Improvements in Automatic Barrel Tilters.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr.. 1895-Accepted, 18th May. 1895
Improvements in Automatic Barrel Tilters..
I, JOHN AMES, of 32 Cheetham Street, Openshaw, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
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My invention relates to automatic barrel tilters and in one form consists of a bar
or arm. one end of which is hinged at a convenient height to the wall near the
stillage and the other end of this bar carries a roller (or rollers) which bears upon
the top of the barrel on the stillage; a threaded, rod is screwed into the bar and a
book at its lower end passes into an eye at one end of a looped or C shaped spring
while a, hook attached to the other end of the spring is placed under the top rim of
the rear end of the barrel.
When the barrel is put in position on the stillage under the tilter with the bar
resting upon it and the looped spring hooked to the screwed rod and to the barrel
a handle or hand wheel on the screwed rod is turned to raise the barrel end as much
as desired, say, about eight or nine inches, at which point the tilter would be left the
spring then gradually lifting the barrel as the contents are drawn off.
In an alternative arrangement I dispense with the bar resting, with one end upon
the top of the barrel and, I, fix a bracket to the wall or to a separate standard and I
pass the screwed rod through this bracket.
Dated this 11th day of July 1894.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in. Automatic Barrel Tilters:
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I, JOHN AMES of 32 Cheetham Street, Openshaw, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Blacksmith, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My invention relates to automatic barrel tilters and in one form consists of a bar,
arm or frame of metal, hinged at one end at a convenient height to the wall near
the stillage and at the other end resting upon the top of the barrel to be tilted, and
which arm is fitted with a screw threaded rod and elevating nut, the lower end of
the rod being connected with a C shaped spring which in turn is hooked, or
connected directly or indirectly, to the end of the barrel to be tilted.
When the barrel is put upon the stillage under the tilter with the parts in the
aforesaid relation, the nut on the screwed rod is rotated, causing the C spring to
open out until sufficient tension has been put upon it that will produce a
a recoil
sufficient to gradually raise the barrel end as the contents are drawn off.
And in order that my said invention shall be the more readily understood and
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page_text: carried into practical effect I have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings and will
now proceed to describe the same with the assistance of the various figures and letters
of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a front elevation of a barrel mounted on a
stillage and with my automatic tilter shewn applied thereto.
Fig. 3 illustrates the aforesaid C shaped spring separately.
In accordance with my invention (A) is the bar, arm or frame of my improved
tilter, composed, by preference of thin bars of wrought iron, rivetted, welded or
otherwise braced together, the upper extremity terminating in a hook or "claw" (B)
for hinging the bar or frame on to a staple (C) in the wall (D) and the lower
extremity terminating in a forked foot or "straddle" (E) for giving a firm and
steady support to the frame on the barrel top.
The frame (A) is, by preference bent as shewn so as to afford a more or less
horizontal portion for the screw threaded rod (F) to pass through. This rod (F)
passes through an opening in the said frame (also screw threaded or plain), and,
above such frame, is provided with a winged or two armed nut G. To the lower
end of the rod (F), by means of the link (H) one end of the C shaped spring (I)
is connected, and the opposite end of such spring is connected to a link (J) and
hook (K).
On applying the improved tilter to the barrel the nut (G) is turned until the
C spring (1) is sufficiently lowered for the point of the hook (K) to be easily and
readily placed under the rim of the barrel as illustrated. This done, the motion of
the nut (G) is reversed and the spring (I) is then gradually pulled out of its collar
form as illustrated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, until sufficient tension has been put
upon it to enable it as the contents of the barrel are drawn off to recoil, and so raise
the barrel end. In rising the foot (E) of the arm (A) slides upon the barrel top.
To reduce friction the ends of the arm may be fitted with an anti-friction roller (or
rollers).
An important advantage accruing from the use of the improved tilter is that the
barrel is tilted so placidly and without apparent effort that the contents are drawn
clear and sparkling to the last drop. Furthermore as the weight of the barrel
diminishes the tension of the spring diminishes with it, and so by the time the
barrel is fully drained the spring is in its normal state.
When the barrel has been tilted to its fullest extent, and requires to be lowered
the screw (F) is lowered by the nut (G) so lowering the barrel gradually and
quietly onto the stillage.
In an alternative arrangement to the one previously described and shewn on the
accompanying drawing, I dispense with the bar (A) resting on the barrel and fix a
bracket to the wall, or to a separate standard, and I pass the screwed rod (F)
through this bracket.
In lieu of the screw (F) as a means for opening out the spring (I) I may employ
a lever pivoted, say at (X) to the frame (A) and with the shorter end designed to
engage with the link (H) and the other or longer end to form a handle and when
drawn or pulled down parallel with the arm (A) coupled by a catch link or hook to
the foot (E). The advantage of this arrangement is that the somewhat expensive
screwed rod (F) is dispensed with, and the adjustment of the tilter can be more
readily effected from the front of the barrel.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The combination of parts forming my improved automatic barrel tilter
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated ou the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. In barrel tilters the use of a C shaped spring mounted and operating as and
for the purposes set forth.

page_text: 3rd. In barrel tilters the use of a hinged frame (A) forming a bridge or span
from wall to barrel as and for the purposes set forth.
4th. In barrel tilters the use of a screw (F) and nut (G) or their equivalent, as
and for the purposes set forth.
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JOHN AMES,
By John G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.