Improvements in Soap Holders or Dishes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Improvements in Soap Holders or Dishes.
I, CHARLES HENRY BEAUMONT DAGNALL, of 12. Aberdeen Place, Maida
Vale, in the County of London, Manufacturers' Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved scap holder or dish designed to be
temporarily applied to a wash tub or other washing utensil.
My improved soap holder comprises a dish or tray fluted or otherwise roughened
on the bottom and perforated to allow any water to drain away from the soap, the
said dish being pivotally connected to a wire spring clip having two arms for
carrying the pivots the said clip being of such shape that when the holder is not
required for use the clip may be turned over so as to lie closely against the dish
and thereby occupy only a relatively small space.
When the soap holder is in use the clip is placed over the edge of the tub or
other utensil the dish being retained in an inclined position, so that water will
drain therefrom into the tub, by means of a stop or stops.
Dated the 12th day of September 1895.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.
I, CHARLES HENRY BEAUMONT DAGNALL, of 12, Aberdeen Place, Maida
Vale, in the County of London, Manufacturers Agent, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved soap holder or dish designed to be
temporarily applied to a wash tub or other washing utensil.
My improved soap holder comprises a dish or tray fluted or otherwise roughened
on the bottom and perforated to allow any water to drain away from the soap, the
said dish being pivotally connected to a wire spring clip by means of a wire support
or cradle arranged under the dish or tray, the said clip being of such shape that
when the holder is not required for use the clip may be turned over so as to lie
closely against the dish and thereby occupy only a relatively small space.
When the soap holder is in use the clip is placed over the edge of the tub or
other utensil the dish being retained in an inclined position (so that water will
drain therefrom into the tub) by means of a stop or stops.
To enable my invention to be fully understood will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Figure 1 is a plan of my improved soap holder or dish in the folded position:
Figure 2 is a side view, and,
hirurg 2 on and view of the same

page_text: Figure 4 is a longitudinal section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1, of the dish or
tray alone, the clip being removed:
Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1, of the dish or
tray alone:
Figure 6 is a view shewing my improved soap holder in position on a wash tub
or the like.
a is the dish or tray for holding the soap the said tray being provided with ribs
or corrugations h, b. on the bottom and with perforations c, c at the bottom of one
side to allow any water to drain away from the soap.
d. d are ribs or corrugations, preferably stamped in the metal, at one side of the
tray or dish between the perforations or holes c, c in the same for the purpose of
keeping the soap in the dish out of contact with the holes and thereby preventing
the water from escaping from the same.
e is the clip, which as shown is formed of spring wire. and bent to form two
arms, preferably of the shape shewn in the drawings, and two eyes g, through
which the pivots supporting the dish pass.
is the support or cradle which is in the form of a curved wire arranged under
the soap dish, the ends of the said wire projecting beyond the ends of the dish and
being curved backwards and upwards as shewn at i, i to form the pivots the said
pivots passing through the eyes g, g into holes j, j in the ends of the said dish or
tray. The dish is retained in an inclined position by the contact of the parts k, k
of the cradle with the clip as shewn.
When it is desired to use the soap dish the spring clip is pushed over the edge
of the wash tub or other vessel as shewn in Figure 6.
When the soap dish is not in use the wire clip can be folded upwards and over
the top of the soap dish as shewn in Figures 1 and 3.
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 1
claim is :-
1. In soap holders or dishes the combination with a dish or tray of a wire cradle
arranged under the same and the ends of which project beyond the ends of the said
dish and are then bent back and pass through the same and of a spring clip
pivoted to the projecting ends of the wire cradle substantially as herein before
described.
2. The improved soap holder or dish hereinbefore described and illustrated in
the accompanying drawings.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.