Year: 1887

page_text: I, ANDREW MOYES, of Lawrence, in the County of Essex, State of Massachusetts,
one of the United States of America, Mechanic 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 :-
My invention relates to that class of hand-oilers or oil-cans which are provided with
valves;
and it consists in a novel construction and arrangement of parts, as herein-
after more fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a more effective
and otherwise desirable article of this character than is now in ordinary use.
In oilers of this class, as sometimes constructed, the valve stem is mounted in
bearings at the outer and inner ends, its central portion being left entirely
unsupported.
This construction, however, is very objectionable, for the reason that when the
body of the oiler, (which is usually composed of tin or sheet metal) becomes bruised
or bent in use, the valve-stem will bind in its bearings, and the valve be rendered
inoperative.
My improvement is designed to obviate this and other objections, and to that end I
make use of means which will be hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ordinary oiler of this character, a portion of the
body being represented as removed to expose the valve mechanism, and the nose or
spout broken off.
Figure 2 a side elevation of my improved oiler; and.
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page_text: Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the drawings excepting
Figure 1.
In Figure 1, A represents the body, B the valve-stem g the spout or nose, and w the
handle.
The valve-stem is mounted in a bearing, m at its upper end, and a bearing i at its
lower end, these bearings being secured firmly in the walls of the body A.
A frame-work d is secured at to the lower portion of the body A opposite the
spout and there is a cross-bar attached to the stem B, which rests on the
side-pieces of the frame-work, d, and is designed to keep the stem from revolving.
A thumb-piece R is disposed on the upper end of the stem B, and on its lower end
there is a conical valve 1, a seat for said valve being formed in the end of the
bearing i.
A coiled spring b, is disposed around the body of the stem B, one end of said
spring abutting against the frame-work d and the other against a fixed collar e, said
spring acting expansively to keep the valve 7 closed.
The foregoing description applies to the ordinary oiler shewn in Figure 1, in which
it will be seen that no protection is afforded the valve-stem, and no means provided
for preventing it from binding or cramping in its bearings when the body of the
oiler becomes bent or bruised to such an extent as to throw said bearings out of
alignment.
In Figures 2 and 3, which illustrate my improved oiler, C represents the body,
D the nose or spout, E the handle, and H the valve-stem.
A tube J is disposed diagonally in the body of the can, the lower end h of said tube
passing through the wall of said body opposite the inner end of the spout D, where
it is secured by an oil-tight joint j, the upper end of said tube projecting through
the opposite wall of the body where it is secured by an oil-tight joint s, immediately
above the handle E.
The valve-stem H, is fitted to work in the tube J, its upper end being provided with
a thumb-piece y, and its lower end with a valve, for which a seat is formed in the
lower end of the tube J, said tube opening into the spout D, as shewn in Figure 3.
An elongated transverse slot k, is formed in the tube, J; and inserted in the stem H,
there is a pin t, which works in said slot.
A coiled spring bis disposed around the body of the tube J, one end of said spring
abutting against the joint j, or wall of the body C, and the other against said pin,
said spring acting expansively to keep the valve z, closed.
In the use of my improved oiler the handle É, is grasped in the hand and the
thumb placed on the thumb-piece y, the stem H being forced downward and the
valve opened.
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When the valve is opened, the oil in the body C, passes through the slot k in the
tube J and through the lower end of said tube into the spout D, and after a sufficient
quantity has been let into the spout the thumb-piece y is released, thereby permitting
the spring, to close the valve and stop the flow of oil, in a manner which will be
readily obvious without a more explicit description.
The valve-stem H, being mounted in a stout tube which extends entirely across
the body of the oiler, one end terminating in the spout D, and the other protruding
above the handle E, as described, it will be obvious that the body of the oiler may be
bent or battered to almost any extent in use without causing the stem H, to bind, or
interfering with the proper working of the valve.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I claim is :
First. In an oiler of the character above described, the combination of the body for
containing the oil; and a spout leading from the lower portion of said body; with a
tube disposed diagonally within said body, the lower end of said tube opening into the
inner end of said spout, and the upper end opening outwardly through the upper
portion of said body; a valve seated in the lower end of said tube and provided with

page_text: a stem which projects through its upper end; and a spring adapted to close said
valve automatically when the stem is released, said tube being provided with a slot or
opening through which the oil may pass on its way to the valve, substantially as
described.
Second. In an oiler of the character above described, the body C, provided with
the handle E and spout D; the tube J, provided with the slot ; the valve-
stem H, provided with the valve, thumb-piece y and pin k; and the spring v
constructed combined and arranged to operate substantially as set forth.
TLIL
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.