Improvements in or relating to Butter Packages, Oil and Paint Cans, or other Receptacles, also Pulley Rims or the like, and in Apparatus for the Manufacture thereof.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Butter Packages, Oil and Paint Cans,
or other Receptacles, also Pulley Rims or the like, and in
Apparatus for the Manufacture thereof.
A communication by LOUIS HENRY STAPLES, JOHN SEYMOUR ELLIS, and
ALFRED BOSWORTH PENTON, all of Detroit, in the State of Michigan,
United States of America.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for
Foreign Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool and 6, Bank Street,
Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster and 323 High Holborn, in the
County of Middlesex Civil Engineer, 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 :-
The present invention relates to various utensils or receptacles as articles of
manufacture and in the method of and apparatus for constructing the same.
The invention is best described by aid of the accompanying drawings, in
which :-
Figure 1 is a view, in perspective, of a cylinder embodying this invention;
Figure 2, a cross section thereof;
Figure 3, a vertical section of a barrel formed from a cylinder and provided with
suitable heads;
Figure 4 shows the invention embodied in a butter package;
Figure 5, the invention embodied in a can;
Figure 6 is a vertical section of Figure 5;
Figure 7 shows the invention applied to a cheese package;
Figure 8, the invention embodied in a pulley;
Figure 9 an end view of a drum employed in the construction of the articles of
manufacture embodied in the invention;
Figure 10 is a detail view of portions of the drum, showing a portion of veneer
engaged between its adjacent edges;
Figure 11 an enlarged view in section, more fully showing the construction of
the cylinder or body;
Figure 12 an end elevation of a machine by which the construction of the
cylinders or bodies may be carried out;
Figure 13, a side elevation of the same; and
Figure 14, a detail view of one of the parts of the machine, on the line x-x,
Figure 12.
One of the chief features of the invention relates to the construction of a
cylinder or body which may be wrought up into various receptacles or utensils,
and which is formed essentially of various veneers or layers wrapped one about
the other, and having their adjacent edges properly secured and held in place to
form a firm and strong article. The machine shown in the drawings clearly
liscloses the method of forming this body or cylinder.
Referring to Sheet 1 of the drawings:
:-
A, denotes an interior layer formed of wood veneer shaped into desired form,
preferably into cylindrical shape. Between the adjacent edges preferably, of the
ylindrically formed wood veneer A, is then engaged the edge of a wrapping of
paper board B, which is passed around the vencer A, so as to overlap the same.
Between the adjacent edges of the wrapping B, preferably when brought together,
then engaged the edge of an additional wood veneer C, which is wrapped about
he former layers of wood veneer A and paper B. The edges of the outer

page_text: veneer are brought together and firmly secured in any suitable manner, as by
nails c.
Additional wrappings of veneer or paper might be added, if desired,
for certain articles, as for a pulley, for example, but, for ordinary packages,
barrels and the like, the three layers above described will give all the strength
and durability required.
A cylinder thus formed, as shown in Figure 1, may be cut into required lengths
for the formation of the bodies of various packages, if desired. In Figure 3, the
Thus a
body A thus formed is provided with heads D D in any desired manner.
hoop E may be engaged on the inside of the body at the end for the head to engage
upon.
As shown in Figure 4, a butter package F is formed with a body A² con-
structed as above described. An outer case F" is, in this instance, provided,
having a handle F2 into which case the package F is enclosed for shipment.
The package F might be made of a single vencer. In such a package, the
adjacent edges of the combined layers may be secured together by cords frun
therethrough. When the butter is wanted, the case F¹ may simply be inverted,
and the package F slipped out therefrom, when, by cutting the cords f, the butter
is readily slipped from said package. The package may then be filled again.
The construction shown in Figures 5 and 6 is particularly designed for an oil,
paint or other can, having a body C and head D².
For a cheese box or package, the body G is provided with a removable head or
cover G¹.
The invention is very applicable to the formation of pulley rims, as shown in
Figure 8, H being the rim, H¹ being the hub. In this case, as many layers of
veneers may be employed as desired, and wood vencers only may be used in the
construction of the rim.
In the construction of certain packages, the invention contemplates the coating
of the interior surface of the inner veneer with paraffin or analogous material, to
render it impervious and to prevent the communication of any scent from the wood
to the material in the package.
The various veneers and wrappings may be glued the one upon the other if
desired. The construction of the various articles of manufacture embodied in the
invention will now be understood. It will be seen that no external hoops are
required to secure the layers in place, a matter of much importance. Moreover, in
constructing the cylinders or bodies, the layers are wrapped one about another and
brought together in a dry condition, without the necessity of steaming or softening
the material.
In forming the utensils embodied in this invention, a drum J is preferably
employed, about which the veneers are wrapped and secured. The drum is formed
of two parts J1 J* hingel together, as shown at j, the respective parts being
provided with ways ¹,, to receive an expanding wedge J³. When ready for
operations, the adjacent edges of the parts are preferably separated slightly, as
shown in Figure 10 at J sufficiently to receive one edge of the first veneer and
hold it while the veneer is being wrapped about the drum.
The
In Figure 11, the adjacent edges of the veneer are shown bevelled so as to lap
one under the other without forming a rib, as would otherwise be the case.
drum is mounted upon a shaft K (Figures 12 and 14) provided with a driving
pulley K. A friction pulley is shown for driving the pulley K, the friction
pulley being mounted on a shaft L' provided with a driving pulley L². A pedal M
is provided to bring the pulley L into contact with the pulley K springs M' being
employed to retract the one pulley from the other when the pedal is released. N is
the frame supporting the pulleys and drum. A roller P is located above the drum
secured to adjusting screws Q Q' (Figures 12, 13 and 14), by which the roller may
be moved toward and from the drum as desired. The veneers or layers to be
wrapped about the drum are engaged between the drum and roller at one edge, the
drum then caused to revolve. The roller forces the veneers or layers into contact

page_text: with the drum, as they are drawn thereabout.
When the veneers or layers. have
thus been wrapped about the drum, nails are driven thereinto, or other fastening
means employed to hold them in place.
To raise and lower the roller P simultaneously with the movement of the
pedal M, the upright N¹ of the frame is connected with the pedal to raise and
lower therewith, the cross arms N2 carrying the screw QQ having a sliding
engagement upon the standards N³.
In the case of a barrel, shown in Figure 3, staples d may be driven into the
body above the head to hold the head in.
In the manufacture of a butter package shown in Figure 4, the package F may
be made a little shorter than the case F¹, allowing a head F³ to be let into the case
above the package F, as shown. A hoop F may then be located above the head
and secured to the body of the case as by staples at f'. The staples may be
withdrawn and the head readily removed.
In the manufacture of the pulley, the veneers may be glued one upon the
other.
The invention is not limited to the employment of wood veneer or paper board
only, as other suitable materials may be used.
In the process of manufacture, the veneer or other material is first run through a
bevelling machine to bevel its edges, then one layer at a time is run through the
machine shown in Figures 12 and 13, the edges of the successive veneers being
lapped as above described, then the outer edge is nailed or otherwise fastened down
upon the body or cylinder, no external hoop being thus required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
by my foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The method herein described of manufacturing pulley rims, also butter
packages, oil and paint cans, and other receptacles, consisting of wrapping various
independent layers of suitable material one about the other, and lapping the
adjacent edges of said material to secure them in place, substantially as set
forth.
2. The herein described method of manufacturing cylinders or bodies for
various receptacles from veneers or other material, consisting of first bevelling the
edges of said veneers or other material used for said cylinders; then passing said
veneers or other material one at a time between a rotatable cylinder and a rotatable
roller thereby wrapping one layer about another; and fastening the layers in place,
substantially as set forth.
3. Forming the body of a package or receptacle of an inner layer of wood
veneer, a layer of paper board wrapped about said veneer, and a second layer of
wood veneer wrapped about said paper board, and provided with one or more heads
or covers, substantially as described.
4. As an improved article of manufacture, a utensil or receptacle formed of
various layers of suitable materials wrapped one about the other, and secured
together without external hoops, the edges of said layers being bevelled, and the
receptacle when required provided with one or more heads or covers, substantially
as described.
5. A pulley rim formed of veneers wrapped one about the other in their natural
dry condition substantially as described.
6. A utensil or receptacle consisting of an outer case, and an interior receptacle
removably secured in the outer case, the interior receptacle being formed of a
cylinder separably connected at its adjacent edges, the outer case formed of various
layers or veneers wrapped one about the other as specified, and a head for said
case, and a hoop secured within the case over the head to hold the head in place,
substantially as described.
7. In a machine for manufacturing various utensils or receptacles herein set forth,

page_text: the combination of a rotatable expansible drum J and a rotatable roller P located
adjacent to the drum and adjustable towards and from the drum as desired,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
8. The general combined arrangement and construction of parts forming the
improved apparatus for manufacturing butter packages, oil and paint cans or other
receptacles also pulley rims or the like, substantially as described.
Dated this 9th day of November 1891.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.