Improvements in Oil Cans.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1898
.. Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 11th Mar., 1899
Improvements in Oil Cans.
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of South Accommodation Road, in the City of
Leeds, Works Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object, the construction and combination of certain
mechanism with the valve spindle for regulating the flow of oil from the oil can
spout, in a manner that, in case the oil can be overturned and allowed to remain
in that position, the oil will not escape through the valve spindle hole cut through
the oil can cover, as is the case when the spout valve opening mechanism is con-
structed in the manner as hitherto; also to secure to the spout valve spindle, an
attachment for operating the said valve, in a manner that it is not so readily
displaced as is the case with press buttons arranged and secured to the spindle
in the manner as hitherto.
In carrying out my object, I arrange the spout valve and spindle and conduct
the spindle through a perforation in the oil can lid as hitherto, Around the pro-
jecting portion of the spout valve spindle is placed a collar secured to the top
of the can, and on the collar is formed a valve seat. Within the collar is placed
a cup on which is formed a valve in a manner that, when in contact with the
before mentioned seat, a fluid tight joint is made; the opposite end of the cup to
that on which the valve is formed, is by preference clear of the before mentioned
spindle when in its normal position.
The spout valve is opened by applying pressure to the before mentioned cup,
and is closed by a spring as hitherto, but the cup valve may be acted upon by a
compressed spring so arranged that, when pressure is removed from the before
mentioned cup, the spring expands and closes the valve, thereby preventing the
escape of oil should the oil can be overturned.
The prevention of the escape of oil from the spout valve spindle perforation,
may be accomplished in a modified manner, by arranging three short tubes in a
manner that the outer tube is secured to the oil can top and a valve seat is formed
on the said tube, within which is a second tube, the outer circumference of which
fills the hole through the first named tube, but is free to slide therein, and on the
top is formed or secured a cup. A portion of the inner tube may be reduced in
diameter, or a smaller piece of tube attached thereto, in either case a valve is
formed thereon and kept in contact with the seat of the outer tube by a com-
pressed spring.
My object may also be accomplished by forming a valve seat on the oil can
cover, and placing around the spout valve spindle a valve kept in contact with
the seat by a compressed spring placed between the valve and cup.
The cup utilized in place of the ordinary thumb button for opening the spout
valve is parallel, having a solid, end, the valve spindle projects into the cup and
is there secured by filling up, with solder or the like the hollow space around

page_text: the valve spindle, or if the cup be made solid for some portion of its length, it
may be bored and threaded to receive the spout valve spindle. The cup is guided
by a collar secured to the top of the oil can in the same manner as when a valve
is arranged on the cup, the collar being of such diameter that the cup slides easily
therein, and is of such length as to form a good and firm support for the said cup &
and spout valve spindle.
Improvements in Oil Cans.
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of South Accommodation Road, in the City of
Leeds, Works Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has for its object, the construction and combination of certain
mechanism with the valve spindle for regulating the flow of oil from the oil can
spout, in a manner that, in case the oil can be overturned and allowed to remain
in that position, the oil will not escape through the valve spindle hole cut through
the oil can cover, as is the case when the spout valve opening mechanism is con-
structed in the manner as hitherto; also to secure to the spout valve spindle, an
attachment for operating the said valve, in a manner that it is not so. readily
damaged or displaced as is the case when provided with the ordinary press
button arranged and secured to the spindle in the manner as hitherto.
In order that my invention may be fully understood, I will describe the same
by making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which Fig. 1
represents an elevation of portions of an oil can partly in section showing how my
improvement may be carried out.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged detached sectional detail of my improvement, and
Figs. 3 and 4 show in a modified form how the improvement may be carried out.
The body of the oil can A, is of the ordinary construction, and the valve
spindle B, passed through a perforation in the oil can cover as hitherto, Around
the projecting portion B¹, of the said spindle is placed a collar D), secured to the
oil can cover A, and on the said collar is formed a valve seat E.
Within the collar D, is placed a cup F, on which is formed a valve G, in a
manner that when in contact with the seat E, a fluid tight joint is made; the
opposite end of the cup F, to that on which the valve G, is formed, is by preference
clear of the projecting portion B, of the spindle when in its normal position,
the valve G, being kept in contact with the valve seat E, by the spiral spring H,
compressed between the underside of the cup F, and oil can cover A¹..
On applying downward pressure to the cup F, the spiral spring H, is further
compressed, and the spindle B, operated in the direction for opening the outlet
valve J, of the ordinary construction, which is automatically closed in the ordinary
manner by the spring K, on removal of pressure from the cup F.
The prevention of the escape of oil from the spout valve spindle B, perforation
cut through the oil can cover A¹, may be accomplished as illustrated by Fig. 3,
by three short tubes arranged in the following manner, The outer tube or
collar D, is secured to the oil can cover A¹, and formed with a valve seat E, fitting
within the said tube or collar is a second tube or cup F, the outer circumference

page_text: of which fills the hole of the tube or collar D, but is free to slide therein, a smaller
tube F, may be secured to the cup F, or the cup F, may be contracted in diameter
for some portion of its length, in either case a valve G, is formed thereon, and a
compressed spiral spring H, inserted for keeping the valve G, in contact with the
seat E, for preventing the escape of oil should the can be overturned.
My object may be accomplished as shown by Fig. 4 by forming the valve seat E,
on the oil can cover A', and loosely mounting on the valve spindle B, a valve G,
below which is a spiral spring H, one end of which is secured to the spindle B,
the other end in contact with the valve G, the said spring being sufficiently com-
pressed to keep the valve G, in contact with the valve seat E, when the spindle B, is
in its normal position.
The cup F, is made parallel for some portion of its length having a solid end,
is bored and threaded to receive the projecting end of the spindle B, as shown,
or the spindle B, may be secured to the cup F, by filling up the annular space L,
with solder or the like. The cup F, is free to slide within the collar D, by which
it is supported, and the valve spindle B, is operated in the manner as before
described.
By arranging valves in combination with the valve spindle B, in the manner
described, the escape of oil is prevented should the oil can be overturned, and the
attachment for operating the said spindle is better supported, and made more
secure, than is the case when a press button of the ordinary construction is attached
to the end of the spindle B.
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:
The combination of the spindle B, of an oil can with the valve seating E, and
valve G, arranged and operated substantially in the manner as shown and described
and for the purpose as hereinbefore set forth.
Dated this 4th day of February 1899.
JOHN WAUGH,
Agent,
Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford.