IMPROVEMENTS IN OIL CANS
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS KENYON, of 225 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, in the County of
Lancaster, Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OIL CANS," to be as follows:-
The improved construction, of oil can hereinafter described, is designed, to
dispense with the screw or detachable caps, and chains, to provide facility for
refilling the can, and to ensure the delivery pipe being automatically freed or
cleared from obstruction, and to prevent or render unnecessary any cutting away
or tampering with the delivery end of the discharge pipe.
The top of the can is concave, forming a dish, in which are apertures, commu-
nicating with the interior of the can, these openings are closed by a valve, attached
to a spindle, extending above the cavity, on which spindle is a button, and spiral
spring Within the can is a cranked wire, extending from the end of the discharge
pipe, to, and outside the can, its outer end having a spiral spring and thumb piece
or button, the said cranked wire, passes between two guide wires, connected to the
supply and air valve.
The action is as follows-To fill the can, the button of the valve, first referred to,
is pressed, and oil poured into the cavity or dish the oil passes through the
apertures to the can.
To secure discharge of oil, on the thumb piece or button being pressed, the
cranked wire is forced forwards, so that its other end protrudes, slightly beyond,
or outside the end of the discharge pipe or spout, thus effectually clearing the end
of the said pipe, from any obstruction.
WALTER BRIERLEY,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I THOMAS KENYON, of 225 Whalley New Road, Blackburn, in the County of
Lancaster, Mill Manager, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN OIL CANS" and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The improved construction, of oil can hereinafter described, is designed, to ensure
the delivery pipe being automatically freed or cleared from obstruction, and. to
prevent or render unnecessary any cutting away or tampering with the delivery
end of the discharge pipe.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing
forming a part of this specification in which:-
Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section of oil can having my improvements
applied thereto.
Fig. 2 is a plan view also partly in section.
Fig. 3 is a detail enlarged scale.
Fig. 4 illustrates a part detached.
Within the can 1, is a cranked wire 2, extending from the end of the discharge
pipe 3, to, and outside the can, its outer end 4 having a spiral spring 5, and thumb
piece or button 6, the said cranked wire 2, passes over a guide wire 7, connected to
the sides of the can, and on which wire 7, and through the guide 7, the wire 2
moves or slides, when the thumb piece 6 is pressed, and the wire 2 protrudes
through the orifice of the spout 3.
To secure the clearing of the orifice and discharge of oil, on the thumb piece or
button 6 being pressed, the cranked wire 2 is forced forwards, and slides upon its
guide 7, and through the guide 7, so that the other end 8 of the said wire 2
protrudes slightly beyond, or outside, the end of the discharge pipe or spout 3, thus
effectually clearing the end of the said pipe, from any obstruction-On removal of
pressure from the button 6, the spring 5 again expands, drawing the wire 2 back
within the spout 3, and can 1.
The wire 2 besides clearing the spout, protects the latter from being crushed or
damaged and thereby renders unnecessary the cutting off the end of the spout as
commonly resorted to, heretofore, the orifice of the spout so cut as explained being
larger than necessary resulted in a waste of oil.
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
The wire 2, supports or guides 7, 7° and spring 5, in combination with a can such
as 1, as and for the purpose herein described, and as illustrated.