Improvements in Handles for Teapots, Coffee Pots, and the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Handles for Teapots, Coffee Pots, and the like.
JOHN BROOKE Manufacturer 236 Crookes Moor Road Sheffield in the County
of York do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a firm and durable handle suitable for
teapots, coffee pots and the like from celluloid or such material which has a
tendency to bend or warp when under the influence of heat and I accomplish this
desirable object in the following manner, viz. I use a piece of a suitable length
and thickness of the material from which the handle to be made. A hole is then
bored through to allow of a length of wire with tapped or screwed onds to pass
through. On each end of the wire a suitable washer or nut is then screwed tightly
on. When this is done the material with the wire in the centre is bent to the
required shape. By this method the material of which the handle is composed
will remain in position even when under the influence of heat, thus making a
perfectly firm and durable handle.
Dated this 13th day of November 1895.
Improvements in Handles for Teapots, Coffee Pots, and the like..
I, JOHN BROOKE, Manufacturer 236 Crookes Moor Road, Sheffield in the
County of York, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same has to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to handles made from celluloid, zylonite and other similar
material which has a tendency to warp or loose its shape when subjected to heat,
and is specially adapted to the handles of teapots, coffee pots, tea kettles and other
vessels for containing hot liquids, the object of the invention being to prevent any
warping or giving way of handles made of celluloid or the like, and generally to
strengthen and support such handles.
I have illustrated the invention as applied to several kinds of handles, in the
annexed sheets of drawings, in which similar letters of reference indicate similar
parts throughout.
Fig. 1, represents a piece of celluloid roughly shaped for a handle, with hole
bored through it longitudinally and wire inserted.
Fig. 2, the same bent to form of handle.
Fig. 3, celluloid handle with central wire, bent to a suitable curve for a tea
kettle, and provided with non-conductors at each end.
Fig. 4, end view of non-conductor.
Fig. 5, piece of celluloid cut to approximate form of handle and bored for wire
frame, as indicated by the dotted lines.
Fig. 6, the wire frame, when put together.
Fig. 7, the finished handle curved to form.

page_text: In carrying out my invention as applied to the construction of a handle as shown
in Fig. 2, I cut out or mould a piece of celluloid to the form shown in Fig. 1, or
thereabouts, and I then bore a hole A, through it from end to end to receive a
length of wire B, the projecting ends of which are screwthreaded as shown. In
the drawing, part of the celluloid is cut away to show the wire. Upon each end
of the wire I screw a nut C, which may be a removable metal nut, or it may be of
ivory or other material which is a non-conductor of heat and remain in position as
seen marked C in Fig. 2.
The celluloid blank, so prepared is now softened and bent with the wire in
position, to the desired form of handle such as Fig. 2, after which it is finally
finished ready for use.
Fig. 3, represents a tea kettle handle wired and curved as before described, and
to prevent the handle having any looseness upon the wire, I.screw the washers.C
upon the wire, and in addition I pass a fine screw D, through the washer into the
celluloid handle as shown.
Socket plugs E, of horn or other strong material are also screwed upon the
extreme end of the wire B, to fit into the sockets of the vessel.
In the construction of a handle consisting of one or more parts which are at
right angles to each other, such as that shown in Fig. 7, I cut out a piece of
celluloid as in Fig. 5, and bore the holes A³, A³; and A', communicating with each
other.
I then construct a wire frame as Fig. 6, screwing the two wires B³, and B*, into
tapped holes in the stronger wire Bs, the ends of B and B4, are also screwthreaded
as the wire B, before described.
The wires being separated B, is placed in the hole A, and the other two wires
are screwed into it as shown in Fig. 6, the screwed ends projecting to receive the
nuts as before described.
The curved portion F, is then bent to form, the open end of the hole A³, is
plugged, the nuts or washers C, and the socket plugs E, are put on and the
handle finished and polished ready for attachment to the teapot or other vessel.
Handles of celluloid, zylonite, and such like material susceptible of heat and
very liable to warp or bend, when constructed according to my invention, will
retain their original shape any length of time, and have great additional strength.
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::
1. The method of supporting handles formed from a single piece of celluloid or
zylonite or like material which requires bending to the desired form, as hereinbefore
described and set forth.
2. The method of producing celluloid or zylonite handles of one piece and of
rectangular or partly rectangular form provided with a central metallic support as
herein before described, and as illustrated in Figs. 5. 6. 7.
3. A celluloid or zylonite handle (as used for teapots and other like vessels) of
an angular or curved configuration, and provided with an internal supporting wire
or frame, as herein before described and set forth.
D101 1
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1000
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Streot, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.