US1226018A - Collapsible barrel. - Google Patents

Description

E. C. SCIIREINER.

coLLAPslBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 5| I9I5 l Y Patent-ed May15g1917.

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, E. c. SCHREINER.

coLLAPslBLE BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. E. 19H5.

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lll if Ir ERNST C. SCHREINER, 0F TOLEDO, OHIO.

y coLLArsIBLE BARREL.

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To allfwkom t may concern.' r A Be it known that I, ERNST C. SCHREINER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Collapsible Barrel; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to lthe characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part `of this specilication.

My invention relates lto collapsible receptacles, and it particularly relates to collapsible barrels. my invention are particularlyof value -for containing articles or material which are to be transported and upon reaching its destinationmay be emptiedl and may thenbe collapsed or folded into a relative small package r volume to be returned to the shipper.r

The invention may be contained in many forms of packing cases and constructions usable for different purposes, all of-which come within the purview of my lclaims hereinafter appended. To show the practicability of my invention I have selected one of such constructions as an example and shall describe it hereinafter. The construction selected is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a collapsible barrel which I have selected for illustrative pur poses. Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional view of the top or bottom cover of the barrel. Fig. t?? illustrates a detail also illustrated in section in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 illustrates -either end view of the collapsible barrel when the same has been? folded. A Fig. 5 illustrates a lreinforcir'rg bandwhich is located, one at thevtop andthe other at the bottom of the barrel. Fig. 6 illustrates the manner in Y `which either end cover of the. barrel Vis locked to the reinforcing band and to the barrel body. f l

1, Fig. 1, is the barrel body, which is formed of staves. yThestaves are bellied and provided with beveled side edges in the manner Well known in the art of barrel making. All vbut four of the barrel staves are connected together Vby the chains 3 which- -surround the barrel body. Two of the re- The constructions containingv vSpecication of Letters Patent. v Patented May 115, 11.917. Application mea January e, i916. sentarme. 70,659.

' maining staves 4 are disposed on the side of and the barrel opposite the remaining two, are bound with the staves 2 when the barrel is open, asshown in Fig. l. The chains 3 are formedof links 5 which have a length substantially the width ofthe staves. They are rectangular in form, the central portion of each link is transverse the main portion of the link and forms a pivot pin for the adjoining link. The ends of the links are located in proximity to the edges of the staves so that the staves are thus hinged together by means of the links of thek chains. l linksfare secured to the staves 2in any suitable way, such as by the staples.

The staves 4 of each pair are hinged together by means of the hinge hl0 located centrally with respectto the length of the staves. They are also secured to the staves 2 by means Aof pairs of chains llV which are located Within'the barrel. The ends of the chains 1l are secured to the staves 4 cen` The 4. When the staves 4 are 1n open position,

that is, sition not only the chains 3.

by the hinges 1Q but also by kin barrel form, they" are held in po- The ends of the stavesaregrooved in the l usual manner, forming a continuous groove 38 around the edges of the barrel. The barrels may be provided with suitable iitting covers which ft into the groove 38'. The ends of the barrel may also be 2 bound by hoopsor bands 20 which will hold the\ ends of the staves `in position. The staves will thus be tightly secured between the iittingcover and the bands 20.

rlhe barrels may also be` provided wlth collapsible covers.

ble vand readily removable, and cooperate to clampihe staves of the barrel. The cov-l In the form of the rvention shown, the covers are made collapsihas some play, to allow7^ for the non-axial alinement of the pivot pin 31 and the pintles of the hinges 27. Then the arm 29 is lifted it lifts with it parts 25 and thus reduces the. width of the cover measured in the direction of the arm 29, whereupon the cover 21 may be easily removed. y

In order to prevent the partsv 25 and 26 which are not connected to the arm 29 from beingpushed down into the barrel when the cover is inserted in the barrel, there is provided a strip 35 which is secured to the parts 26. To the one part-26 it is securely fastened to prevent relative movement between the part 26`and the strip 35, while to the` other part 26 it is so secured that there may be relative longitudinal movements between the part 26 and the strip 35. It may be secured to one part 26 by means of the bolt 36 which extends through the slot 37, formed in the strip 35, thus permitting the requisite longitudinal movements of the part 26 relative to the strip 35. 'When the arm 29 is pushed down the part 26 will slide along the strip 35 and in the same plane that the other part 26 is located. It will thus enter in the groove 38 formed in the ends of the staves ofthe bar-rel without bellyingv into the bar.- rel.- The arm 29 coacting with the parts'of the cover21 and the bands `20 will thusv turned over the pin 41 so as to engage the pin and hold the arm 29 down, and consequently the cover, in binding position. Upon opening the barrel the hook may be turned back and the arm 29 lifted, which n will pull the parts 25 out of the plane of y the cover, and draw .the parts 26 toward each other. whereupon the cover may be lifted from the barrel. Y

Each band 20 may also be provided with inwardly extending lips or leaves 45. rIhey' extend over the edges of the barrel and down into the interior of the barrel, and below the groove 38. The leaves 45 are also provided with grooves 46 which fit into the grooves 38 located at the ends of the barrel. The leaves 45 are also provided with flanges 47 which extend inward and at right angles to the downwardly 'extending portions of the leaves 45. The flanges 47 form stops against which the covers21 may be placed in closing the barrel. The leaves 45 may also be provided with holes 48 and the parts 26 may be provided with pins 49 which. when the covers 21 are closed will enter the holes 48 and penetrate the staves located on opposite sides of the barrel. The pins and the grooves in the barrel and leaves will thus coperate with the cover and bands to lock the parts ofthe barrel together.

I'Vhen the barrel is collapsed the covers 21 4may be inserted inthe bands 20, and the being secured to a stave by means of a staple 51, and the'other end by means-of a hook 52 located on the opposite side of the barrel. After the covers 21 and the' hoops 2O are placed within the collapsed barrel the chains 50 may be secured across the ends of the barrel by hooking one end of each chain on to the hook 52. This will keep the covers and hoops within the barrels for reshipping the collapsed barrel.

-The construction selected and described may be greatly modified in the arrangement and manufacture of its parts and in the substitution of elements having equivalent functions, and suchmodiicationsmay be used for many varied purposes and still contain theinvention.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

1. A lcollapsible barrel having staves hinged together at their .outer ends for outward hinged movements relative to each other, and pairs of staves having hinges i connecting together-the staves of each pair j for inward hinged movements relative to -each other and relative to staves.

the rst named 2.. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves hinged together at points along their edges. for outward movement of adjoining staves, two-pairs of staves located in diametrically opposite positions-relative to the barrel, each pair Vof staves hinged together, and flexible members for connecting the staves of each pair to the first named staves adjoiningthe said pairs of staves.

` 3. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staves located indiametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, a pair of chains, the links ofthe chains havin lengths substantially the same as the wldth of the staves and secured only to the first named staves, the pairs of diametrica-lly positioned staves being hinged together, and flexible means for connecting the staves 'of the pairs to the adjoining staves of the barrel.

4. In a. collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staves located in diametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, a pair of chains, the llnks of the chains having lengths substanti .1ly the same as the width of the staves and secured only to the rst mentioned staves, the pairs of diametrically positioned 'staves beingv hinged together, a flexible means for connecting the staves of the pairs to the adjoining staves of the barrel, and metal bands surrounding the outside of the ends l of the barrel.

p 5. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of -staves, two pairs of staves located indiametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, a pair of chains, the links of the necting the staves of the pairs to the adjoining staves of the barrel, metal bandssurrounding the outside ofthe ends of the barrel and having inwardly extending lips for engaging the top of the barrel, and means for locking the band relative to the staves.

6. In a collapsible barrel, a plurality of staves, two pairs of staves located in diametrically opposite positions relative to the barrel, a pair of chains, the links of the chains having lengths substantially the same as the width of the staves and secured to the first named staves, the pairs of dia metrically positioned staves being hinged together, flexible means for connecting the staves of the pairs to the adjoining staves of the barrel, metal bands surrounding the outside of the ends of the barrel, and means for securing said bands within the barrel when the same is collapsed.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name to this specification.

ERNST C. SCHREINER.

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