Improvements in or relating to Strainers, and Tea Pots for Use with same.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Strainers, and Tea Pots for Use
with same.
I, FRANK WILLIAM BENTALL The Hollies Castle Hedingham Essex,
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
This invention relates to a strainer and tea pot for use with same when infusing
tea, and consists in providing the strainer with a split spring band having projections
or clips. This spring band is attached to the strainer which may be of any
suitable construction. A ledge or rim is formed on the tea pot at the bottom of
the opening in which the lid fits. The lid has inwardly bevelled edges terminating
in an annular space. The strainer is placed in the tea pot, and is supported upon
When it is desired to remove
the rim in the tea pot by the projections aforesaid.
the strainer the lid is pressed down and the clips slide up the bevelled edge and
then owing to the elasticity of the spring band, the clips enter the annular space &
by raising the lid the strainer is removed from the tea pot & may be removed from
the lid when desired.
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E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Strainers, and Tea Pots for Use
with same.
FRANK WILLIAM BENTALL The Hollies Castle Hedingham Essex Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
perforined, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to a strainer and tea pot for use with same when infusing
tea, and consists in providing the strainer with a split spring band having
projections or clips. This spring band is attached to the strainer which may be of
any suitable construction. A ledge or rim is formed on the tea pot at the bottom
of the opening in which the lid fits. The lid has inwardly bevelled edges
terminating in an annular space. The strainer is placed in the tea pot and is
When it is
supported upon the rim in the tea pot by the projections aforesaid.
desired to remove the strainer the lid is pressed down, and the clips slide up the
bevelled edge and then owing to the elasticity of the spring band the clips enter
the annular space; by raising the lid the strainer is removed from the tea pot and
may be removed from the lid when desired.
Referring to the annexed drawings:
Figure 1. is a sectional elevation of a teapot and strainer arranged according to
my invention.
Figure 2. plan view of the band which carries the strainer.

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a is an elastic or flexible band of metal or such like mat rial which is cut so as
to permit the diameter of same to be reduced when required. bbbare clips
attached to or formed integral with the hand a, and having the curved portions
and parts which bear upon the rim e formed upon the teapot d. The curved
portion e bears upon the inclinel surface of the lid 9. When the lid is pressed
down upon the curved portions of the clips the diameter of the band a is
decreased and the curved portions of the clips enter the annular recesses hin
the lid and by removing the lid the strainer is also removed from the teapot
and may be placed in a suitable support, the teapot being closed by another lid,
after the container has been removed. The strainer may be removed from the
lid, and the lid may then be employed to close the teapot. The strainer may
consist of any well known form such as a muslin bag or net, and may be attached
to the band a in any well known and convenient means.
Having now particularly described and 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. In strainers or infusers and teapots, for use with same in combination au
elastic band having clips or projections, the strainer or infuser being attached to
said band a rim upon which said projections engage, attached to the lid an
inclined surface an annular recess formed in the lid, the clips engaging in the
annular space, when the lid is pressed upon same, substantially as described and
illustrated herein.
Dated this 8th day of August 1895.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.