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• Application filed January 20,1892, Serial No. 418,628. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

screw-threads until its inner face comes in contact and rests against the inner surface of the collar or abutment B, the flanged edge of 55 the latter overlapping a sufficient portion of the outer edge of tho gasket, which prevents undue expansion of the latter when the faucet is screwed hard against the receptacle to which it is attached. To the end opposite the cut- 60 ting end of the tube A is soldered or otherwise rigidly secured a faucet D, the opposite or , free end of which is provided with a slightlytapering elongated spout f, which latter is adapted to be inserted in a lamp or other re- 65 ceptacle which it is desired to All.

As before stated, the tube A is beveled at one end, terminating in a sharp point, and is provided with a heavy screw-thread, preferably constructed of flat wire. The end of the 70 screw-thread nearer the outer or pointed end of the tube starts from a point between said pointed end and the inner,edge d' of the bevel c and at a point to one side of said bevel. If the screw-thread started at a point between d 75 and the collar or abutment B, it will be seen that the cutting or beveled edge of the tube would completely remove a section of the can; but by starting the screw-thread at a point beyond the inner edge of the beveled portion 80 the thread engages the section partly severed and gradually turns the same against the inside of the can, thereby adding to the thickness of the wall of the can at this point, and consequently securing a more stable and un- 85 yielding support for the faucet.

To insert and securely fasten my improved faucet in the side near the bottom of a can of oil, the latter is preferably laid flat on a counter or other support, and the beveled or cut- 90 ting edge of the tube A is forced or thrust in the can, thereby partially cutting out a portion of the can and at the same time turning the edge of the metal slightly inward, thus increasing the thickness of the wall of there- 95 ceptacle at the point where the faucet takes v its bearing or support. The screw-thread now being in contact with tho edge of the cut-out portion of the can, a rotary motion to the right is imparted to the faucet, which is continued 100 until the gasket comes in contact with the outside of-the can, thereby forming a tight joint. Should tho nozzle not be in tho desired position after a tight joint has been seBe it known thatl, James M. McFarland, of Virginia City, in the county of Storey and State of Nevada, have invented certain new 5 and useful Improvements in Faucets; and I 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, io My invention relates to an improvement in faucets for oil-cans or other thin sheet-metal receptacles, the object being to provide a device which can be effectually and easily inserted in a can or other sheet-metal recepta15 cle and permit of its contents being drawn off in small quantities.

With this end in view my invention consists of a pointed tube constructed to partially cut out a portion of a can or other sheet-metal 20 receptacle and turn the cut-out portion inwardly, thus increasing the thickness of the wall of the receptacle at the point where the faucet takes its bearing or support.

It further consists in certain novel features 25 of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of my invention attached to an oil-can, 30 and Fig. 2 is a view of the same detached, y

A represents a metal tube, one end of which is beveled so as to form a sharp point, as shown at a, while the other end is provided with a sheet-metal collar or abutment B, which 35 latter is slightly concaved and flanged or bent, as shown at e. The screw-thread d on tube A constitutes one of the leading features of my invention and is constructed of a piece of flat wire bent spirally, and when thus formed - 40 the threads are sprung on the tube A. One end of said threads extends to or through the collar or abutment B, while the other end is bent and pressed into a slot e', cut in the tube A at or near a point ad jacent to the inner cut45 ting-edge of the tube A.

The several parts as above described are rigidly secured together by dipping them in melted solder, or they may be secured together in any other desired manner. The screw50 threads d having been secured to tho tube A, the . gasket C, made of rubber or any suitable yielding material, is forced over the tube and

477,308 cured, the rubber gasket will permit the faucet to bo turned until the nozzle reaches the desired position. This extra turn will in nowise weaken the joint, but will tend to 5 strengthen the same.

It will be observed that by constructing the screw-thread as heretofore described a good depth is obtained between each thread, which materially assists in preventing the faucet 10 from being pulled out of the can duo to pressure applied from the outside. The deep-cut screw-thread engages the strengthened edge of the cut-out portion of the can, and when the faucet is screwed home the screw-threads 15 on the interior of the can and the gasket on the e.yferior overlap and press against the metal surrounding the opening, and thus form a perfectly-tight joint and prevent the pulling out of the faucet.

20,/ It is evident that changes in the construction and relative arrangement of the several parts might be made without avoiding my invention, and hence I would have it understood that I do not restrict myself to the par25 tieular construction and arrangement of parts shown and described; but,