Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1890-Accepted, 16th Aug., 1890
Inis invention relates to pots or vessels for holding different liquids such as hot
water and tea, coffee and milk etc., and it has for its object to simplify the construction
and facilitate the operation of such vessels or pots.
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings showing by way of illustration a vessel
having my improvements applied thereto.
Referring to the drawings-
Fig. 1 shows in side elevation a pot or vessel for holding, say tea and hot water.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical sections showing modifications.
Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line Z-Z, fig-3=-=-
Figs. 67, 89 and 10 are detail views.
As shown on the drawings the vessel a is divided longitudinally by a partition d
into two compartments b, c, one for water and the other for tea. In Fig. 3 the
partition d is broken away so as to show the compartment c. e is the spout. Hinged
preferably to the top of the partition d are two lids f, g (see fig. 2) for giving access
to each compartment. are the handles or knobs for lifting the lids. Fitted to the
back of the spout e and communicating with it is a casing i, preferably of cylindrical
shape as shown. The casing i is so fitted in the vessel that one half of it is in each
compartiment as shown at fig. 5. From the casing there extends upwards to near
the top of the handle j of the pot a tube k which is fitted in or to the partition d.
The casing i has on each side of it an opening which may be a slot extending
lengthwise (as at fig. 3) or crosswise (as at fig. 4) of the casing i. Instead of being
slots the openings may be round holes or a number of perforations may be made on
each side of the casing. The openings which communicate with the compartments b, c
may have wire gauze or perforated metal over them to keep tea leaves or the like
from entering the spout or a piece of wire gauze may be so made or fitted as to enclose
the casing.
Inside of the casing i is fitted a hollow piston valve n which may be of the con-
struction shown at fig. 8. The valve as here shown consists of a hollow cylinder
closed or not at the end n¹ and open at the end n². In or to the end n' a piston rod
or spindle o is fitted the outer end of which is provided with a button or knob m for
turning it round by the fingers when holding the pot. In the valve or piston n is a
longitudinal slot or opening P The piston and rod is shown at fig. 3. The
piston is shown dotted and the rod partly full. The rod, it will be seen is enclosed
and is free to work in the tube k.
Instead of having a piston made as hereinbefore described it may be made as
shown at fig. 7 with vertical openings p and p¹ one at each side (the far side opening pl
is shown dotted in this view). In this case the piston is fitted in a casing such as
that shown at fig. 4 and is moved up and down therein by means of a small lever q
which is fulcrumed at its lower end to the handle j, and passes up through a slot r in
the rod o.
Instead of having a lever working through a slot the lever may be pinned
to the rod or otherwise suitably connected thereto.
In fig. 4 the rod is shown as being actuated by means of a small ring s which is
caught by the finger instead of by a lever. The rod o, may however be actuated in
any other well known and suitable manner. In this fig. also the piston shown as
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page_text: being used is one, such as that at fig. 9, without any holes or openings p, in it: The
piston is simply a cylinder open at both ends and has the rod fitted into it.
In using the vessel or pot I first pour in the liquids to each compartment meantime
keeping the valve n, so placed as to cover up and prevent liquids escaping by the
openings, in the casing, if now it is desired to pour out one of the liquids with the
arrangement shown at figs. 3, 5 and 8 the knob m is merely turned round to the right
or left by the fingers of the person holding the pot or vessel until the opening p, in
the piston comes opposite the opening, in the casing communicating with the
compartment containing the liquid desired to be poured out when the liquid will
immediately run into the casing i and spout e and can be poured out at will. If now
it is desired to pour out the liquid from the other compartment the valve n, is so
turned that the opening p, comes opposite the opening 7 in the casing communicating
with that compartment when the liquid can be poured out as before.
The valve n, is
of course fitted sufficiently tight in the casing to prevent leakage.
With the arrangement shown at figs. 12 and 7 the piston is pushed down or drawn
up by means of the lever 7, which may be actuated by the forefinger of the person
holding the vessel, so that, at one time, the opening p, in the piston will come into
communication with its corresponding opening 1, in the casing and allow one of the
liquids to be drawn off and at another time the piston will be so actuated as to cover
up the opening in the casing from which liquid was formerly drawn and allow liquid
to be drawn from the other compartment by means of its opening in the casing and
corresponding opening 2 in the piston.
With the arrangement shown at figs. 4, and 9 the piston n is simply pushed up and
down in the casing i being pushed far enough down at one time to allow liquid to
pass from the compartment c, through the opening. 1, and at another time drawn up
sufficiently to allow liquid to escape from the compartment b, through the opening
on the near side of the casing as shown at fig. 9.
If desired the valve n, may be so arranged as to deliver the two liquids at the
same time, this can be done by making the valve longer and having in it two
openings t, opposite one another and two openings p, p, for alternate pouring
as shown at fig. 6. In this case the openings in the casing are opposite cach
other.
Instead of having an opening p, as hereinbefore described with reference to fig. 8
the piston may have a groove u in it as shown at fig. 10.
To prevent the valve (figs. 8 and 10) from turning round too far a rabet may be
cut in them as shown at fig. 8 which catches on a pin or screws passed through the
casing i. Or the milled wheel m may have a cut out part in it which catches on a
projection on the bandle-or the valve may be stopped in any other suitable
manner. The sliding valves may be so made in reference to the casing that just
sufficient clearance will be allowed at each end of the valve to ensure that it stops
at the exact point necessary to open communication between the spout and the
compartments.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A pot or vessel for holding different liquids simultaneously having a single
spout and being fitted with a rotating or sliding valve arrangement, substantially as
hereinbefore described and shown under modified constructions on the drawings
annexed.
2. The general arrangement or combination of parts of my improved pot or vessel
for holding different liquids simultaneously the several parts being arranged and
operating substantially as hereinbefore specified.
Dated this 28th day of May 1890.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.