Improvements in Coal Vases or Receptacles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Vases or Receptacles.
I, WILLIAM WHEELER, of the firm of Wheeler, Timpson & Co., of Georges Row,
York Road, City Road, in the County of London, Cabinet Makers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to coal vases or receptacles and it consists mainly in providing
a coal vase with a sliding hinged lid which shall not be liable to fall down upon the hand
of a person using the coal vase after it has been opened as is usually the case with coal
vases having hinged lids.
For this purpose I hinge the lid of the coal vase to bearings adapted to slide in
grooves formed in the interior of the vase so that, when the lid is turned on its hinges
to open the vase, it can be slid inside the same.
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We find it advantageous to combine with our improved coal vase, a box for
containing any suitable articles such as, for example, a pair or pairs of slippers.
Dated the 26th day of September 1889
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coal Vases or Receptacles.
I, WILLIAM WHEELER, of the firm of Wheeler, Timpson & Co., of George's Row,
York Road, City Road, in the County of London, Cabinet Makers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to he
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to coal vases or receptacles, and it consists mainly in providing
a coal vase with a sliding hinged lid which shall not be liable to fall down upon the
hand of a person using the coal vase after it has been opened as is usually the case
with coal vases having hinged lids.
For this purpose I hinge the lid of the coal vase to a sliding bar adapted to move
in grooves or runners in the interior of the vase so that, when the lid is turned on its
hinges to open the vase, it can be slid inside the same.
To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how it can be carried.
into practice by reference to the accompanying drawing in which-
Figure 1 is a front elevation; and
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of a coal vase or receptacle constructed according
to my invention the lid being shewn open:
Figure 3 is a similar view to figure 2 but shewing the lid closed.
Similar letters in all the figures indicate similar parts.
a, a, a indicate the coal vase or box, and
is the lid thereof. e is the sliding bar
conveniently formed of a strip of wood to which at a I hinge the lid b.
d, d are the runners in the interior of the vase in which the bar c slides.
eis a stop on the bar c whereby the latter is prevented from leaving the runners d
when being drawn out.
With this construction, if the lid b be closed as shewn in figure 3, in order to open
t, it must be first raised upon its hinge a¹ into a horizontal position when, by pushing
the same, it will be caused to slide between the runners d, d into the position shewn
n figures 1 and 2, and will be held open without any risk of its falling down again.
To close the vase it is only necessary to draw out the lid by means of its
nob when it can again turn down on its binge into the position shown in
gure 3.

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g is a box which I find it advantageous to combine with my improved coal vase for
containing any suitable articles, such as, for example, a pair or pairs of slippers
the lid of the box g hinged at i to the back thereof which is formed by an extension
of the back of the coal vase a, the sides being similarly formed by extensions of
the sides of the coal vase; jis the bottom of the box resting on the top runners d,
and kept in position by beads k, k fixed to the coal vase.
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
1. A coal vase or receptacle having a hinged lid adapted to slide within the same,
substantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.
2. In a coal vase or receptacle the combination of runners fixed within the same,
and a lid hinged to a bar adapted to slide with the lid, in the said runners, substantially
as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
3. The improved coal vase or roceptacle hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 25th day of June 1890.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.