Improvements in the Construction of Oil Cans.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Oil Cans.
I, JOSEPH KAYE, of the firm of Joseph Kaye & Sons Limited, of South
Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Lock Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention relates to certain improvements in Letters Patent granted to me
on the 28th day of January 1890 numbered 1487 and entitled "Improvements in
oil cans and the method of regulating the flow of oil therefrom."
The improvement as set forth in the above Specification, consists in an arrange-
ment which admits of a simple and efficient means of renewing the spout of the
oil can, the spout in oil cans being subject to the greatest wear and tear, and also
in the regulation of the flow of oil.
In oil cans as hitherto constructed, the attachment to the oil can has been
secured by solder to the edge only of the round hole cut out by the body of the
can. Such union of the attachment to the can is deficient by virtue of the small
surface the edge of the plate only-to which the solder can adhere in securing
the attachment to the can.
The object of my improvement is to puncture the aperture in the body of the
can in such a manner as, when the orifice is rimered out a greater surface is avail-
able for the securing of the attachment to the body of the can, thereby reducing
the liability, as hitherto experienced, of the parting of the attachment from the
body of the can by the usage such cans are subjected to.
I accomplish my object by making a puncture into the body of the can in such
a manner, as when rimered out, tongues are formed of the flat surface of the
body of the can which are made to embrace the attachment, in one case, partly
outside the can, say at the bottom of the attachment, and inside the can
at the top of the attachment, and in another form, two tongues embrace the
attachment, one on each side, in yet another a metal surface is provided all
round the opening a much larger surface for the solder is attained in all than
hitherto.
In further describing my invention, reference is made to the accompanying sheet
of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows a section of the opening into the body of the can A with the
attachments as hitherto made.
Fig. 2 is an end view of the same.
Fig. 3 is an end view showing an opening cut into the body of can A in which
a series of tongue pieces C are formed and which are bent to embrace the
attachment B.
Fig. 4 is a side view of the body A of an oil can partly in section in which the
tongues C are pressed outwards at the bottom and inwards at the top, in
order to afford more support and provide more effectual means for securing the
attachment B.
Fig. 5 is a sectional plan of Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 shows another form of opening into the body of the can, the side pieces
or tongues C may be bent outwards or inwards to form a hole of suitable shape
for the reception of an attachment B, in which case a tongue C embraces the attach-
ment B at either side of the same.
Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the body A of an oil can to which the attachment
is secured by side pieces C.
Fig. 8 is a side view of the body A of an oil can partly in section--showing
another form of increasing the surface for the better securing of the attachment B,

page_text: in which case a flange D is formed all round the opening into the can and the
attachment B soldered thereto.
Fig. 9 is a front view of Fig. 8.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manuer the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The formation of flat surfaces or tongues of metal of the body of the can for
embracing the attachments substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Dated this 16th day of February 1893.
JUHN WAUGH,
Agent.