Improvements in Bait-cans and Carriers for the same.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
Improvements in Bait-cans and Carriers for the same.
I, WILLIAM DANIEL SHARD, of No. 3, The Square, Kennilworth, Ironmonger, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to he
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
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This invention refers to the cans or "kettles" employed by anglers and
others for carrying and preserving bait.
The present bait cans have a perforated cover to admit air, but owing to the cover
not having an airtight connection to the neck of the can, and also to the air holes
being unshielded, water is apt to splash from the can when carried in the hand or
attached to a bicycle. To obviate this I fit the rim of my cover with a ring or layer
of some soft elastic material such as india-rubber, so as to form an airtight connec-
tion between the cover and can. I also fit some suitable fastening such as that
described further on to keep the cover tight. This fastening may be formed in many
ways and the cover may be hinged or not as preferred.
Over the holes in the cover and on the inside thereof, I fix a shield of metal or
other suitable substance, with openings around same for the passage of air.
I also fix a perforated plate before or in front of said shield so as to check and break
any splashes thrown upwards from the interior of the can.
My improved cover can he used on bait-cans of any shape or size, but by preference
I use a can of oblong shape tapering upwards and having a contracted neck or collar
to receive the cover.
To assist in attaching the bait-can to a bicycle I use a bent wire bracket or support
which is easily connected to the front or head of the machine, and of the shape shown
in the drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the improved bait-can.
Fig. 2 shows in perspective a device by which the bait-can may be attached to a
bicycle, and carried thereby.
Fig. 3 shows the can and holder in position on a bicycle.
Fig. 4 shows a plan of the inside of the cover of the can.
is partly broken away to show the splash plate inside it.
The perforated plate h
Fig. 5 shows a cross section of the cover. a is the body of the can which tapers
upwardly as shown. b is the carrying handle. c, c, are holes near the ends of the
handle to receive the ends c¹, c¹, of the holding device d (Fig. 2). This latter may
be supported from the steering pillar and handle bars of a bicycle by the bent loop e
as shown in Fig. 3.
Referring to Figs. 4 and 5, f is the cover, under the edge of which is placed an
india-rubber ring g, to make the can watertight.
To prevent the water splashing through the air holes while the can is being carried,
the cover is constructed as follows:-
A perforated sheet of metal h, is attached to the rim f', and inside this, and
attached in one or more places to the underside of the cover is disposed a flat splash
plate k, while the top plate is perforated as usual to allow the passage of air to the
interior.

page_text: The cover of the can being convex, and the splash plate being flat, and moreover
of a different outline than the cover, four openings are left for the passage of air as
shown in the drawings.
The cover is closed by means of a hinge on one side and the sliding bolt on the
other. This bolt is made broad and strong enough to press the cover tightly on the
rubber packing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a bait-can, the special airtight and splash proof cover formed with a
compressible ring, a pressure fastener, an inner shield and a perforated inner plate, as
herein described and set forth.
2. The combination with a bait can of a wire bracket or support, to attach same
to bicycles or tricycles as herein described and set forth.
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S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London.
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent, 171, Queen Victoria Street, London.