Improvements in and connected with Canisters or Receptacles for Tea, Coffee, Confectionery and other substances.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Canisters or Receptacles for Tea,
Coffee, Confectionery and other substances.
I, BENJAMIN SCOTT, of James Street, Carlisle, Manufacturer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to canisters or receptacles for tea, coffee, confectionery
and other substances and its object is to provide a novel and attractive canister
or the like, in which the goods can be put up for sale, and which, after it has
been emptied, will serve as a watch stand.
In carrying the invention into effect, the body of the canister is formed by
stamping and seaming, or in any other convenient manner, into the desired shape,
preferably that of a clock case, for example a grandfather's clock case.
A circular or other aperture is provided in the front of the canister body, pre-
ferably at the upper end, through which the watch will be visible when placed
in the case. This aperture is closed, when the canister is full, preferably by mean
of a dished plate or disc of metal of corresponding shape, and adapted to be
sprung into position in the aperture, a tight closure being effected by a continuous
Hange with which the dished plate is provided, and which bears against the
exterior of the canister body.
The canister or receptacle may be provided with any suitable lid, hinged or
not, but it is preferred to employ a removable lid formed with a retaining device
for the watch as hereinafter described. This preferred lid is stamped or other-
wise formed into the desired shape exteriorly to constitute a portion of the clock
case or the like, and is provided with a lining adapted to fit securely into the
body of the canister or receptacle, sufficient space being left between the lid and
lining to receive the bow of a watch. An aperture is provided in the lining
for the insertion of the watch bow, and an open-slotted sliding plate, the
motion of which is limited by suitable stops, is adapted to slide between the lining
and a plate secured thereto, and secure the watch in position by confining the
neck of the watch below the bow in the slot of the sliding plate.
It will be understood however that instead of the special means just described
for securing the watch in position any other suitable means may be employed such
for example as a simple hook or the like, which may be attached either to the
lid or to the canister itself.
If desired the watch aperture itself may be utilized for extracting the contents
of the box.

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Canisters or Receptacles for Tea,
Coffee, Confectionery and other substances.
I, BENJAMIN Scorr, of James Street, Carlisle, Manufacturer, 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 canisters or receptacles for tea, coffee, confectionery
and other substances and its object is to provide a novel and attractive canister
or the like, in which the goods can be put up for sale, and which, after it has
been emptied, will serve as a watch stand.
In carrying the invention into effect, the body of the canister is formed by
stamping and seaming, or in any other convenient manner, into the desired shape,
preferably that of a clock case, for example a grandfather's clock case.
A circular or other aperture is provided in the front of the canister body, pre-
ferably at the upper end, through which the watch will be visible when placed
in the case.
This aperture is closed, when the canister is full, preferably by means
of a dished plate or disc of metal of corresponding shape, and adapted to be
sprung into position in the aperture, a tight closure being effected by a continuous
Hange with which the dished plate is provided, and which bears against the
exterior of the canister body.
The canister or receptacle may be provided with any suitable lid, hinged or
not, but is is preferred to employ a removable lid formed with a retaining device
for the watch as hereinafter described. This preferred lid is stamped or other-
wise formed into the desired shape exteriorly to constitute a portion of the clock
case or the like, and is provided with a lining adapted to fit securely into the
body of the canister or receptacle, sufficient space being left between the lid and
lining to receive the bow of a watch. An aperture is provided in the lining
for the insertion of the watch bow, and an open-slotted sliding plate, the
motion of which is limited by suitable stops, is adapted to slide between the lining
and a plate secured thereto, and secure the watch in position by confining the
neck of the watch below the bow in the slot of the sliding plate.
It will be understood however that instead of the special means just described
for securing the watch in position any other suitable means may be employed such
for example as a simple hook or the like, which may be attached either to the
lid or to the canister itself.
If desired the watch aperture itself may be utilised for extracting the contents
of the box.
The accompanying drawings illustrate by way of example a canister constructed
in accordance with this invention.
Figures 1 and 2 are respectively a front elevation and a side elevation partly
in section of the canister closed and in use for containing tea or other goods.
Figures 3 and 4 are respectively a front elevation and a central vertical section
of the said canister emptied and in use as a watch stand.
A is the canister body and B a removable lid which is provided with a lower
portion or lining B' adapted to fit the mouth of the canister body. The body A
and the lid B are so formed and ornamented that when fitted together the closed
canister will have the appearance of an ornamental clock case of fancy shape.
C is the watch aperture which whilst the tea or other goods are contained in the
canister is normally closed by means of a removable cover D in the form of a
dished plate or disc having outwardly the shape and appearance of an ornamental
watch dial or clock face.

page_text: Both the lid B and the cover D are adapted to fit their respective apertures in
the canister body A sufficiently tight to preserve the contents of the canister from
injury, but they are also adapted to be readily removed without damage to them-
selves or to the canister body, when required for the extraction of the contents of
the canister or for the insertion of a watch as hereinafter described.
The lower part or lining B' of the lid B is closed at the bottom by a plate
stamped and slotted to form a guide and support E for a sliding plate F which is
adapted to be slidden back and forth by means of a knob G projecting through
a slot in the plate E. The forward end of the sliding plate F is open-slotted
at 1" to receive and confine the neck of a watch below the bow when the plate F
is slidden forward.
To use the empty canister as a watch stand, the lid B is removed, and the
plate F is slidden back to a sufficient extent to allow of the bow H¹ of the watch H
being inserted into the interior of the lid. The plate F is then slidden forward
again, whereby the watch is held firmly in a suspended vertical position by means
of its neck below the bow by the plate F. The cover D) is forced out of the aper-
ture C and on replacing the lid B on the canister body, the watch dial will be
visible through the aperture C, in such a manner as to give to the canister the
appearance of a clock.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. A canister or like receptacle which when emptied of its contents is adapted
to serve as a watch stand having the appearance of a clock, substantially as herein-
before described.
2. A canister comprising a canister body formed with an aperture in its front
(such aperture being closed when the canister is used for holding tea or other
substances) and a canister lid provided with means of suspending a watch there-
from in such a position as to display the dial of the watch through the aperture
in the body and thus give to the canister, when used as a watch stand, the appear-
ance of a clock, substantially as herein before described.
3. The canister constructed substantially as described and shown in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dotal thin 6th day of Ontahan 1800
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.