Year: 1899

page_text: SAMUEL BENNETT STANTON, 9, Peverell Avenue, Mutley, Plymouth, Brewery
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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A stay for heads of casks or barrels, the section of which is Tee shaped as shown
other section and made of iron, steel, or any other metal that will bear a great
strain. It is fixed across the heads on the outside of the casks and the ends are
a little below the chime as per drawings. To enable it to be fixed you have only
to remove the top hoop and loosen the next one which allows the head of the
cask to open a little. The stay is placed across it and the hoops replaced and ham-
mered down very tight-which draws the head of the cask together and conse-
quently gives the ends of the stay a very firm grip just below the chime thus
supporting the whole of the head of the cask preventing it from bursting and the
joints from leaking when subject to great pressure such as when the casks are
filled with stout, porter, beer, and stored or any other liquor or substances exer-
cising great pressure on the inside of the cask or barrel.
T: 04th day of October 1899
SAMUEL BENNETT STANTON.
SAMUEL BENNETT STANTON, 9, Peverell Avenue, Mutley, Plymouth, Brewery
Manager, 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: --
A stay for heads of casks, barrels, and other like vessels the section of which is
Tee shaped as shown in drawings left with the Provisional Specification or of any
other section and made of iron, steel, or any other metal that will bear a great
strain. It is fixed across the heads on the outside of the casks, barrels & other
like vessels as shown in drawings left with the Provisional Specification. To
enable it to be placed in position you have only to remove the end hoop and loosen
the next one which allow the staves of the cask to open a little. The stay is placed
across the head of the cask and the hoops replaced and hammered down very
tight which draws the staves of the cask together and consequently gives the ends
of the stay a very firm grip just below the chime thus supporting the whole of
the head of the cask preventing it from bursting and the joints from leaking
when subject to great pressure such as when the casks are filled with stout, porter,
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page_text: beer, or any other liquor or matter exercising great internal pressure on the cask,
barrel or other like vessels.
The hoops on the cask can be tightened at any time without removing the stay.
The stay can be removed from the head of one cask to another of the same size
by simply loosening the hoops. In addition to resisting the internal pressure, it
protects the head of the casks from being damaged when unloading from a dray or
waggon by coming into contact with any solid body or by another empty cask
falling on its head.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is..
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1. Stay similar to that shown on drawing left with the Provisional Specification
or of any other section and made in any metal.
2. The method the stay is fixed across the head of the cask and its position being
not at all in the way for handling, stowage or liable to get broken.
Dated this 13th day of December 1899.
SAMUEL BENNETT STANTON.