US465804A - Ea-b foe vessels - Google Patents

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J. B. SCHNEIDER. EAR POE VESSELS.

No. 465,804. Patented Dec. 22, 1891.

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.IOIIN I3. SCHNEIDER, OF NEIV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO'IIENRY IIALLER, OF SAME PLACE.

EAR FOR VESSELS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,804, dated December 22,1891.

Application filed June 6,1891- Serial No. 395,414- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern: The apertures in the blank A, caused by Be it known that I, JOHN BERNARD SGHNEI- striking up the ears B, are filled with solder, 5 DER, a citizen of the United States, residing which takes into the nubs in alignment with at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and said apertures, whereby the strength and 5 State of Louisiana, have invented certain new rigidity of the ears are increased. I then and useful Improvements in Ears for Vessels; stamp or out a circular opening E through the and I do declare the following to be a full, connected blanks to receive the ends of the clear, and exact description of the invention, bail, after which I bend the ear and rib the such as will enable others skilled in the art same, substantially asillustrated, whereby its IO to which itappertains to make and use the strength and rigidity are increased.

same. In Figs. 9 and 10 of the drawings I have Myinvention has relation to improvements illustrated a modified construction of car, in bail-ears; and it consists in a cheap and especially applicable to small pails in which durable construction of ear, embodying debut little weight is brought to bear upon the z 5 vices whereby it may be quickly and securely ears. This modified construction of car comattached to a pail or the like. prises but a single plate A which is prefer- The improvements will be fully understood ably provided with strengthening-ribsand has from the following description and claims the attaching-earsB,extendinglaterallyfrom when taken in conjunction with the accomits wide portion instead of being struck up 20 pan ying drawings, in which therefrom. The plate A is provided at asnit- Figure 1 is a detail exterior elevation of a able point with respect to the attaching-ears B portion of a pail with my improved car atwith nubs a to receive a solder filling, which tached thereto. Fig.2 is a detailinterior eleserves to increase the strength and rigidity vation of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation of of the ear. I

25 the ear removed. Fig. 4 is an edge elevation In attaching my improved ears to a pail, as of the same, partly in section. Fig. 5 is a plan D, I simply puncture the same, as indicated view of the flanged blank. Fig. 6 is an edge by C, and insert the attaching-ears through elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a plan view said punctures, after which I bend the ears of the other blank. Fig. 8 is an edge elevaagainst the wall of the pail, when the attach- 30 tion of the same. Fig. 9 is an elevation of a ment is complete, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of modified construction of ear comprising but the drawings. one blank; and Fig. 10 is an edge elevation Having described my invention, What I of the same, partly in section. claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In carrying out my invention I take a fiat is 35 blank A,of tin or the like, of the approximate In a bail-ear, the combination, with a plate form illustrated and strike up two semicii provided with an aperture and havingan ear cular ears B therefrom adjacent the ends of struck uptherefrom, of a blank provided with the Wide portion thereof, which ears B rest at an aperture in alignment with the aperture rightangles to the plane of the blank and are in the plate and having a nu'b in alignment 40 adapted to be inserted through punctures O with the openingin the plate caused by strikin the pail and bent over upon the inner wall ing up the ear therefrom and also having an thereof. I then take a blank A of a form edge flange bent upon the plate to effect a similar to the blank A, but of a slightly larger connection of said plate and blank, and a fillsize, and nub the same at two points, (indiing of solder or the like placed in the open 45 cated by a,) so that when the sections are con ing of the plate and keyed in the nub of the nected together said nubs will be in alignblank, substantially as and for the purpose ment with the openings formed by striking specified. up the ears B for a purpose presently dis- In testimony whereoflaftixmy signaturein closed. The edge of the blank A is then presence of two witnesses.

5o bent up, as indicated by b, after which the JOHN I3. SCHNEIDER.

blank A is placed within said bent edge, and "Witnesses: the same is bent down upon the blank, where- IVILLIAM WILSON,

by the two blanks or sections are connected. PERCY I). PARKS.

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