Improvements in the Means or Mode of Affixing Kettles. to their Stands, chiefly of the kind applicable for Table Use
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1895
Complete: Specification Left, 6th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 19th Sept.,. 1896.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means or Mode of Affixing Kettles. to their
Stands, chiefly of the kind applicable for Table Use:
I, WILLIAM SOUTTER of the Firm of Soutter and Sons, Limited,. Farm. Street,
Birmingham, Art Metal Workers, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:-
My invention for improvements in affixing "kettles" to their stands relates to
the means or mode of securing the same in a simple and efficacious manner, so that
accidentally the "kettle" will not leave its stand until it is released by the hand!
Hitherto the standards which are usually two, one on each side form a frame for
standing, or one on each side of a foot or pedestal, the top of each of these pedestals
is provided with two grooves in the edge, a required' distance apart to receive two
pegs projecting from each side of the kettle, this will allow the kettle to be moved
in either direction by accident or otherwise so that the kettle is not safely connected
to its stand.
I will describe my invention thus:-
I employ two standards, or supports of any required design, the lower part of
these are configurated as feet, or may be as a frame, or secured to a foot or plinth,
so that the said standards may maintain a vertical position; each of these two
standards have at the top a groove and an eye or loop which are parallel to each
other and equi-distant.
I employ a ring of a size sufficient to receive the kettle body in its centre, but
minus a section at the front, to allow the spout of the kettle to enter when it is
tilted to withdraw the contents which is only effected at the front!
I'dispense with the two pegs on each side of the body of the kettle by securing
these to the outside of the ring; these are equi-distant and correspond to the two
grooves and the two eyes or loops in the two standards.
To connect the ring to the standards it is simply compressed sufficient: to allow
the two pegs to enter the two eyes ou the two standards; the other two pegs will
then fall into the two grooves of the two standards and is thus securely fixed until
the action is reversed.
The whole is composed entirely of metal.
THOS. KENDRICK,
3 Cherry. Street; Birmingham, A'gent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION..
Improvements in the Means or Mode of Affixing Kettles to their
Stands, chiefly of the kind applicable for Table Use.
I, WILLIAM SOUTTER, of the Firm of William Soutter & Sons, Limited, Farm
Street Birmingham Art Metal Workers, do hereby declare the nature of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed; to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention for improvements in affixing kettles to their stands (formned of
metal) relates to the means or mode of securing the same, so that the contents may
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page_text: be poured out of the kettle, without its separation from the stand thus preventing
accident. The kettle can be readily removed from the stand when required.
And in order that my said invention may be more particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a stand (with a kettle or vessel affixed thereto
in a vertical position, constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a view in elevation of same stand with a kettle or vessel affixed
thereto but moved from the vertical position as when pouring out the contents.
Figure 3 is a plan view of same stand but with kettle or vessel removed.
a a are the two standards or supports b. b. b. b serve as feet. c, c form grooves
and d d are eyes or loops, both c c and d d are opposite to, or parallel to, each other,
and equa distant to each other, e, is a metal ring which receives the body f, of the
kettle 9 in its centre, with the aperature . ii are two pegs on the outside of the
ringe (that is one on each side) as shewn Figure 3) and engage in the eyes dd,
while j.j. are also two pegs on the outside of the ring e, and find their bearing in
the grooves c c but are free to rise with the position of the kettle g and ring e, when
in the act of pouring out the contents as Figure 2 or rest as Figure 1.
The ring e being of metal and having the aperature & admits of elasticity by
pressure sufficient to reduce the size of e, so that the pegs i i can engage in the
loops or eyes d d returning to its original position when pressure is released, and
the ring e is thus securely connected to the standards a. a. It will be perceived
that my invention consists in the fixing or arrangeing of the kettle or vessel g in
the ring e having an aperature for the spout to pass, and the securing of the said
ringe by means of the pegs ii to the loops or eyes d, d of the standards a a which
effects the object of permitting the kettle or vessel g to move or tilt in one direction
only (without being separated) and that for pouring out its contents as shewn at
Figure 2 returning to its normal position automatically as Figure 1.
While I have described the features of my said invention, and the object I have
attained, and shewn upon the sheet of drawings, I would observe that I do not
limit myself to these drawings only as illustrative of my invention nor to form, or
details of construction, but contemplate necessary or desirable changes in the
construction and the substitution of equivalent members.
The kettle g I here illustrate is of the shape well known and constructed of
metal, but I may vary the 'shape, and construct this vessel of any suitable substance
other than metal according to the purpose to which it may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The combination of the ring e, with aperture 1, said ring e, with pegs i i
engage said ring e, with pegs jj, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
2. The general construction combination and arrangement of parts substantially
as and for the purposes hereinbefore described in the foregoing specification and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dad Ch daw of Amunt 1900
THOS.
KENDRICK,
New Eldon Chambers, 50 Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent.