An Improvement in the Construction of Drums, Cans, or other Receptacles for Containing Liquids.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 20th Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1995
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Construction of Drums, Cans, or other
Receptacles for Containing Liquids.
ALFRED GREY 21 Lupus Street Pimlico, in the County of Middlesex, Traveller
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:—
My invention is for an improvement in the construction of drums, cans or other
receptacles for containing liquids, the said invention is more especially intended to
be used where the above mentioned articles are sent by carrier, rail or other
conveyance.
I propose that a rim should fixed on the bottom of drums, cans, or other receptacles
for containing liquids, the said rim to be of sufficient depth to enable a tap to be
fixed underneath the above mentioned articles, the depth of the rim preventing the
tap touching any place on which the above articles are stood.
The rim to have an aparature where the tap is proposed to protrude, when the
liquid is required to flow, (see below for discription of tap intended to be used)
the said aparature to have a small door or other covering which can be locked or
fastened at will, the intention of which is to prevent the tap from protruding during
transmission, also to safeguard the contents.
I propose that the tap to be used should be of the following character.
To permit the liquid to flow it will be necessary to pull same out, the liquid to
commence flowing when the tap reaches the rim on the drums, cans, or other
receptacles, and to flow at its greatest force when the same is straight out.
To prevent the tap from pointing in a wrong direction, underneath the above
mentioned articles, i.e., opposite to where the liquid would flow, to place a strip
of iron, or other metal or material to prevent this.
Dated this 8th day of November 1894.
An Improvement in the Construction of Drums, Cans, or other
Receptacles for Containing Liquids.
I ALFRED GREY, Commercial Traveller, of 21 Lupus Street, Pimlico, in the
County of London, 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 for an improvement in the construction of drums, cans or other
receptacles for containing liquids relates to receptacles for carrying petroleum oil
or the like and has for its object to provide a means whereby the contents of the
receptacle can readily be drawn off and which shall not be liable to damage during
the transit of the receptacle and consists essentially in fixing the bottom at some
distance from the end of the receptacle and in securing in the bottom of the
receptacle a swivelling pipe that can be revolved so that its end projects through
an aperture in the side of the drum and below the bottom. The swivelling pipe

page_text: may also form a cock so that the liquid is only free to escape when the end of the
pipe projects through the said aperture. An additional cock is fixed near the end
of the pipe. The aperture may be provided with a hinged door that can be bolted
or locked and the bottom end of the receptacle may also be closed in.
In the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings:
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a drum for petroleum or the like constructed according
to this invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the same.
The drum a is provided with a bottom 6 at some distance from its lower end.
In the bottom is fixed the hollow plug c on which swivels the socket d carrying
the pipe e tap and outlet pipe g and which communicates with the interior of the
receptacle. The plug is closed at its lower end and is provided with a hole h
leading to its centre and this hole works in conjunction with an outlet hole in the
socket leading to the pipe e so that when the pipe g is pulled outwards to its fullest
extent the oil is free to flow to the tap f. By manipulating the tap f the oil can
then be drawn as desired. The drum is provided with an opening . to allow of the
motion of the tap and pipe g. A small hinged door m is fitted to the drum and
is secured by means of the bolt n so that the tap f and pipe g cannot protrude
during transmission nor can the contents be wasted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A receptacle having a space between its bottom edge and the bottom and
a swivelling outlet pipe fitted to the bottom within the said space and an outlet
opening near the bottom end of the receptacle below the bottom to allow the pipe
to protrude, substantially as described.
2. The construction of drums, cans, or other receptacles for containing liquids,
substantially as described with reference to the drawing.
Dated this 19th day of March 1895.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.