Improvements in Detachable and Adjustable Metal Covers for Jugs, Teapots, Mustard Pots and such like Vessels.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements in Detachable and Adjustable Metal Covers for Jugs,
Teapots, Mustard Pots and such like Vessels.
I, JAMES CLARKE, of Grange Street, Cobridge, in the County of Stafford,
Metal Mounter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Briefly stated I fasten a specially constructed hinge to the back part of the cover
having on its underside a bent or curved downward flange which is joined to a
spring rim fitting tightly round the inside of the vessel and so holding the lid or
cover in its place.
This arrangement will allow the whole of the lid or cover to open for filling or
pouring purposes and thus avoid the trouble and necessity of removing the lid or
cover every time the vessel is filled. The opening of these covers can be effected
either by a knob or lever or a hinged automatic balance weight.
Dated this 2nd day of June 1898
Improvements in Detachable and Adjustable Metal Covers for Jugs,
Teapots, Mustard Pots and such like Vessels.
I, JAMES CLARKE, of 23, Grange Street, Cobridge, in the County of Stafford,
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 metallic covers for jugs, tea-pots, mustard pots and the
like, of that kind which are intended to obviate the necessity of boring or piercing
through the sides of the receptacle to fasten on the cover.
The invention will be understood from the following description, reference being
had to the accompanying drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a cross section of my lid fitted to an earthenware jug showing the
lid closed;
Figure 2 the same showing the lid open;
Figure 3 a front view of the lid (open) separated from the jug;
Figure 4 a plan of same closed;
Figure 5 a section of my lid fitted to a jug with lid closed and showing a slight

page_text: Figure 6 side elevation thereof showing the lid open;
Figure 7 a plan of the lid separated from the jug;
Figure 8 a front view thereof;
Figures 9, 10 and 11, side elevation of inside of lid with lid raised, inverted
plan and vertical section respectively of another slight modification in the lid.
Referring to these figures, A is the lid or that part of the cover that opens and B
the fixed part to which the part A is hinged at E. C a double ended spring clip
whose ends are free and elastic, and of such a curve that they will clip the top edge
of the jug inside. The back part of the cover B is secured to this double ended
spring clip C by providing the part B with a vertical flange D, and soldering or
rivetting this flange to C, whichever way is found most convenient. The parts B
and C being thus firmly secured together and the lid A being hinged to B, the
cover is thus held in its position upon the jug sufficiently firm and secure for all
ordinary purposes, but when the jug is tilted up to pour out the contents, the
front part of the lid A is opened by gravity automatically on its pivot E. The
opening of the cover however can be effected by hand instead of tilting by means
of a knob or lever such as that set forth in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, in which F
is the lever passed from the outside through a hole G in the plate B and curved
inside so as to abut against the under side of the lid A. Thus by sharply depressing
the knob H by the finger or thumb into a horizontal position, the lid will be thrown
back into the position shown in Figures 2 and 3, the abutment I forming a stop
to prevent the cover flving too far back. The arrangements shown in
Figures 5, 6, 7 and 8 differ only in so far as the shape of this lever F is
concerned.
In these figures F as before is the lever passed through a hole G in the plate B.
By sharply depressing the knob H the lid flies completely back and is stopped
by the back of the knob H coming in contact with the back of the jug. In both
these cases the lever F is prevented from coming out by the nature of its bend and
also by the stops f.
In Figures 9, 10 and 11 the lever F is made in the form set forth, being passed
through a slot in the plate B and pivotted at its end to the link J. which link is
hinged at K to the extreme end of the under side of plate B. This link has a
lateral arm L secured thereto, which abuts against the underside of the lid A.
By pressing sharply the lever F in the direction of the arrow, the link J will
turn on its pivot K and its lateral arm L will press upon the under side of the lid
and cause the latter to fly open. The horizontal travel of F is limited by the
abutment b.
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: -
1. In metallic covers or lids for jugs or other like vessels, in which there is a
double ended spring clip. that clips the inside of the vessel at the top and a plate
to which the lid is hinged, providing the said plate with a flange on its under side
which is soldered or otherwise fixed to the double-ended spring clip, whereby the
plate is firmly secured to the spring clip and forms a firm foundation for the lid to
be hinged to, substantially as described.
2. In detachable lids for jugs and other like vessels, the combination of an
opening portion A, a fixed part B to which the opening portion A is hinged, a
flange D projecting from the underside of said part B and a double-ended spring
clip clipping the top edges of the vessel inside, to which the part B is secured by
the flange, substantially as described.
3. The combination with a metallic lid or cover of a lever passed from the outside
through a hole in the fixed part of the cover and curved inside so as to abut against
the under side of the opening portion of the lid, whereby by sharply depressing the
outside end of this lever, the lid will be thrown well back to give a wide opening
substantially as described.

page_text: 4. The mechanism or arrangement of parts for opening the lid or cover by a
pressure of the thumb or finger, for the purpose of filling or decanting the contents
or the jug or other vessel substantially as described.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1899
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Patent Agents of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London.