An Improved Stand or Holder for a Tea-pot, Coffee-pot, Water-jug,. and other like Vessels to Facilitate the Pouring therefrom.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Mar., 1892-Accepted, 30th Apr., 1892.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Holder for a Tea-pot, Coffee-pot, Water-jug,.
and other like Vessels to Facilitate the Pouring therefrom.
We WALTER CLEWS of 56 Great Hampton Street, City of Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Electro-plate, Manufacturer, and GEORGE HAMMERSLEY of
Springfield Terrace, Alsager, in the County of Chester Manufacturer, do hereby
déclare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object an improved stand or holder for a tea or coffee
pot (which stand or holder is also applicable to a water jug or other like vessels
whereby the tea or coffee pot or water jug is suspended or held which greatly
facilitates the pouring out of the contents and dispenses with the necessity of lifting
the same.
In carrying our invention into practice as applied to an ordinary pottery ware..
tea or coffee pot, we construct an ornamental metallic frame or cradle of a size to
encircle the body of a tea pot, about the centre of the said frame or cradle and on
either side thereof, we connect a pivot forming trunnions one of the said pivots
terminates at a right angle into a tongue which is fitted with a spring catch for the
purpose hereinafter described.
We likewise construct an ornamental metallic stand the upper part terminating
on either side into bearings, a little below one of the bearings we connect a quadrant
having a series of indentations or notches.
We take the aforesaid frame or cradle and place it over the stand, the trunnions
engaging in the bearings of the said stand, and are capable of swivelling thereon
giving a rocking motion to the cradle. The tongue hereinbefore referred to
hanging downwards over the aforesaid quadrant, the spring catch connected to the
tongue engaging in the indentations in the quadrant and preventing the cradle
from being tilted too far forward or too far backward, or it may be used for
retaining the cradle in any desired position.
If we take an ordinary tea or coffee pot filled or partly filled with tea and place
it in the aforesaid cradle it will be suspended or held upon the trunnion arms and
capable of tilting forward or backward thereon. When it is desired to pour from
the tea-pot, it is only necessary to lift the handle thereof which will bring the
spout of the tea or coffee pot in any desired position also preventing it from being
brought forward too suddenly.
Or instead of employing a pivoted bearing and quadrant arrangement as before
described we may place two trunnion like arms on either side of the cradle, or we
may terminate their extremities into the form of a loop. The upper part of the .
stand on either side we terminate into two ornamental fork like bearings into which
rest the double trunnion arms of the cradle supporting the tea or coffee pot. When
it is desired to pour from the tea or coffee pot the handle thereof is held and titted
forward, the weight resting and being supported on the foremost trummion arms
which now take the form of pivots, thus bringing the spout forward.
Or we may dispense entirely with the cradle and fix one or more pivots on either.
side of the stand and on either side of the tea or coffee pot, and forming parts of
the pottery, we make one or more ornamental inverted seats corresponding with the
pivots. When the tea or coffee pot is placed on the stand the inverted seats on the,
sides thereof rest on the pivots of the stand, and are capable of pivoting thereon in
the manner before described.
We may also apply this part of our invention to any kind of metallic tea or
coffee pot or other like vessel in the same manner as the pottery ware before
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page_text: described. Our invention may be further applied to a tea or coffee pot in the
following manner: -
We use a vertical pivot bearing so as to form a turntable which will allow the
tea or coffee pot to turn in any direction which is also applicable to either pottery
ware or metallic vessels.
We have only thought it necessary to describe a 'metallic stand for supporting a
tea or coffee pot; we wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves to
this, we may employ for the same purpose pottery, wood, or marble, and apply
pivots or trunnions for the purpose hereinbefore described.
When we apply our invention to a water jug or other like vessels it differs in no
essential respects to the application to a tea-pot, and may be applied in the aforesaid
manner without departing from the nature or object of our invention.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1891.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37. Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Stand or Holder for a Tea-pot, Coffee-pot, Water-jug,
and other like Vessels to Facilitate the Pouring therefrom.
We, WALTER CLEWS, of 56 Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Electro-plate Manufacturer, and GEORGE HAMMERSLEY of
Springfield Terrace, Alsager, in the County of Chester, Manufacturer, 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 :-
Our invention has for its object an improved stand or holder for a tea or coffee
pot, (which stand or holder is also applicable to a water jug or other like vessel)
whereby the tea pot, coffee pot or water jug is suspended, thus greatly facilitating
the pouring out of the contents and dispensing with the necessity of lifting the
article when in use.
In carrying our invention into practice as applied to an ordinary pottery ware
tea or coffee pot, we construct an ornamental metallic frame or cradle of a size to
encircle the body of a tea pot. About the centre of the said frame or cradle and
on either side thereof we connect a pivot forming trunnion arms, one of the said
pivots terminating at a right angle in a tongue which is fitted with a spring catch
for the purpose hereinafter described.
We likewise construct an ornamental stand the upper part terminating on either
side in bearings, a little below one of the bearings we connect a quadrant having a
series of indentations or notches.
We take the aforesaid frame or cradle and place it over the stand, the trunnions
engaging in the bearings of the said stand and are capable of swivelling thereon
giving a rocking motion to the cradle.
The tongue hereinbefore referred to hanging downwards over the aforesaid
quadrant, the spring catch connected to the tongue engaging in the indentations in
the quadrant and preventing the cradle from being tilted too far forward or too far
backward or it may be used for retaining the cradle in any desired position.
If we take an ordinary tea or coffee pot filled or partly filled with tea and place
it in the aforesaid cradle, it will be suspended or held upon the arms of the
trunnions and can be tilted forward or backward thereon.
When it is desired to pour from the tea pot, it is only necessary to lift the handle
thereof, which will bring the spout forward.
The spring catch connected with the tongue engaging in one of the notches on
the quadrant, holds the tea or coffee pot in any desired position and also prevents
it from being brought forward too suddenly.
Instead of employing a pivoted bearing and quadrant arrangement as before

page_text: described, we may place two trunnion like arms on either side of the cradle or we
may terminate their extremities in the form of a loop.
The upper part of the stand, on either side we terminate into two ornamental
forklike bearings, into which rest the double trunnion arms of the cradle thus.
supporting the tea or coffee pot.
When it is desired to pour from the tea or coffee pot, the handle thereof is held
and tilted forward, the weight resting and being supported on the foremost
trunnion arms which now take the form of pivots, thus bringing the spout.
forward.
We may if desired. dispense entirely with the cradle and fix one or more pivots.
on either side of the stand or on either side of the tea or coffee pot forming part of
the tea or coffee pot, and may make one or more ornamental inverted seats corre-
sponding with the pivots.
When the tea or coffee pot is placed on the stand the inverted seats on the sides
thereof rest on the pivots of the stand and are capable of pivoting thereon in the.
manner before described.
We may also apply this part of our invention to any kind of metallic tea or
coffee pot or other like vessel in a similar manner as the pottery ware before.
described.
Our invention may be further applied to a metallic or pottery ware tea or coffee.
pot in the following manner :-
:-
We may use a vertical pivot bearing, so as to form a turntable, which will allow
the tea or coffee pot to turn in auy direction.
We have only thought it necessary to describe a metallic stand for supporting a.
tea or coffee pot; we wish it to be understood that we do not confine ourselves to
this, we may employ for the same purpose, pottery, wood, or marble, and apply
pivots or trunnions for the purposes hereinbefore described.
Our invention is applied to a water jug or other like vessel in precisely the same.
manner as is here described with reference to a tea pot.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1, represents a perspective view of our new and improved stand or holder,.
A is a metallic frame or cradle with a tea pot placed therein and having on either
side a pivot or trunniona and a the pivot or trunnion a terminating into a tongue c
which is fitted with a spring catch D. The pivots or trunnions a and a engage in
the bearings E, on the upper part of the quadrant F, which is attached to the stand.
or holder G.
Figure 2 represents a perspective view of a stand or holder in which the quadrant
arrangement for keeping the cradle and tea pot in position has been dispensed with,.
and two trunnion like arms a, a, are attached to the cradle A thus forming a loop.
The upper part of the stand on either side forms two bearings R, R, upon which.
the trunnion arms a, a rest and support the cradle A carrying the tea pot.
Figures 3, and 4, are side and front elevations of our improved tea pot stand.
with a tea pot held or suspended on the pivot bearings a, a, by the ornamental
seats b, b, formed in the pottery ware which admits of the tea pot being tilted
thereon as shown in dotted lines at Figure 1 when it is desired to pour therefrom.
Figure 5, represents a plan of the stand, the dotted lines showing the manner in
which it may be turned round when pouring tea, which is effected as shown at
Figure 3 by the stand d turning on the base e, by the screw stud or vertical pivot f
fixed to the stand d, and adjusted to the base by the fly nut g, thus forming a.
kind of turntable.
Figures 6, and 7, show another arrangement of our improved stand in which we
form two pivots or trunnions and on either side of the stand d upon which the
tea pot is supported by the ornamental seats and j' forming part of the pottery
In this arrangement the tea pot may be tilted forward as shown in dotted.
lines at Figure 6, by raising the handle and tilting the tea pot forward, the weight
resting and being supported on the foremost trunnion arms h¹ and the seat j'.
ware.
Figure 8, shows the manner in which we apply our invention to metallic tea or

page_text: coffee pots.
We fix a single pivot a on the side thereof and make the extremities
of the stand in the form a fork k.
Figure 9, shows the double trunnion arms ² and h³ applied to a tea or coffee pot
in which we terminate their extremities into a loop 7, the upper part of the
stand m, m, on either side form two bearings upon which the trunnion; arms,
and h³, rest and support the tea or coffee pot.
Figure 10, shows our improved stand applied to a water jug, the tilting being
effected in the manner shown at Figures 3 and 6, the same may be applied to a
coffee pot or other like vessel.
Figure 11 shows a modification of our invention for effecting the turning round,
in which the screw stud or vertical pivot f may be inverted and fixed in the base
of the stand, and the fly nut being placed outside the base, this part of our
invention may be applied to a tea kettle or other like vessels for effecting the
turning round of the same.
We are aware that stands of a similar construction have been used for tea kettles
for the purpose of supporting them and enabling them to be tilted forward or
backward, and we lay no claim to such an arrangement as applied to kettles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
(1) The new and improved stand or holder for a tea pot, coffee pot and water
jug to facilitate the pouring of the contents therefrom, substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
(2) The improved method of supporting a tea or coffee pot and water jug, on a
stand by means of a cradle and effecting the tilting forward of the same by means
of pivots or trunnions a and the retaining of the same in any desired position
by means of the spring catch D, the tongue C and the quadrant F, substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by Figure 1 of the accompanying d 'awings.
(3) The improved method of supporting a cradle A and tea or coffee pot and
water jug on a stand by means of trunnion like arms a, a, forming a
P and
supported on bearings R, R, formed by an ornamental part of the sta for the
purpose of giving a tilting movement thereto, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by Figure 2, of the accompanying drawings.
(4) The new or improved stand or holder for supporting a tea or coffed pot and
water jug on pivots or trunnion armis, by the ornamental seat of the pottery ware
for effecting the tilting forward or backward of the same, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated in several figures of the accompanying drawings.
(5) The improvements in the arrangement for supporting a tea or cof pot or
water jug a tea kettle or other similar vessels by which the same may be turned
round in any desired position by means of the screw stud or vertical pivot arrange-
ment, substantially as herein set forth and illustrated by the several figures of the
accompanying drawings..
Dated this 1st day of March 1892.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.