IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF TEA-POTS, COFFEE-POTS, JUGS, AND OTHER SUCH LIKE VESSELS HAVING LOOSE LIDS."
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Toft, of Basford, in the Borough of Stoke upon
Trent, in the County of Stafford, Artist, for an Invention of "IMPROVED
CONSTRUCTION OF TEA-POTS, COFFEE-POTS, JUGS, AND OTHER SUCH LIKE
VESSELS HAVING LOOSE LIDS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Toft at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th June 1880.
CHARLES TOFT, of Basford, in the Borough of Stoke upon Trent, in the County
of Stafford, Artist. "IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF TEAPOTS, COFFEE POTS, JUGS,
AND OTHER SUCH LIKE VESSELS HAVING LOOSE LIDS."
The object of this Invention is to ensure that the lids of tea pots, coffee pots,
jugs, and other such like vessels having loose lids (that is, lids which are not
attached by hinges or other means), shall be prevented from falling off when the
vessel is tilted (or inclined at a sufficient angle), which causes great annoyance and
frequent breakages.
I effect the above object by adopting mainly the following improvements in the
construction of the above mentioned articles:-
1
I construct the rim by which the cover is to be secured with a grooved, recessed,
or indented portion, so deeply grooved, recessed, or indented that when the cover,
which is to be correspondingly formed with suitable rim, flange, or tongue, is fitted
on the same, it shall not be liable to fall off unless the article is turned over to a
considerably greater angle than a right angle.
This improvement is specially applicable to articles constructed of fictile ware and
glass, but could be adopted with advantage for articles constructed in various
materials.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Toft in the Great Seal Patent Offico on the 28th December
.1880.
CHARLES TOFT, of Basford, in the Boro' of Stoke upon Trent, in the County of
Stafford, Artist. "IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF TEAPOTS, COFFEE POTS, JUGS,
AND OTHER SUCH LIKE VESSELS HAVING LOOSE LIDS."
The object of this Invention is to ensure that the lids of teapots, coffee pots,
jugs, and other such like vessels having loose lids (that is, lids which are not
attached by hinges or other means), shall be provented from falling off when the
vessel is tilted or inclined at a sufficient angle, which causes great annoyance and
frequent breakages.
I effect the above object by adopting the following improvement in the
construction of above mentioned articles:-
I construct the rim by which the cover is to be secured with a grooved, recessed,
or indented portion, so deeply grooved, recessed, or indented that when the cover,
which is to be correspondingly formed with suitable rim, flange, or tongue, is fitted
on the same, it shall not be liable to fall off unless the article is turned over to a
considerably greater angle than a right angle.
This improvement is specially applicable to articles constructed of fictilo ware
and glass, but could be adopted with advantage for articles constructed in various
materials.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention, I will proceed more
particularly to describe (by reference to the accompanying Drawings) the manner
of carrying the same into effect, that is to say :-
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figs. 1 and 2, sectional views of my Invention.
A is the teapot with suitably formed rim B; C, cover, on tho underside of
which is the grooved, recessed, or indented portion D.
It will be seen in Fig. 1 that when the teapot is tilted at an angle, the part D
will bear against the rin B on the outside, and in Fig. 2 against the rim on the
inside.
Thus in either case the lid is prevented from falling off, except when inclined to
an angle exceeding a right angle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out
in practico, I hereby declare that 1 claim the Invention of "Improved Construction
of Teapots, Coffee Pots, Jugs, and other such like Vessels having Loose Lids,"
substantially as bereinbefore set forth and described and illustrated by the
accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, 1, the said Charles Toft, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty.
Witness,
CLEMENT ROBEY,
Sylvan Cottage,
Basford Park,
Nr. Etruria,
(General Agent.)
CHARLES TOFT. (L.S.)