Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1887
Specification Accepted, 19th Apr., 1887
TARO23.
We MARTIN BILLING, CHARLES Billing, FredericCK BILLING, ARTHUR BILLING
and FRANCIS BILLING, all of Livery Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Printers, and THOMAS BURDETT BURDETT, of Carlyle Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham
aforesaid, Traveller 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:-
The invention consists of an improved canister, or receptacle, for coffee, tea or
other substances.
The canister in its general configuration somewhat resembles an ordinary Tea
canister, but, instead of having a removable cap or lid, the cap is permanently
attached to part of that portion of the canister which extends from the shoulder to the
neck, and the said part is capable of being turned or rotated on its axis around or
upon the other part of such portion of the canister so as either to leave an opening
for the introduction or withdrawal of coffee or other substance, or to close the opening
as required.
The accompanying drawings represent a canister constructed according to this
invention. Figure 1 is an elevation, one half in section, of the canister when closed.
Figure 2 is an elevation of the same when open. Figure 3 is a vertical section on the
line of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line y ---- y of
Figure 1 and Figure 5 a horizontal section on the line ---- of Figure 3.
Figure 6 is a view on a larger scale of a portion of the upper edge of the body a and
of the ring, hereinafter described. The body a is formed with a flange or
protuberance around its upper edge and to this edge is permanently soldered or
attached one part e (being about one half, more or less) of that portion of the canister
which extends from the body a to the cap. The lateral edges of the part e are
strengthened by wires or ribs d, d. To the upper edge of the part c is soldered or
attached a ring with top g, but this top may be dispened with. On the exterior of
the part e, near one of its lateral edges, is a rib or wire which acts as a stop as
hereinafter described. is the other half or part of that portion of the canister which

page_text: extends from the body a to the cap. This part i has at its lower edge a ring k which
extends all round the top of the body a and is turned inwards so as to take hold of or
grasp the flange or protuberance b. The ring and flange b not only hold the part i
down to the body a but allow of the part being moved axially. The part i has a
strengthening rib or wire l at one of its lateral edges. To the top of the said part i is
soldered or permanently attached the cap or cover m, and this cap fits the ring f.
When the parts are in the position seen in Figures 1 and 4 the canister is closed,
the edge of the part i being against the stop h. In order to open the canister the
cap or cover m is turned by hand, the part and ring & moving with it, and when the
canister is fully opened the edge comes against the other side of the stop h, as seen
in Figure 5. By the reverse movement of the cap m the opening is again closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
A canister or receptacle for coffee, tea, or other substances, constructed substantially
as hereinbefore described, and shown in the accompanying drawings.
J. C. MEWBURN,
169, Fleet Street, London,
Agent.