Improvements in Soup Plates.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1889-Accepted, 13th July, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Soup Plates.
I, CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate Bradford in the County of York,
Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in soup plates, and its object is to adapt such
plates to so collect the soup, and particularly the latter portion that it may be more
conveniently emptied with a spoon without the necessity of tilting the plate.
The invention consists in providing soup plates with a well or depression in the
bottom, and inclining such plate towards it so that the contents of the plate drain into
such well and may thus be readily collected upon the spoon.
In order to provide a firm base for my improved plate I increase the depth of the
rim at the bottom so as to raise the well clear of the table, or I may use feet instead
of the said rim.
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DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Soup Plates.
I, CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate, Bradford in the County of York,
Estate Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in soup plates and its object is to provide a
soup plate adapted to so collect the soup and particularly the latter portion that it may
be more conveniently emptied with a spoon without the necessity of tilting the plate."
The said improvements consist in forming soup plates with a well or depression
approximately in the centre of the bottom and inclining the bottom of such plates
towards it so that the contents of the plate drain into such well and may thus be
readily collected by the spoon.
In the accompanying drawing Figure 1. represents a diametrical section of a soup
plate constructed in accordance with my invention, and Figure 2. is a plan of
the same.
The well A is formed in the centre of the bottom B of the plate C and in order to
provide a firm base and allow the underside of the well to clear the table the rim D
on the underside is increased in depth.
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:
A soup plate having a central well adapted to collect the soup substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 10th day of May 1889
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 44th May,
4000
Accepted,
DRAVISIONTAT SDDCDICATION
12th July
1880
Complete opremcach
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Soup Plates.
1, CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate, Bradford, in the County of York,
Estate Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in soup plates, and its object is to adapt such
plates to so collect the soup, and particularly the latter portion, that it may be more
conveniently emptied with a spoon without the necessity of tilting the plate.
The invention consists in providing soup plates with a well or depression in the
bottom, and inclining such plate towards it so that the contents of the plate drain into
such well and may thus be readily collected upon the spoon.
In order to provide a firm base for my improved plate I increase the depth of the
rim at the bottom so as to raise the well clear of the table, or I may use feet instead
of the said rim.
"
To facilitate "nesting or packing the plates one within the other I may dispense
with the said rim or feet and employ three wells so relatively arranged that they are
adapted to support the plate as well as fit into each other when the plates are packed
one inside the other. As a modified arrangement the bottom of the plate may be
inclined towards one side so as to collect its contents at the deeper side of the plate.
Dated this 10th day of August 1888.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford A crents
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Soup Plates.
I, CHRISTOPHER LONGBOTTOM, of 27, Kirkgate, Bradford in the County of York,
Estate Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in soup plates and its object is to provide a
soup plate adapted to so collect the soup and particularly the latter portion that it may
be more conveniently emptied with a spoon without the necessity of tilting the plate.
The said improvements consist in forming soup plates with a well or depression
approximately in the centre of the bottom and inclining the bottom of such plates
towards it so that the contents of the plate drain into such well and may thus be
readily collected by the spoon.
In the accompanying drawing Figure 1. represents a diametrical section of a soup
plate constructed in accordance with my invention, and Figure 2. is a plan of
the same.
.
The well A is formed in the centre of the bottom B of the plate C and in order to
provide a firm base and allow the underside of the well to clear the table the rim D
on the underside is increased in depth.
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:
A soup plate having a central well adapted to collect the soup substantially as
herein shown and described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 10th day of May 1889
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.