An Improvement in the Construction of Tea-pots.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st July, 1890-Accepted, 23rd Aug., 18:0
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Construction of Tea-pots.
RICHARD CHIDLEY, 39 Whittington Road Wood Green Middlesex Commercial
Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My Invention is to prevent the overflowing of the tea pot when being poured out.
and to prevent tea leaves from obstructing flow of tea.
My Invention relates to an Improvement in the construction of tea pots so as to
prevent their overflowing at the top when being poured out also to prevent tea leaves
congregating around the spout inside, thus obstructing the flow of tea.
To carry my Invention into effect I propose to make the front part of tea pot
higher than the back and the aperture to be nearer the handle than the spout at top
and then by reversing the lid the plate that carries the lid is soldered or otherwise
fixed (according to material used) on the front of the pot instead of at the back thus
preventing an overflow.
To prevent the tea leaves congregating around the perforation of the spout I
propose to use or fix a plate (perforated) extending from the bottom of the per-
forations of spout to about the middle of the pot slanting upwards thus keeping
the tea leaves at the bottom of the pot the same to be applied to any shape pot, and
can be made in
any material.
October 21+ 1880
RICHARD CHIDLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in the Construction of Tea-pots.
I, RICHARD CHIDLEY, of 39 Whittington Road, Bowes Park, Wood Green, in the
County of Middlesex, Commission Agent 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 :-
My invention relates to an improvement in the construction of tea-pots, the objects
thereof being to prevent overflowing at the top, while the contents are being poured
out, and to prevent tea leaves from congregating around the internal orifice of the
spout, thus obstructing the flow of tea.
In order that my said invention may be rendered more clearly, and be easily
understood, I have appended the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1
represents a sectional elevation of an improved tea pot, with the lid closed, and
Figure 2 is an elevation of the same, with the lid open.
In carrying my invention into effect, I construct the tea pot in such a manner that
the orifice covered by the lid A is situated nearer to the handle than to the spout, and,
in the case of metal tea pots the hinge or other joint B of said lid is reversed relatively
to such articles as hitherto constructed so that said lid opens from the handle towards
the spout, as shewn by Figure 2. The top of the tea pot is formed so as to slope
from to D, Figure 1, or in other words to be higher at the front part C than
at the back D. The object of this formation and arrangement is to prevent overflow
while pouring out.
In the case of an earthenware teapot or the like, I may dispense with the hinge or
joint B, and employ a lid with a projecting fillet, fitting into a socket in the top of the
tea pot, the formation of said top, and the arrangement of the orifice being exactly as
before mentioned.
I also fix or attach a perforated plate E to the inside of the tea pot, which extends

page_text: from the lower edge of the internal orifice F of the spout, Figure 1, and is carried
upwards to nearly the centre of the top of said tea pot.
This arrangement prevents the obstruction of the spout by tea leaves, and enables the
contents of the tea pot to be poured out freely, and retains the leaves and sediment,
and furnishes a means for the perfect cleansing of the spout from any obstructions.
I wish it to be understood that the improvement in construction according to my
invention may be applied to any kind of tea pot, of any material, and it is obvious
that the same is also applicable to tea-urns, coffee-urns, coffee pots, or similar utensils
which require a solid residue to be retained while pouring out the liquid contents,
and in which it is desirable that overflowing does not occur while pouring.
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;-
In a metal or other tea pot, the arrangement of the lid and orifice therefor, in
combination with a sloped top, and a perforated plate E, substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth, and as shewn by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 18th day of July 1890
"FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.