US1423254A - Barrel - Google Patents

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J. R. RAIBLE.

BARREL. APPLICATION FILED MAR, 17, 1919.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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JOHN R. RAIBLE, OF CLEVELAND,

OHI O, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREIF BROTHERS COOPERAGE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION 033 OHIO.

BARREL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July is, race.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,026.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN R. RAIBLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrels, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a container in which articles maybe packed for transport. The object of the invention is to provide a container of great inherent strength and resistance to crushing, thereby adapting it to stand up conditions requiring close packing in tiers and additionally to withstand rough usage. I

Specifically, the invention relates to a container of barrel form which is so constructed that the chime of the barrel is protected against breakage because it is reinforced and the various parts are so bound as to resist bursting.

Generally speaking the invention may be said to comprise the elements and the combinations thereof, set forth in the accompanying claims.

Reference should be had to the accompanying claims forming a part of this specification in which Fig. 1 shows in elevation a barrel embodying the invention; Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of the barrel; Fig. 3 shows a sectional elevation of a portion of the barrel; Fig. 4- shows a sectional eleva tion of a portion of the barrel.

Referring to the drawings 1, indicates the staves which comprise the body of the barrel and these staves at points adjacent their opposite ends'are lrerfed, as indicated at 2, for the purpose of receiving heads. Hoops 3 surround the staves and hold the staves together, in a manner which is well known. Oppositely disposed heads, one of which is shown at t are associated with the staves, the said heads extending into and seating in the kerf in the staves.

Superimposed upon each head is a reinforcing head such as shown at 4* and each of the last mentioned heads lying in contact with its adjacent head and the diameter of each reinforcing head is such as to fit within and in close contact with the chime of the barrel, thereby reinforcing the chime and supporting the chime thereby preventing breakage of the chime during handling or in tiering the barrels in stowing the same.

.stantially flush with It is preferred that the grains of the wood of which the heads l and 5 are made shall extend at substantially right angles to the grain of thewood of which heads are made. This feature insures, that as shrinkage occurs it will be in different directions int-he adjacent heads and some parts of each of the heads will remain in contact with all parts of the chime of the barrel.

The adjacent heads are preferably nailed or otherwise secured together. Also short straps 7 are provided which extend over part of the reinforcing heads where they are secured, and these straps also extend over the side of the barrel and are secured to the staves. Additionally there are two or more straps 8 which extend longitudinally around the barrel, the said straps being secured to the barrel. These straps act as additional binding means to prevent bursting of the barrel.

Attention is called to the fact that the associated head and reinforcing head are of difierent diameters, the reinforcing head being of slightly less diameter than its associated head. This comes about due to the fact that the head proper occupies the kerf in the staves, which is necessary to position the head. The ends of the staves are weakened by removing the wood to form the kerf but the reinforcing head by supporting the ends of the staves very effectively reinforces the ends of the staves against breakage.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A barrel comprising staves, means encircling the st-aves to hold them together, an inside groove formed in the staves and adj acent each end of the barrel, a head at each end of the barrel and having its edge mounted in one of said grooves, a reinforcing head associated with the outside surface of each of the first named heads, the periphery of said reinforcing head abutting against the inner ends of the said staves and the outside surface of said reinforcing head lying subthe ends of the staves, and means for securing the reinforcing head to the staves.

2. A barrel comprising staves, means oncircling the staves to hold them together, a groove upon the inner side of the staves adj acent each end of the barrel, a head at each end of the barrel, the edge of which occupies the said groove, a reinforcing head associated with each of the first mentioned heads,

said reinforcing head being in contact with the ends of the staves and lying substantially flush with the ends of the staves, straps ex tending longitudinally around the staves and a hoop at each end of the barrel encircling the ends of the staves, and overlying the said straps.

3. A barrel comprising staves, means encircling the stares to hold them together, a head at each end of the barrel, a reinforcing head associated with each of the first mentioned heads, said reinforcing head being upon the outside of its associated head and contacting and reinforcing the ends of the sta ves and lying substantially flush With the outer ends of the staves, means for securing the said head to the staves, and a hoop at

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