Improvements in or relating to the Covers of Covered Dishes and other Vessels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th May, 1889-Accepted, 29th June, 1889
COMI LEID
SITIVATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Covers of Covered Dishes and
other Vessels.
I HUGH ROBERT LEACH of 6 Marsden Road, East Dulwich in the County of
Surrey, Merchant, 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 relates to vessels for domestic or other use, principally in connection
with food, and requiring covers, for instance for preserving the heat of articles within
the vessels or for covering the same from dust or other analogous purpose, for
example to such vessels as dishes, plates, bacon dishes, vegetable dishes, butter
dishes, jars for preserves or pickles, soup tureens, tea pots, hot water jugs and
analogous vessels.
The object of this invention is to provide such vessels with a cover in two connected
parts, one part fixed and stationary on the vessel, the other part removably or irre-
movably connected thereto in a new or improved manner.
I am aware that such vessels, notably hot water jugs and cans have been made with
covers of which part is fixed and part movable but the present improvement consists
in making a fixed cover over not less than half of the part of the vessel to be
covered said fixed cover being symmetrical about the central vertical axis of the vessel
as far as the said fixed part of the cover extends, making the movable part of the
cover in the same symmetrical shape but of slightly larger or smaller radius than
the fixed part of the cover to be shifted under or over the same, and providing in
combination with the above a circular guide way or support on the rim of the
vessel or around the part to be covered to serve as a support or track for the
movable cover so that the latter may be revolved in the vertical central axis
of said guide way and according to its position open wholly or partially or close
the vessel.
Further improvements in combination with the above consist in pivoting the
movable part of the cover to the fixed part of the cover at the axial point of the
former and providing the movable part with a suitable handle for turning.
In the accompanying drawing as an example this invention is illustrated as applied
to a dish suitable for a bacon dish. Fig. 1 being a side elevation of such disc with
the cover closed, Fig. 2 a plan thereof. Figs. 3, 4 and 5 respectively broken vertical
central sections showing methods of pivoting the movable part of the cover to the
fixed part.
A is the dish, B the fixed part of the cover, C the movable part, D the circular
track in this case outside the cover B since the movable part of the cover is shown as
moving outside the fixed part.
It is preferable to pivot the movable part of the cover onto the fixed part, in Fig. 3
a metal pin a is passed through the cover C at the centre of rotation thereof, fixed
thereto by a nut 6 passed loosely through a hole in the cover B and fastened below by
a nut c. In Fig. 4 a slight projection d on the part B lies in a recess e in the
part C, in Fig. 5 a pin or projection f formed together with the part C fits into a
hole in the part B, the said pin f being provided with a rubber or other washer g.
In the first case Fig. 3 the end of the pin a may form the knob or handle for
rotating the cover in the other two cases the knob or handle is made with the
cover.
The invention is applicable to metal ware as well as to glass or earthenware or other

page_text: 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. The combination with a vessel of a cover comprising a fixed or stationary part
symmetrical throughout its extent about a vertical axis, a movable part adapted to be
revolved about said vertical axis, and a circular rim D supporting said movable part
substantially as set forth.
2. The combination with a vessel of a cover comprising a fixed or stationary part
extending over the centre of the part of the vessel to be covered and symmetrical
about a vertical axis a movable part pivoted to said fixed part in said vertical axis and 1
adapted to be revolved on said axis and a rim D supporting said movable part
substantially as set forth.
Dated this
1000
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.