Improvements in Receptacles for Powdered Matters, and Means for Regulating Delivery therefrom.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Receptacles for Powdered Matters, and Means for
Regulating Delivery therefrom.
I JAMES THOMAS REEVE, of 3 St. Stephen's Villas, Hounslow, in the County
of Middlesex, Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain modifications or developments of the invention
described by me in the Specification to Letters Patent No. 5026 dated
April 4th 1888, and designed to simply the arrangement of the whole apparatus.
In the present construction I employ a receptacle, adapted to stand upright on
the toilet table, or other place resting on the edges of the funnel or similarly
shaped parts surrounding the delivery orifice. This orifice is preferably formed
in the base of a conical seat formed by the bottom of the receptacle and in this
orifice of the seat is fitted a conical, or other valve the movement of which to
open, or close the valve is effected and controlled by means of a stem passing
through the interior of the receptacle and through a removable screw, or other lid,
the hole in which forms the guide for the head of the stem and permits of it being
pressed by one of the fingers, whilst others hold the receptacle over the other hand
to distribute say soap-in powder, in order to facilitate washing.
The knob and stem are normally pressed away from the outlet orifice and draw
the valve to its closed position by means of a spring, preferably a coiled spring.
According to another arrangement, particularly adapted for a receptacle designed
to be supported in a fixed position, say for instance by a bracket, or arm which
may swing on a screw plate affixed to a wall, and holding the receptacle by a ring
or strap of metal. The receptacle may have a coned bottom, the apex of the cone
internally of the chamber being cut off leaving an opening, which is shaped
suitably for a valve to slide therein to and fro, so as to permit, or prevent flow of
powder. The spindle of this valve passes up the chamber and is received into
and guided by a bearing carried by supports attached to the internal wall of the
receptacle and a spring of coiled form, by preference, presses the spindle and valve
towards the seat. A downwardly projecting knob, or part, from the valve serves
for the palm of the hand, thumb or finger to raise the valve by. The form of
valve I find to answer well consists of a plug of cylindrical original outline having
a flange, or rim which sits on the top of the valve seat, whilst the cylindrical part
which slides in the circular seat is grooved in three, or other number of grooves,
longitudinally of the plug the ends of the grooves being inclined or diminishing to
avoid affording lodgement for powder.
By these means I render the operation easy of performance by the use of one
hand only.

page_text: of Middlesex, 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 :—
This invention relates to certain modifications or developments of the invention
described by me in the Specification to Letters Patent No. 5026 dated
April 4th 1888, and designed to simplify the arrangement of the whole apparatus.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 shews by a vertical sectional view one form of my improved receptacle.
Fig. 2 shews by a similar view a modification in which the receptacle is designed
to be supported by an arm fixed to a wall.
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same with lid removed and the arm or bracket broken
away for convenience of the drawings.
Fig. 4 is a horizontal" sectional view of the valve taken on the line x-x of
Fig. 2.
Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of another modified form of receptacle and
Fig. 6 is a plan view of the same with lid removed.
In the construction shewn in Fig. 1 I employ a receptacle a adapted to stand
upright on the toilet table or other place resting on the edges a¹ of the funnel a² or
similarly shaped parts surrounding the delivery orifice a³. The funnel at the
bottom is so formed that the powder may be supplied readily to a shaving brush or
like article.
The orifice a is preferably formed in the base of a conical seat formed by the
bottom of the receptacle a and in this orifice of the seat is fitted a valve 6 the
movement of which to open or close the orifice is effected and controlled by means
of a stem b¹ passing through the interior of the receptacle a and through a
removable lid, the hole c' in which forms the guide for the head 63 of the stem 6'
and permits of its being pressed by one of the fingers, whilst others hold the
receptacle over the other hand to distribute-say soap-in powder in order to
facilitate washing.
The knob and stem 6ª are normally pressed away from the outlet orifice a³ and
draw the valve b to its closed position by means of a spring d the upper end of the
spring pressing upon a pin in the stem b'.
The arrangement shewn in Figs. 2 to 6 is particularly adapted for a receptacle
designed to be supported in a fixed position, say for instance by a bracket or arm e
which may swing on a joint or hinge e¹ on a screw plate f affixed to a wall or
washstand g and holding the receptacle a by a ring or strap of metal e³.
The receptacle may have a coned bottom as at a Fig. 2 the apex of the cone
internally of the chamber being cut off leaving an opening a' which is shaped
suitably for a valve b to slide therein to and fro so as to permit or prevent
How of powder.
The spindle of this valve 6 passes up the chamber and is received into and
guided by a bearing h carried by supports attached to the internal wall of the
receptacle a and a spring d of coiled form, by preference, presses the spindle b' and
valve 6 towards the seat a*.
A downwardly projecting knob from the valve serves for the palm of the
hand, thumb or finger to raise the valve by.
The form of valve I find to answer well consists of a plug of cylindrical original

page_text: outline having a flange, or rim 6 which sits on the top of the valve seat at whilst
the cylindrical part which slides in the circular seat is grooved in three or other
number of grooves 6° longitudinally of the plug the ends of the grooves being
inclined as at 67 to avoid affording lodgement for powder.
In the modified form of receptacle shewn in Figs. 5 and 6 the bearing h for a
spiral spring d is placed in the lower part of the chamber. Or the spring and
bearing shewn in Figs. 5 and 6, may be used in addition to those shown in Fig. 2.
The helical springs serve to disturb the powder and cause it to flow freely.
By these means I render the operation easy of performance by the use of one.
hand only.
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 :-
In receptacles for powdered matters and means for regulating delivery
therefrom.
1. The construction and arrangement or combination of a vessel a valve piece b,
cover c and spring d as set forth with reference to Fig. 1.
2. The construction and arrangement or combination of the case a, valve 6 and
its parts with spring or springs d, bearing h, lid c and swing arm or bracket e
suitably provided with means of attachment to a wall, washstand or other support
as set forth with reference to Figs. 2 to 6.
Dated the 20th day of August 1894.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.