Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1894
'Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 9th Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
I, JOHN MATTHEW YOUNG, of Kildress Rectory, Cookstown, County Tyrone,
Ireland, Clergyman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in teapots, and has for its object the
extraction of the theine in the leaves free from tannin, or with a minimum amount
of tannin by withdrawing the action of the boiling water automatically after a
certain number of minutes, so that the infusion may be left unattended to for any
length of time.
In carrying my invention into practice I make the teapot of any suitable shape,
but preferably oval and divided into two sections, the front section being much
larger than the other. At the top of the front section there is placed a strainer
which rests on a ridge or on little projections, and at the lower part of the partition
between the two sections there is a small hole.
In infusing tea the dry leaves are placed in the strainer, and the front section of
the teapot filled up with the boiling water covering the leaves in the strainer.
While the infusion is taking place the liquor slowly percolates into the back section
through the pinhole in the partition, and when the time allowed for such infusion
has elapsed the liquor has been reduced below the level of the tea-leaves, thus
leaving them high and dry. The liquor which has passed into the back section of
the teapot during the infusion percolates back again into the front section, according
as the tea is poured out of the teapot.
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In some cases I may make the cover of the teapot hollow and with a small pin-
hole at the bottom. This I would fill with boiling water which would gradually
percolate through the small pinhole and into the teapot thus keeping the leaves
longer under the full action of the water. I would of course provide a small lid
on the cover to retain the heat in the water in it.
Dated this 8th day of May 1894.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
Improvements in and connected with Teapots.
I, JOHN MATTHEW YOUNG, of Kildress Rectory, Cookstown, County Tyrone,
Ireland, Clergyman, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in teapots, and has for its object the
extraction of the theine in the leaves free from tannin, or with a minimum
amount of tannin by withdrawing the action of the boiling water automatically
after a certain number of minutes so that the infusion may be left unattended to
for any length of time.

page_text: In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into
effect I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings, of which Figure 1 is a section
of a teapot made according to my improvements, and Figure 2 a part section of a
teapot showing different modification.
In carrying my invention into practice I make the teapot A of any suitable
shape, but preferably oval, and divided into two sections C and D, the front
section C being much larger than the other D. At the top of the front section C
there is placed a strainer E, which rests on a ridge F, or on little projections, and
at the lower part of the partition H between the two sections C and D there is a
small pinhole G.
In infusing tea the dry leaves are placed in the strainer E, and the front section C
of the teapot A is filled up with boiling water, covering the leaves in the strainer E.
While the infusion is taking place the liquor slowly percolates into the back
section D through the pinhole G in the partition H, and when the time allowed
for such infusion has elapsed, the liquor has been reduced below the level of the
strainer E and tea leaves, thus leaving them high and dry. The liquor which has
passed into the back section D of the teapot during the infusion percolates back
again into the front section C according as the tea is poured out of the teapot.
Before pouring out the tea the whole pot can be filled up, or as much water
added as
required if necessary. This latter operation does not infuse the tea, for
being done just as the tea is going to be poured out the liquor is at once again
lowered below the level of the leaves by the act of pouring out. In this way
no space is lost, the entire capacity of the teapot being used.
As a modification, and as will be seen from Figure 2 I do not carry the
partition H to the foot of the teapot A, as shown in Figure 1, because it may be
thought that the liquor before reaching the pinhole will take up some little strength
from the leaves; and also because it may avoid having to wait for the last of the
tea in section D to percolate again through the hole G into section C. By this
arrangement the liquor will have all passed out of section D before last cup
poured out.
In some cases I may make the cover of the teapot hollow and with a small pin-
hole at the bottom. This I would fill with boiling water, which would gradually
percolate through the small pinhole and into the teapot, thus keeping the leaves
longer under the full action of the water. I would of course provide a small lid
on the cover to retain the heat in the water in it.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A teapot divided into two sections and with a small pinhole leading from the
one section to the other in combination with a strainer, substantially as and for
the purposes hereinbefore described and shown on the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
2. In a teapot, providing a hollow lid or cover, with small pinhole at bottom,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described.
Dated this 7th day of February 1895.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.