of Draining Off Water from Cakes or Lumps of Soap
Year: 1895

page_text: of Draining Off Water from Cakes or Lumps of Soap
1, WILLIAM ROBINSON, of Lower Stafford Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, Hardware Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows
ensure a
This invention bas for its object to improve the construction of the sieves or
perforated trays upon which cakes or lumps of soap are placed to allow water to
drain away therefiom, the purpose of the improvements being to
thorough drainage of the soap, to enable the sieves or trays to be notwithstanding
constructed with great facility, and to avoid the use of projections of a shape which
makes them liable to be broken
If,
A sieve or tray constructed according to this invention, for the purpose set
forth, is formed with ridges at its upper surface, which are conveniently arranged
to run in parallel lines along or across such surface, or in concentric circles, and
perforations are formed through the bottoms of the spaces between the ridges
as is preferred, the sieve or trav is to be used as the sieve or tray of a soap dish,
it may be formed with slanted sides and ends turned over somewhat at the edge to
rest on the edge of the dish, or the bottom of the sieve or tray may be simply
rested upon a ledge of the dish, both of such methods of supporting a sieve being
heretofore in common use In either case, the water of course drains through the
The sieve
perforations of the sieve into the portion of the dish which is below it
may, however, be formed with feet for raising it above the bottom of a soap dish
or other surface upon which it may be placed
The sieve or tray may be very conveniently formed of sheet metal by forming
upward corrugations there each of a V shape in cross section with the apex
somewhat rounded to avoid a sharp edge, flat surfaces being left between the bases
of the corrugations through which holes are pierced for the water to drain
through, and the sheet metal may be enamelled or otherwise coated as desired
If the sieve or tray is made of earthenware or other material which is moulded
into shape while plastic or is cast in a mould, the corrugations or ridges may be
formed solid and the perforations be formed in the process of moulding or
casting
Dated this 27th day of April 1895
1

page_text: Improvements in Sieves or Perforated Trays used for the Purpose
of Draining Off Water from Cakes or Lumps of Soap
1, WILLIAM ROBINSON, of Lower Stafford Street, Wolverhampton in the
County of Stafford, Hardware Merchant, 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
ensure a
This invention has for its object to improve the construction of the sieves or
perforated trays upon which cakes on lumps of soap are placed to allow water to
drain away therefrom the purpose of the improvements being to
thorough draining of the soap to enable the sieves or tinys to be notwithstanding
constructed with great facility, and to avoid the use of projections of a shape which
makes them liable to be broken
A sieve or tray constructed according to this invention, for the purpose set
forth, is formed with ridges at its upper surface, which are conveniently airanged
to run in parallel lines along or across such surface, or in concentric cucles, or in
ovals having common major and minor axes, and perforations are formed through
the bottoms of the spaces between the ridges
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, I have illustrated the
same as applied, by way of example, to the case of sheet metal trays for use with
oblong dishes having parallel sides and ends and rounded corners, and for use with
round dishes, respectively
and
Figure 1 shews a plan of the tray in position within an oblong dish
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section through the tray and dish taken through the
centre The dish A is of the ordinary character, and may have an angle-plate a,
with holes b therethrough, to adapt it for hanging to a wall as is frequently
required, or may be made plain all round simply for placing on a table or other
support The sieve or tray B is pressed into the shape shewn, that is to say, it is
pressed to form it with tiansverse corrugations c, and with the ends rising some
distance above the level of the tops of the corrugations and formed with outward
lips or flanges d which rest upon the ends of the dish and thus support the sieve oi
tray some distance above the bottom of the dish Holes e ne formed through the
bottoms of the corrugations, as shewn, through which the water drains into the
hottom of the dish These holes may be formed after the corrugations have been
In lieu of the
formed, or they may be formed previously thereto, if preferred
corrugations running transversely, as shewn, they may of course run longitudinally,
in which case it will be more convenient to support the sieve or tray on the sides of
the dish instead of on the ends
Figures 3 and 4 are corresponding views, respectively, to Figures 1 and 2, but
In this case, the
illustrate a round sieve or tray placed within a round dish
sieve or tray B' is formed with concentric corrugations c¹, and flanges d'ale formed
at opposite sides by means of which the sieve or tray is supported upon the
flange of the dish A¹ In lieu, however, of the short flanges d', a single flange
may be formed running around the entire circumference of the sieve oi tray so as
to completely cover the flange of the dish In this case, also, holes e¹, through
the bottoms of the corrugations, allow the water to drain into the bottom of the
dish
Sheet metal sieves or trays constructed according to this invention may be
enamelled or otherwise coated as desired
If the sieves or trays are made of earthenware or other material which 18
moulded into shape while plastic, or is cast in a mould, the corrugations or ridges
may be formed solid if desired, thus leaving the underside of each sieve or tray

page_text: plain or flat, and the perforations may be formed in the process of moulding or
casting
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 A sieve or tray for use for the purpose of draining off water from cakes or
lumps of soap, formed with ridges at its upper surface and with perforations
through the hollows between the ridges, substantially as described
2 A sheet metal sieve or tray for use for the purpose of draining off water
from cakes or lumps of soap, formed with corrugations, and with perforations
through the bottoms of the hollows between the corrugations, substantially as
described
Dated this 25th dox of January 1896
STEPHEN WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.