IMPROVEMENTS IN METAL KEGS OR VESSELS FOR CONTAINING PAINETS AD ATHED SUSUNAN
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Storer, of Barrowfield, Glasgow, in the County of
Lanark, North Britain, Merchant, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
METAL KEGS OR VESSELS FOR CONTAINING PAINETS AD ATHED SUSUNAN "
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jamea Storer at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 13th October 1881.
JAMES STORER, of Barrowfield, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN METAL KEGS OR VESSELS FOR CONTAINING
PAINTS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES."
This Invention relates to metal kegs or vessels of a kind used for containing
paints or other substances, and for exporting or otherwise conveying such
substances to a distance. The vessels referred to are cylindrical or of a square or
other form, with flat ends, the upper end being provided with a nozzle to be closed
by a screw plug or other stopper; and the object of the present Invention is to fix
or arrange the upper end in a manner admitting of its being easily removed after
the vessel has been emptied or partly emptied, so that the vessel can thereafter be
used as an open can for various purposes.
In carrying out the Invention the end of the cylindrical or other main shell is
strengthened by an external ring, and the end piece, which is dished and flanged
in the usual way, has a strengthening ring fixed on the outside of its flange. The
end piece with the ring on it is forced into its place in the end of the main shell,
and then the end of the vessel is dipped in melted lead or other suitable metal or
alloy, which makes the joint perfectly tight and sufficiently strong for any rough
usage to which the vessel may be subjected. If however the end piece is struck
inwards by blows of a hammer applied to different parts, it becomes detached from
the main shell without in the least injuring the latter, and can be easily removed.
The main shell with its fixed bottom then forms a useful open can, and its
usefulness will be increased if the vessel has been fitted with an internal sliding
or hinged handle in accordance with the Invention for which the present
applicant has already obtained Provisional Protection, dated 2 September 1881,
(No. 3819).

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Storer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th April
1882.
JAMES STORER, of Barrowfield, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark, North
Britain, Merchant. "IMPROVEMENTS IN METAL KEGS OR VESSELS FOR CONTAINING
PAINTS OR OTHER SUBSTANCES."
My said Invention relates to metal kegs or vessels of kind used for containing
paints or other substances, and for exporting or otherwise conveying such sub-
stances to a distance. The vessels referred to are cylindrical or of a square or
other form, with flat ends, the upper end being provided with a nozzle to be closed
by a screw plug or other stopper; and one object of my present Invention is to
fix or arrange the upper end in a manner admitting of its being easily removed
after the vessel has been emptied or partly emptied, so that the vessel can
thereafter be used as an open can or pail for various purposes.
In carrying out my Invention the end of the cylindrical or other main shell is
strengthened by an external ring, and the end piece, which is dished and flanged
in the usual way, has a strengthening ring fixed to its flange. The end piece with
its ring is forced into its place in the end of the main shell, and then the end of the
vessel is dipped in melted lead or other suitable metal or alloy, which makes the
joint perfectly tight and sufficiently strong for any rough usage to which the vessel
may be subjected. If however the end piece is struck inwards by smart blows of
a hammer applied to different parts, it becomes detached from the main shell
without in the least injuring the latter, and can be easily removed. The main shell
with its fixed bottom then forms a useful open can or pail, and its usefulness is
increased by its being originally fitted with an internal sliding or hinged handle
which can be drawn or turned up after the end piece has been removed.
And in order that my said Invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood, I hereunto append a Sheet of explanatory Drawings,
to be hereinafter referred to, and representing my improved construction of metal
keg or vessel, the same reference numerals being used in these Drawings to mark
the same or like parts wherever they are repeated.
Figure 1 on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings is a plan of the metal keg in
a complete state as closed, and with its upper end piece fixed in its place; Figure 2
is a section of the upper end piece by itself; and Figure 3 is a vertical section of
the keg with its upper end piece fixed in its place; Figures 4 and 5 show slight
modifications of some details.
The main shell 6 is represented as cylindrical, and as strengthened in the usual
way by external rings 7, 8, at its ends. The upper end piece 9 is slightly dished,
and is formed with the usual flange 10 round its edge, and this flauge is
'strengthened by a ring 11, which may be fixed outside of the flange 10, as shown
in Figures 2 and 3, or inside of it, as shown in Figures 4 and 5. The end piece 9
is forced into its place in the upper end of the keg, but is finished with its flange 10
and ring 11 slightly projecting, as shown in Figure 3.
When the keg is empty and it is wished to convert it into an open can or pail,
the slightly projecting flange 10 and ring 11 of the end piece 9 must be struck
with a hammer until flush with the edge or hoop of the outer shell, as shown in
Figure 5. This loosens the lead or soft metal with which the joint has been made
tight, and afterwards on the cover being struck smartly with the hammer at X, X,
'on each side of the nozzle it falls inwards and can be easily withdrawn.
A handle 12 is fitted inside of the keg or vessel, being either held by staples 13,
as in Figure 3, so that it can be drawn outwards into the position indicated by

page_text: dotted lines, or being hinged or centered on pins 14, as shown in Figure 5, so that
it can be turned up into the position indicated by dotted lines in that Figure.
Having thus particularly described my said Invention and the manner of
performing the same, I have to state that I do not restrict myself to the precise
details herein described or delineated, but that what I believe to be novel and
original, and claim as the Invention secured to me by and in terms of the herein-
before in part recited Letters Patent is,―
1. The constructing of metal kegs or vessels, substantially in the improved
manner hereinbefore described, the upper end piece or cover being fixed in a manner
admitting of its being separated by forcing inwards.
2. The combination of the internally attached handle with an end piece or cover
made separable, substantially in the manner herein before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Storer, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty-two.
Witness,
EDMUND HUNT,
Patent Agent,
Glasgow.
JAMES STORER. (L.S.)