US1328587A - Collapsible barrel - Google Patents

Description

S. R. PORT.

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL. APPLICATION FILED IUNE4. I9I9.

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SAMUEL R PORT @EMI o Grtoznup ILC SAMUEL R. PORT, OF MARTINSVILLE, INDIANA.

COLLAPSIBLE BARREL.

spcification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 20, 19.20.

Application filed June 4, 1919. Serial No. 301,633.

To all 'whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. PORT, a citizen of the 1United States, residing at Martinsville, in the county of Morgan and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Collapsible Barrel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collapsible barrels for use in handling various articles of merchandise such as loaves of bread, apples, and the like, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a simple and inexpensive barrel., which, when not in use, can be flattened out so as to occupy the minimum space.

A further object is to provide a container of this character which can be quickly set up and the heads of which give the body of the barrel the desired rigidity and hold it against collapsing.

Another object is to provide simple and enicient means for holding the heads in position.

A further object is to provide a container in which the connecting wires are seated in the body and heads and thus protected from being broken off or pinched when the containers are stacked.

lith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being' understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing' from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:

Figure l is a view partly in side elevation and partly in section of a barrel embodying the present improvements.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View, a portion of the head being broken away.

Fig. 8 is a section through a portion of the container.

Referring to the ligures by characters of reference l designates hoops made up of strips or wires and to these hoops is secured a series of parallel wooden staves 2. The wires l project, at one end, beyond one of the end staves 2 of the series to form tongues 3 these projecting ends or tongues 3 will lap the opposite ends of the strips and can be held thereto by bolts l extending through one of the staves and also through the ends of the strips. The wires are seated in trans verse grooves 2 in the staves.

Certain of the staves are cut away at their ends to form recesses or depressions 5 preferably spaced apart 90 degrees, said depressions being of a depth equal to the thickness of reinforcing strips 6 which are secured upon the outer faces of the heads 7 of the barrel. These heads may be made up of separate pieces of wood nailed or otherwise fastened to the cross strips 6, the ends of said cross strips projecting' beyond the periphery of the head and the head being equal to the internal diameter of the body of the barrel.

Tires 8 are extended longitudinally along the outer faces of the strips 6 within the grooves 6 and are held thereto by staples 9 or the like, the ends of the wires beyond the ends of the strips.

Fastened to the body of the barrel adjacent each of the recesses 5 are fasteners 10 preferably held in place by clenching through the staves. The strips l are preferably extended between the recesses 5 and the fasteners 10.

As has heretofore been pointed out, when the barrel is not in use, the ends of the strips l can be disconnected after the heads have been removed and the body of the barrel flattened'out so that the same will occupy but little space. Thus it is possible to stack a number of barrels in a small compass.

Then it is desired to set up a barrel for use, the ends of the strips l are fastened together by the bolts 4, after which the heads 7 are inserted between the ends of the staves with the projecting ends oi' the strips 6 bearing within the recesses 5. The fastening wires S are then twisted in engagement with the adjacent hooks 10 so that the heads will thus be held securely in position, said heads being' maintained at the proper angle to the body by the strips 6 and serving means for holding the body of the barrel against collapsing. After the barrel has been used it can again be collapsed by unfastening the wires 8 from the hooks, uncoupling the ends of the strips l and then flattening out the body.

By arranging the wires in the grooves 2 and 6 they are prevented from being pinched or severed by the weight of the contaiuers when stacked, and are also prevented projecting diameter of the from getting caught in obstructions and being torn loose.

Another advantage resulting from the arranging of the wires within the grooves is that the Wires act as dowels and prevent the staves from creeping longitudinally relative to each other. By thus stifening the wall the barrel will not become distorted when dropped on edge.

lVhat is claimed is:

A collapsible barrel including ieXible strips, parallel staves secured thereto having transverse grooves in which the strips are seated, means for detachably connecting together the ends ot each strip to hold the staves in tubular forni, the ends of certain of the staves being out away to forni recesses, heads insertible into the ends of the space surrounded by the staves, crossed strips secured to the heads and seated within 20 the recesses and having longitudinal grooves, fastening wires extending longitudinally along the strips upon the heads and within the grooves and projecting beyond the ends thereof, and nieans upon certain of the staves 2g? for engagement by said wires to fasten the i

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