US1021015A - Pouring-pot. - Google Patents

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W. P, TARRANT.

POURING POT.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

INVENTOR APPLIUATION FILED 1111111.15, 1911. 1,021,015.

WITNESSES WILLIAM P. TARRANT, 0F SARLATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

POURING-POT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912. Serial No. 614,620.

To all wiz-0m z5 may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM I. TARRANT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York, United States of America, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouring-Pots, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a pouring pot which is especially designed for use with hot asphalt or other heavy matter such as tar or other bituminous materials. Its object is to provide a simple and e'licient device by means of which liquids may be poured in the form of a thin sheet of different desired thicknesses.

I will describe my invention in the following specification and point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, partly in section, of a pouring pot made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same device. A detail of construction is shown in Fig. 3 which is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of the spout and nozzle. Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation, on a still larger scale, of a portion of the spout, the section in this figure being taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the figures.

10 designates the body of the pot which is constructed of sheet iron or other desired material, and which may be of any preferred` shape or form. For example, I have found that the form shown in the drawings is a convenient one in use. That is, it is in the form of a can or receptacle, having a length about twice as great as its width with the ends of its bottom plate 11 rounded. A handle 12 is riveted or otherwise rigidly affixed to the rear side of this body portion, and another handle 13 is fastened to its sides and extends up and over the receptacle. These handles may also be made of sheet metal and are preferably constructed with wire reinforcement along their edges, and with their central portions depressed as shown to form suitable grips for the hands.

14 is a permanent hood which covers the central and forward portion of the top of the receptacle.

2O is a spout of sheet metal projecting from the upper forward portion of the body or receptacle and permanently atlixed thereto. The upper and lower parts of this spout may be flat as shown, and its sides vertical. The forward part of the spout forms a slotlike nozzle of novel construction having adjustable lips.

The front portions of the sides of the spout are bent downward on the outside as at 21, and the lower edge of these bent-down portions may be bent again as at 22. This part of the nozzle, then, forms a flat trough open at the top, and the sides of this trough decrease in height as they near the forward end thereof.

That part of the metal which forms the bottom of the spout is bent transversely downward as at 23, then back and up again as at 24. This forms the lower lip of the nozzle. The parts 23 and 24 may be pressed together; or, if desired, a stiffening bar 25 may be interposed and fastened between them.

From about the same points at which the bent-over parts 2l of the sides of the spout begin the metallic top of the spoilt is bent downward slightly along the line 26. From this point forward the metal of the top of the spout along the sides thereof is bent downward to form inner sides 27 which lie snugly against the sides of the trough which I have described. This part, then, forms a flat inverted trough. Then, on a line opposite that along which the part 23 is bent down, the top sheet of the spout is bent upward as at 28 and down again at 29 to form the upper lip of the nozzle. Of course a sti'tl'ening strip such as 25 may be interposed between the parts 28 andr29 if desired.

30 is a rod which passes transversely through the inside of the spout and projects slightly beyond the outside thereof. To make this possible holes` 3l are drilled through the sides of the trough, and vertically disposed slots 82 are formed in the inner sides 27. The ends of the rod are threaded and mits 33 thereon are so adjusted that they bear on the inner surfaces of the inner sides. Outside of the trough are washers 34 against which bear wing-nuts 35 upon the rod 30.

A basket-like screen 40 may be provided. This is constructed of heavy wire netting affixed to a metallic horizontal rimmed flange 41 and a similar upright flange 42. These flanges are riveted together and are so shaped that they fit about the upper open part of the receptacle and the open rearwardly-facing portion formed by the arch of the hood 14:. A handle 43 is also provided to facilitate the manipulation of this part of the device.

In use the nozzle of this device is set to the desired widthafter first loosening the wingnuts 35. The metal which forms the upper portion of the spout and nozzle is flexible enough to allow for this. Then the wingnuts are tightened and will hold t-he two lips of the nozzle in the relative positions in which they have been set. j The removable screen I have shown is of value because leaves and other foreign inatter are very likely to become mixed with the material used in the pouring pot, especially in road work, and this basket-like screen will catch any such particles of matter which might otherwise clog up the nozzle. The whole screen may be removed at will and cleaned or even put in a fire if necessary.

The pouring pot herein described is especially designed for heavy rough work such. as the use of hot iiuid asphalt in the building and repairing of roads, although it may obviously be used for other purposes. It is made to withstand a considerable amount of heat so that any material which may become congealed within it may be burned out without injury to the device itself. This is accomplished by double-seaming the edges of the material where the parts come together, and by riveting such parts as may be conveniently fastened in this latter Way. Besides this the seams are brazed or filled with solder of high-melting point, so that the whole structure is tight and strong.

What I claim is :i

l. In a pouring pot, a nozzle comprising a flat trough of sheet metal and an inverted flat trough, the sides of said troughs being adjacent to one another and relatively movable, and means for clamping said sides together in different relative positions.

2. In a pouring pot, a nozzle comprising a flat trough of sheet metal and an inverted flat trough, said inverted trough being within the first trough with its side adjacent to the side of the first trough and movabley relatively thereto, and means for holding said sides together in different relative positions.

3. A pouring pot constructed of sheet metal, a flat horizonal slot-like nozzle also constructed of sheet metal having a pair of straight lips and vertical side members back of said lips, and means for clamping said side members together to hold the lips a desired distance apart.

et. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a fiat trough having vertical sides, the forward end of that portion of the trough between its sides being bent down transversely to form the lower lip of the nozzle, and an inverted fiat trough having vertical sides within and adjustable to the sides of said trough and movable relatively thereto, the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough between its sides being bent up transversely along the line above said lower lip to form the upper lip of the nozzle, and means for holding said sides together in different relative positions.

5. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a fiat trough of sheet metal having upwardly projecting vertical sides, the forward end of that portion of the trough between its sides being bent down transversely to form the lower lip of the nozzle, and an inverted flat trough of sheet metal having downwardly projecting vertical sides within and adjacent to the sides of said first trough, and movable relatively thereto, the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough between its sides being bent up transversely along a line above said lower lip to form the upper lip of the nozzle, means for stiffening said lips, and means for holding said sides in different relative positions.

' 6. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a flat trough of sheet metal having upwardly projecting vertical sides, the forward end of that portion of the trough between its sides being bent down transversely to forni the lower lip of the nozzle, and an inverted flat trough of sheet metal having downwardly projecting vertical sides within and adjacent to the sides of said first trough, and movable relatively thereto, the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough between its sides being bent up transversely along a line above said lower lip to form the upper lip of the nozzle, means for stiffening said lips, a threaded tie-rod running transversely through all of said sides, and nuts on said rod foi' holding the sides together in different relative positions, the sides of the inverted trough being constructed with vertically disposed slots through which the tie-rod passes, and the sides of said first trough being provided vwith holes through which said rod fits.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM P. TARRAN'I.

Witnesses VILL W. SMITH, IV. P. BUTLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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