IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLIVER CANS
Year: 1884

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
I. GEORGE WILLIAM Fox of 2 Trafalgar Road, Dewsbury in the County of
York, Cotton Spinner, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF SLIVER CANS, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement,
The object of this invention is to make a sliver can much stronger than hitherto
with the thickness of material, this I accomplish by taking one piece of tin or other
metal plate of the depth of the can required, and by corrugations running round
the circumference of the can, either in close proximity the one to the other, or at
such distances and in such quantities, as will insure the circular form of the can
when subjected to an extraordinary pressure, say the weight of a person sitting.
upon one when in a horizontal position.
Hitherto in order to construct a strong cotton or sliver can, two or more shells of
tin plate have been soldered together, the lap at the joints increasing the strength
of the cau; in my improvement I substitute corrugations in lieu of these joints, and
thus ensure a stronger can all in one piece, with the labour of jointing saved.
In ordinary cans, the iron rini encircling the bottom of the can has been soldered
to the tin plate; I further improve this portion of the cotton or sliver can by
encircling the bottom of the can with an iron rim, and making the corrugations in
the same fit with those formed in the tin or other plate forming the body of the
can, thus preventing the bottom coming off when the soldered joint breaks, as is
often the case with cans made in the ordinary way, thereby adding to the life of a
can with little or no additional labour, as the corrugations herein referred to are
effected by passing the plates through rollers.
The invention will be readily understood by reference to the accompanying sheet
of drawings, where Figs 1 and 2 represent the vertical sections through the centre
of two cotton or sliver cans made according to my invention.
The pecularity of construction of the cans will be quite evident without a lengthy
detailed description, as it will be seen and readily understood the nature of the
invention by the form of the corrugations, both when they are made in close
proximity to each other or at intervals as shewn by Fig 2. The iron rim A
encircling the bottom of the can is corrugated at B, and rivetted to the circular
hoop C, which protect the bottom portion of the can and prevent the bottom D
coming off should the soldered joint break.

page_text: 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
The construction of cotton or sliver cans, the casings of which are formed into
corrugations thereby giving greater strength.
The encircling of the bottom of the can with an iron rim A- corrugated and
attached to the circular hoop C substantially in the manner and for the purpose
bereinbefore described.
Dated this seventh day of October 1884.
WAUGH & CHAPMAN,
Agents for the Applicant.