Improvements in Securing Non-conductors to the Handles of Teapots and other like Vessels.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Non-conductors to the Handles of
Teapots and other like Vessels.
We. HERBERT HUTTON, Manufacturer, and HARRY WILKINS,. Manager, both
of West Street Sheffield in the County of York do hereby declare the nature of
our invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to avoid the trouble arising from the non-
conductor becoming loose, in the handles of teapots, coffee pots, and other like
vessels used to contain hot liquids, by a novel method of securing same.
In carrying out our invention we make the intermediate piece or non-conductor
of ivory or of any other suitable non-conducting material, and generally of a
cylindrical form with a collar of larger diameter at one end, but we do not bind
ourselves to any precise shape as the form depends to a certain extent upon the
cross sectional form of the handle.
The smaller part is to fit into the socket, or that part to which the handle is to
be attached, as being most convenient, and the collar is to form the intermediate
piece between the edges of the socket and the handle; a centre hole is made longi-
tudinally through the nonconductor.
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A pin projects from the centre of each end of the handle, and fits the hole before
mentioned in the non-conductor, which is placed upon it and secured by a small pin
passed through both parts: the collar of the non-conductor fits against the end of
the handle, to which it may correspond in size and shape, or it may be larger so as
to form a projecting bead.
The cylindrical part of the non-conductor is passed into the socket, which it fits,
and the whole of the said parts are firmly secured together by a strong pin passing
through the socket, the non-conductor, and the centre pin which forms an integral
part of the handle.
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ROBT. F. DRURY, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Non-conductors to the Handles of
Teapots and other like Vessels.
We HERBERT HUTTON, Manufacturer, and HARRY WILKINS, Manager, both
of West Street, Sheffield in the County of York 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 :-
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This invention has for its object to avoid the trouble arising from the non-
conductor becoming loose in the handles of teapots, coffee pots, and other like
vessels used to contain hot liquids, by means of a novel method of securing same.
The annexed sheet of drawings illustrates the invention.
Fig. 1, represents a non-conductor. (3 views.)
Fig. 2, end of handle prepared for non-conductor.
Fig. 3, handle with non-conductor fixed to teapot, part being shown in section.
In carrying out our invention in its application to a teapot for example, we
make the non-conductor, (or intermediate piece of non-conducting material, such as
ivory or the like) of a suitable form such as cylindrical, with a collar A, at one end
of its body B, but it will be understood that both the body and the collar are
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page_text: usually made to conform to the configuration of the parts of the teapot to which
they are attached, thus the body is made to fit the interior of the socket C, which
is attached to the side of the teapot, and the collar is usually made to correspond
to the outer shape of the handle either larger or of the same dimensions, but this is
not compulsory.
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If desirable the arrangement may be reversed and the body B, be made to fit
into the handle.
A centre holé D, is made longitudinally through the non-conductor to receive a
strong pin E, which in the drawing Fig. 3, is seen to project from the centre of the
end of handle F, a similar pin projects from the opposite end.
The non-conductor is placed upon the pin E, with its collar A, abutting upon
the handle F, and is secured in that position by a pin G, passed through it and
through the strong pin E, and this is repeated at the other end of the handle; the
bodies of the conductors are then inserted into the sockets C, and are finally secured
by similar pins passed through the several parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be performed, we declare that
what we claim is :-
The improvements in the construction of, and method of securing non conductors
to teapots and other vessels, substantially as described and shown.
Dated the 13th day of June 1892.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicants.