US79340A - Improvement in mode- of repairing barrels - Google Patents

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EDMUND W. G-ILLMAN, 0F HUNTERS POINT, NEW YORK .Letters .Patent A70. 7e,340, dated June 30, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MODE 0F REPAIRING BARRBLS.

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TO-ALL WHOM 'I T MAY CONCERN:

Bc itknown that I, EDMUND W. GILLMAN, of Hnnters Point, in the county of Queens, and State of New York,have' invented a new and improved Device for Repairing Barrels; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and-use the same, reference being had to the accompanying ldrawing,forming partof this specification.

This'invention relates to a new and improved method of repairing barrels, hogsheads, tierces, kegs, or other cooper-work vessels-used for contain-ing liquids, and which is designed more particularly for putting staves into such vessels without removing the contents, when, from` accident or decay, such barrels, Ste., are found with one or more broken or decayed staves; andthe invention consists in binding the barrel with adjustable metallic bands, and thereby holding such barrel or vessel together, when the hoops are removed therefrom, so tightly that leakage is prevent-ed, and-so 'that the broken or decayed stavo or staves may be removed and other sound staves be inserted in place thereof, as will be hereinafter more fully described. v -v Figure 1 represents an outside view of albarrel with my metallic adjustable bonds applied with two of the bilge-lioops remaining. Figuref. is a transverse section of fig. 1 through the line :v x, showing lthe barrel with one stave out, the band in this figure being more especially intended for replacing broken or decayedstavos in empty barrels without taking them down or removing the heads.

Figure 3 represents a transverse section of iig. 1 throughthe line y y, showing the kind of baud designed, and used more especially for inserting stoves in a full barrel without removing the contents. I Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A. is the barrel, formed in the ordinary manner. B is the metallic band,` seen in fig. 2. V V This band is slotted,so that the gripes C and D may be adjusted to any, desired position..` Anystave or stoves can'be removed and others inserted'without taking down the barrel. More than two, or any desired number of the 'adjustable gripes may be u sed in the slots of this band. f

'When properly adjusted for retrieving' a stave, the' screw E is, turned', and the two parts of the band are drawn together, which operation draws or forces the gripes C and intol the wood, and securely holds the staves in place on the heads afterthe hoops have been removed. I v A The arrangement for removing a broken or decayed stave from a full barrel is similar to that already described. I`n this arrangement a single stave can only be inserted at oneftime, as the stave to be removed must be the upper one, in order to preserve the contents, as seen in iig. 3.

.The lugs F G,'on theund'er side 4oi' the band H, penetrate the stai/,es on each side of'the decayed or broken one, as seen in the drawing.

v Whenthc screw .Tis turned,.it will be seen that the staves in the barrel will be held firmly in place, so that the broken or defective stave may he removed and replaced by a'sound one.

Four of these metallic bands, with gripes, lugs, or teeth are usually employed, especiallyfor repairing full barrels, but I do not confine myself to any particular number, no1' to any particular number of sections forming the bands, orof the tightening-screws in tho bands, the object being, by the use of these metallic bands, to enable a cooper orother person to remove defective stavcs andsupply their places with sound ones without removing the contents of full barrels or 'taking down empty barrels.

A represents the bilge-staves on the barrel. These stavcs, as well as the others belonging to thc barrel, are removed without injury to them in the pro# cess of putting on the bands,

The advantages of this device are many and obvious, as staves are frequently broken in handling full barrels, which require the rem'oval or" the contents before they can be repaired ac'cording to the present usage.

Having thus describcdmy invention, I claim ns new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent- The hoop B, slotted to receive the adjustable gripes C D, and provided with lugs adapted to be drawn together b'y means of the screw E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

EDMUND W. GILLMAN. Witnesses:

SAMUEL Snes,

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