Improvements in Means for Repairing Punctured Sheet Metal Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1397
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Repairing Punctured Sheet Metal
Articles.
We, MARCIA ARNOLD STONE, Housewife, MARJORIE MAUD STONE, no occupation,
and LESLIE EDMUND STONE, no occupation, all of Auburn, County of Providence,
State of Rhode Island, U.S.A., do hereby declare the nature of this invontion and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The device of this invention comprises a stem adapted to be inserted through the
puncture in a sheet molal article and having its end adapted to be fused down to
cover und close the puncture, and a base to support the article and hold the stem in
position.
In the accompanying drawing which illustrates the invention
Fig. 1 is a viow of the stem or block.
Fig. 2 a similar view of another form of stem..
Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views shewing alternate applications of the means for
mending, and
Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a stem or block.
A is the stem or block having a base or support B and a stem proper C both of
which may be made of any suitable size and shapo so as to correspond with the
puncture to be repaired.
The preferred method of mending vessels is that shewn in Fig. 3, the soldering
stem or block being inserted from the outside of the vessel D and the inner end of the
stem melted by the application of any convenient heated tool such as the soldering
iron E. The melted portion of the stem of course flows around the same so as entirely
to fill the puncture in the vessel and when permitted to cool, will lurden so as
effectually to prevent leakage past it.
It may sometimes be preferred, and is within the scope of the invention, to insert
the soldering stem through the puncture from the inside of the vessel as shewn in
Fig. 4, the end of the stem being melted against tho outer side of the vessel. In this
caso.the soldering stem or block must be supported within the vessel, say by a block F
of some kind.
It will thus be seen that this invention provides means whereby any housewife can
quickly and efficiently repair a punctured vessel or sheet metal article.
We are aware that vent holos in cans have heretofore been closed by fusing a
soldering disc which is provided with a teat on one side to engage the vent hole and
thereby support the disc in position to be acted on by the soldering iron, but we make
no claim to such a device in wbich the disc is melted and the teat forms a support or
guide. In this invention the disc or base acts solely as a support for the stem and for
the article being repaired. Were the disc or base melted the efficiency of the device
would be seriously impaired. The fusing is preferably confined to the tip of the stem
which is made rather long in order to provide sufficient metal for the proper fusing
and soldering.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-

page_text: articles consisting of a disc or base adapted to support the punctured article, and a
stem rising from said base through the puncture, the tip or extremity of said steni
being adapted to be fused down, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 18th day of November 1896.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.