IMPROVEMENTS IN TEA POTS AND OTHER SUCH LIKE ARTICLES to be as follows that is to say
Year: 1885

page_text: I, JAMES TIMOTHY DOMNEY of 7 Graham Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said. invention.for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TEA POTS AND OTHER SUCH LIKE ARTICLES to be as follows
that is to say :—
"
This invention has for its object improvements in Tea Pots and other such like
articles which are used for infusing tea or other leaves or for extracting and
separating the juices from various substances the object being to perfectly separate
the more solid parts from the liquids so as to prevent the more solid parts from
stopping up the holes in the grating at the base or other part of 'the spout.
In carrying out my invention as applied to an ordinary pot used in the making
of tea I place a division in the tea pot some considerable distance away from the
base of the spout-This division is provided with a number of suitable per-
forations or nets or wire work. The division thus formed furthest away from the
spout may have a suitable lid or cover hinged or otherwise. It is in this division
that the tea is placed and the boiling or hot water is poured thereon. In such
pots there is no need for a grating in the spout indeed an open spout like a jug
spout may be used without inconvenience as the perforated or other division
perfectly clears the liquid. It will be evident that there may be more than one
of these divisions and that they may be removable by sliding up and down in
grooves!

page_text: I, JAMES TIMOTHY DOMNEY of N° 7 Graham Street, Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TEA POTS AND OTHER SUCH LIKE ARTICLES" and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
This invention has for its object improvements in Tea Pots and other such like
articles which are used for infusing tea or other leaves or for extracting and
separating the juices from various substances the object being to perfectly separate
the more solid parts from stopping up the holes in the grating at the base or other
parts of the spout.
In carrying out my invention as applied to an ordinary pot used in the making
of tea I place a division in the tea pot some considerable distance away from the
base of the spout.
This division is provided with a number of suitable perforations or nets or wire
work The division thus formed furthest away from the spout may have a suitable
lid or cover hinged or otherwise. It is in this division that the tea is placed and
the boiling or hot water is poured thereon. In such pots there is no need for a
grating on the spout indeed an open spout like a jug spout may be used without
inconvenience as the perforated or other division perfectly clears the liquid
It will be evident that there may be more than one of these divisions and that
they may be removable by sliding up and down in grooves.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practice I have appended hereunto two sheets, of drawings upon the first of
which is illustrated a tea pot made according to my invention tin or other metal
and upon the second sheet a similar tea pot is shown the body of which is com-
posed of pottery ware with metal mounting. From these two examples no difficulty
will be experienced in carrying out the invention in other kinds of pot whether
used for tea or coffee or other similar purpose.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a Tin or other metal pot with a piece broken
out of its side to show the internal part more plainly and the outer lid or usual
lid A is shown open.
Figure 2 is a plan of the same pot in a similar state.
Figure 3 is a cross section of the pot looking towards the handle.
Figure 4 is a similar cross section to Figure 3 showing a modifications of the
same.
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Figure 5 is a plan of another modification which will be hereafter more fully
explained.
Figure 6 is a perspective view of a pot made from pottery ware and the lid A.
and other mountings are made of metal,
Figure 7 is a plan of Figure 6.
Figure 8 is a horizontal section on line C. D.
In the Pot B I fix suitable guide pieces E upon each side so that the division H
may fit between or over the said guide pieces and be thus capable of lifting out for
the purpose of cleaning all parts of the pot as well as of the slide H. The slide H

page_text: may have either a grating K as shown at Figure 4 covering a small part of its
area or it may have one larger as shown at K₁ Figure 3 but in either case the
secondary or inside lid M is hinged thereto so that this lid always opens the
contrary way to the lid A and it therefore cannot open until the lid ▲ is quite
open as the lid M is kept down by the lid A. Now the tea or other matter from
which juice is to be extracted is placed inside the division nearest the handle and
the hot water is poured thereon and then the lid M is shut down which perfectly
fastens it up as all the liquids passes out through the grating and through the
lip N as no spout is required in these pots though one may be used if desired yet
the lip is sufficient with my division grating and the difficulty of cleaning the
spout is entirely done away with. In present pots it is quite impossible to clean
the inside of the spout behind the grating Figure 5 shows a Pot with a division H
and also H. In this case the tea or other matter would be placed in P and the
inner lid M would cover both divisions and the grating E might be finer than E¹
and thus the liquid would be clearer It is obvious that any desired number of
divisions may be so used.
In the Pottery ware there is but little difference except that the projections R
are made solid with the sides of the pot and are so moulded in position but
otherwise the principle of the slides is the same.
The shape and design of these pots may be obviously varied to any desired
extent so long as provision is made for the slide.
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
The improvement in Tea Pots and other such like articles of a division or
divisions H making a separate chamber or chambers for containing the tea either
in combination with a lip or spout substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth.
Dated this 20th day of Tau1000