Improved Fittings for Facilitating the Carrying of Tanks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Fittings for Facilitating the Carrying of Tanks.
We, JOHN MCLEOWNAN MCMURTRIE, Engineer and LUCAL LIMITED,
Engineers, both of 121 West George Street in the County of the City of Glasgow,
North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved fittings which will enable tanks or such like
vessels to be carried about in a more convenient way. We use the fittings to
facilitate the carrying about of the apparatus for burning fluid hydrocarbons.
Such apparatus is much used for giving light to carry on work outside at night.
In carrying out our invention we attach to each of the handles two stout metal
rods. One end of each rod is bent into a ring round the handle, so that the rods
are loosely attached to the handle. When not in use the rods hang down, but when
it is desired to lift the apparatus the two rods attached to each handle are lifted
up to a horizontal position with their free ends pointing in opposite directions.
The end of the rod attached to the handle is kept on the part of the handle
furthest from its free end so that as the rod is lifted up to the horizontal position it
comes against the other part of the handle and is prevented rising above the
horizontal position. When the four rods are thus lifted up to this position they
form four stiff bars like the shafts of a cart, and two men can conveniently carry
the apparatus. Instead of using the handle as a stop to prevent the rod rising too
high, we may fix pegs to the tank to answer the same purpose. If it is desired to
lengthen the rods we may have a tube on the rod, which can be pulled out when
desired.
Dated this 9th day of November 1894.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.
Improved Fittings for Facilitating the Carrying of Tanks.
We, JOHN MCLEOWNAN MCMURTRIE, and LUCAL LIMITED, Engineers, of
121 West George Street, in the County of the City of Glasgow, North Britain,
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 improved fittings which will enable tanks or such like
vessels to be carried about in a more convenient way. We use the fittings to
facilitate the carrying about of the apparatus for burning fluid hydro-carbons.
Such apparatus is much used for giving light to carry on work outside at night.
In order that our invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect we have hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in the several
figures of which corresponding parts are marked with the same letters of reference.
Figure 1 illustrates in front elevation the improved fittings applied to a lamp or
apparatus for burning bydrocarbons.

page_text: Figure 2 is a part side elevation of the same; and
Figure 3 is a modified arrangement of the fittings illustrated in plan.
In carrying out our invention we attach to the handles A A two stout metal
rods a and b. One end of each of the said rods a and b is bent into a ring c, round
the handle A, so that the said rods are loosely attached to the handle.
When not
in use the rods a and b hang down (as seen in Figures 1 and 2), but when it is
desired to lift the apparatus the two rods a and b attached to each handle A, are
crossed by turning the rods inwards and afterwards lifting them to a horizontal
position with their free ends pointing in opposite directions as seen in dotted lines
in Figure 1. The end of the rod attached to the handle is kept on the part of the
handle furthest from the free end, so that as the rod is lifted up to the horizontal
position, which is accomplished by raising it in the direction indicated by the dotted
radial lines y, Figure 1, until it comes against the other part of the handle and is
prevented rising above the horizontal position. When the four rods are thus lifted
up to this position they form four stiff bars like the shafts of a cart as seen in
Figure 3, which will presently be referred to. In lieu of crossing the rods a and b
as last described, they may be attached to an intermediate bar d formed within the
handle A as illustrated in Figure 3. The said rods a and b when being raised (by
turning them outwards) will be prevented from rising above the horizontal by the
bent portions A¹ of the said handle A.
Instead of using the handle as a stop to prevent the rod rising too high we may
fix pegs to the tank to answer the same purpose. If it is desired to lengthen the
rods we may have a tube on the rod, which can be pulled out when desired.
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 :-
The improved fittings for facilitating the carrying of tanks constructed substantially
in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 7th day of August 1895.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.