Improvements in Oil Cans.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Oil Cans.
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of the Firm of Joseph Kaye & Sons Limited, of South
Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Works Manager, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in oil cans, and has for its object,
the construction of a lid which when closed, entirely covers over the hopper or
tundish forming the upper part of the can for filling the can with oil; such lid
is so arranged that when the same is opened, the same operation also opens the
slide valve at the bottom of the tundish, and when the lid is closed, the slide valve
is also closed, such arrangement facilitates the easy opening and closing of the
valve, as compared with means hitherto in use for that purpose.
I accomplish my object by constructing a hinged lid, to the underside of which is
secured a lever, the projecting end of which is so formed as to embrace a ring,
which ring is also passed through a projection secured to the slide valve.
By this means the operator can open and shut the valve clear of the oil which
generally accumulates in the bottom of the tundish, and with greater case than
hitherto, in consequence of the increased leverage of the hinged lid.
That the 1711 1
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JOHN WAUGH,
Agent.
Improvements in Oil Cans.
I, JIM WAINWRIGHT KAYE, of the Firm of Joseph Kaye & Sons Limited, of South
Accommodation Road, Leeds, in the County of York, Works Manager, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in oil cans, and has for its object,
the construction of a lid which when closed, entirely covers the hopper or
tundish formed in the upper part of the can for filling the can with oil, and to so
arrange and combine the lid with the slide valve that, when the lid is opened,
the same operation also opens the slide valve at the bottom of the hopper or tundish,
and when the lid is closed the slide valve is also closed; thus by such arrangement,
to facilitate the opening and closing of the valve, as compared with the means
hitherto in use for that purpose.

page_text: In describing my invention in detail, reference is made to the accompanying sheet
of drawings, in which Fig. 1 represents an elevation partly in section of certain
portions of an oil can fitted with my improved arrangement for operating the slide
valve at the bottom of the hopper or tundish.
Fig. 2 is a similar elevation, showing the lid closed.
Fig. 3 is a view of the valve end of an oil can similar to that shown by Fig. 1
but with the lid of a different configuration.
Fig. 4 is a plan of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 5 a plan of Fig. 3.
In carrying out my object I secure a hopper or tundish A to the top plate B
of the oil can, and provide the bottom of the hopper or tundish with a sliding
valve C in the manner as hitherto, but instead of forming the said sliding valve
with a handle projecting upwards into the hopper or tundish A for the purpose
of operating the said valve, I operate the same in the manner as hereinafter
.described.
To the top plate B of the oil can, I secure a portion of a hinge D, the other
portion of the hinge being formed on the lid E, which is shown curved by
Figs. 1 and 2 and flat by Fig. 3. To the underside of the curved or flat lid E is
secured a lever or arm F the projecting end of which is so formed as to embrace
a ring G or other suitable connection, which is also passed through a projection H
secured to the slide valve C.
By conecting the lid E to the slide valve C in the manner described, the said
slide valve is opened or closed by the raising or lowering of the lid E, the valve
being opened or closed with greater ease, than is the case when arranged in the
ordinary manner, in consequence of the leverage obtained by the hinged lid E.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:-
A hinged lid E combined with a sliding valve. C arranged and operated sub-
stantially in the manner as shown and herein before described.
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JOHN WAUGH,
Sunbridge Chambers, Bradford,
Agent for Applicant.