Improvements in Cruet and similar Stands.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mir., 1896
Complete Specification. Left, 17th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 18th Apr. 1896
Improvements in Cruet and similar Stands.
I, CHARLES THOMAS CONSTANTINE of the Firm of Dawson & Company of
252 New John Street West, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick Manu-
facturers, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object improvements in cruet and other similar stands
which may be handled more conveniently so as to obtain the various articles held
by such cruets such for instance as bottles of various kinds, mustard pots egg cups
and a variety of other articles suitable for such like stands.
I make my new cruet and other stands in any suitable metal and of a variety
of designs but the base upon which the bottles and other articles stand is raised
somewhat higher than usual so as to allow the feet to clear the table cloth. The
centre column or upright pierces through the cruet frame and stands upon a
self contained base to which it is firmly screwed or fastened. This base is raised
at the centre to form a hollow boss, and a collar on the centre rod rests thereupon
and the nut for securing it tight falls and works in the under raised recess
aforesaid. The bottom of the cruet rests upon the collar on the centre stem and
turns very easily upon the same so that the cruet can be revolved without lifting
it. An alternative mode is to join up the top and bottom of the cruet frame
with a hollow tube or column through which the handle or centre rod passes.
In any case the cruet frames lifts up the centre rod so that the under parts may
be easily accessible for cleaning and attention..
Dated this 6th day of March 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
I, CHARLES THOMAS CONSTANTINE of the Firm of Dawson & Co. of 252 New
John Street West Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers 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
stateinent:
My invention has for its object improvements in cruet and other similar stands
which may be handled more conveniently so as to obtain the various articles held
by such cruets such for instance as bottles of various kinds, mustard pots egg cups
and a variety of other articles suitable for such like stands.
I make my new cruet and other stands in any suitable metal and of a variety of
designs but the base upon which the bottles and other articles stand is raised
Bomewhat higher than usual so as to allow the feet to clear the table cloth. The
centre column or upright pierces through the cruet frame and stands upon a
self contained base to which it is.firmly screwed or fastened. This base is raised

page_text: at the centre to form a hollow boss and a collar on the centre rod rests thereupon
and the nut for securing it tight falls and works in the under raised recess aforesaid.
The bottom of the cruet rests upon the collar on the centre stem and turns very
easily upon the same so that the cruet can be revolved without lifting it. An
alternative mode is to join up the top and bottom of the cruet frame with a hollow
tube or column through which the handle or centre rod passes. In any case the
cruet frames lift up the centre rod so that the underparts may be easily accessible
for cleaning and attention.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated three examples of my said invention and which will be
sufficient to enable others to apply the same to stands of different design as the
designs may be greatly varied to suit the number of bottles to be held and the size
of the same. It will be observed that I avoid all complications of parts such as
exist in ball bearings stands and yet the turning of the bottle holder A is so
arranged at its bearing as to turn very easily.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ordinary cruet stand A. to hold four bottles.
or other articles and is mounted to turn upon the pivot b¹.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same cruet stand showing the details of
the mountings.
Figure 3 is a plan of the cruet from the bottom showing the base B.
Figure 4 is a cruet of different design showing an alternative mode of mounting
with a sleeve connection at which somewhat stiffens the frame A.
Figure 5 is another alternative mode of mounting when the crnet has a bow
handle.
In Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 the cruet frame A which carries the hottles or other
articles is pivotted upon the upright stem which is fast to the base B and
finishes with the handle of any design such for instance as 62. The base B is
secured to the upright by means of a nut 6 which is covered in the recess ³ the
upper part of the said recess forming a suitable bearing upon which the part a
of a' takes its bearing. The frame A may have no central connection to the
bottom of the frame a as seen at Figures 1 or 2 or it may be connected by a tube
or sleeve a as shown at Figure 4. In either case the stem &' is the steadying
medium for the frame A as it turns round supported by the part 6 of the base so
that a very little lubrication near the top of a and a is all that is required as even
in the case of the sleeve a it would only touch at the top portion in turning
round.
The modification shown by Figure 5 has a handle & & bent at the top & and
this is fast to the frame A but the bearing a upon & is substantially the same as
in the previous figures explained, a' being fast to A which turns upon the tube
which in this case is fast to the base and B. To clean this stand shown by
Figure 5 it is necessary to remove the screw a when the frame lifts off the short
tube a
In the case of the frames shown by Figures 1, 2 and 3 and also 4 the frame A
lifts up to the positions shown by dotted lines so that all the parts are easily
accessible for cleaning which is a most important point in such articles there being
no unscrewing necessary or readjustment as in the case of such devices as ball
bearing stands.
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 :-
1st. The improvements in cruet and other similar stands consisting of the cruet
frame A pivotted upon a shoulder & of the base B and having for its steadying the
rod of the handle & with the, accompanying parts, substantially as herein set
forth and as shown upon the drawings by Figures. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2nd. In cruet and such like stands the particular arrangement shown by Figure 5

page_text: with the central tube 66 fast to the base B upon which the frame A is pivotted.
with the accompanying parts substantially as herein set forth and as shown.
Dated this 16th day of March 1896.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant..