IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CAPS OR LIDS OF PEPPER CASTORS, AND OTHER METALLIC COVERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN EDWARD BINGHAM of Howard Street, Sheffield in the County of York
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my, said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE CAPS OR LIDS OF PEPPER CASTORS, AND OTHER METALLIC COVERS to be
as follows:
My invention relates chiefly to the construction of the hinges of such Caps or
lids.
Usually the caps for pepper Castors are made of one piece of metal, perforated,'
and made to fit tightly upon the necks of, the bottles, and are secured by simply
pressing them on firmly with the hand.
After repeated removals for the purpose of filling the bottle, the said cap looses its
grip and becomes loose, often shaking off and causing much annoyance.
In carrying out my invention I make the cap or cover of two principal' parts
connected by my improved construction of hinge, the lower part to be fixed
permanently to the neck of the bottle by cement, or by screwing the parts together,
and the upper part to be perforated, and to open and close by means of the said
hinge, and to be secured when closed by a suitable catch.
I construct the hinge as follows; the lower part of the cap or cover.being turned.
over so as to protect the top edge of the glass bottle, I raise upon the outside, by.
means of suitable punches or dies applied to the inside a hollow rib or projection,
and by filing or cutting away the ends of the said rib, and a portion of the centre,
a receptacle is formed for the hinge pin, out of the solid material.
Upon the upper portion or lid of the cover, I form at one edge a projecting strip
of the same metal corresponding with the central space in the rib, where the pin
would be exposed; this strip I curl round so as to form a similar binge pin
receptacle; the two parts are then connected in the usual manner.
Each part of the hinged joint is thus formed in a simple and inexpensive manner
from the solid metal, instead of requiring to be attached by brazing or soldering.

page_text: I, JOHN EDWARD BINGHAM of Howard Street, Sheffield in the County of York
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE CAPS OR LIDS OF PEPPER CASTORS, AND OTHER METALLIC COVERS "--and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement, that is to say :-
My invention of improvements in the Caps or lids of Pepper Castors, and other
similar metallic covers, refers chiefly to the construction of the hinges of such Caps
or lids.
Usually the Caps or lids of Pepper Castors are made of one piece of metal,
perforated for the passage of the pepper, and made to fit tightly upon the neck of
the bottle, being simply pressed on by the hand.
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Such caps after repeated removals for the purpose of filling the bottle, become
loose, and are often shaken off while being used.
In carrying out my invention I make the Cap or Cover in two principal parts,
one to be fixed permanently to the bottle, the other part attached to the fixed part,
by my improved hinge, and in order that my invention may be fully understood
I have annexed a sheet of drawings, illustrating the same, to which I shall now
refer.
Fig. 1, is the Collar to be fixed upon the bottle-generally by means of Cement.
Fig. 2, shows the first process in forming the hinge B.
Fig. 3, shows the work completed.
Fig. 4, the lid, with "indented" hingebit.
Fig. 5, a lid with "turned over" bit.
Fig. 6, A Complete Cover, on bottle.
I take the Collar, or part of the Cover that is to be permanently fixed upon the
bottle shown in Fig. 1, and by means of punches, or dies, or any suitable tools,
I raise a rib or short hollow projection B, as shown in Fig 2, and by filing or
otherwise cutting away the ends, and a portion from the centre, I construct the
half of a hinge, as C in Fig. 3.
The corresponding part of the hinge, I make by indenting the lid at E, the
projection being shown at F, in Fig. 4. This is made to correspond with the space
between the two bits at C, and when put together and a pin passed through them,
the two parts of the cover are securely hinged together.
The Cap D which is perforated, is secured in a closed position by any simple
catch, such as the one shown.
If preferred I make the part of hinge on the Cap D, as shown in Fig. 5,-Í leave
on one side of the lid, a projecting strip of the metal, and simply bend it round as
at G, while in some cases I may find it most convenient to solder the hinge bit upon
the lid D.
Instead of forming the hollow rib B, to project upon the outside of the part A;
I may on the contrary, indent it from the outside, so as to form a recess, for
the other portion of the joint to fit into, and be secured by a pin as usual.

page_text: Having now particularly, described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is
The improved method of constructing the knuckle joints, or hinges of the covers
of Pepper Castors, and of other similar Covers, by forming one or both parts, out
of the same continuous metal as the Cover, as hereinbefore described, and as
illustrated.