Improvements in Pots for Mustard or the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improvements in Pots for Mustard or the like.
We, JOHN REES, of Cwmnantllwyd Cottage, Pontardawe, Swansea, in the
County of Glamorgan, Wales, Miner, and EVAN LEWIS, of Llwyndu Glais, Swansea,
in the County of Glamorgan, Wales, Colliery Under Manager, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to pots for mustard or the like by means of which certain
advantages are obtained.
In order that our invention may be readily understood we shall now proceed to
describe, by way of a type or example, one contemplated form thereof which we
anticipate will give good results in practice.
In the said contemplated form are two main parts which, for the purposes of this
specification we shall hereinafter respectively term the container and the plunger.
The container consists of a hollow cylinder or tube open at its upper end and
closed at its lower, and having a spout projecting upwardly and outwardly from
near the bottom. The plunger in this contemplated form, consists of a tube closed
at the top and bottom and of slightly smaller diameter than the cylinder
so as to fit, and at the same time to be capable of free movement, therein.
The lower part of the plunger is recessed for the purpose of receiving a packing
consisting of one or more rubber rings. To the upper part of the plunger is
attached a ring or other convenient form of finger piece, for the purpose of enabling
the plunger to be conveniently forced into the container or withdrawn therefrom.
The action of our invention is as follows:-Let us assume that the cylinder has
been filled or partially filled with mustard prepared for use. The plunger is
inserted packed end downwards, into the upper or open end of the container.
When it is desired to put mustard on the plate, the plunger is pressed downwards
into the container to a sufficient distance to force the desired amount of mustard
out of the orifice at the extremity of the spout. This operation may be repeated
as often as it is desired to obtain a portion of mustard from the pot or container.
In a modified form of our invention, we make the container (and also the
plunger in some instances) of glass or earthenware or the like, and thicker at one
side than at the other. In the thicker side is a bore communicating with the
interior of the cylinder at or near the bottom thereof and extending to a small
spout or orifice at or near the top of the said cylinder. This modified form is
specially designed for insertion in a cruet stand or the like.
Dated this 30th day of September 1806
J. G. LORRAIN, M.I.E.E., M.I.Mech. E.,
Chartered Patent Agent.

page_text: We, JOHN REES, of Cwmnantllwyd Cottage, Pontardawe, Swansea, in the
County of Glamorgan, Wales, Miner, and EVAN LEWIS, of Llwyndu Glais, Swansea,
in the County of Glamorgan, Wales, Colliery Under Manager, 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:--
Our invention relates to pots for mustard or the like by means of which certain
advantages are obtained.
In order that our invention may be readily understood we shall now proceed
to describe, by way of types or examples, two forms thereof which we find give
good results in practice.
The said forms are illustrated in the accompanying drawings of which
Figure 1 is a part elevation part vertical section of the first of the said forms.
Figure 2 is a horizontal section on the line II-II of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a vertical section of the second form above mentioned and
Figure 4 is a horizontal section on the line IV-IV of Figure 3.
Our invention embraces two main parts, which for the purposes of this
specification, we shall hereinafter respectively term the container and the plunger.
In Figures 1 and 2 the container consists of a hollow cylinder or tube 1 open
at its upper end 2 and closed at its lower end 3 and having a spout 4 projecting
upwardly and outwardly from near the bottom of the said container 1. This
container may be of any convenient material, such as cast metal, glass, earthen-
ware, tinned iron or other sheet metal and the like. In this case the plunger 5
consists of a tube closed both at the top 6 and at the bottom 7 and is of slightly
smaller diameter than the container so as to fit, and at the same time be capable
of free movement, therein.
At the lower part of the plunger is an annular recess 8 for the purpose of
receiving a packing consisting in the case shown of a rubber ring shown in cross
section at 9, 9 and similar to an ordinary rubber umbrella ring. To the upper
part of the plunger 5 is attached the ring or other convenient form of finger-piece 10
for the purpose of enabling the plunger to be conveniently forced into the container
or withdrawn therefrom at will.
The action of our invention is as follows:-Let us assume that the container
has been filled or partially filled with mustard prepared for use. The plunger is
inserted packed end downwards, into the upper or open end of the container.
When it is desired to put mustard on the plate, the plunger is pressed downwards
into the container to a sufficient distance to force the desired amount of mustard
out of the orifice at the extremity of the spout. This operation may be repeated
as often as it is desired to obtain a portion of mustard from the pot or container.
In Figures 3 and 4 we illustrate a modified form of our invention in which we
make the container thicker at one side 11 than at the other side 12. In the
thicker side we have a hore 13 communicating with the interior of the container
at or near the bottom thereof and extending to a small spout or orifice 14 at or
near the top of the said container. It will be seen that the bore 13 takes the
place of the spout 4 shown in Figures 1 and 2. This form of our invention is
especially adapted for insertion in a cruet stand or the like.
In Figures 3 and 4 we have shown the plunger as somewhat different from
that shown in Figure 1. It consists of an ordinary piston 15 and rod 16 with a
finger-piece 17 at the upper extremity of the latter. This form of plunger is an
obvious equivalent of that shown in Figures 1 and 2, the packing 9 consisting

page_text: of a rubber ring as before. The action of this form of our invention is the same
as in the case illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. We prefer to make the container
in this case of glass or glazed earthenware, and we consider as a rule this is the
better material to employ whatever form or shape the invention may take. When
we employ metal as the material we prefer to coat or cover it with a material
which shall not act upon or be acted upon by the mustard or other substance
employed.
In practice we find it convenient to provide the mustard pot with a vent hole
for the escape of the air in the container and we prefer to have this in the wall
of the container just above the level of the mustard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a pot for mustard or the like, the combination of a container and a plunger,
substantially as set forth.
2. The arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth with
reference to Figures 1 and 2.
3. The arrangement and combination of parts substantially as set forth with
reference to Figures 3 and 4.
Dated this 96th day of T
1007
J. G. LORRAIN, M.I.E.E., M.I.Mech. E.,
Norfolk House, Victoria Embankment, London, W.C.,
Chartered Patent Agent.