Improvements in and applicable to Lubricating or Oil Cans.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and applicable to Lubricating or Oil Cans.
I, RICHARD HENRY NOEL LINDLEY, of 34, Englefield Road, in the County
of London, Engineers' Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
This invention relates to improvements in lubricating or oil cans and consists in
providing oil cans with an improved filling cup which shall be practically dust
proof.
According to my invention I provide the oil can with a cup having an opening
at one side and partly closed in at the top. Within the cup is placed a second cup
(adapted to rotate within the first named cup) the walls of which are formed of a
spring adapted to bear against the inner periphery of the outer cup; the ends of
the spring do not meet and thus leave an opening. The inner cup is provided with
a partial cover.
From this construction when the inner cup is turned into one position the
cup will be closed and the face of the spring will come in front of and close
the opening through the outer cup to the oil can. When turned into the other
position the cup will be opened and the space between the ends of the spring will
be opposite to the opening in the outer cup thus allowing the oil to pass freely to
the oil can.
Dated the 13th day of A vơnst 1895
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in and applicable to Lubricating or Oil Cans.
I, RICHARD HENRY NOEL LINDLEY, of 34, Englefield Road, in the County
of London, Engineer's Factor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in lubricating or oil cans and consists
in providing oil cans with an improved filling cup which shall be practically dust-
proof.
According to my invention I provide the oil can with a cup having an opening
at one side and partly closed in at the top. Within the cup is placed a second
cup or spring slide adapted to rotate within and bear against the inner periphery
of the first named cup; the ends of the spring do not meet and thus leave an
opening. The cup is provided with a partial cover.
From this construction when the spring slide is turned into one position the cup
will be closed and the face of the spring will come in front of and close the
opening through the cup to the oil can. When turned into the other position the
cup will be opened, thus allowing the oil to pass freely to the oil can.

page_text: To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference to
the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a lubricating or oil can having my improved
filling cup applied thereto :
Figure 2 is a plan of the same:
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 1:
Figure 4 is a plan of the filling cup with the cover removed :
Figure 5 is a vertical section of the filling cup similar to Figure 1 but shewing
the same with its parts in the position for filling.
a is the oil can which is of ordinary construction, and 6 is the cup projecting
into the same.
c is the opening in the side of the cup b, and d is the partial cover
or cap of the same.
e is the spring slide in the shape of an incomplete ring which bears against the
inner surface of the cup 6 and is provided with a tongue fconnected to the cover g
of the inner cup e.
This cover is provided with a hole and with a rim or flange i
which fits over the outer cup like a cap. The cover g is pivoted to a central pinj
which passes through the cover d of the outer cup and through the bottom of the
same as seen clearly in Figure 1 so that the spring slide can be rotated in the cup
by means of the cover g.
k is a stop rivetted to the underside of the cover g, which stop limits the
movement of the said cover by coming into contact with the inner edge of the
cover d as shewn in Figure 5.
From this construction it will be obvious that, when the cover e is turned on
the central pinj into the position shewn in Figures 1 and 2, the cup is closed at the
top as the hole h in the cover g is over the cover d and the spring slide covers the
opening c from the cup 6 into the can a. When, however, the said spring slide is
turned into the position shewn in Figure 5, the hole h in the cover g comes over
the uncovered portion of the cap d so that the latter is opened and the space
between the ends of the spring forming the spring slide e will come opposite the
opening c, thus allowing oil to pass freely into the oil can a.
Having now 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 :-
1. A filling cup for lubricating or oil cans having an outer cup, provided with a
lateral opening and a partial cover, and an inner spring slide adapted to turn
within the cup and having a lateral opening and a partial cover, substantially as
described.
2. The manufacture and use of the improved lubricating or oil can hereinbefore
described and illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing.
3. The manufacture and use of the improved filling cup for oil cans hereinbefore
described and illustrated in Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 12th day of May 1806
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.