Year: 1888

page_text: [Communicated from abroad by ROLLIN HILLYER COOKE, Banker, of Pittsfield,
Massachusetts, and JABEZ ALVORD, Machinist, of Winsted, Connecticut, both in
the United States of America.]
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex 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:
Referring to the drawings that form a part hereof.
Figure 1 is an end or top view of the barrel end and barrel-head embodying my
improvement.
Figure 2 is a bottom or under side view of the same parts that are shown in Fig. 1,
the barrel cut in horizontal cross-sections.
Figure 3 is a view of the same parts that are shown in Figs. 1 and 2, represented
as cut in vertical sections on the plane -----x.
Figure 4 is a view of the same parts that are shown in Figs. 1 and 2, represented
as being cut in vertical sections on the line y-----y.
The object and purpose of this improvement is to produce a barrel-head which may
be readily attached and detached from the barrel at pleasure without the removal or
loosening of the chime hoops.
The letter a denotes a barrel-body as a whole, and b denotes an annular groove
made on the interior thereof.
The letters cc denote two barrel-head sections whose edges are chamfered and
beveled to fit the groove b. These barrel-head sections do not entirely fill the barrel,
but they are separated by an interval, which is covered by an interval-cap, shortly to
be described.
The letter d denotes this interval cap which should be of some slightly elastic
material. Many kinds of wood will answer for this purpose.
The letter e denotes a .button, preferably made of metal, which can be readily
inserted through the interval which separates the barrel-head sections when the
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page_text: interval-cap is at right angles to that interval. Then by rotating the interval-cap to
the position shown in the drawings the button places the cap tightly down, closing
the interval, and the stopf drops into the interval and sufficiently locks the interval-
cap into position. That end of the interval-cap which carries the stop f' has on its
edges the chamfers i, by the aid of which a person's finger may grasp the spring and
lift that end to raise the stop out of the interval, after which the interval-cap can be
given a quarter rotation, which unlocks it from the barrel-head sections, after which
the barrel-head sections can be moved readily toward the center of the barrel and
taken out.
It will be observed that the button e not only serves the purpose of drawing the
interval-cap closely down upon the barrel-head sections, but it also pushes the barrel-
head sections apart and into proper contact with the groove b.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents I declare that what I claim is :—
1. In combination, the barrel-body a, bearing the interior groove b, the barrel-head
sections cc, separated by an interval, and the interval-cap d carrying the button e, all
substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. In combination, the barrel-head sections c c, separated by an interval, the
interval cap d, carrying the button e and made of some slightly elastic material, and
tho stop f, all substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
3. In combination, the barrel-head sections cc, separated by an interval, and the
interval-cap carrying the button and provided with the chamfers i, all substantially as
described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 21st do.. of Mauh 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.