An Improved Ceramic Hinged Cover for Jugs, Teapots, Coffee Pots,. and other Vessels.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application; 7th Feb., 1893. ..
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Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1893-Accepted, 30th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL DEUIFICATION.
An Improved Ceramic Hinged Cover for Jugs, Teapots, Coffee Pots,.
and other Vessels.
GEORGE CAPPER, Fitter, 34 Cornwallis Street, Stoke on Trent, CHARLES
HENRY REYNOLDS Engineer 48 Stoke Road Stoke on Trent do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
An improved ceramic hinged cover, applicable to jugs, teapots, coffee pots, and
all other earthenware, china, and porcelain, covered vessels. Near the top of
the vessel are two small brackets, having a slot in each, and fixed so that there
is a space between them, the cover having a piece on which projects over the
side of vessel, and to fit between the brackets and to project over the said
brackets directly over the handle of the vessel, the said projecting piece to have
on each side of it another small projecting piece, to go in and work in the slots
in brackets, forming an hinge, so that when the finger are in the handle of the
vessel, the thumb can press on the end of the said projecting piece and raise and
lower the cover with the thumb of the same hand which holds the vessel, the
said cover and brackets which form the hinge, are made of the same materials
as the vessels, and can be lifted out of brackets and replaced at pleasure.
Dated this Twenty-seventh day of February 1893.
GEORGE CAPPER,
34 Cornwallis Street, Stoke-on-Trent.
C. H. REYNOLDS,
48, Stoke Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ceramic Hinged Cover for Jugs, Teapots, Coffee Pots,.
and other Vessels.
GEORGE CAPPER, Fitter, 34 Cornwallis Street, Stoke on Trent, CHARLES.
HENRY REYNOLDS Engineer 48 Stoke Road Stoke on Trent 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 :-
An improved ceramic hinged cover, applicable to jugs, teapots, coffee pots and
all other earthenware, china, and porcelain covered vessels.
Near the top of the vessel are two small brackets A A, having a slot B B,.
in each, and fixed so that there is a space C C, between them, the cover having
a piece D, on which projects over the side of vessel, and to fit between the
brackets A A, and to project over the said brackets directly over the handle of
the vessel, the said projecting piece to have on each side of it another small
projecting piece E E, to go in and work in the slots B B, in brackets, forming
an hinge, so that when the fingers are in the handle of the vessel, the thumb.
can press on the end of the said projecting piece D, and raise and lower the
cover with the thumb of the same hand which holds the vessel, the said cover
and brackets which form the hinge are made of the same materials as the vessels,.
and can be lifted out of brackets and replaced at pleasure.

page_text: Having now particularly described. and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
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Having now particularly described. and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
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principal
hinge, being wholly ceramic.
2. The brackets being open at the top.
Dated this 20th day of June 1802