Improvements in and relating to Tea Kettles or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1900-Accepted, 14th July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Tea Kettles or the like.
I, WILLIAM BRANDON, trading as William Brandon & Co., of 68, Oliver Street,
Bloomsbury, Birmingham, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new mode of constructing and arranging tea kettles
made of copper, iron, block tin or other suitable metal-so as to provide practi-
cally a safety tea kettle, which is the object of my present invention.
In the kind of kettle ordinarily used danger exists of scalding the hands by
steam when boiling over or in refilling the kettle whilst it is hot or partly full
of hot water. This is caused by the fact of the lid being placed in the centre
directly underneath the handle which goes from back to front, thus the steam rises
up immediately on to the hand when boiling over on to the fire or re-filling or
pouring the water into a teapot or the like.
To obviate the above I construct a kettle thus. The body shall be round oval
or of any other convenient shape the aperture into the kettle and its lid is
situated at the rear of the handle which rises straight up from the centre a certain
height before branching out to form the loop in the ordinary way, the handle at
its point of connection with the top of the kettle is so arranged as to take up
but little space thus sufficient room is provided for the aperture at the back and
for the lid to open.
The lid is hinged (or otherwise attached) so that the wire which forms the joint
is carried up at right angles to provide a lever arm for opening the lid and thus
ayoiding the necessity of lifting off same by a knob and the danger of the hand
coming in contact with the steam.
When the lid is open it stands up vertically on the one side of the aperture and
forms a shield or guard in conjunction with the handle to protect the hand from
scalding by issue of steam.
Holes may be in the upper part of the rear of the kettle for escapement of steam.
As a modification, I sometimes prefer to carry the handle right over from back
to front of the kettle in which case the aperture and lid will still be to the
rear of the kettle as before described but within the handle and a permanent or
other shield or guard may be arranged on the one side of the aperture to protect
the hand from scalding.
1000
EDWD. J. PAYNE & SON,
Warwick Chambers, 104, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement reference being had
to the drawings accompanying this Specification and to the figures and letters
shewn thereon.
My present invention relates to a new mode of constructing and arranging tea
kettles or the like made of copper iron block tin or other suitable metal so as to
provide practically a safety tea kettle which is the object that I have in view.
In the kind of kettle ordinarily in use danger exists of scalding the hands by
the steam when the kettle is boiling over and otherwise or in refilling whilst the
kettle is hot or partly filled with hot water, this is caused by the fact of the lid
being placed in the centre of the kettle directly beneath the handle which spans
from back to front, thus the steam rises up direct on to the hand when refilling
or pouring water into a teapot or the like. Now in order to obviate the incon-
venience of this arrangement I construct 'a kettle thus. The body shall be round
oval or of any other suitable shape Figures 1 and 2 on the drawings in which
it will be clearly seen that the aperture A into the kettle B is situated at the
rear of the handle C which rises straight up from the centre of the kettle a
certain distance before branching out to form the loop C¹ in the ordinary way,
he handle at the point of connection with the top of the kettle is so arranged
as to occupy but very little space and thus allowing sufficient room for the aper-
ture A at the rear and for the lid A¹ to open which latter is hinged or jointed
(or otherwise attached) by a wire running through a knuckle joint so that the
said wire which forms the joint is carried up at a right angle to provide a lever
arm D for opening the lid and thus avoiding the necessity of lifting off same by
the usual knob and the danger of the hand coming in contact with the steam
and so preventing the burning of the fingers or scalding of the hand as the
handle coming up in the centre of the kettle and the lid A¹ being situated at
the back of same it forms with the handle C a shield or guard against the steam
and prevents it from coming direct on to the hand as when the lid A! is open it
stands up vertically on the one side of the aperture A. If required holes may be
in the upper part of the rear of the kettle for escapement of steam.
In describing my invention herein I do not wish to confine myself to the more
precise details set forth as the same can be modified to suit requirements without
deviating essentially from the principle involved but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The improvements in and relating to tea kettles or the like consisting in placing
the filling aperture at the rear in combination with the arrangement of handle in
the centre of the kettle and the arrangement of jointed lid and lever operating
same that covers the filling aperture of the kettle which lid when open forms a
steam guard or shield in conjunction with the handle for the purpose of prevent-
ing scalding or burning of the hands substantially as described and illustrated.
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EDWD. J. PAYNE & SON,
Warwick Chambers, 104, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.