US Patent: 721,430
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| Barrel Heading Press
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Patentee:
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| William D. Davis (exact or similar names) - Lockport, Niagara County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Dec. 11, 1902 |
| Granted: |
Feb. 24, 1903 |
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Jeff Joslin
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Description: |
| "This invention relates to a barrel-heading press of that kind in which the follower, which is adapted to engage and press the barrel head into place, is mounted to slide up and down on standards or side bars arranged at opposite sides of the barrel to be headed and is connected to an operating lever or bail, which is fulcrumed on said standard. In these presses as commonly constructed the side bars are provided at their lower ends with hooks, which are engaged under the bottom chime of the barrel to be headed. Such constructions are objectionable in several respects. They often break the chimes or bottom hoops of the barrel, and when the barrel is unevenly packed, which causes unequal pressure to be placed on the hooks, or when the barrel has become dry and loose the hooks often force the staves on which they are engaged out of place. Considerable labor and time are required to apply the press to the barrel, as the press usually has no means of support and the operator must stoop to pick the same up from the ground, then tilt the barrel, and separately engage the hooks under the chime, taking care to locate the side bars at diametrically opposite points on the barrel. The object of the present invention is to provide a desirable and practical barrel-heading press of simple construction which is free from the objections above noted and can be easily and quickly applied and operated without injuring the barrels." |
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