Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Oilcans, Oilfeeders, Lamps, and other Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Oilcans,
Oilfeeders, Lamps, and other Vessels.
I, THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME, of 148 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the
County of York, Oilcan Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of conical, or
cylindrical, or other shaped oilcans, oilfeeders, lamps, and other vessels; and its
object is to form the body and spout portions of an oilcan, oilfeeder, lamp, or other
vessels out of a single and suitable blank with a seam or joint at its back, and with
its bottom separately formed and soldered on.
By this means a strong body portion with a strongly stayed spout is produced,
and the liability to leakage at the junction of the spout with the can or body
portion is obviated.
According to this invention I take a sheet tinned or other metal plate and cut
therefrom by any convenient means, a suitable shaped blank to form the body and
spout portion of the oilcan, oilfeeder, lamp, or other vessel. The said blank is
then placed between one or more set or sets of dies of the required shape, which
are fitted to an ordinary press, for blocking the blank to the desired shape. When
the blank has been blocked to shape, the edges are brought together and a seam is
formed at the back of the body portion, opposite to or nearly so to the spout. The
top and bottom of the oil can, oilfeeder, lamp, or other vessel, as well as the
handle may then be affixed and soldered on to the body portion in the ordinary
manner.
The upper edges of the two portions forming the stay may be closed by a beading
or soldered together.
When preferred the spout may or may not be armed with a suitable nipple or
tip secured thereto by any convenient means, and the spout with or without an oil
catcher, may also, when desired, be strengthened by a wire or wires, or it or their
equivalents.
From the foregoing description it will readily be understood that the body
portion and spout are formed out of one piece of metal plate which is bent into
shape and that leakage at the junction of the said two parts are thereby
avoided.
Dated this Twentieth day of September 1895.
THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Oilcans,
Oilfeeders, Lamps, and other Vessels.
I, THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME, of 148 Chapeltown Road, Leeds, in the
County of York, Oilcan Manufacturer, 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 relates to improvements in the construction of conical, or
cylindrical, or other shaped oilcans, oilfeeders, lamps, and other vessels; and its
object is to form the body and spout portions of an oilcan, oilfeeder, lamp, or other
vessels out of a single and suitable blank with a seam or joint at its back or other
position and with its bottom formed separately and attached thereto by any suitable
means such as soldering, welding or the like.
By this means a strong body portion with a strongly stayed spout is produced,
and the liability to leakage at the junction of the spout with the can or body
portion is obviated.
In the drawings hereunto annexed I have shown this invention applied to an oil
or torch lamp, but I distinctly wish it to be understood that it may be used equally
as well for oilcans, oilfeeders and other like vessels.
Fig. 1 is a diagram of a blank previous to being pressed into shape.
Fig. 2 an elevation and Fig. 3 a plan of a lamp constructed according to this
invention.
According to this invention I take a sheet tinned or other metal plate and cut
therefrom by any convenient means, a suitable shaped blank such as for instance
as shown at Fig. 1 to form the body A and spout portion B of the lamp, oilcan,
oilfeeder, or other vessel, all of which are hereinafter included in the term lamp.
The blank shown at Fig. 1 is marked with dotted lines to indicate the various
portions forming the body, spont, and stay. The said blank is then placed between
one or more set or sets of dies of the required shape of ordinary construction, which
are fitted to an ordinary press, for blocking the blank to the desired shape. The
space marked in both Figs. 1 and 2 which forms the space between the bottom
of the spout and the base of the can is pressed by the dies to the required shape or
configuration during the forming of the blank into the required shape of the body,
spout and stay, as is also the two portions B and H which when folded together
form the spout and stay. When the blank has been blocked to shape, the edges C
are brought together and a seam is formed at the back of the body portion,
opposite to or nearly so to the spout, as shown in the drawings, or the seam may
be formed at the side of the body, or in front of the spout, or in any other suitable
position, but I prefer to arrange it as shown. The seam may be secured together
by any suitable means such as soldering, welding, galvanizing, or the like. The
top D and bottom E of the oil lamp, as well as the handle F, may then be
affixed to the body portion A in the ordinary manuer such as by soldering.
The upper edges G of the two portions forming the stay H may be closed by a
beading I, or one edge may be made longer than the other and turned over the
other edge to form a beading which is then soldered, welded, galvanized or otherwise
fixed in position.
When preferred, the spout B may (or may not) be armed with a suitable nipple
or tip J, secured thereto by any convenient means such as soldering or the like.
The spout B with or without an oil catcher K, may also, when desired, be
strengthened by a wire or wires L or it or their equivalents. When the spout is
provided with an oil catcher K and is provided with a false bottom M, the body
portion may be perforated with holes to allow the oil to escape from the spout into
the compartment below the false bottom.

page_text: I would have it understood that the false bottom M is not in all cases provided,
and when not provided, no holes are made in the body portion A, and the oil
collects in the catcher K.
Suitable opening or openings N are provided for the admission of oil.
For oil cans and feeders, the tip J is used, but the catcher K may be dispensed
with if so desired, and the handle F arranged in the position indicated by dotted
lines at Fig. 2.
From the foregoing description it will readily be understood that the body
portion A and spout B are formed out of one piece of metal plate which is beat
into shape and that leakage at the junction of the said two parts are thereby
avoided.
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
A lamp, oilcan, oilfeeder, or other like vessel substantially such as described in
which the body, spout and stay portions are formed out of a single blank of metal
pressed into shape, with a joint at say its back or other portion of the body or
spout, and united together by any suitable means, said body having a top and
bottom and handle separately attached, and armed if required with an oil catcher
and spout strengthener and tip, substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this Twentieth day of June 1896.
THOMAS FLETCHER BRAIME,
By W. Fairburn-Hart,
Agent.