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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
JAMES HARISON MILLER, OF HEARNE, TEXAS.
KNOCKDOWN BARREL.
.PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,971, dated November 11, 1884.
Application filed April 1, 1884 (No model.)To all whonm, it 7cey co7lce:-'
Be it known that 1, JArEs H. MILLER, of
Hearne, Robertson county, Texas, have in-
vented a new and Improved Knockown Bar-
rel, of which the following is a full, clear, and
exact description.
The object of my invention is to provide a
cheap and easily-constructed knockdown bar-
rel for shipping fruit and other commodities.
My improvement consists of the construc-
tion and arrangement of parts, as will be here-
inafter fully described and claimed.
Reference i. to be had to the accompanying
drawings, forming part of this specification,
in which similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 represents a series of slats and
hoops, and Fig. 2 is an end view of the series.
Fig. 3 shows the manner of fastening the hoops
to the slats. Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively
plan and sectional views of the hinged head.
Fig. 6 is an end view of a knockdown barrel
made according to my invention, and Fig. 7
is a detail view of my improved fastener.
A series of several wooden slats. A, of the
proper length for a barrel, and of sufficient
width and thickness to afford the required
strength, are secured at suitable intervals to
two or more hoops, B, by means of rivets C,
or by nails, screws, or bolts. The slats A are
notched near their ends to form a croze for
receiving the head D. The head D is formed
of two parts, a a', united by a hinge, b. A
chain, b', connects the head with one of the I
slats, so that the head cannot be misplaced or
lost. The hoops B are provided with a fast-
ener by which their opposite ends may be se-
cured to each other when the slats and hoops
are rolled together to form a barrel. Loops
c, formed on opposite ends of each hoop B,
receive the parallel arms d d' of a forked fast-
ener, d". The arm d is longer than the arm
d', and is provided with a T-head, e, which
retains it in its loop c. The long arms of the
fasteners may be placed within loops whenthey are being formed and riveted; or, if the
loops are large enough, the short arm and
cross-piece may be first introduced until the
arm d reaches the position shown. Theshorter
arm d' can be inserted in the loop in the op- 50
posite end of the hoop when the barrel is
formed, and may be secured by a wire, f, pass-
ing through a hole in its extremity and fast-
ened by a seal, g. This fastener admits of
packing the barrel in a very small space when 55
knocked down.
The usual manner of packing the barrels
with fruit, &c., for shipment is to bend the
hoops and their staves around the hinged head
D and secure two of the bands by their fast- 60o
eners and loops. Then the barrel is filled and
the other head D put in place and the key in-
serted within the loops of the remaining hoop.
My improved barrel can be packed in crates
or boxes, so as to occupy but very little space, 65
and when set up for use it forms a strong and
efficient receptacle for fruit and other articles,
and affords a free circulation of air on all
sides of the fruit.
The slats A are preferably made of wood, 70
and the hoops B are made of iron, steel, or
brass, or other suitable material.
Having thus described my invention, Iclaim
as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-
1. The combination, with a hoop, B, having 75
loops c; of a forked fastener, d", provided with
a long and a short arm, as specified.
2. The fastener d", provided with a long
and short arm, as described, the longer arm
having a T- head, e, for retaining it in the 8o
loop c, as herein described.
3. As an improved article of manufacture,
a knockdown barrel formed of notched slats
A, hoops B, provided with loops c, forked
fastener d, and a hinged head, D, as described. 85
JAMES HARISON MILLER.
Witnesses:
J. G. HEN INGER,
JoiIN RonB.
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Miller, James Harison. Knockdown Barrel., patent, November 11, 1884; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170851/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.