Certain Improvements in Saucepans, Stewpans, and Pots, and in the Covers of the same.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Saucepans, Stewpans, and Pots, and in the
Covers of the same.
We, EDWIN CHESSHIRE, of Newhall Street, in the City of Birmingham, and
JOHN HENRY CHESSHIRE, of Old Meeting Street, West Bromwich, Stafford-
shire, trading together as Izons & Company, Ironfounders and Hollow Ware
Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
follows:-
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This invention consists of the hereindescribed improvements in saucepans and
stewpans and pots and in the covers of the same so as to enable the liquid portion
of the contents to be readily strained off when required by merely turning the lid
through a small angle and tilting the saucepan, stewpan or pot in the usual way,
but without lifting the lid or cover therefrom. Also by merely turning the lid or
cover as aforesaid there will be an opening for the escape of steam so that the
contents can to a certain extent be dried when required.
We will describe this invention as applied to a saucepan.
In carrying out this invention we form on the top of the saucepan and at a short
distance apart two rounded or inclined projections which stand up for say
one eighth of an inch more or less above the top of the saucepan, and in the
flange of the lid or cover we form two recesses corresponding with the said pro-
jections and fitting thereon so as to allow the other portion of the flange of the lid
or cover to fit down on to the top of the saucepan in the usual way.
When it is
desired to allow the steam to escape from the saucepan or to pour the liquid
contents therefrom the lid or cover has to be turned through a small angle so that
the flange of the lid or cover will ride on to the tops of the two said pro-
jections thus raising the lid slightly and allowing the steam to escape or the liquid
contents to be strained off.
In order to form a free outlet for the steam and for the liquid contents when
straining as aforesaid, we bevel off the top edge of the saucepan between the said
two projections thus allowing more space for the escape of steam or for the liquid
to flow out between the said top edge and the rim of the lid or cover which fits in
the saucepan. Or we may attain the same effect by making the part of the rim of
the lid or cover of the saucepan between the two projections recessed back or
slightly grooved or corrugated vertically so as to allow spaces for the steam or
liquid contents to escape between the said rim or cover and the inside of the top
of the saucepan.
This invention is applied to round stewpans and pots and to the covers of the
same in the manner above described with reference to a saucepan and its cover.
Dated this 30th day of September 1895.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Certain Improvements in Saucepans, Stewpans, and Pots, and in the
Covers of the same.
We, EDWIN CHESSHIRE, of Newhall Street, in the City of Birmingham, and
JOHN HENRY CHESSHIRE, of Old Meeting Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire,
trading together as Izons & Company, Ironfounders and Hollow-ware Manu-
facturers, 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 consists of the hereindescribed improvements in saucepans and
stewpans and pots and in the covers of the same so as to enable the liquid portion
of the contents to be readily strained off when required by merely turning the lid
through a small angle and tilting the saucepan, stewpan or pot in the usual way,
but without lifting the lid or cover therefrom. Also by merely turning the lid or
cover as aforesaid there will be an opening for the escape of steam so that the
contents can to a certain extent be dried when required.
We will describe this invention by referring to the accompanying drawings
which illustrate our invention applied to a saucepan.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a saucepan and its lid
or cover constructed according to this invention;
Fig. 3 shews the same saucepan when the lid is partly turned round and the
saucepan tilted for pouring;
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the saucepan and lid with the saucepan partly
broken away to shew the interior.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In carrying out this invention we form on the top of the saucepan A at a short
.distance apart two rounded or inclined projections a¹ a² which stand up for say
one eighth of an inch more or less from the top of the saucepan, and in the flange
of the lid or cover B we form two recesses marked 6 6 corresponding with the
said projections a' a' and fitting thereon as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 so as to allow
of the other portions of the flange of the lid or cover to fit down on the top of the
saucepan in the usual way.
pour
When it is desired to allow the steam to escape from the saucepan or to
the liquid contents therefrom, the lid or cover B has to be turned through a small
angle so that the flange of the lid or cover will ride on to the tops of the two
projections a¹ a³ (see Fig. 4) thus raising the lid slightly and allowing the steam
to escape or the liquid contents to be strained off.
This invention is applied to round stewpans and pots and to the covers of the
same in the manner above described with reference to a saucepan and its cover.
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:-
Making a saucepan stewpan or round pot with projections such as 'a' a² at the
top.in combination with corresponding recesses such as 6' in the flange of the lid
adapted to fit on the said projections a¹ a³ so that the lid will rise slightly when
turned through a small angle substantially as herein before described and illustrated
by the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 9th day of June 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.