Improvements in or applicable to Jugs or Coolers for Champagne, Claret, and other Liquors.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 189:
1 Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1892-Accepted, 4th June, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Jugs or Coolers for Champagne,
Claret, and other Liquors.
I, ARTHUR BROWNE WOOD, a member of the firm trading as Apsley Pellatt
and Company, of The Falcon Glass Works, 21 Northumberland Avenue, in the
County of London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in or applicable to jugs or coolers for
containing and cooling champagne, claret, and other liquors.
Heretofore in those champagne or claret jugs, or coolers, which are made with
an interior receptacle for containing ice, this receptacle projects into the jug either
from the bottom, or from the side thereof, and is formed in one piece with the jug,
consequently if the jug gets fractured or broken the entire article is rendered
useless.
Now by means of my invention I remedy this inconvenience and expense by con-
structing the jug or cooler in such a manner that, should it become broken, the ice
receptacle can be readily removed and fitted to another jug, or that should the ice
receptacle become broken another one can be readily replaced.
For this purpose, the ice receptacle is detachably connected with the lid of
the jug, or with the rim of the same, and may be provided at its upper end
with a collar so constructed as to readily engage with studs or pins projecting from
the inner side of the rim of the lid, and which studs or pins will, at the same time,
firmly secure the ice receptacle to the lid. This lid may also be formed with an
opening to allow the ice to be readily introduced into the receptacle without having.
to remove the lid for the purpose. It may also be provided with a thumb-piece
which, when the lid is in place, will come on to, or against, the handle of the jug
and be within easy reach of the thumb of the person grasping the handle, and thus
prevent the lid from becoming dislodged when the jug or cooler is tilted to pour
out its contents.
Or I may dispense with the lid and detachably connect the ice receptacle, by
means of its collar, to a ring or band fitting on to or over the rim of the jug; and
this ring or band may likewise be provided with a thumb-piece. In this case the ice
receptacle would be furnished with a cork stopper or plug covered at top by a metal
disc or plate.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or applicable to Jugs or Coolers for Champagne,
Claret, and other Liquors.
I, ARTHUR BROWNE WOOD, a member of the firm trading as Apsley, Pellatt
and Company, of The Falcon Glass Works, 21 Northumberland Avenue, in the
County of London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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

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to say :-
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My invention relates to improvements in or applicable to jugs or coolers for con-
taining and cooling champagne, claret, and other liquors.
Heretofore in those champagne or claret jugs, or coolers, which are made with
an interior receptacle for containing ice, this receptacle projects into the jug either
from the bottom or from the side thereof, and is formed in one piece with the jug,
or is made to fit therein; consequently if the jug gets fractured or broken the
entire article is rendered useless, or has to be sent to the manufacturer to be
repaired or refitted.
Now, by means of my invention, I remedy this inconvenience and expense, by
constructing the jug or cooler in such a manner that, should it become broken, the
ice receptacle can be readily removed and fitted to another jug, or that, should
the ice receptacle become broken, another one can be readily replaced; either of
which operations can be performed by the user, without the necessity of employing
a manufacturer.
For this purpose, the ice receptacle is detachably connected with the lid of the
jug, or with the rim of the same, and may be provided at its upper end with a collar
so constructed as to readily engage with studs or pins projecting from the inner side
of the rim of the lid, and which studs or pins will, at the same time, firmly secure
the ice receptacle to the lid. This lid may also be formed with an opening to allow
the ice to be readily introduced into the receptacle without having to remove the
lid for the purpose.
It may also be provided with a thumb piece which, when the
lid is in place, will come onto or against the handle of the jug and be within easy
reach of the thumb of the person grasping the handle, and thus prevent the lid from
becoming dislodged when the jug or cooler is tilted to pour out its contents.
Or I may dispense with the lid, and detachably connect the ice receptacle, by
means of its collar, to a ring or band fitting onto or over the rim of the jug, and
this ring or band may likewise be provided with a thumb piece. In this case the
ice receptacle may be furnished with a cork-stopper, or plug, covered at top by a
metal disc or plate.
In order that my said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect, I will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed, which illustrate
my invention applied to an ordinary glass. jug.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of the jug with the cooler attached thereto; and
Fig. 2 is an inverted plan of the collar and parts in connection therewith, showing
more clearly the manner in which the ice receptacle is connected with the rim.
b
a is the ice receptacle, preferably composed of glass, and consisting of a
cylindrical chamber having its mouth formed with a lip or flange a³. Fitting
around this receptacle is a loose collar or ring so shaped as to be readily slipped
onto the receptacle and fit beneath the lip or flange a¹ thereby constituting a
holder or support for the ice receptacle when this latter is in place within the jug.
This collar or ring 6 is formed with two notches b, b, in its circumference situated
diametrically opposite one another which, when the collar or ring is to be connected
to the rim c, are brought over corresponding studs or pins c', c', projecting from the
inside of the said rim, thus permitting the edge of the collar or ring to be placed
above the studs or pins c¹. By then giving a partial turn to the collar or ring, in
the direction of the arrow seen in Fig. 2, the lip or flange of the ice receptacle
becomes held between the collar or ring band the upper portion of the loose rim c
which latter can then be placed onto the mouth of the jug, as shown in Fig. 1, and
the ice receptacle will thus be effectually supported in position within the jug. The
collar or ring is provided with an abutment 62 which, when the collar or ring is
turned partially round, as above stated, comes against one of the studs or pins c
and thereby prevents said collar from being turned too far round and from
becoming disconnected.
Although in the drawings the mouth of the ice receptacle is left uncovered, it

page_text: may, if preferred, be closed by a cork, or other stopper, having its upper surface
covered with a metal disc or plate so as to render the same more sightly in
appearance.
d is the thumb piece with which the loose rim c is furnished, and by means of
which said rim is retained in place on the jug by the thumb of the user when the
jug is tilted.
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:
1. In jugs or coolers for champagne, claret, and other liquors, having detachable
ice receptacles, the means for retaining said receptacle in engagement with the rim
or cover of the jug, consisting of a detachable collar or ring formed with notches in
its circumference adapted to pass over corresponding studs or pins on the rim or
cover of the jug, and which collar or ring is also provided with an abutment, which,
by striking against one of the studs or pins on the rim prevents the collar or ring
from being turned too far round, substantially as described.
2. My improvements in or applicable to jugs or coolers for champagne, claret,
and other liquors, whereby the ice receptacle, or the jug, if fractured or broken, can
be readily disconnected and a fresh one replaced by the user, substantially as herein-
before described and shown by the annexed drawings.
Dated this 3rd day of Mov 1800
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.