Improvements in and connected with Covers of Tobacco Pipes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 4th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Covers of Tobacco Pipes.
I, AROHIBALD ALLAN PERCY, of 38 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Manufacturer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to covers for tobacco pipes and also to pushers or
"stoppers" for pushing down or compressing the tobacco in the pipe bowl.
In this invention the covers are hinged and the pushers are also hinged. The
pushers may be combined with the new covers hereinafter described or with any
of the covers at present in use.
In carrying out my invention under one arrangement I make the cover with two
flaps which are hinged to its top and are capable of being folded back against the
cover rim. The flaps, preferably, form arcs of a circle and these arcs, when the
flaps are folded back, coincide with the rim. The flaps have or may have bent
metal or other catches on them for locking then to the rim when they are folded
back. These catches may have a spring or partial spring action. If desired
three flaps may be used instead of two.
Under another arrangement four or more hinged flaps are used and the flaps
may in this case, be of elliptical, round, oval or diamond shape. The flaps when
folded back coincide with the rim.
The pusher or stopper may, under one arrangement, consist of a horizontal disc
having two lugs on it which are hinge jointed to two vertical arms which latter
pass up through holes in the pipe cover and are connected by a bridge piece or its
equivalent on the outside. The bridge pieee may be connected by a chain to the
pipe bowl for the purpose of securing the cover to the pipe.
If desired, instead of having vertical arms and a bridge piece, the arms may be
made from one piece of metal which is bent into a fork shape. The lower ends of
the fork are hinge jointed to the lugs of the disc. Instead of having arms or n
fork the disc may be hinge jointed to a vertical plate or strip which passes through
a hole in the cover.
For the purpose of keeping the disc always in the horizontal position a spring,
catch or equivalent may be fitted either on the vertical plate, fork or arms or on
the disc.
Under another arrangement the arms, fork or plate may be duplicated. In this
case the two plates, forks or pair of arms, as the case may be, are hinge jointed to
each other and to lugs on the back of the disc. In order to keep the disc
horizontal one or more projections, which extend upwards between the plates etc.,
are made on or fitted to the lugs. The plates, etc., which have or may have catches
on their upper ends, are capable of being folded over on top of the pipe cover
when the pusher is not in use. The catches secure the plates, etc., when they are
in the folded position to the rim of the cover.
When single or double plates are used with the pusher disc they are or may be
perforated or have slots or holes cut or punched in them. The disc may also be
made with holes or openings in it.
If desired the joint for securing the disc to the plates, armis, etc., may be provided
with a spring which normally tends to hold the said plates etc. in the horizontal
position. With this arrangement, whenever the disc is pulled up out of use, the
arms, plates, etc., spring open automatically and lie on top of the cover.
Any of the forms of pusher herein described may be used in combination with

page_text: my pipe cover described in the Specification of my prior Patent No. 715 of
1893.
It is to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise forms of hinged
cover or pusher hereinbefore described as they may be further modified without
departing from the spirit of the invention.
The covers or pushers are always made to fold down on the rim or on the cover
as the case may be so as to be out of the way and to give a neat appearance to
the pipe.
Dated this 2nd day of December 1893.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow,.Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in and connected with Covers of Tobacco Pipes.
I, ARCHIBALD ALLAN PERCY, of 38 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow,
Manufacturer, 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 covers for tobacco pipes and also to pushers or
"stoppers" for pushing down or compressing the tobacco in the pipe bowl.
In this invention the covers are hinged and the pushers are also hinged. The
pushers may be combined with the new covers hereinafter described or with any
of the covers at present in use.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have
hereunto appended two explanatory sheets of drawings, which show, by way of
example, different constructions of the cover and pushers.
Fig. 1 shows in side view; Fig. 2 in plan and Fig. 3 also in plan one form of
cover. This cover a has two flaps b, & hinged to its rim as shown. In Fig. I the
flap is shown as standing up, in Fig. 2 both flaps are shown as folded back
against the rim a'. In Fig. 3 they are folded inwards so as to cover the tobacco.
The flaps, b', which form ares of a circle, coincide with the rim (see Fig. 2) when
folded back. c are bent metal catches for locking the flaps to the rim when folded
back as at Fig. 2.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show another arrangement of the cover having four flaps b
Fig. 4 is a side view. Fig. 5 is a plan view with the flaps open. Fig. 6 is a plan
view showing the flaps closed. The hinged flaps may in this case have a contour
formed by two arcs of a circle as shown; or they may be of diamond, elliptical,
round or oval shape. The flaps when folded back coincide with the rim as shown
at Fig. 5. e are bent metal catches made on the flaps..
Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 show an arrangement having three hinged flaps 2, 1³ secured
to the rim a' of the cover. The flaps in Fig. 7 are or may be of a diamond or
similar shape. The flaps at Fig. 8 are are shaped similar to the flaps shown at
Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The flaps may in this case be secured to the rim when folded
back by means of small knobs d which pass through holes in the flaps.
Figs. 9, 10 and 11 show in plan and side views one form of pusher which may be
used in conjunction with any suitable form of cover. The pusher consists of a
horizontal disc e which is hinged at fto two movable plates g, g. The pusher,
when the tobacco is being compressed, is folded as in Fig. 10 with the plates g, g',
in a vertical position and the disc e in the horizontal position. To keep the disc
always in a horizontal position and prevent it turning on the hinge a small central
projection is made on the back of the hinge and projects up between the plates g, g'.
When the pusher is not in use it is pulled up against the cover and the plates g, g
. are folded down and locked on top of the cover by the catches c. In Fig. 11 only

page_text: projection h.
the other being removed for the purpose of showing the
Figs. 12, 13 and 14 show in plan, end and side views a slightly different form of
pusher. In this case the hinge f is provided with two projections h, h one at each
side instead of only one in the centre as before. A spring i which normally tends.
to press open the plates g, g', as shown at Fig. 12, is fitted on the pin of the hinge.
With this arrangement, when the pusher is pulled up out of use, the plates g, g' are,.
by means of the spring i, caused to lie down on top of the cover.
Figs. 15, 16 and 17 are side views of a very simple form of pusher. In this case
the disc e has two lugs j, j', on it to which are hinged the arms of a bent piece of
metalk. This piece of metal k may have a ring or catch at its upper end. Fig. 15
shows the pusher folded down on the top of the cover a shown in dotted lines.
If desired instead of hinging the disc e to a bent strip of metal k (Figs. 15, 16,
and 17) it may be hinged to a single plate such as g Fig. 9.
Fig. 18 is a plan and Fig. 19 is a side view of another form of pusher. The only
difference between it and the pusher Figs. 9, 10 and 11 is that the plates or leaves g, g
are narrow and are rounded at the outsides (see Fig. 19) so that the pusher can be
turned round in the central hole of the cover. The cover may be made with a
recess or groove for the reception of the plates or leaves when they are folded.
down as at Fig. 18 so that they appear countersunk.
In side view at Fig. 20 and plan at Fig. 21 a pusher is shown as combined with
one of the spring adjusted covers set forth in the Specification of my prior Patent
No. 715 of 1893. In this case the pusher is the same as that herein before described
with reference to Figs. 15, 16 and 17. The full lines Fig. 20 show the pusher up,
and the dotted lines the pusher down. The dotted lines in Fig. 21 show the hinged
part of the pusher folded down on top of the cover out of the way.
In side view at Fig. 22 and plan at Fig. 23 a cover combined with another form
of hinged pusher is shown. This pusher differs from that at Figs. 15, 16 and 17 in
that the part is longer and is jointed, at m and m'. The dotted lines at Fig. 22.
show the part & partly bent down and the full lines at Fig. 23 show the part folded
completely down on top of the cover. n are grooves or recesses in the cover
for the reception of the part & when folded down.
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Fig. 24 shows in end view, and Fig. 25 in plan a cover a combined with a pusher o,
having two hinged flaps or plates o¹, o, similar to those of the pusher Figs. 18
and 19. Fig. 26 is an end view of the pusher. In this case the flaps which are
hinged at o, o (see Fig. 26) are hollow and have bent springs o³, o' within them
which normally tend to force the flaps into the horizontal position as shown at
Fig. 26. In order to push down the pusher into the pipe bowl it is necessary to
press the flaps, against the action of the springs, into the vertical position as shown
in dotted lines at Fig. 24. When the pusher is pulled up, after use, the springs.
automatically force down the flaps into the recesses made for their reception in the
cover as shown at Fig. 25.
Fig. 27 shows in side view and Fig. 28 in plan a cover a having combined there-
with a spring pusher somewhat similar to the last. Fig. 29 is a section of the pusher
showing the spring. In this case the flaps ol, o' have hollow enlargements in which
a helical spring or is so fitted, as shown at Fig. 29 that the said flaps are normally
pressed or held down on the top of the cover. One end of the spring is secured to.
the enlargement o' and the other to the enlargement 00. 07 are covers for the
enlargements and os is the hinge pin.
If desired the pushers may be used apart from the covers.
Although I have shown, by way of illustration, various methods of constructing
my improved covers and pushers it is to be understood that I do not confine myself
thereto as the invention can, manifestly, be further modified or altered.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
:-
1. A cover for tobacco pipes having movable flaps hinged thereto substantially

page_text: as hereinbefore described and shown under modifications at Figs. 1 to 8 of the
drawings annexed.
2. Hinged or folding pushers for tobacco pipes, made substantially as herein before
described and shown under various modifications at Figs. 9 to 29 of the drawings
annexed.
3. The combination with covers of tobacco pipes, of hinged or folding pushers
constructed substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings
annexed.
Dated this 2nd day of Santember 1891
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.