Improved soap dish or holder
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Feb., 1896-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1896
WILLIAM INGHAM of 35 Castle View, Clitheroe, in the County of Lancaster,
Coal Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for Improved soap dish
or holder to be as follows:-
My said invention has for its object the construction of a convenient tin or other
metalic dish to attach to a washing tub (and for like purposes) to hold a piece of
soap and its chief advantages are that the dish shall hold the soap when not
being used.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I provide a square dish made of
tin or other metal having the edges turned up on three sides the fourth side being
left open and turned down so as to conduct any water that may run off the soap
back into the tub or other vessel.
In order to fasten or to attach the dish to the rim of the tub I take a strip of tin
or other metal about five inches long and about one inch wide and bend it in the
middle and so bring the ends or tanges parallel to each other, and rivet or solder
the bent part of the strip to the middle underside of the dish the ends or tanges
pointing downwards, one of the tanges engaging the inside and the other the
outside edge of the tub thus serving to keep the dish in a horizontal position,
resting on the rim of the tub, or vessel.
Dated this 21st day of May 1895.
WILLIAM INGHAM.
I, WILLIAM INGHAM, 35, Castle View, Clitheroe, in the County of Lancaster,
Colliery Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to an improved construction of soap dish or holder,
whereby the same may be readily adapted or applied to a bath, wash tub or the
like, so as to be held in position on the side thereof by a suitable clip.
In carrying my invention into effect, I preferably form the soap dish out of
sheet metal, by stamping to the required shape. The dish may be formed with
four complete sides; or, it may have only three sides, the portion of the dish
resting on the side of the bath, or the like being slightly bent, to allow the water
or drip from the soap to sipe into the bath.
The clip, which is intended to clip the side of the bath, and hold the soap dish
in position may be merely a strip of sheet metal bent like an inverted U, the
bent end being riveted to the base of the dish, or it may be of tempered steel, if
desired.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of my improved soap dish.
A is the dish preferably stamped out of sheet metal of the required shape, and
formed with thuen sidem Lamin
DL

page_text: which clips the soap dish to the side of the bath, wash tub or the like is preferably
riveted to the soap dish. In substitution of the clip C, any other suitable clip
may be employed, and fixed in like manner. The front portion D of the soap dish
projects into the bath, and is bent to allow the water or drip from the soap to
subside therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The improved construction and arrangement of soap dish A, provided with
clip C, by which it is held or clipped to the side of a bath, wash tub, or the like,
substantially as described and illustrated.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.