir A; a recipient B' is fixed, perceptibly, smaller
than the reservoir A; and placed on the part of this reservoir which is diametrically
opposite to that to which the handle is fixed.
The recipient B has its upper part closed; a pipe D soldered on the bottom of
said recipient passes through its lid and forms the spout through which the
liquid is poured; the pipe has a length of about 50 centimeters.
The reservoir A communicates with the recipient B which is fixed to it per-
manently, by a small adjutage C penetrating towards the upper part of the sides
of the reservoir A and through which the petroleum flows into the recipient 13
when the reservoir A is slanted more or less; the petroleum falling to the bottom
of the recipient B, is admitted into the tube or spout D in a small quantity,
through a hole E, of a very small diameter, made in the tube.
The length of the neck-tube D is sufficient to allow the petroleum to be poured
out without any fear of the fire communicating with the can; the limited diameter
of the hole communicating the tube with the intermediary recipient B prevents
morover, all communication of a flame between this tube and the recipient.
The apparatus may have any form and dimensions consistent with the principle
of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
:
1. A safety petroleum-can, allowing the liquid to be poured without danger,
even on રી fire incompletely extinguished, distinguished by the combination of
two recipients coupled together, one of them serving as an intermediary reservoir
for the flowing of the liquid into the spout, substantially as and for the purpose
set forth,
2. In a safety-can the combination of the properly-so-called can A provided
with a handle and a filling-tube an opening communicating the upper part, of
said can with the intermediary recipient B, and a spout arranged on said recipient,
substantially as described and shown.
3. In a safety-can the combination of the intermediary recipient B, coupled with
the properly-so-called, can a spout 1 soldered at the bottom and communicating
with said recipient by means of a very small hole E made in said spout, sub-
stantially as described and shown.
1000
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.