Improvements in Dish and Plate Covers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application. 19th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dish and Plate Covers.
I, HEINRICH GRELL of 211 Konigstrasse in the City of Altona on the Elbe,
Germany, Waggon-keeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in dish and plate covers and it consists
in producing the same of two or more parts properly articulated in such a manner
that the parts may fold one into the other, for the purpose of facilitating the
handling of the cover when in use and of rendering the latter capable of occupying
a reduced space when out of use.
To carry this invention into effect the folding parts of my improved cover are
made to form surfaces of revolution, which are joined together by bolts or studs
arranged in the axis of revolution in such a manner that each smaller half may
pass within into the other half which is made to an are of longer radius.
I am accustomed to produce my improved covers from nickel, Britania metal,
German silver or the like, but they may also be made of other material, as for
instance, of wire gauze in which case I provide for each folding part of the cover
suitable bent metal hoops, which are pivotted to each other at their vertex.and
at the outside of which the wire gauze is suitably fastened. The arc about which
each of the folding parts of the cover is swung may be preferably limited by a
stop in one direction and by a handle in the other. For lifting the cover entirely
from the plate or dish a handle may be provided at the outer part of the cover in
the usual manner.
Dated this 19th day of February 1894.
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PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dish and Plate Covers.
I, HEINRICH GRELL of No. 215 Konigstrasse, in the City of Altona on the
Elbe, Germany, Waggon-keeper, 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 :-
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This invention relates to improvements in dish and plate covers and it consists
in making the cover of two or more parts properly articulated in such a manner,
that they may fold one into the other, for the purpose of facilitating the handling
of the cover when in use, and of adapting it to occupy a reduced space when
out of use.
In order to make my invention more clearly understood, I will describe it
referring at the same time to the accompanying drawing, in which
Figure 1 is a cross section of a bipartite cover made according to my
invention;
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same:
Figure 3 is a plan of Figure 1; and,
Figure 4, a cross section of the cover after the two parts have been folded

page_text: The folding parts e, e of my improved cover are made to form surfaces of
revolution, and are joined together by bolts or studs 6 arranged in the axis of
revolution in such a manner, that each smaller 'half e' may pass within the other
half e which is made to an arc of longer radius.
I am accustomed to produce my improved covers from nickel, Britannia metal,
German silver or the like, but they may also be made of other material, as for
instance, of wire gauze, which case I provide for each folding part of the cover,
suitable bent metal frames a c, a' c', which are pivoted to each other at their
vertex by rivets 6 and to the outside of which the wire gauze is suitably fastened.
The arc about which each of the folding parts of the cover is swung, may be
and, preferably is, limited by a stop in the one direction and a handle d¹ in the
other. For lifting the cover up bodily, a handle d may be provided at the outer
part of the cover in the usual manner.
When the parts e and e¹ of the cover are made of cast or embossed metal, the
frames a c,
a¹¹
may, of course, be omitted.
From the foregoing it will be easily understood, that, in contradistinction to the
ordinary covers hitherto employed for protecting articles of food on plates or
dishes, the improved new cover need not be taken off from the dish or plate in
order to gain access to the food underneath it, since this will be easily effected,
according to my present invention, by turning the one part e¹, with the aid of the
handle d, about its pivots-the bolts or studs b,-so that it will pass within the
other half e into the position illustrated in Figure 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A multi-partite dish or plate cover, the parts of which form surfaces of revolu-
tion and are joined together by bolts or studs in the axis of revolution in such a
manner that the smaller part or parts may fold into the larger part or parts,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of November 1894.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.