A Moveable Mouthpiece or Cover for Drinking Vessels, such as Tankards, Glasses, Mugs, Cups, and such like Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Feb., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Moveable Mouthpiece or Cover for Drinking Vessels, such as
Tankards, Glasses, Mugs, Cups, and such like Articles.
1, RUPERT JOHN EDWARDS Grove Terrace Grove Road Fenton Staff,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A moveable mouthpiece or cover for drinking vessels such as tankards, glasses,
mugs, cups and such like articles.
It consists of a cover having a guard-piece attached thereto and is affixed to the
utensil by clips or springs.
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The cover is made to the shape of the opening of the utensil and where it
comes in contact with the mouth when drinking an aperture is made of a semi-
circular shape to allow the contents of the utensil to escape to the mouth. The
cover may be made to partially or wholly cover the top or opening of the utensil
after allowing for the mouth aperture. Fig. 1 shows the mouth-piece partially
covering a drinking glass as affixed. Fig. 2 shows the mouth-piece detached.
Where the upper lip comes in contact with the cover when drinking an indentation
Fixed under-
is made for the lip to be pressed in shown by fine lines " Fig. 2.
neath the cover banging perpendicularly (or slightly from the perpendicular if
required) when the cover is placed horizontally on the utensil is a guard piece
about an inch deep (or it may be varied to suit the utensil) round the semi-circular
aperture as shown B Fig. 2. The mouthpiece or cover rests on the top of the
utensil and is held in its place by ears, clips or springs, these are placed in position
to suit the utensil, the mouth-piece or cover is required to fit and may be varied
When two
in size and shape to give proper purchase or hold on the utensil.
clips one on either side are sufficient they may be placed as shown C Fig. 2. if
more than two are necessary they may be placed where required. When the shape
of the utensil is wider at the top than the bottom as Fig. 1 or flanged outwardly,
the ears, clips or springs are placed outside and made to press inwardly, when the
shape of the utensil contracts at the top as shown Fig. 3 the ears, clips or springs
may be made to fit inside and press outwardly. Where the purchase or hold may
be had from inside or outside, either may be adopted.
The mouth-piece or cover may be made of brass, steel, Britanuia or any other
suitable metal, glass, pitcher or other suitable material, or it may be made of part
one material and part of another such as glass or pitcher tops with metal ears, clips
or springs, or such other combination as may suit the requirements.
Dated this 16th day of February 1895.

page_text: A Moveable Mouthpiece or Cover for Drinking Vessels, such as
Tankards, Glasses, Mugs, Cups, and such like Articles.
I, RUPERT JOHN EDWARDS Grove Terrace Grove Road Fenton Staff
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 :-
It consists of a cover having a guard piece attached thereto, and is affixed to
the utensil by clips or springs.
The cover is made to the shape of the opening of the utensil, and where it comes
in contact with the mouth when drinking, an aperture is made of a semicircular
shape to allow the contents of the utensil to escape to the mouth. The cover may
be made to partially or wholly cover the top or opening of the utensil, after
allowing for the mouth aperture. Fig. 1 in drawings left with Provisional
Specification, shows the mouthpiece partially covering a drinking glass as affixed.
Fig. 2 shows the mouthpiece detached. Where the upper-lip comes in contact
with the cover when drinking, an indentation is made for the lip to be pressed in,
shown by fine lines "a" Fig. 2. Fixed underneath the cover, banging perpen-
dicularly (or slightly from the perpendicular if required.) when the cover is placed
horizontally on the utensil, is a guard piece about an inch deep (or it may be
varied to suit the utensil) round the semicircular aperture as shown B Fig. 2.
The mouthpiece or cover rests on the top of the utensil, and is held in its
place by ears, clips, or springs, these are placed in position to suit the utensil, the
mouthpiece or cover is required to fit, and may be varied in size and shape to give
proper purchase or hold on the utensil. When two clips, one on either side are
sufficient, they may be placed as shown "C" Fig. 2, if more than two are necessary,
they may be placed where required. When the shape of the utensil is wider at
the top than the bottom, as shown Fig. 1, or flanged outwardly, the cars, clips, or
springs are placed outside and made to press inwardly. When the shape of the
utensil contracts at the top, as shown Fig. 3, the ears, clips, or springs may be
made to fit inside and press outwardly. Where the purchase or hold may be had
from inside or outside, either may be adopted.
The mouthpiece or cover may be made of brass, steel, Britannia or any other
suitable metal, glass, pitcher, or other suitable material, or it may be made of part
one material, and part of another, such as glass or pitcher tops with metal cars,
clips, or springs or such other combination as may suit the requirements.
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:
That the mouthpiece or cover made as described herein, to be easily affixed to,
or detached from drinking vessels, and used to protect the upper-lip is new.
Dated this 12th day of November 1895.
RUPERT JOHN EDWARDS.