Year: 1898

page_text: I, EDWARD CANDISH MILLARD, 39, Mincing Lane, London, E.C., Tea Taster, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to tea kettles and suchlike
vessels.
It has been found that when making the tea that the water should be at boiling
temperature when the tea is added, and that after a certain infusion has taken place
the leaves should be removed for the purpose of preventing the presence of an
excess of tannin in the tea. In kettles with a narrow opening it is difficult some-
times to see whether the water is really boiling or not, and to overcome this
difficulty I provide a kettle having a large opening. Into this opening I place a
strainer of suitable form and provided with a pivoted handle for enabling the strainer
to be removed from the kettle when required. The opening into which the strainer
is placed is of course covered by a lid of any convenient shape, and the handle of
the kettle may be pivoted so as to be turned out of the way for the purpose of
removing the lid. The operation is as follows. The kettle is provided with the
required amount of water and the strainer placed in position. When the water has
reached boiling point the tea is thrown upon the water and the lid replaced. After
the required infusion has taken place, by removing the strainer the leaves will be
removed, and the tea may then be consumed as required. By this arrangement of
strainer it is impossible for the tea leaves to be left in the infused tea, after the
strainer has been withdrawn.
EDWARD CANDISH MILLARD, 39, Mincing Lane, London, E.C., Tea Taster,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention consists of improvements in or relating to tea kettles and suchlike
vessels.
It has been found that when making the tea the water should be at boiling
temperature when the tea is added, and that after a certain infusion has taken place
the leaves should be removed for preventing the presence of an excess of tannin in
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page_text: the tea.
In kettles with a narrow opening it is difficult sometimes to see whether the
water is really boiling or not, and to overcome this difficulty I provide a kettle
having a large opening. Into this opening I place a strainer of suitable form and
provided with a pivoted handle for enabling the strainer to be removed from the
kettle when required. The opening into which the strainer is placed is of course
covered by a lid of any convenient shape, and the handle of the kettle may be
pivoted so as to be turned out of the way for purpose of removing the lid. The
operation is as follows. The kettle is provided with the required amount of water
and the strainer placed in position. When the water has reached boiling point the
tea is thrown upon the water and the lid replaced. After the required infusion has
taken place, by removing the strainer the leaves will be removed, and the tea may
then be consumed as required. By this arrangement of strainer it is impossible
for the tea leaves to be left in the infused tea after the strainer has been
withdrawn.
For the purposes of illustration I will now refer to the annexed drawings, in
which-
Figure 1, is a sectional side elevation of a tea kettle constructed according to my
invention.
Figure 2, plan view of same.
Figure 3, perspective view of perforated container.
his the body of the tea kettle in which the container d is carried. This
container is purposely made of a large diameter in order to render it possible to
see whether the water is really boiling as it has often been found that with a small
aperture in a kettle it is difficult to tell whether the water is boiling or whether an
escape of air only is taking place. The container is provided with a perforated
surface e which may be formed of wire gauze netting, silk or other suitable
c is
material according to the purpose for which the container is to be employed.
the lid to the container and this lid is also adapted to close the aperture in the kettlo
after the container has been removed. The handle a is pivoted at b to the body
of the kettle for the purpose of enabling the lid c to be removed, which is
accomplished by moving the handle upon the pivot b the required distance. For
purposes of strength the supporting bands and wires i are provided so as to support
the perforated surface. The handle g is pivoted at f to the interior of the
container d which is slotted as shewn in Figs. 1 & 3 for the purpose of enabling
the handle g to be turned outwards without interfering with the lid c, and
when not required the handle g may be turned into the interior of the
container d.
By this arrangement it will be seen that a large surface of water in a kettle
may be inspected in order to ascertain whether the water is boiling, and when
boiling the tea or other substance is thrown into the container d, and after the
required time, such as in the case of tea, coffee or other substance the container
may be removed, and the infusion is then ready for use. In the case of tea it might
be specially pointed out that by removing the container an excess of tannin is not
infused. When the container is removed the tea leaves coffee, or the like are also
removed by it, thus preventing the presence of tea leaves, coffee or other substance
in the infusion.
Although I have described my invention applied for the purpose of preparing an
infusion of tea, coffee or the like, it will be readily seen that there are other
substances which may be treated in the container.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The tea kettle substantially as described and illustrated herein and for the
purpose set forth.
2. In kettles of the class herein described: a container of a wide diameter
having a pivoted handle adapted to be folded into the interior of the container when

page_text: required, said container being provided with a perforated surface; an inter-
changeable lid for use upon the container or kettle after the container has been
removed; a handle pivotally connected to said kettle for the purpose of facilitating
the removal of the lid aforesaid, substantially as and for the purpose set forth and
5 as described and illustrated herein.