Improvements in Kettles and like Containers.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kettles and like Containers.
We, WILLIAM OXLEY, of 3, Nelson Street, Liscard, in the County of Chester,
General Contractor, and WILLIAM HENRY OXLEY, of 3, Nelson Street, Liscard,
in the County of Chester, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Kettles as hitherto constructed have the disadvantage that when tilted for
pouring with the bottom edge on a support they are very liable to slip or roll
and spill their contents over the person using them.
Now our invention has for its object to so construct kettles and the like that
there shall be little or no liability to slip even when tilted on the bar of a grate.
For this purpose we form the front of the kettle, at or near the bottom with a
flat or curved portion either receding within or projecting from the general out-
line of the body of the kettle. The bottom edge of the said flat portion is straight
or nearly so thereby preventing any tendency of the kettle to slip or roll when
tilted on to such edge. If desired the said fat portion may be so arranged at
its upper part that a ledge or projection is formed whereby the kettle can rest
on the bar of a grate.
Dated this Fifteenth day of August 1898
Improvements in Kettles and like Containers.
We, WILLIAM OXLEY, of 3, Nelson Street, Liscard, in the County of Chester,
General Contractor, and WILLIAM HENRY OXLEY, of 3, Nelson Street, Liscard,
in the County of Chester, Clerk, 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, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings:-
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Kettles as hitherto constructed have the disadvantage that when tilted for
pouring with the bottom edge on a support they are very liable to slip or roll,
and spill their contents over the person using them.
Now our invention has for its object to so construct kettles and the like that
there shall be little or no liability to slip even when tilted on the bar of a grate.
For this purpose we form the front of the kettle, at or near the bottom with a

page_text: flat or curved portion either receding within or projecting from the general out-
line of the body of the kettle. The bottom edge of the said flat portion is straight
or nearly so thereby preventing any tendency of the kettle to slip or roll when
tilted on to such edge. If desired the said flat portion may be so arranged at
its upper part, that a ledge or projection is formed whereby the kettle can rest
on the bar of a grate.
DESCRIPTION OF TILE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a plan looking from below and Fig. 3
is a side view, 'all of a kettle constructed according to our invention, a is the body
of the kettle formed at the front bottom edge, underneath the spout, with a flat
portion b recessed within the general outline of the body. The lower edge c of
the flat is straight sc that when the kettle is rested on a support and tilted for-
ward, on to the edge c, there is no tendency for the kettle to roll sideways as is
at present the case with round bottomed kettles. At the upper edge of the flat
portion is formed a ledge d, whereby the front of the kettle can be rested firmly
on the top bar of a grate and prevented from falling sideways or forwards. The
front edge of this ledge is made straight as shewn at e so that the kettle can
be tilted forward for pouring whilst resting on the grate bar without any liability
of such kettle tilting sideways, the flat b at the same time preventing any slipping
forward of the kettle. Instead of the portion 6 being quite flat it may be curved
as shown in Fig. 4 which is a view of a portion of a kettle. In this case the
portion b and the ledge form a continuous curve the front edges e and e being
straight as described under Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
b
Fig. 5 is a perspective view and Fig. is a plan looking from below of a
modification under our invention. In this case the flat portion b is formed on
a piece projecting out slightly beyond the general outline of the body dis
the ledge or projection at the upper part of the flat portion the edges e and e,
being straight as described under Figs. 1, 2 and 3. The effect of the parts described
is the same as in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
As will be obvious our invention is applicable to other containers besides
kettles.
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In some cases when it will not be required to rest the kettle or like container
on a bar, the ledge or projection may be dispensed with, the flat portion b
being then conveniently made a shown in Fig. 7.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
First. Kettles or like containers constructed with a flat or curved and straight-
edged portion substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
Second. Kettles or like containers constructed with a flat straight edged-portion
provided with a ledge or projection at the upper part thereof, substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Fourteenth day of October 1898.