Improvements in Oil Cans.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1892
omplete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1893-Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans.
We, PERCY HENRY MARRIOTT, Cotton Manufacturer, and THOMAS DORMAN
WARD, Manager, both of New Bridge Mills, Stockport, in the County of Chester,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in oil cans such as are provided with a
valve for regulating the exit of oil in suitable quantities and has for its object to
render the same much simpler and more durable in construction.
To this end we form the oil can with a removable tube widened at its outer end
and point of connection with the neck of the oil can. The interior of the latter we
form with a seating against which is adapted to operate a lift valve having on one
side a needle which projects through the said tube and on the other side a stem
guided in a bridge or cross piece. On the said stem and bridge or cross piece is
placed a spring which serves to hold the lift valve tightly against its seat when
the oil can is not in use.
When it is desired to use the oil can the end of its needle is placed against the
part to be supplied with oil and the body of the can depressed so as to lift the
valve off its seat and thereby allow the oil from the hold of the can to pass through
the seat and along the said needle onto the part which is in contact with the said
needle, whilst on being removed therefrom the aforesaid spring brings the valve
back again to its seat and thus closes the can.
Dated this 11th day of November 1892.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans.
We, PERCY HENRY MARRIOTT, Cotton Manufacturer, and THOMAS DORMAN
WARD, Manager, both of New Bridge Mills, Stockport, in the County of Chester,
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 oil cans such as are provided with a
valve for regulating and controlling the exit of oil in suitable quantities and has
for its object to render the same much simpler and more durable in construction.
And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 3 & 4 are side views and Figs. 2 & 9 longitudinal sections of our
improved oil can.
Fig. 5 is a cross section enlarged and Figs. 6, 7 & 8 side views at the ordinary
scale of various modifications in the form of the needle.
In carrying out our invention and referring to Figs. 1 & 2, we form the oil can
with a removable tube a widened at its outer end a' and point of connection a² with
the neck of the oil can. The interior of the latter we form at a with a seating b
against which is adapted to operate a lift or push valve c having on one side a
needle d which projects through the tube a and on the other side a stem e guided
in a bridge or cross piece f. On the stem e and bridge or cross piece is placed a
spring g which serves to hold the lift or push valve c tightly against its seat b6 when
the oil can is not in use.

page_text: If deemed desirable the bridge or cross piece f may be dispensed with and one
end of the spring 9 fastened to the seat b, see Fig. 9, and the other end to the valve
stem e, the needle d being furnished with a projection d' adapted to abut against
the part forming the valve seat when the valve c has been sufficiently lifted or
pushed off the same and thus prevent the spring from being expanded too much.
When it is desired to use the oil can the free end of its needle d is placed against
the part to be supplied with oil and the body of the can depressed so as to lift the
valve c off its seat b and thereby allow the oil from the hold of the can to pass
through the seat band along the needle d onto the part which is in contact with the
free end of the needle d, whilst on being removed therefrom the spring g brings the
valve c back again to its seat band thus closes the oil can.
The needle d may either be straight or curved, as shown in Fig. 3, and plain or
grooved, as shown in Figs. 4 & 5. If desirable the tube a may also be curved and
the body of the can itself be made of any other convenient shape than that shown,
as may be required for the different uses.
It will be readily seen that in this construction of oil can dirt or other foreign
matter is not liable to obstruct the passage of the oil from the valve which is a
constant source of trouble in other oil cans.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is-
An oil can, in which the valve for the exit of oil is controlled by a needle
forming part of the said valve and projecting through a tube, in such a manner as
to to leave a space between the said tube and needle and upon placing the latter
against the part to be oiled and depressing the body of the can the said valve is
lifted or pushed off its seat and allows the oil to pass from the body of the can
along its needle out of the said tube, whilst when removing the needle and can, the
said spring closes the valve, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 20th day of March 1893.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.