US1802716A - Sectional barrel for fluids - Google Patents

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April 28, 1931.

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ATTORNEY I Patented Apr. 28, 1931 PATENT OFFICE HARLEY A. W. HOWCOTT, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA SECTIONAL BARREL non rnurns Application filed January 14, 1929. Serial No. 332,535.

My invention relates to sectional barrels, and especially those used in shipment of fluids, and it consists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a barrel having two separate compartments whereby a shipper may readily transport two separate fluids within a single container.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a sectional barrel wherein the sections are readily assembled to form a complete barrel unit, or, if desired, but one section may be employed for shipment of a smaller quantity of liquid.

A. still further object of the invention is to provide a barrel in which the sections are securely held together by simple fastening means.

0 It is a still further object of the invention to provide a partition plate which will efiectively seal the sections against leakage.

A still further object of the invention, is the provision of a barrel which may be readily dismantled, the parts being constructed so as to be readily nested thereby occupying a minimum amount of space.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which,

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of my barrel, showing the parts in assembled relation,

Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2-2 of contour of an ordinary barrel when assembled. The head 3 of the sections 1 and 2 is provided with an inwardly depressed recess 4, for a purpose which will be explained. Suitable bungs 5 are provided in the sections 1 and 2.

As clearly shown in Figures 1 and 4 the sections 1 and 2 are adapted tohave their open ends presented within an annular recess 6 of a partition head 7. A rubber gasket 8 is provided within the recess 6, the gasket be ing U-shaped in cross section and adapted to receive the open end of the barrel sections there-within to efi ect a liquid-tight seal.

The head 7 is provided with a central boss 9, in which there are threadedly engaged the rods 10. The tie rods 10' are disposed upon opposite sides of the head 7 and extend into close proximity of the heads 3.

Reference is now made to Fig. 1, wherein it will be seen that the tie rods 10 are pro- Vided with an enlargement 11 adapted to receive a gasket 12. Athreaded bore 13 is formed in the tie rods 10 extending through the enlargement 11, and into'the rod 10 a sufiicient distance, for reception of a bolt 14.

In assembling my barrel, the section 2 is set in an upright position disposing the open end upwardly, and upon this open end I position the partition head 7 with its associated tie rods thereo-ver, so that oneof the recesses 6 circumscribes the open end. With the parts in this position, the tie rod will be centered with respect to the aperture 15 of the recess 4, the gasket 12 being interposed between the enlargement 11 and the recess 4. The parts are secured in this relation by the bolt 14, as will be apparent. The remaining section 1 is next placed within the oppositely disposed recess 6 of the partition, and secured as in the first instance.

It will be readily apparent, that by tightening the bolt 14, the gaskets 8 and 12 will be compressed between the abutting surfaces, and thereby effect a liquid-tight seal. v

In Fig. 5, 1 have illustrated myinvention as embodied when shipping a smaller quantity of fluid. In this instance, the construction of the container .is identical with that previously described, and the only variation is that but a. single cup member 2 is employed, and the upper tie rod 10 and fastening means have been removed from the partition 7.

When it is desired to dismantle a barrel for nesting of the parts, it is only necessary to remove the bolts 14, with a wrench, such as illustrated at 16, which will permit removal of the cup-shaped members 1 and 2 from the partition 7. The tie rods 10 are next unscrewed from the partition 7. The tie rods and gasket 1 may be placed within their respective cup members .and the cup members nested one within the other, as clearly shown in Figure 3. The partition 7 is positioned over the open end of the uppermost container, thereby closing the container and preventing loss of the parts therewithin.

The cup members 1 and 2 and partition 7 are provided with a plurality of notches 17, (see Fig. 4) in which a binding cord or cable 18 may be arranged to hold the several parts in their nested relations.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a container which will permit ready shipment of two different fluids within a single container without liability oi contaminating one another; and that I have also provided a container which may be readily dismantled so that the various parts may be nested in such manner as to occupy a min imum amount of space for storage or otherwise.

What is claimed is 1. A barrel comprising a pair of sections, a partition therebetween, and tie means extending from and fastened to the opposite sides of said partition andto the opposing ends of said sections.

2. A barrel comprising a pair of sections, said sections having an open and closed end, a partition disposed between the open ends of said sections and tie rods connects to and extending between said partition and said closed ends.

4. A barrelcomprising a pair of substan- A compressing said gaskets and retention of said cup-shaped members within said recesses.

6. A container comprising in combination a pair of cup-shaped sections, a partition therebetween, tie rods carried by and fixed to said partition and abutting the closed ends of said sections, and means operable exteriorly of said cup-shaped sections to engage said tie rods to hold the parts in snug fluid tight relationship.

7. A container comprising in combination a pair of cup-shaped sections, a partition therebetween, and tie means fixed to said partition and said sections and extending interiorly of said sections.

3. A barrel comprising a pair of sections, a partition therebet-ween, tie members connected to and extending from said partition and abuttting the closed ends of saidsections and additional tie members engageable with said sections, said tie members and said additional tie members being adapted for releasable interconnection.

HARLEY A. W. HOWCOTT.

shaped members being in abutting relation Y with said gasket, tie rods carried by said partition and extended into close proximity to said cup-shaped members, a flexible gasket carried by said tie rods, and means operable exteriorly of said cup-shaped members for

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