Improvements in Cask Stands and Tilters.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Sept., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
Improvements in Cask Stands and Tilters.
I, HERBERT GEORGE UNSWORTH of Grove Villa, Osmaston Road, Derby, in
the County of Derby, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to cask stands and tilters, either automatic or not. In the
case of the automatic stand the object is that the cask as the liquor is drawn off
shall automatically tilt itself; in the non-automatic stand this may be effected by
the tilter turning a nut or the like. The automatic tilter may be constructed in
the following manner :-A stand of any suitable design or construction which will
carry the cask is made and is provided with a movable leg preferably having a
roller at the end to facilitate its movement. The leg is pivotted or hinged to the
stand conveniently in a slot therein and is so arranged that its movement is limited
in either direction. A spring is connected with the movable leg and some fixed
portion of the stand, and in operation when the cask is full and is placed on the
stand the leg is moved and the spring extended until the leg reaches its stop and
there remains, providing a firm rest for the cask. As the liquor is drawn off and
the strength of the spring overcomes the weight of the cask the leg is gradually
drawn forward tilting it and the cask. The spring is preferably so placed that as
the stand approaches its highest position the power exerted by the spring upon the
leg decreases, otherwise an excessive tilt would be produced when the cask was
nearly empty.
Instead of employing the before mentioned movable leg a plate spring or similar
device may be employed with or without the roller, the resilience of the spring itself
effecting the tilting and one or more stops being preferably provided to regulate the
amount of movement.
Instead of the plate spring a coiled wire spring may be arranged to operate in a
similar manner.
Where the stand is non-automatic I prefer to connect a screwed rod with the
movable leg and a winged nut upon the stand or vice versa, and by turning the nut
the position of the leg and the tilt of the stand can be adjusted.
Dated this 21st day of December 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cask Stands and Tilters.
HERBERT GEORGE UNSWORTH of Grove Villa, Osmaston Road, Derby in the
County of Derby, Mechanical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The invention relates to cask stands and tilters either automatic or not. In the
case of the automatic stand the object is that the cask as the liquor is drawn off

page_text: shall automatically tilt itself; in the non-automatic stand this may be effected by
the tilter turning a nut or the like. The automatic tilter may be constructed in
the following manner.
A stand of any suitable design or construction which will carry the cask is
made and is provided with a moveable leg, preferably having a roller at the
end to facilitate its movement. The leg is pivoted or hinged to the stand
conveniently in a slot therein and is so arranged that its movement is limited in
either direction. A spring is connected with the moveable leg and some fixed
portion of the stand, and in operation when the cask is full and is placed on the
stand the leg is moved and the spring extended until the leg reaches its stop and
there remains, providing a firm rest for the cask. As the liquor is drawn off and
the strength of the spring overcomes the weight of the cask, the leg is gradually
drawn forward, tilting it and the cask. The spring is preferably so placed that as
the stand approaches its highest position, the power exerted by the spring decreases,
otherwise an excessive tilt would be produced when the cask was nearly empty.
Instead of employing the before mentioned moveable leg, a plate spring or
similar device may be employed with or without the roller, the resilience of the
spring itself affecting the tilting movement and one or more stops being preferably
provided to regulate the amount of movement.
Instead of the plate spring, a coiled spring may be arranged to operate in a
similar manner.
Where the stand is non-automatic I prefer to connect a screwed rod with the
moveable leg and a winged nut upon the stand or vice versa and by turning the nut
or rod the position of the leg and the tilt of the stand can be adjusted.
In order to render my foregoing description of my said invention more clear
I refer to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1. is a side elevation
of an automatic cask tilter fitted according to my invention, Fig. 2. is a side
elevation of the same shewing the tilted position of the moveable leg, Fig. 3 is an
end elevation and Fig. 4 is a plan. (a) is the platform of the cask stand having
inclined side stops for the cask, (b) (b) are the front fixed legs of the stand, (c) is
the moveable and tilting leg with the roller (e¹) and pivot (c), (d) is the tilting
spring actuating the leg (c), and (e) is the attachment for the said spring to the
stand.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a tilter according to the invention in which the
operation is performed by a flat spring (f) the dotted figure shewing the tilted
position.
Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a tilter in which a screwed rod and nut (9) is employed
instead of the foregoing self acting arrangements.
All the letters and figures refer to the same parts in the different views.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
The construction of an automatic or non-automatic cask stand substantially as
shewn and described.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1894.