RAPIDLY HEATING AND BOILING WATER IN TEA KETTLES
Year: 1885

page_text: EDMUND OCTAVIUS EATON Priory Villa, 49 Starch Green Road Shepherd's Bush
London W. Merchant & Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of my
Improved invention for RAPIDLY HEATING AND BOILING WATER IN TEA KETTLES
to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to a simple and inexpensive construction of Kettle having
a sloping corrugated bottom from front to back and to such a degree as to create a
draught & promote combustion of the fuel over which it is placed, instead of
tending to damp the fire as ordinary flat bottomed Kettles do, and moreover
having a considerable heating surface.
I claim to have a Kettle which is of the ordinary shape of Kettles, but having
a sloping corrugated bottom, from front to back, the slope commencing from the
edge of bottom, and terminating at a point of about one, & a half (11") or 2" (two)
inches from the back edge, the back edge of course being quite level with the front
edge, and thus forming an incline from back to front, causing the heat or flame to
pass freely over the surface of the sloping corrugated bottom of the Kettle, and
therefrom pass through the aperture which is out in the end of the rim, which is
under the bottom of Kettle, at the back of same.
This aperture is guarded by a baffle plate which shall be rivetted on to the rim
of Kettle, partly covering the said aperture & thus preventing the heat or flame
from rushing direct to the aperture, and causing the more complete distribution of
the heat, and thereby ensuring the greater result from a given quantity of fuel.
I claim by the arrangement of this sloping corrugated bottom, and the baffle
plate, it gives a better heating surface, and does not very materially effect, or
decrease the bulk of water, as is the case by other methods of large heating
surfaces; & can be easily cleaned &c. My Improved Kettle is provided with any
suitable form of lid spout or handle.

page_text: EDMUND OCTAVIUS EATON 49 Starch Green Road, Shepherds Bush London W.
Engineer & Merchant 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 :-
My invention relates to a simple and inexpensive construction of Kettle having
a corrugated sloping bottom from front to back and to such a degree as to create a
draught & promote combustion of the fuel over which it is placed instead of
tending to damp the fire as ordinary flat bottomed Kettles do and moreover having
a considerable heating surface.
The Invention referred to above is illustrated in the accompanying drawings 1
forming part of this Specification in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation plan and
Fig. 2 an underside view of a Kettle provided with a sloping corrugated bottom, a;
the slope commencing from the edge of bottom b; and terminating at a point c
which is about 1 inches from the bottom of back edge; the back edge of course
being quite level with the front edge, & thus forming an incline from front to 1
back & also a chamber, causing the heat or flame to pass freely all over the bottom,
or surface of the corrugated bottom a, of the Kettle & therefrom pass through the
aperture d; which is cut in the rim which extends below the corrugated bottom of
the Kettle at the back of same; This aperture d; is guarded by a baffle plate e;
which is rivetted on to the rim of the Kettle; partly covering the said aperture d;
& this is for the object of preventing the heat or flame from escaping direct to the
aperture d; and causes the more complete distribution of the heat and thereby
insuring the greater, advantageous result from a given quantity of fuel.
f; is the spout; G; the handle; h; the lid.
Having now particularly, described and ascertained the nature of the said s
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare what
I claim is
1st A Kettle having a corrugated sloping bottom; sloping from front to back;
which forms a chamber & gives a large heating surface; with a baffle plate
rivetted on to the back rim of Kettle below the aperture substantially as for the
purpose shewn and described.