Improvements in Salt Cellars and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st July, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1900-Accepted, 21st July, 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Salt Cellars and the like.
CHARLES LAWRENCE TAYLOR, 31, Market Place, Penzance, Ironmonger, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvements consist in a novel form of salt (or similar substance) cellar
(or vessel) for table or other purposes. The leading feature is doing away with
the necessity of a spoon to take the salt out of the cellar, and keeping the salt
dry and clean in a closed chamber.
A suitable vessel for holding the salt may be made of metal, glass, earthenware,
wood or composition. It has a lid secured to the top for inserting the salt, and
through this lid or near it works a rod fitted with a spring push which works a
small valve in a spout near the bottom of the vessel-by pressure of the push
the salt is released as required.
Improvements in Salt Cellars and the like.
1, CHARLES LAWRENCE TAYLOR, of 31, Market Place, Penzance, in the County of
Cornwall, Ironmonger, 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 salt cellars and the like for table purposes and -con-
sists in the hereinafter described improvements therein, the objects of the
invention being chiefly to do away with the necessity of using a spoon to take
the salt out of the cellar, and to keep the salt dry and clean in a closed chamber.
According to my invention a suitable vessel for holding the salt may be made
of metal, wood or other suitable material. A lid is provided at the top of the
vessel for inserting salt or other granular or powdered preparations for table
use and through the lid works a rod fitted with a spring push which operates a
small valve or its equivalent in a spout fitted near the bottom of the vessel. By
pressing on the push the salt or other substance is allowed to flow out of the
spout as required.
On the drawing appended hereunto one form of a salt cellar made according
to my invention is represented by Figure 1 in vertical section and by Figure 2
in front view with the spout in section.
The saltcellar consists of a cup shaped vessel a having preferably an internal
inclined bottom 6 fixed therein and an outlet spout c at the lowest part closed by

page_text: a flap valve d. The flap valve is hinged upon a pin e supported by the sides of
the spout and is kept closed by a helical spring f mounted upon this pin and
pressing with its straight ends against the Hap valve d and a ping in the side
of the spout. The flap valve carries a lug h on the inside to which a bent steel
wire is connected, the other end of which is fixed in the push k: The push is
guided in the lid screwed upon the top of the cup a. The cup a is mounted
upon a foot m.
In using the salt cellar it is placed next to the plate so that the spout e pro-
jects over the edge of the plate, and by pressing upon the push k the flap valve d
is lifted until the desired quantity of salt has run out. On releasing the push k
the valve d is closed again by the spring f.
The cover i may be provided with holes for the purpose of using the saltcellar
also as a caster.
Naturally the salt cellar may have any other suitable shape and be ornamented
in various ways.
The push may be arranged in the side opposite the valve
instead in the lid 7 and instead of a flap valve a disc or slide valve suitably
connected to the push may be used.
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:
1. In saltcellars and the like the arrangement of a vessel raised on a foot, a
lateral outlet spout near to the bottom of the vessel closed by a flap valve or its
equivalent which is connected with a push in such a manner that the valve is
opened by a pressure upon said push, and a spring closing the valve when the
push is released, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The arrangement or construction of saltcellars and the like substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawing.
Dated the 20th day of April 1900.
R. J. URQUHART, C.E.,
Chartered Patent Agent, Manchester & Liverpool.