Improvements in Lubricators or Vessels used for Lubricating Purposes, applicable chiefly to Cycles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, '8th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lubricators or Vessels used for Lubricating
Purposes, applicable chiefly to Cycles.
We GEORGE BUTLER of 1 Lombard Street Birmingham Cycle Fittings
Manufacturer and THOMAS KENDRICK of Beach Villa, Beach Road Sparkbrook
Birmingham Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention to be as follows:
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Our invention relates to improvements in that class of lubricator_used_and
connected to the shafts, and other moving or wearing parts of cycles, where
lubrication for antifrictional purposes may be required.
Many modes have been employed for this purpose but have failed to meet the
requirement, such as employing a screwed cap to the body which has to be removed
and replaced when the lubricating has been effected, again the employment of
springs and screwed parts in connection therewith; spring hinged lids, and all these
are complicated and costly in manufacture, and difficult to manipulate, and when
separated frequently parts get lost.
Our invention consists in the construction of a lubricator when manufactured, the
parts are not detachable, the utility is increased, and the cost of production
diminished.
We construct a body of any required shape or configuration, this is the vessel or
reservoir to receive the oil, the lower or bottom part is provided with a screwed
pipe for affixing to the axle, or other part of the cycle, and a small hole therein
conveys the oil to the parts to be lubricated. The upper part of this reservoir is
provided with a outer lid or cover, and a inner lid or cover is affixed to the top
edge of the reservoir so as to prevent a rotatory movement before the outer lid or
cover is applied.
The mode of connecting this outside lid is as follows: In the process of dressing
the body or reservoir, a recess or ring is formed near to the top, and the flange
of the lid or cover extending slightly below this, it is secured from separation by
rolling the edge of the lid over the ring or into the recess as may be, this lid will
move in either direction. The inner lid is provided with a hole near to its edge,.
and the outer lid a hole also to correspond, so that when the outer lid is moved or
rotated by the hand upon a milled edge until opposite the hole in the inner lid,
then the pipe of the oil-can is inserted, and the reservoir is charged with oil. The
action of the outer lid being reversed shuts off all escape of oil.
Or by preference I may construct the said body or reservoir of a suitable shape
from a disc of sheet metal, by raising or drawing or both processes combined, by the
aid of tools specially constructed, I should then dispense with the dressing, and
reduce the cost in manufacture in other ways.
The body or reservoir would be provided at its upper part with a neck and head
of a globular form by preference, the lower part screwed for the purpose above
described, the cover is of the same form as the head in every case and when placed
thereon, the edge of the cover is rolled into the neck and separation is prevented,
the head and its cover are both provided with holes and actuated by the means, and
for the purpose above described.
Although our invention is described above to be used in connection with
cycles, but it is also applicable to any purpose for lubricating in mechanical
engineering.
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THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lubricators or Vessels used for Lubricating
Purposes, applicable chiefly to Cycles.
We, GEORGE BUTLER of 1 Lombard Street, Birmingham Cycle Fittings
Manufacturer, and THOMAS KENDRICK, of Beach Villa, Beach Road, Spark brook,
Birmingham, Mechanical Draughtsman, do hereby declare the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in that class of lubricator used and
connected to the shafts, and other moving or wearing parts of cycles, where
lubrication for antifrictional purposes may be required.
Many modes have been employed for this purpose, but have failed to meet the
requirement, such as employing a screwed cap to the body which has to be removed
and replaced when the lubricating has been effected, again the employment of
springs, and screwed parts in connection therewith spring-hinged lids, and all
these are complicated and costly in manufacture, and difficult to manipulate, and
when separated frequently parts get lost.
Our invention consists in the construction of a lubricator when manufactured, the
parts are not detachable, the utility is increased, and the cost of production
diminished.
We construct a body of any required shape or configuration, this is the vessel or
reservoir to receive the oil, the lower or bottom part is provided with a screwed
pipe for affixing to the axle, or other part of the cycle, and a small hole therein
conveys the oil to the parts to be lubricated. The upper part of this reservoir is
provided with a outer lid or cover, and a inner lid or cover is affixed to the top edge
of the reservoir so as to prevent a rotatory movement before the outer lid or cover
is applied.
The mode of connecting this outside lid is as follows; In the process of dressing
the body or reservoir, a recess or ring is formed near to the top, and the flange
of the lid or cover extending slightly below this, it is secured from separation by
rolling the edge of the lid over the ring or into the recess, as may be, this lid will
move in either direction. The inner lid is provided with a hole near to its edge,
and the outer lid or hole also to correspond, so that when the outer lid is moved or
rotated by the hand upon a milled edge until opposite the hole in the inner lid,
then the pipe of the oil-can is inserted and the reservoir is charged with oil. The
action of the outer lid being reversed shuts off all escape of oil.
Or by preference we may construct the said body or reservoir of a suitable shape
from a disc of sheet metal, by raising or drawing or both processes combined, by the
aid of tools specially constructed. I should thus dispense with the dressing, and
reduce the cost in manufacture in other ways.
The body or reservoir would be provided at its upper part with a neck and head
of a globular form by preference, the lower part screwed for the purpose above
described, the cover is of the same form as the head in every case and when placed
thereon, the edge of the cover is rolled into the neck and separation is prevented,
the head and its cover are both provided with holes and actuated by the means, and
for the purpose, above described.
Although our invention is described above to be used in connection with cycles,
it is also applicable to any purpose for lubricating in mechanical engineering.
The object of our invention is a more ready mode of supplying the oil to the body
of the lubricator effected in a simple manner without the employment of hinged, or
screwed parts, or the detachment of the lid or cover from the body and its liability
of loss.
We will more particularly describe our invention as applied to its most obvious
use, as a lubricator, to be applied to the moving or wearing parts of cycles, for
antifrictional purposes.
And in order that this our said invention may be more clearly understood we will

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Fig. 1 is a view in elevation sectional of a lubricator constructed according to our
invention.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of same.
Fig. 3 a view in elevation of same.
Fig. 4 part detached.
Fig. 5 plan view, shewing interior.
Fig. 6 a view in elevation, sectional.
Figs. 7 and 8 a modification as Fig. 1.
Figs. 9 and 10 also a modification as Fig. 1-2.
a is the body of the lubricator, the vessel for receiving the oil, with the screwed
pipe for connecting to its purpose, with hole c, for conveying the oil to the part to
be lubricated, and recesses a¹, d is the outer lid or cover, and e is the inner lid or
cover, provided with projections e', as Fig. 4, by referring to Fig. 1, a¹ the recesses,
it will be perceived that the said projections will fit into the said recesses, and c, is
thus prevented from rotating. In Fig. 1 we illustrate the mode we employ of
affixing the lid or cover d, being provided with the flange d¹ which is a little below
the upper edge, or swell d² of a, which is rolled over sufficient to prevent a separation,
but not for a movement, in either direction the inner lid e, has the hole e², and the
outer lid d, the hole d³ so that by moving d, by means of its edge which is milled
the hole d³, will come over the hole e², and the oil is then poured in from the can,
by reversing the action of d, it is shut off, and the escape of the oil is obviated.
Instead of the flange d¹, engaging under the swell d*, a recess could be formed for it
to be rolled in.
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In Fig. 6 we shew a departure in configuration, the lid d being dished to prevent
an overflow of oil when filling.
In Figs. 7 and 8, the inner lid e, is dispensed with by substituting the lid d* which
slides, under the "staple" d', Fig. 7 shews the said lid removed, and the hole d³
exposed for receiving the oil, the lid is then put back, d is stationary.
In Figs. 9 and 10 the lid or cover d is stationary but provided with the hole d",
in this case the inner lid e, is moveable by means of the projection e' controlled by
the slot f, it is held in position by the lid d. Fig. 9 shews the holes apart but by
moving e in the right direction the hole e² will come under the hole d³ for receiving
the oil, and then moved back.
By preference we make the parts of these lubricators from sheet metal, by raising
or by drawing, as being most economical, but in some cases the same may be from
castings or from the wrought metal.
The above being our said invention we wish to observe in conclusion that we do
not confine ourselves to the precise details shewn on the accompanying sheet of
drawings, but we hold ourselves at liberty to alter or modify the same without
departing essentially from our said invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim for " Improvements in lubricators or vessels used for lubricating purposes
applicable chiefly to cycles."
The construction of a lubricator the lid or cover, although movable is not
detachable from the body, and the parts in connection therewith substantially as
hereinbefore set forth and described.
The general combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinbefore
described in the foregoing Specification and shewn upon the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
THOS. KENDRICK,
Agent for Applicants.