US81390A - Frank ladd - Google Patents

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@uitrit grains @mehr @fitta WILLIAM J. MCLEA, OF LEROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO IIIMS'ELF ND FRANK LADD. i

Letters Patent No. 81,890, dateidAug/ltst 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN BAIL-SEARS ISOR. PA'ILS.

T() ALL WHOM VIT MAY CONCERN: t

Be it kpown that I, WILLIAM J. vMcLnA, of Leroy, in the county of Genesee, and State of New York, have invented a. new and improved Bail-Ear and Joint for Pails, Svc.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a view in elevation of a wooden pail, provided with my improvements.'-

Figure II is a vertical section through the bail-ears.

Figure III is a view of the inner side of one of the ears.-

Like letters designate like parts in all the figures.

My improvement relates to a new inanner of connecting the bail `to the ears of pails, tubs, Ste., and in securing the ears to the vessel without the use of rivets.`

The invention consists- In attaching to poils and other vessels bail-ears formed with two tips cut or stamped from plates'ot` suitable metal, the lower one of said tips extending under the upper hoop of wooden vessels, or bent inward through the side of tin vessels and turned up, while the other tip is bent inward over the upper edge of the vessel, so Vas to secure the ear to the latter without the use of rivets, :is-hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawingsi t 'A represents the' wooden portion oia pail, I; the upper hoop, C C the bail-ears, and H the bail. I

The ears C are eut orstamped from sheets of brass, or other suitable metal or scraps, with a boss, e, and with tips, d oZ, at the ends-thereof, the upper tipd being bent inward and driven into the end of the stave, while the lower tip, cl', is bentput under-the lower edge of the upper hoop b, and turned up against the same, as most clearly shown in Fig. II.

Figures IV and V representA the manner of attaching the ear to tin vessels, the lower tip for this purpose being passed inward through a. suitable slit made in the side of' the pail and then turned up, while the upper tip isbcnt over the edge of the vessel, as shown, thus eifectually securing the ear in place, or both tips may be inserted through slits, und secured in a manner similar to the lower one,` as represented in the igures just alluded to. i Y

The bosses e are provided with a hole, e', at the centre, to permit the insertion ofthe end of the wire forming the bail. A I f The ends of the bail are bent, as shown, consisting of a sudden-bend, z', inward, and then having the cxtreme tip n bent downward. v

The ends ofthe bail are first inserted in the ears, and the latter then secured to the vessel, when it will be found impossible to detach thebail so long as thc cars remain in place,.as vwill readily be perceived from an 'inspection of the drawing, Fig. II.. p

'lho tip at the upper end elfectually secures the upper portion of Vthe ear to the pail, while hoop b retains the lower end, and prevents the detachment of the ear from the upward strain in lifting on the bail.

My improved mo'de of attaching the bail-ears to wooden vesselsv is simple and cheap, as Ait dispenses with the use of rivets, the connection is consequently more reliable as there is no danger of the ears becoming loose or detached, from the rivets working out, as is the case when the ears Aare attached by that means.

The embossed portion of the car leaves ampl'c space between it and thc wood folQ the ends of the bail to turn in as the latter is swung to either side.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

Attaching bail-ears to pails and other vessels by means of thetips d tl', in the .manner set forth.

' WM. J. McLEA.

Witnesses:

FRANK LADD, H. B. MORRISON.

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