Saucepans.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Jan., 1895-Accepted, 11th May, 1895
Saucepans.
I, LUDOVIC J. PAINTER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at
21 13th Street, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A., Gentleman, 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 certain improvements upon saucepans, or kettles, of the
class described in the Specification of the United States Patent granted to
R. B. Vanderburg No. 513,221, dated January 23, 1894. The purpose of my
improvements is, first, to do away with certain difficulties in the packing or nesting
of saucepans of that class, and, second, to cheapen and simplify the entire
construction.
To such end my invention consists in certain features of construction which will
be fully described below and the essential features of which will be pointed out in
the appended claims.
In the drawings furnished herewith; Figure 1 is a side perspective of a saucepan
showing my improvements in their preferred form; Figure 2 is a plan of the same
with the cover removed and Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the pan in a
different position from that-seen in Figure 1.
The body of the pan is lettered A, and the cover B. Upon the body are secured
oppositely arranged ears, a, a', each having two holes a slight distance apart and
lettered a², a³, a, a. In these holes are pivoted two bails, C, C¹, of unequal
length. These two bails are brought closer together when dropped down upon
the side of the pan or kettle as seen in Figure 2, and if the two bails are drawn
together by grasping them in the hand, when in the position seen in Figure 1, the
kettle will be thereby tipped or tilted as is shown in Figure 3. This operation is
common to the construction shown in the prior Patent above mentioned. To limit
the independent motion of the two bails with respect to each other, a link, here
shown at D, is provided, which in the former Patent consisted of a loop integral
with the larger bail and enclosing the smaller. A difficulty was encountered in
said prior construction in the fact that this loop necessarily extending inward over
the interior of the kettle when the bails were laid down upon the latter in the
proper position for shipping, effectually preventing the placing of one kettle inside
of another, or of the nesting of the same which is common in transporting them
from place to place. To overcome this difficulty I have provided a separate
link, D, which is pivoted in a handle, E, upon the bail, C, and embraces the
lail, C. This link is so pivoted as to permit of longitudinal oscillation with
respect to the handle, E, so that when the bails are in the position seen in Figure 2,
the link may be swung to one side entirely out of the way as is seen in that figure.
The link, D, is here shown as consisting of a piece of wire passing through the
handle, E, and having its two ends soldered together in an enclosing sleeve, d, so
as to make it a practically continuous ring. I do not, however, consider the con-
struction of this link or the manner of pivoting it to one of the bails as essential to
my invention broadly considered, the necessary feature being only that it shall
prevent the separation of the two bails beyond a predetermined limit and shall also
oscillate upon one of said bails so that it may assume a position in which it will
not prevent the nesting the kettles together.

page_text: Each of the ears, a, a', is provided at one side with a hook or notch, a, a', and
the cover, B, has a single piece of wire, b, soldered to it and extending beyond its
edges upon opposite sides in position to engage with the notches, a, a, and said
notches are arranged some little distance to one side of a diametrical line through
the pan so that the cover, B, when turned one way, may extend over the entire top
of the kettle, but when turned the other way leaves a considerable portion adjacent
to the nose thereof uncovered to permit of the pouring off of water from the kettle
without allowing the contents of the latter to escape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is: :―
1. The combination with the pan, A, having the two bails, C, C1, of an oscillating
link, D, pivoted upon one of said bails and embracing the other; substantially as
described.
2. The combination with the pan, A, having the two bails, C, C¹, of the
handle, E, upon one of the bails and the link, D, embracing the other bail and
pivoted upon the handle so as to oscillate longitudinally thereof; substantially as
described.
Dated this 21st day of January 1895.
WALLACE FAIRWEATHER,
Chartered Patent Agent,
62, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Agent for the Applicant.