Improvements in "Tea-cosies" and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1893-Accepted, 16th Sept., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in "Tea-cosies" and the like.
I, HARRY EDLER of Upton Street, London Road, Manchester, Managing
Director, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 relates to cosies used for covering tea pots, coffee pots, and the
like to keep the contents warm whilst on the table, which cosies have hitherto been
formed so as to be placed over such tea or coffee pot, and lifted bodily when the
pot is required to be used. This form of cosy has the disadvantages that in
lifting the same the spout or handle of the pot is frequently caught in the lining
of the cosy and the contents spilled, and further that the cosy has to be put aside
when the pot is in use, the table usually not affording sufficient room for said cosy
and necessitating its disposal elsewhere.
Now this invention has for its object to make a cosy which will remain
stationary on the table whilst providing a means for the withdrawal of the tea or
coffee pot therefrom.
To accomplish this I may form the cosy in halves and join the two halves
together at the bottom so that they shall open outwards at the top, and provide
them with a button and button hole or other means to temporarily fasten the two
halves together. The adjoining edges of the two halves may be stiffened so as to
meet more perfectly.
The bottom of the cosy may be closed in and the tea pot allowed to stand on it
and so protect the table cloth from any tea which may be spilt, and also serve to
keep the contents of the tea pot more perfectly warm.
Another modification consists in causing one or more sides to open sideways, or
from the top by hinging or otherwise so that the tea pot may be put in and taken
out from the side. The cosy is made of silk, sateen or other suitable materials
and ornamented by printed, woven or other designs and the cosy may be made with
suitable trimmings which may serve to cover the openings.
On the accompanying drawing I have illustrated several modifications of my
invention one of which is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and in which the cosy is
formed with loose part A, hinged at C to the stationary part B which is fitted to
a suitable base or stand D. Said part A opens upwards as illustrated in Fig. 2 to
allow for the withdrawal or introduction of the tea pot. The opposite end of the
cosy may be likewise hinged and so allow the tea pot to be put in and out from
either end.
In Figs. 3 and 4 the cosy is divided lengthwise and one side or half E is capable
of opening downwards from the other or stationary half F which is fixed to the
base G. This latter may be formed so that both halves may fold down carpet
bag fashion.
In Figs. 5 and 6 the cosy is similarly divided, but the loose half H opens
upwards as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 5 and full lines in Fig. 6. Both
halves may be made to open upwards.
In Figs. 7 and 8 the cosy is formed with a loose part I hinged at J and opening
sideways as seen more clearly in Fig. 8. Either section of this modification may
be made to open and close and the hinging may be at K or L.
The improved cosy may be stiffened by an internal form of card-board, wire,
buckram, straw, or other suitable material and it may be mounted or fixed upon a
base or stand to give it firmness and to allow the loose portions to be freely
moved.

page_text: The cosy may be provided with a spring which will cause the loose portion or
portions to close automatically.
My improvements are equally applicable to other shapes of cosies.
Having thus 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 :-
A cosy or cover for a tea-pot, coffee-pot or the like formed with one or more
loose or hinged portions A (Fig. 1), E (Fig. 3) H (Fig. 5) or I (Fig. 7) or mere
modifications thereof with or without closing spring to allow of the tea or coffee
pot being introduced therein or withdrawn therefrom without lifting the entire
cosy substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawing.
D T "
1000
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.