IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METAL HOOPS FOR CASKS, TUBS, AND OTHER SIMILAR VESSELS."
Year: 1876

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LETTERS PATENT to Benjamin Francis Peacock, of Burton-upon-Trent, in the
County of Stafford, Iron Manufacturer, for the Invention of IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METAL HOOPS FOR CASKS, TUBS, AND OTHER SIMILAR
VESSELS."
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Benjamin Francis Peacock
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th December 1876.
BENJAMIN FRANCIS PEACOCK, of Burton-upon-Trent, in the County of Stafford,
Iron Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METAL HOOPS FOR
CASKS, TUBS, AND OTHER SIMILAR VESSELS."
The object of this Invention is to roll and bevil or splay metal hoops without a
joint or lap, which object I attain as follows:-
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I take metal of the desired scantling and cut it to the requisite length for the size
of hoop required; I then weld the two ends thereof, and afterwards beat the said
united piece of metal, called a billet' or 'strand,' and pass it between two rollers,
which rollers are so formed or shaped and arranged and fitted as to give the
required bevil or splay to the said billet or strand when it becomes a finished and
entire hoop without a joint and ready for use.
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By my improved method hoops of any desired size and scantling can be made.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Benjamin Francis Peacock in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
1st June 1877.
BENJAMIN FRANCIS PEACOCK, of Burton-upon-Trent, in the County of Stafford,
Iron Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF METAL HOOPS FOR
> CASKS, TUBS, AND OTHER SIMILAR VESSELS."
The object of this Invention is to roll and bevil or splay metal hoops without the
usual rivetted joint, which object I attain as follows:-
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In order that my said Invention may be more clearly and more fully understood
and be more readily performed, I will explain the same with the aid of the
accompanying Drawing, which forms part of this Specification, reference being made
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page_text: thereto by the numerals and letters inarked thereon, and which reference applies to
each Figure of the said Drawing where the same index numerals and letters
appear.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved machinery or apparatus for rolling
metal hoops mounted in a metal frame; Figure 2 is an end view of the same.
I take a piece of metal, called a 'billet' or 'strand,' of the requisite size or weight
for the size of hoop required, and weld together the two ends thereof, at the same
time giving such billet a somewhat circular form; I then, or afterwards, heat the
said metal billet and pass it between the rollers a, a¹, bevilled to suit the splay of
the intended hoop until the said billet has attained the requisite size, when it
becomes a finished and entire hoop without the usual rivetted joint, and is ready for
use. The requisite pressure upon the metal in and during this operation is obtained by
turning the screw c, so as to force downwards the upper roller al; or the said
operation may be effected by a lever; or I may use a thinner bar of metal than a
billet or strand, and weld the same between the said rollers. The billet is admitted
between the rollers a, a¹, by raising the upper roller a¹, by means of the screw c,
above the level of the collar b of the lower roller a, and the finished hoop is
released by a similar action, aided if necessary by a spring or counterweight.
The thickness of the hoop is arranged for by regulating the width of space
between the two rollers by means of the said screw c. The said rollers a, a', may
be mounted on vertical axles instead of horizontal, as shewn, or be placed at any
angle.
The angle of splay and width of hoop required for vessels of different shapes are
obtained by substituting other rollers, formed to such angle and width. It will thus
be seen that by my improved method metal hoops of any desired size and scantling
can be made.
In certain cases, as for very large and strong hoops, it may be desirable to use
more than one pair of the bevilled rollers.
The machinery may be driven by any suitable and efficient power operating the
driving wheel e, which is fixed on the shaft f of the lower roller a. By a simple
crab arrangement g the rollers are stopped or started as desired.
Having thus fully described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention, and
the method of performing the same, I wish it to be understood that I do not claim
as new the previous welding of the two ends of the metal together, neither do I
restrict myself to the dimensions or relative sizes of the several parts now illustrated,
as they admit of considerable variation, according to the size and weight of hoop
required and to the kind of metal used, but what I claim as my Invention, and
desire to secure by the before mentioned in part recited Letters Patent is, the
manufacture of splayed or bevilled hoops from billets or strands, or bars of metal,
without a rivetted joint, substantially as herein described and shewn in the
Drawing.
In witness whereof, I, the said Benjamin Francis Peacock, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven
BENJAMIN FRANCIS PEACOCK. (L.S.)
Witness,
W. COOKE,
Patent Agent,
43, Southampton Buildings,
London, W.C.