US571877A

US571877A - Portable oil tank and pump

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Publication number: US571877A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 1913-11-24

Description

(No Model.)

L. W. HEMI.

PORTABLE UIL TANK AND PUMP.

N0. 571,877. .Patented NOV. 24, 1896.

f W Il UNiTnD STATES PATENT rrcn.

LEIVIS lV. HEMI), OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

PORTABLE OIL TANK AND PUMP.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,877', dated November 24, 1896.

Application filed April 8, 1896. Serial No. 586,637. {No model.)

`ll'o all whom it muy concern:

F ,Be it known that I, LEWIS W. I-IEMP, of the city of St. Louis, Stat-e of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Oil Tanks and Pumps, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to an improved port able oil tank and pump; and it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional eleration of my improved portable oil tank and pump. The position of the hood when it is removed and packed in the tank for shipping is indicated by dotted lines. It is also shown in dotted lines how the hood may be tipped backward into the tank and out of the way. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the parts shown in Fig. l. The hood is tipped back into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The position of the pump when it is knocked down and packed in the tank for shipping is indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of a part of the top of the tank, parts of the lid being broken away to show the lid and the top of the tank. Fig. et is an enlarged sectional view showing the hinges and connections between the lid, the hood,

, and the top of the tank.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, the body 1 of the tank is of the usual construction and has the top piece 2 rigidly xed in a horizontal position inside of the tank and to one side thereof and at a point below the upper edge of the body l. The semicircular top piece 2 has the strainer 3, located near the center of the semieircular edge thereof, and a ilaring tube 4 penetrates said top piece directly back of said strainer. The straightedge 0i' the top piece 2 has the upwardly-pro jecting wall 5, extending to a level with the top edge of the body 1. The lower end of the tube e is iixed to the top piece 2, and a brace G extends from the top of said tube e to the wall 5. A pump consisting of the head 7, theY lower tube S, the spoilt 9, and the plunger 10 is inserted in the flaring tube e. The lower end of the head 7' and the upper end of the tube S are screw-threaded and screwed together. A hood consisting of the semicircular flaring wall 11, the semicircular flaring top 12, and the vertical wall 13 is designed to inclose the space above the top piece 2. The hood thus constructed is approximately halt conical or quarter-spherical. In other words, it is semicircular on the bottom, and the vertical wall 13, forming the rear side of the hood, is also semicircular. A half-conical wall is attached to the curved edge of the vertical wall 13 and extends forwardly and downwardly to the base-line of the hood. The lower edge of the vertical wall 13 is rolled, forming the tube 14. In the upper edge of the body 1 at each end of the vertical Wall 5 and directly in line therewith areformed

apertures

15 and 16. W'hen the hood is placed in position, a pin 17 is inserted through the aperture 1G and then through the tube le and the aperture 15, and a springcotter 18 may be placed in the end of said The hood is constructed of such avsize and shape as that when it is hinged as just described it will swing backward and down in to the tank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The pin 17 is located, approximately, across the center of the upper end of the tank. A semicircular lid 19 is designed to cover and close the opening in the top of the tank behind the vertical wall 5. The straight edge of the lid 19 is bent downwardly,forming the vertical wall 20, and pins 2l and 22 are iuserted horizontally through said wall. There are apertures in the upper edge of the vertical wall 5 designed to receive the pins 21 and 22 when the lid 19 is placed in position. This connection between the lid 19 andthe wall 5 is so constructed as that the lid may be readily removed or replaced, as required, to permit the hood to swing down into the tank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, or to close the opening behind the hood when the hood is in its upright position.

' The essential features of myimproved portable oil tank and pump are the elem ents which permit of its being knocked to pieces to a certain extent for convenience and safety in packing and shipping. For this purpose I construct the pump in two or more pieces in such a way that they may be j ointed together and unjointed at will and of such a size and IOO shape that they may readily be stored in the bottom of the tank under the top piece 2, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. I construct the hood of such a size and shape and hinge it in such a position and in such a way that it may be tipped backward into the tank, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, or the hingepin may be removed and the hood placed in the bottom of the tank, yas is also shown in dotted lines in Fig. l. I attach the lid in such a way that it may readily be removed when it is desired to tip the hood back into the tank, as before described.

A tank constructed in accordance with my present invention possesses many advantages in safety and economy of room when it comes to packing and shipping the saine and greatly reduces the freight charges.

The removable lid is of especial importance. Then the hood is tipped back into the tank, it is out of the way and is not liable to get marred and jammed in transit, as is the ease with the tanks heretofore in ,use It is im possible to position the hood in this way without making the lid or back cover removable.

In the construction of the hood it is essential that it be made half-conical in order that it may drop freely into the tank when the lid is removed and the hood tipped backward.

I claiml. In a portable oil tank and pump, a hood removably hinged on a line transversely of the center of the tank, said hood being halfA conical in elevation and semicircular at its base and of such a size and shape as that it will tip backward into said tank and a lid semicircular in form removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as stated.

2. In a portable oil tank and pump, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in form and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a strainer in said cover, a flaring' 'Silbe in said cover, a pump consistingr of two or more pieces jointed together and removably located in said flaring tube, a hood removably hinged on a line with the straight edge of said cover and transversely of the center of the tank, said head being half-conical in elevation and semicircular in plan and of such a size and such a shape as that it will tip backward into said tank, and a lid semicircular in forml removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as stated.

3. In a device of the class described, the

combination of the tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in form and closing' one-half of the upper end of said tank, an opening in said cover, a pump constructed in removable sections and removably located in said opening, a hood removably hinged on a line with the straight edge of said cover and transversely of the center of the tank, said hood being of such a size and such a shape as that it will cover said pump when in position for use and as that it will tip backward into said tank and a lid,

semicircular in form, removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as specified.

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank and closing approximately onehalf of the upper end of said tank, an opening in said cover, a pump constructed of dctachable sections and designed to be removably located in said opening, a hoody removably hinged to said tank and designed to cover said pump when the same is in use, said hood being` of such a size and such a shape as that it will tip backward into the space behind said cover, a lid removably positioned behind said hood and designed to close the openin behind said cover, siiibstantially as specified.

5. In a device of the class described, the body l, the semicircular top piece 2 rigidly 'fixed in horizontal position at a point below the upper yedge of said body l, the iiarin g tube 4: penetrating said top piece, the wall 5 projecting upwardly from the straight edge of said top piece, rthe lid 19, the vertical wall 2O attached to said lid and the pins 2l and 22 inserted and 'fixed horizontally through said wall, substantially as specified.

G. In a device of the class described, the body 1, the semicircular top piece 2 rigidly fixed in horizontal position at a point below the upper edge of said body l, the flaring tube i penetrating said top piece, the wail 5 projecting upwardly from the straight edge of said top piece, the pump in said tube i, which pump consists of the head 7 and the lower tube S removably screwed together, the spout D attached to the head '7 and the plunger 'l0 operating in said lower tube, the sections of said pump being of such a size and such a shape as will allow of their being packed in the bottoni of said tank, substantially as specified.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover closing onehalf of the upper end of said tank, said cover having a strainer and a tubular opening, a pump removably positioned in said tubulaiopening, a hood removably hinged to said tank, which hood consists of the semicircular flaring wall il, semicircular flaring top l2 and the vertical wall 1 3, said hood being oi' such a size and such a Shape as that it will tip backward into said tank, substantially as specified.

S. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in form and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, and a hood hinged on a line with the straight edge of; said cover, said hood being of such a size and such a shape as that it will tip backward into said tank. substantially as specified.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being semicircular in form and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a hood hinged on a line with IOO IIO

the straight edge of said cover, said hood being` of such a Vsize and such a shape as that it will tip backward into said tank, and a lid semicireular in forni removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as specified.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly liXed in said tank, said cover being seniicircular in form and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a pump consisting of two or more pieces jointed together and removably mounted in a position through said cover, the sections of said pump being of such a size and such a shape as will allow their being packed in the bottoni of said tank, and a hood hinged on a line with the straight edge of said cover, said hood bein g of such asize and such ashape as that it will tip backward into said tank, substantially as specified.

11. In a device of the class described, the combination of a tank, a cover rigidly fixed in said tank, said cover being senlieircular in forni and closing one-half of the upper end of said tank, a punip consisting of two or more pieces jointed together and removably mounted in a position through said cover, the sections of said pump being of such a size and such a shape as Will allow their bein-g packed in the bottoni of said tank, a hood hinged on a line with the straight edge of said cover, said hood being of such a size and suchashape as that it Will tip backward into said tank, and a lid seniicireular in forni removably positioned behind said hood, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEWIS W. HEMI. Witnesses:

S. G. WELLS, MAUD GRIFFIN.