CERTAIN NEW AND USEFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN OIL CABINETS
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Moses Hewey Wiley, of the State of Massa-,
chusetts, of the United States of America, for the Invention of
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION filed by the said Moses Hewey Wiley at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition and
Declaration, on the 9th July 1870, pursuant to the 9th. Section of
the Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, MOSES
HEWEY WILEY, of the State of Massachusetts, of the United States of:
America, send greeting.
WHEREAS I am in possession of an Invention for "CERTAIN NEW AND
USEFUL IMPROVEMENTS IN OIL CABINETS," and have petitioned Her Majesty
to grant unto me, my executors, administrators, and assigns, Her Royal
Letters Patent for the same, and have made solemn Déclaration that I'
am the true and first Inventor thereof.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Moses Hewey Wiley, do hereby
declare that the following Complete Specification, under my hand and
seal, fully describes and ascertains the nature of the said Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, in and by the following
statement:-
My Invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in
what are termed by me "oil cabinets," of which that designated in
Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 is especially adapted for use on shipboard, in light-
houses, and many other places where oil is stored or used either for
illumination or lubrication.
The cabinet shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7 is specially adapted for use
in cotton or woolen mills and other places.
The first part of. my Invention, or that adapted for use on ship-
board, etc., consists in so combining and arranging the oil tank, tho
pump, and vent tube, or waste receiving orifice with a sink or enclosure,
or with the latter and one or more compartments for holding lamps,
chimneys, wicking, or other paraphanalia required in trimming or
preparing lamps for use, or vessels for lubrication, as to form a neat,
compact, and useful piece of furniture, the same being as shown in
Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
Of such Drawings Figure 1 denotes a top view; and Figure 2 a side
or end elevation of the said Invention; Figure 3 is a top view of the
said Invention with the cover removed; Figure 4, a vertical and central
section taken through the tank, the pump and waste receiving orifice
or vent pipe.
In the said Drawings A denotes a rectangular case or box provided
with a cover B, which is so constructed as to be capable of being either
readily applied thereto or removed therefrom, as may be desirable.
The said cover is formed in two portions, a, b, hinged together, the front
portion a being capable of being turned back upon the other in order
to enable ready access to be had to the sink or pump compartment,
to be herein-after described. Extending up from the bottom of the
case A is a large rectangular tank or oil holder C which is made of
metal, and corresponds in length and width with the interior of the
said case, and may have any desirable height or capacity. On the top
of the said tank, or arranged above the same, is one or more compart-
ments E, E¹. The front one, viz., E, I term the sink, which has a
sloping or concave bottom, its greatest slope or concavity being at the

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the tank, and extends down into the interior of the latter in manner as
shown in Figure 4. The said pipe F performs three separate functions.
| First. It conveys the overflow or waste oil from the sink back into the
tank.
Second. It serves as a vent to the tank.
And, third. It prevents the oil in the tank from swashing or spurting
upward into the sink under the rolling and pitching action of a vessel
or ship during rough weather.
G is a pump which extends down into the tank, and is firmly secured
to the bottom thereof. This pump may be either a suction, a lifting, or
a force pump, as may be desirable, and should be so arranged with
respect to the tank and the return tube that its nozzle or discharging
end may stand directly over or in close proximity to the mouth of the
return pipe, in order that any overflow or drippings may run directly back
into the tank.
The pump shown in the Drawings is a force pump of the ordinary
construction, which is submerged in the oil in the tank, and is worked.
by its handle J, as shown in Figure 4, its discharge pipe or nozzle being
provided with a stop-cock K, as seen in such Figure.
In supplying or filling a can or vessel with oil from the tank we first
turn the cock K so as to open the same, and next take hold of the
handle of the pump piston, and by working the same up and down we
shall force the oil up through the discharge pipe and into the can until:
the desired quantity is attained, when we shall again turn the stop-cock
so as to shut off the flowage of the oil; should any overflow such. will
flow directly back through the return pipe into the tank. Furthermore
the said return pipe is provided near its top with one or more vent
holes e for the escape of any vapor that may be generated within the
tank.
The said sink or compartment may also have one or more stands or
annular supports H for holding one or more oil feeders or cans, and it
may also have a foraminous stand or plate arranged on its bottom.
In rear of the said sink or pump compartment is another compart-
ment E¹ for reception of the various articles required for lubricating, or
various other purposes.

page_text: Instead of making the case or enclosure above the tank in two com-
partments it may have but one, the same constituting the sink; but I
prefer the employment of the two, as shown in Figures 3 and 4 of the
Drawings.
O is a filling port arranged within the compartment E, and provided
with a screw cap or stopper P.
The said tank may be divided into two or more compartments for con-
taining oils of different kinds, in which case each compartment should
be provided with a separate pump and return pipe.
A cabinet constructed of the devices or parts arranged and combined
as above set forth and as shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the accom-
panying Drawings constitutes an article of great utility and value for
the purpose for which it is designed.
Having thus described this part of my Invention, what I claim
therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:-
1st. An oil cabinet substantially as described, the same consisting of
a tank or holder with an upper case, sink, or inclosure, and provided
with a pump and a vent tube or waste receiving orifice combined and
arranged together in manner and for the purpose or object herein-before
set forth.
2d. The combination of the tank C, the compartments E, E', pump
G, J, K, and pipes O, F, constructed, arranged, and operating together
in manner and for the purpose or object as set forth.
The second part of my Invention, or that especially designed for use
in factories, cotton and woolen mills, consists,-
1st. In an oil cabinet, the same consisting of a reservoir or tank C,
and a compartment or sink D provided with a pump, a stand or can
supporter O, and "tell tale" constructed as specified, all combined,
arranged, and operating together in manner and for the purpose herein-
after specified.
2d. In an oil cabinet consisting of a reservoir or tank C and a compart-
ment or sink D provided with a pump, a can supporter O, and waste
receiving orifice G, all constructed, combined, and arranged together in
manner and for the purpose herein-after specified.
3d. In the combination of the adjustable stand or can supporter O
with the discharge pipe or nozzle of the pump, substantially as and for
the purpose herein-after specified.

page_text: 4th. In the combination and arrangement of the stand O and the
centralizer Q with the discharge pipe or nozzle of the pump in manner
and for the purpose herein-after set forth.
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5th. In providing the piston of a pump with means or devices as
described (viz., a rod g, handle h, check chain R, and weight or
gravitating power, or its equivalent), whereby the fluid contained within
the tank or holder may not only be drawn and accurately measured, but
be automatically discharged into a can or receptacle in manner as herein-
after specified.
6th. In the nozzle clearer and its shield when constructed as
described and applied to the cover of the case as herein-after set'
forth.
7th. In the combination of the nozzle-supporting shelf V with the
nozzle clearer and its shield, substantially as and for the purpose herein-
after set forth.
This part of my Invention is shown in Figures 5, 6, and 7 of the accom-
panying Sheet of Drawings, of which Figure 5 is a top view of my said
cabinet for factory use with the cover turned back; Figure 6 is a vertical
and central section taken through the "tell-tale" and discharge or
eduction pipe of the pump; Figure 7 is another vertical section taken
on line x, x, of Figure 5.
In the said Figures 5, 6, and 7, A denotes a rectangular box or case
provided with a cover B hinged thereto. Within the lower part of the
said case is an oil reservoir or tank C. Disposed above the said tank is
a chamber or compartment D which is provided with two shelves E, F,,
the former being provided with a series of holes a, a, etc. to receive the
inverted necks of oil cans for the purpose of supporting them while
being drained preparatory to being filled. The shelf F is corrugated or,
formed with channels running longitudinally, and terminating at one
end in a series of holes b. The object of the latter shelf is to support
the cans after they may have been filled with oil, the said channels
serving to convey any waste or surplus oil which may run down the
outside of the cans to the orifices b, where it will be discharged on the
top of the tank C, and flow from thence into it through the opening G,
which is provided with a filter or strainer c, as shown in Figures 5
and 6.
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page_text: The oil dripping from the mouths of the cans when in the orifices of
the shelf E will fall upon the upper surface of the tank, and will flow
down into the interior thereof through the orifice H.
I is a "tell-tale which extends down into the reservoir C, and has a
hollow ball or float d upon its lower end. Upon the stem e of the float
or "tell-tale" a stop fis disposed which prevents the "tell-tale" from
having a too great range of motion. The object of the "tell-tale" is
not to show what amount of liquid there may be in the tank, but to
indicate when it gets too low and the tank needs replenishing. Further-
more, the tube o of the "tell-tale” operates as a vent to allow of the
escape of air while the tank is being filled. Within the said reservoir C,
and affixed to the bottom thereof, a force pump F¹ is disposed, K being
the pump barrel thereof. Lis a weighted piston provided with a rod g
and handle h. M denotes the eduction pipe, and N the discharging end
or nose of the pump, the said barrel and pipe being respectively provided
with induction and eduction valves in the ordinary manner.
O is an adjustable stand or can supporter which is attached by means
of an arm h¹ to a slider P, which is arranged concentrically around the
upper upright portion of the pipe M. The said slider is surmounted by
a coiled spring k, one end of which is attached to the slider, the other
being fastened to the said pipe.
Q is an annular guide or centralizer, which is supported by two arms
affixed to the sides of the pump nozzle, one of which is seen in Figure 6,
the said centralizer being arranged concentrically with respect to the
base of the pump nose, in order that when the mouth of a can is intro-
duced into the centralizer, the oil or fluid ejected from the nose of the
pump may enter the mouth of the can axially, and thus prevent any
overflow or waste of the oil or fluid. The object of making the can
supporter adjustable is to enable it to receive and hold cans of different
sizes and maintain them in their proper positions with respect to the
nose of the pump while being filled. By this application and arrange-
ment of the coiled spring, such not only serves to support the stand
while a can is being filled, but enables it (such can) to be readily removed
from or applied to the stand, as may be desirable.
R is a measuring or check chain, one end of which is attached to the
handle of the piston and the other to the top of the reservoir, as seen
in Figure 5. The object of this chain is to regulate the amount of oil

page_text: received into the pump barrel at each upward movement of the piston,
in accordance with the capacity of the can to be filled, that is to say,
if each oil can to be filled holds one pint, we must raise the piston a
sufficient distance to allow a pint to flow into the pump barrel. Each
link of the said chain may be supposed to indicate a measure for a
certain fixed quantity, for instance, a gill or a pint, as may be desirable.
Having adjusted the chain to the desired point to accord with the
capacity of the can, we have only to raise the piston until arrested by.
the chain to cause the desired amount of oil to enter the pump barrel..
If now we release our hold of the piston handle, the piston being heavily
weighted, will rapidly decend by the action of gravity, and will force
the oil out of the pump barrel into the eduction pipe, and thereby force
a like quantity from the eduction pipe through the nose of the pump
into the oil can placed under the same.
T is a device for clearing the nozzles of the cans of any extraneous
matter, and consists of a pointed wire attached to the cover B, as shown
in Figure 5. The said clearer is provided with a shield or guard m,
whose object is to protect it from injury as well as from doing injury.'
U is a shelf, which is arranged on the cover B, and with respect to the
"clearer" T, as shown in the Drawing, this shelf is provided with a
series of holes n for receiving the nozzles of the cans to be filled.
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In supplying the tank or reservoir with oil the desired quantity is to.
be poured into the compartment or sink D, from whence it will flow
into the reservoir or tank through the orifices G and H.
The reservoir having been supplied with oil the operation of filling
the oil cans is as follows:-The cans to be filled are first to have their
nozzles removed, and the nozzle clearer passed through them. They are
then to be placed in the orifices in the nozzle receiving shelf U, the
cans to be placed mouth downwards within the holes in the shelf E.
After being properly drained the oil cans are to be filled with oil by
placing each one in succession on the stand O, and so that its mouth
shall enter the centralizer Q, and next manipulating the pump, as before
described. When filled they are to be removed from the stand, the
nozzle of each to be again inserted in the mouth of its can, when they
are ready for use and may be placed on the shelf E.
Having described this part of my Invention as shown in Figures 5,
and 7, what I claim therein is as follows:-
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page_text: 1st. An oil cabinet, substantially as described, the same consisting of
a reservoir or tank C, and a compartment or sink D, provid with a
pump, a stand or can supporter O, and " tell-tale," constructed as speci-
fied, all combined, arranged, and operating together in manner and for
the purpose herein-before specified.
2d. An oil cabinet, consisting of a reservoir or tank C, and a compart-
ment or sink D, provided with a pump, a can supporter O, and waste
receiving orifice G, all constructed, combined, and arranged together in
manner and for the purpose herein-before set forth.
3d. The combination of the adjustable stand or can supporter O, with
the discharge pipe or nozzle of the pump, substantially as and for the
purpose herein-before specified.
4th. The combination and arrangement of the stand O and the cen-
tralizer Q, with the discharge pipe or nozzle of the pump, in manner and
for the purpose set forth.
5th. Providing the piston of a pump with means or devices, as
described (viz., a rod g, handle h, check chain R, and weight or gravi-
tating power or its equivalent), whereby the fluid contained within the
tank or holder may not only be drawn and accurately measured, but
be automatically discharged into a can or receptacle, in manner as
described.
6th. The nozzle clearer and its shield when constructed as described,
and applied to the cover of the case, as set forth.
7th. The combination of the nozzle supporting shelf v with the
nozzle clearer and its shield, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
MOSES HEWEY WILEY (a)
MOSES HEWEY WILEY. (L.S.)