US1034102A - Barrel-head. - Google Patents

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J. T. GILMER.' BARREL HEAD.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE za, 1911. 1,084, 1 Pa'llted July 30, 1912.

, fhg" f UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE JOHN T. GILMER, 0F FLORALA, ALABAMA, ASSIG-NOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 PHILLIP I-I. ENOCI-IS, OF FERNWOOD, MISSISSIPPI,

BARREL-HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed .Tune 28, 1911.

- Patented July 30, 1912. Serial No. 635,865.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN T. GIL'MER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Florala, in the county of Covington and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Barrel- I-Ieads, of which they following is a speci-y -fication.

rIhe object of this invention is to provide a detachable barrel head especially adapted for use as a closure for crude-turpentine containers which may be easily applied to any standard container or barrel and which will be inexpensive to manufacture and etlicient and durable in use.

The invention also seeks to provide a device for the stated purpose which when closed, will lie entirely within the usual outline of the barrel and by which the difliculty heretofore experienced in opening the barrel, due to the hardening of gum around the closure, is overcome.

Other incidental objects will appear as the description proceeds and the invention consists in certain novel features pointed out in the claims following the detailed description.

On the annexed drawings, which fully illustrate my invention, Figure l is a vertical diametrical section of a portion of a barrel equipped with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a similar view at a right angle to Fig. l, Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the outer ring or rim of the barrel head proper, Fig. 4 is a similar view of a portion of the inner ring or rim, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the construction whereby the body of the head and its rim are connected.

The barrel l is composed of staves provided at their ends with the croze 2 and the chime 3, as usual. In carrying out my invention, I employ an outer ring 4 which is given a flared formation, corresponding to the inclination or bevel of the chime, and is provided at its inner or narrower end with an outwardly projecting annular lip or flange 5, adapted to engage the croze, and at its outer or larger end with an outwardly projecting annular flange 6 adapted to extend over and rest upon the end edge of the barrel. The retaining hoop 7 being removed, the staves will spread slightly and the ring may then be inserted in the end of the barrel so that the lip or flange 5 will engage the' croze as shown. Then, if the hoop be returned ,to its place and forced home the staves will be tightened upon the ring which will lbe 4securely held against withdrawal by the engagement of the liange 5 and the Croze. In this very simple manner, I provide a metallic surface for the end of the barrel so that splitting of the staves is'prevented and the durability of the barrel increased. Should the stavesbe irregular and have chimes of different lengths'the projecting ends may be quickly planed down to accommodate the ring, variations in the thickness of the staves being of no consequence for the reason that the fiange 5 is arranged at such an angle as to have a wedging action so that the staves `will be clamped between the two flanges of the ring even though the lower flange does not reach the base of the croze. If the-ring should not fit snug against the chime, any gum which may find its way into the space thus left between the chime and the bodyv of the ring will harden and thereby aid in holding the ring firmly in place.

The ring 4 is preferably stamped out lof sheet metal and in the stamping process bosses or teats 8 are struck out on the inner circumferential face of the ring to be engaged by locking cams or wedges 9 on the inner ring or rim 10. These locking devices are spaced at equal intervals around the rings and any number may be employed although three will generally be found suflicient and will distribute the strain evenly through the head. The outer ring 10 is also preferably stamped out of sheet metal and the locking cams are provided by forcing out portions of the body of the ring thereby forming short inclined ribs on the outer circumferential face of the ring, in position to ride under the teats or bosses 8 as shown clearly in Fig. 2 and as will be readily understood. At diametrically opposite points of the ring 10, T-shaped bosses or projections ll are formed on the inner circumferential face thereof and the head is constructed to engage said projections. The said head consists preferably ofa single wooden disk 12 of such a diameter that it will fit snugly within the inner ring and provided in its edge with notches or recesses 11a to clear the heads of the projections ll when the disk is being inserted in the ring. Said projections may be T-shaped,

but essentially they consist of portions 11b I or plates 13 provided with notches 111 registering with notches in the edge of the disk whereby they may engage t-he projections 11, the notch fitting over the shank of the projection and the plate engaging under the head thereofat 4the sides of the shank. By this arrangement the head is held against circular and upward movement relative to the rim or inner ring and, as the flared formation of the ring prevents dropping of the head, the ring and the head are effectually held together.

The handle 15 may be a metal bar having downturned ends 16 which extend through the washers 13 and the disk 'or head 12, annular shoulders-17 being formed on said ends to bear upon the washers and thereby hold the main portion of the handle above the bar asufficient distance to admit the fingers of the person who is to open or close the barrel. The extremities of the downturned ends of the handle are threaded, as shown at 18, and nuts 19 are mounted on said threaded extremities and are adapted to be turned vhome against the disk 12 to thereby secure the handle in position. It may be here noted that the several parts should be so proportioned that the handle may be below or flush with the upper edge of the ring but preferably not project above it.

The ring is provided at its upper edge with an external annular flange 20 adapted to rest upon the upper flange of the outer ring when the head is turned home, this fiange being preferably inclined downwardly somewhat so that as it is drawn down onto the inner ring its outer edge will be held to said ring and not bent upward to admit dirt to the interior of the barrel.

In assembling the parts, t-he disk and washers are engaged wit-h the ring and the handlethen secured to the disk and washers. The outer ring having been secured in place in the previously described manner, the barrel is filled and the head then insertedwith the inclined ribs or projections thereon-passing between the bosses on the outer ring. The head is then turned about its own center so that said ribs will ride under said bosses and the head, consequently, forced downward to close the barrel. Movement of the head in the reverse direction, of course, will open the barrel. Should the head, forany reason, not yield to the turning force applied thereto by hand, anyv convenient bar may be inserted through the handle and utilized as a turning lever.

It will be readily seen 'from the foregoling description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, that I have provided a very simple device by which barrels may be effectively closed in such a manner that loss of the contents and accidental opening of the barrel will be prevented. As all-the working parts are arranged below the upper edge of the barrel, the barrel may be rolled or a number piled one upon an other within the warehouse without injury to the head. As the croze and chime are utilized in securing the closure in place, no special construction of barrel is required but the device may be applied to any barrel of ordinary construction. nasmuch as the outer ring fits closely to the Croze and the chime, it presents no obstructing projection which will interfere with the removal of the contents, or behind which the resinous products may collect and harden.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A closure for barrels comprising a ring fitting to the chime of the barrel and en gaging the croze thereof and provided with annularly spaced bosses on its inner circumferential face, and a head fitting within said ring and provided with annularly spaced external cam projections adapted to engage under the bosses on the ring.

2. A closure for barrels comprising` a. ring fitting to the chime 'of the barrel and clamping the Croze and the end edge of the barrel, and a head fitting within said ring and adapted to interlock therewith.

3. A closure for barrels comprising a sheet-metal ring fitted to the chime of the barrel and engaging the croze thereof and having annularly spaced bosses struck up from its inner circumferential face, and a, head fitting within said ring and provided with annularly spaced external cam projections adapted to ride under the bosses on the ring.

1. A closure for barrels comprising a ring fitting the chime of the barrel and provided at its inner edge with a flange engaging the croze of the barrel and at its outer edge with a flange engaging the edge of the barrel, and a head fitting within the ring and adapted to interlock therewith.

5. A closure for barrels comprising an angular sheet-metal ring fitting closely to the chime of the barrel and overlying the edge thereof, and a head provided with a sheetinetal rim, adapted to fit closely within and detachably engage the ring, together with cam-like means for securing said angular ring to said head whereby the head may be removed from the ring and leave the entire end of the barrel unobstructed.

6. A closure for barrels comprising an outer ring closely fitting the chime of the barrel and extending over the end of the same, said ring having bosses on its inner jections on its inner circumferential face,

and a disk fitting within the ring and constructed to fit around the shanks of said projections and engage under the heads lof the` same.

8. A barrel closure comprising a ring, a disk fitting within said ring at the lower edge thereof, washers on the upper side of the disk constructed to lock the disk to the ring, a handle having downturned ends eX- tending through the washers andthe disk, shoulders on said ends hearing upon the washers, and nuts on the extremities of the handle turned home against the disk, the handle being housed within the ring.

9. A closure for barrels including a head consisting of a ring having projections on its inner circumferential face, each of said projections having a portion extending in the plane of the aXis of the barrel and a portion arranged at an angle thereto, and a disk arranged within said ring and constructed to lit around the first mentioned portions of said projections and to engage under the other portions of the same.

10. A closure for barrels including a head consisting of a ring having projections on its inner circumferential face, each of said projections having a portion extending in the plane of the axis of the barrel and portion arranged at an angle thereto, a disk arranged within said ring and provided j with notches of a size to permit the passage of both portions of said projections, and plates mounted on said disk and provided with notches adapted to lit around the first mentioned portions and engage under the other portions of said projections.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN T. GILMER.

Witnesses E. H. PARKINs, R. W. BIsHor.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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