Preventing Glue Pots, Tea Kettles, and such like Articles from Boiling Over
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 26th July, 1895-Accepted, 1st Nov., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Preventing Glue Pots, Tea Kettles, and such like Articles from
Boiling Over.
We JOHN SMITH of Union Mill Street Wolverhampton Wheelwright and
RICHARD CLAYTON of Coseley Hall near Bilston Ironfounder both in the County
of Staffordshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It refers to the means for preventing glue pots tea kettles & such like articles
from boiling over, on the underside of the rim of the glue cup we cast three or
more projections, and in the rim of the glue pot, we cast three recesses to receive
the projections on the cup, when the two articles are placed inside each other the
projections fit into the recesses thus making it practically airtight, when the water
in the pot boils we then raise the cup and turn it round a little, the projections then
rest on the top of the rim or mouth of the pot thus leaving a space between the two
for the escape of steam this prevents the boiling over that takes place when one
article is placed face to face on each other.
D1 day. Sntation 1001
JOHN SMITH.
RICHARD CLAYTON.
Preventing Glue Pots, Tea Kettles, and such like Articles from
Boiling Over.
We JOHN SMITH of Wolverhampton Wheelwright and RICHARD CLAYTON
of the Cannon Hollow-ware Co. Ld. of Deepfields Staffordshire Ironfounder 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 refers to means for preventing glue pots, tea kettles and such like
articles from boiling over.
On the underside of the rim of the glue cup, or lid of the tea kettle or such like
article, we cast or otherwise form three or more projections, and in the rim or mouth
of the glue pot, tea kettle or such like article, we cast or otherwise form corre-
sponding notches or recesses to receive the projections. When the projections are
allowed to fit down within the notches or recesses, the rim of the glue cup, or lid
of the tea kettle or such like article, bears direct upon the rim or mouth of the glue
pot, or of the tea kettle or the like, closing it in practically air-tight, as when the
parts are constructed and used in the ordinary manner. When, however, the water
begins to boil, or whenever it may be deemed advisable, the cup or lid having the
projections formed therewith may be raised and turned to clear the projections from
the notches or recesses, and the bottoms of the projections be allowed to rest on the
rim or mouth of the glue pot, tea kettle or the like, thus leaving a space between
the rim of the cup or lid and the rim or mouth of the utensil for the escape of steam,
and preventing the boiling over which is liable to take place when the cup or lid
completely closes in the utensil.

page_text: In order that the invention may be clearly understood, we have illustrated the
same, in the accompanying drawings, by way of example, as applied to a glue pot
and cup.
Figure 1 shews the rim of the cup to be resting direct upon the rim or mouth of
the pot, with the projections within the notches or recesses; and Figure 2 shews
the projections to be resting on the rim or mouth of the pot.
A is the cup, B the pot, a projections from the underside of the rim 6 of the cup,
and c notches or recesses in the rim or mouth of the pot. When the cup is in
position as shewn by Figure 2, a space d is left for the escape of steam between the
rim 5 of the cup and the rim or mouth of the pot.
The invention may be modified by forming the projections on the rim or mouth
of the utensil and forming notches or recesses in the edge of the cup or lid; this
arrangement is not, however, so good as that above described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. For the purpose of preventing glue pots, tea kettles and such like articles from
boiling over, the use of projections from the underside of the rims of the cups or
lids (or from the rims or mouths of the utensils), substantially as described.
2. Glue pots, tea kettles and such like articles, having notches or recesses, such
as c, in the rims or mouths of the utensils, (or having notches in the rims of the
cups or lids), and projections, such as a, from the underside of the rims of the cups
or lids, (or from the rims or mouths of the utensils), which when the utensils are
completely closed in are within the notches or recesses, but which may be utilized
to keep the rims of the cups or lids above the rims or mouths of the utensils for the
purpose of preventing the utensils boiling over, substantially as described.
Dated this 25th day of July 1895.
JOHN SMITH.
RICHARD CLAYTON.