Improvements in Spittoons.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 25th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 31st Dec., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spittoons.
I, HENRY GEORGE PLANNER, of No. 1 Arthur Street East, in the City of
London, E.C. Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in those kinds of spittoons used by tea
and wine-tasters and the like in pursuit of their business, the object whereof is to
provide a method and means of constructing such vessels whereby the same may
have a more cleanly appearance when in use, and be more easily cleansed and kept
clean than obtains with the painted or japanned vessels hitherto made and used for
this purpose.
I attain this by constructing a casing of any suitable shape or configuration, but
preferably cylindrical, and of any suitable metal or material, the upper end of
which, or that used for the reception of the spital, I form of, or line with, any
suitable kind of glazed ware, such as ceramic, china, stone, earthern or the like,
or plain, stained or opal glass, smooth or fluted, and preferably cone or trumpet
shaped for the concentration of the deposits made therein, in order that the same
may be collected and deposited within a suitable recepticle formed in, or placed
within the lower part of said casing.
I prefer to make said receiving end capable of being removed from the casing in
order that the contents may be emptied and the vessel generally cleansed after
use, and to guard against breakage when the said portable receiving end is made
of any of the breakable materials before mentioned, I may arrange an annular
groove or grooves, or other contrivance around or upon the outer edge of the upper
surface thereof, and place therein elastic tubing or the like projecting outwardly
therefrom, or the said upper surface may be wholly covered with similar material
if desired, and I may arrange an angular or other flange or feet around the lower
end of said receiver, either connected thereto or formed therewith in order that the
said cone or trumpet may be capable of standing upon the ground without falling
over when removed from the casing, and I may when said flange or feet is of
breakable material provide a groove or grooves upon the lower edge thereof, and
place resilient material therein in a like manner to that upon the upper end of the
receiver and for a like purpose. Or the said flange may be of metal set by cement,
rivets or other suitable means within a groove or other recess formed in the outer
surface of said portable receiver. Or when the said portable receiver is of metal
and lined with any of the breakable materials named, the outer edges of said metal
may curl or otherwise protrude outwardly for the protection of the lining from
breakage by falling or otherwise.
A suitable cover or lid may be provided for said vessel, and a handle or handles
be attached to the casing for removing the whole from place to place, and a door
or opening may be provided within the casing if needed.
I may find it convenient to make the said vessel wholly of any of the breakable
wares mentioned or any combination thereof as may be desired.
Deted this 26th day of January 1892.
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spittoons.
I, HENRY GEORGE PLANNER of No. 1 Arthur Street East, in the City of
London, E.C. Ironmonger, 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 those kinds of spittoons used by tea
and wine tasters and the like in pursuit of their business, the object whereof is to
provide a method and means of constructing such vessels whereby the same may
have a more cleanly appearance when in use, and be more easily cleansed and kept
clean, than obtains with the painted or japanned vessels as hitherto made and used
for this purpose.
In order that my invention and the several methods adopted by me of arranging
the same, may be clearly understood, I have hereunto appended a sheet of
drawings, in which,
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are vertical sections of a complete apparatus as constructed by
me according to my invention, in which I have shewn three different ways in which
the funnel-shaped receiver may be arranged therein.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are vertical sections of the said funnel-shaped receiver, showing
three methods of constructing same.
In carrying my invention into effect, I construct of any suitable metal or
material, or combination of metal and other material, and of any desired shape or
configuration, but preferably cylindrical, a casing A, the lower part of which, B, is
the container or recepticle for holding the spital or other liquid that may be passed
thereinto through A. These two parts A and B are made separate for the purpose
of facilitating the cleaning of the apparatus, and in order that the latter may be
removed and its contents emptied without the need of the former accompanying
same, and to further this I prefer to attach to B either internally as at Figs. 1 and 2,
or externally as at Fig. 3. a bail or handle C, in order that B may be carried in
one hand in the same manner as that of an ordinary pail.
The upper part A, is constructed to rest upon B, and may when in use be fixed
thereto by any suitable means, but I prefer to attain this by forming rims E and F
upon the upper end of B, and the lower end of A respectively, the latter of which
rests upon the former when the apparatus is in use, and upon the inside of A
extending below F, I form a tapered rim G, and upon the outside of AI fix or
form therewith a rim H which extends downwards outside F. Or in lieu of the
rim HI may use two or more lugs or feet H similar in cross section to that of
the said rim, and for the same purpose. In either method thumb screws J pass
through H and engage with B below the rim E, and by this means A may be
retained in position upon B. Or I may reverse this order of attachment, that, is
to say, the rim or lugs H may be fixed upon B, and the screws J, or any suitable
equivalent therefor, arranged so as to form a similar connection with the rim F
ipon A and for the same purpose. Any suitable handles D and D¹ may be fixed
upon A to facilitate its removal from B and for other purposes.
I have previously mentioned that the object of my invention is, that the
apparatus may always have a cleanly appearance when in use, and be more easily
cleansed and kept clean than such spittoons as have hitherto been made and used,
and in which the funnel shaped receiving end was usually of the same material as
the rest of the apparatus, and painted or japanned to match the same. To attain
my said object employ the use of glazed china, stone or earthenware, or plain,
stained or opal glass, smooth or fluted, and of any of these I form the receiver K,
or line the same therewith if K be arranged to form part of A.
The funnel shaped receiver K made of either of these materials, I may form as
at Fig. 1, in which case the upper edge or rim of K rests upon the top edge of A,

page_text: which may be provided with any form of extending rim. A', in order that if A be
accidentally knocked over, A' would prevent any rupture occurring to K, and to
prevent K under such circumstances from falling out of A, I fix upon its lower
end a metallic band L, which may be entire and cemented or otherwise permanently
attached thereto, or split and held tightly surrounding K by the means of a screw
or the like grasping the free ends thereof, and to the said band I may connect, or
form therewith, three or more legs M, in order that K when removed from A may
stand thereon, or a rim may be in like manner connected to or formed with E. for
the same purpose and in lieu of M, and upon L may be fixed two or more hooks N,
and a like number of hooks or pins N¹ upon the inside of A, and a wire or other
connection made between the said hooks prevents the accidental displacement of K,
or any other suitable means may be employed to keep K in position. A suitable
lid may be used to cover K when not in use.
Or I may form in A or fix thereto a funnel O, of the same material as A, and
line the same with glass or glazed pottery ware K as at Fig. 2. In this method
K may be cemented or otherwise permanently fixed to O, in which case the lower
end of may terminate nearly flush with O, but if not so fixed I may cement,
rivet or otherwise fix upon the lower end of K, when extended below O, a metallic
ring P, having thereon hooks N for the same purpose as in the previous method.
In this fig. I show B detached from A to the better illustrate the construction of
the connecting parts, and the manner in which the internal bail C can be raised
when used for carrying B.
In Fig. 3 I illustrate another method of arranging the apparatus, in which K is
so formed at its lower end that an elastic, leaden or other tube Q may be attached
thereto, and extending in a downward direction therefrom passes through a lid R
upon B, and by this is conveyed the contents of A into B.
In order that K when in use, but more particularly when removed from A, may
not be fractured by its extending parts accidently coming in contact with any
substance violently, I may cover the upper edge thereof with rubber or other
suitable material S, as at Fig. 4. Or I may form a groove around the rim of K,
and place or fix therein a rubber ring S as at Figs. 3 and 5. Or a ring of lead or
other soft metal as at S Fig. 6, and in order that K may stand alone when removed
from A as previously mentioned, I may construct its lower end as at T Figs. 4
and 6, or with feet or legs T' as at Fig. 5, and for the same purpose as that of S,
I may form a groove outside the rim of T in which I place a rubber or other soft
material ring S, and in like manner plugs of rubber or the like S" may be placed
in grooves in the legs T', or a band of lead or other soft metal Su
may be placed
in the groove in T as at Fig. 6.
I may in certain cases construct the whole apparatus of earthen or pottery ware,
glazed inside, and outside if desired, and treat the rims of A and B with protective
material in the same manner as that of K. Or I may construct the entire apparatus
of any combination of metal and glass or pottery ware if prefered.
By these means I am enabled to construct a spittoon for business purposes, which
will always present a cleanly appearance, easily cleaned and kept clean, by reason
of the receiver K being made of glazed material, so that spital or the like would
not easily adhere thereto.
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. In an improved spittoon for business purposes, the employment of glass,
china or other glazed pottery ware, as the initial receiver, or as a lining for the
initial receiver of the spital and other matter to be placed therein, and the several
forms of constructing same, and the means and material employed therewith for
preventing the accidental breakage thereof; the whole connected, combined and
operating substantially as and for the purpose herein described and shewn by the
appended drawings.

page_text: 2nd. In an improved spittoon for business purposes, the construction and use of a
casing A, and cover therefor, the former resting upon a container B, and fixed
thereto by a rim or lugs H upon A, engaging by the means of screws J with a
rim E on B, or by that of a rim or lugs H upon B, engaging in like manner with
a rim F upon A. The manner of arranging a bail C within and connected to B
as at Figs. 1 and 2, or without as at Fig. 3, in combination with a receiver K
constructed of glass, or glazed pottery ware, in any of the forms herein set forth,
and the manner of attaching and fixing same to and within A, with or without the
use of a conducting pipe or tube Q and lid R, the whole connected, combined and
operating substantially as and for the purposes herein described and shewn by the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1892
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.