Improvements in Tea Kettles and other similar Portable Water Heaters.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1889-Accepted, 15th June. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tea Kettles and other similar Portable Water
Heaters.
.I. RICHARD HUGH HUGHES of 96 Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Brass Founder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in tea kettles and other similar
portable water heaters, and relates to means for obviating the inconvenience caused to
the hand by the steam issuing around the lid. For this purpose I apply to the body
of the vessel, or to the lid, a tube. which is open to the interior of the vessel, to allow
the steam to escape therethrough, and 1 direct the outlet opening of such escape tube
preferably downwards or towards the back of the vessel, so as to cause the issuing
steam to leave in a direction which is the least inconvenient.
In carrying my invention into effect I may use separate tubes or I may use hollow
supports for the handle of the vessel, either or both of which may form a steam
outlet or 1 may form a hollow handle to the lid, which shall have its outlet pointing
in any convenient direction, or I may attach a suitably shaped escape tube to
the lid and fix the lid knob thereto, or the escape tube may be in addition to the
lid knob.
Dated thin Oth 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Tea Kettles and other similar Portable Water
Heaters.
1, RICHARD HUGH HUGHES of 96 Hatton Garden, in the County of Middlesex,
Brass Founder, 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:-
The invention has for its object improvements in tea kettles and other similar
portable water heaters, and relates to means for obviating the inconvenience caused to
the hand by the steam issuing around the lid. For this purpose I apply to the body
of the vessel, or to the lid, a tube, which is open to the interior of the vessel to allow
the steam to escape therethrough, and I direct the outlet opening of such escape tube
preferably towards the back of the vessel, so as to cause the issuing steam to leave in
a direction which is the least inconvenient.
In carrying my invention inio effect, I may use separate tubes, or I may use hollow
supports for the handle of the vessel, either or both of which may form a steam
outlet, or 1 may form a hollow handle to the lid, which shall have its outlet pointing
in any convenient direction, or I may attach a suitably shaped escape tube to
the lid and fix the lid knob thereto, or the escape tube may be in addition to the
lid knob.
And in order that my said invention may be more clearly understood, and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings more fully to
describe the same.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is an elevation of a table kettle showing one method in which I carry my
ines affant Wien 3 is on aluvation of warts of an ordinary kettle showing

page_text: another method of carrying my invention into effect. Figure 3 is an elevation and
Figure 4 is a plan of an ordinary kettle showing a third method of carrying my
invention into effect, and Figure 5 is an elevation of parts of a kettle showing a
fourth plan of carrying my invention into effect.
a is the body of the kettle. b is the spout, c is the handle, and d is the lid. In the
arrangement represented at figure 1 I form the supports c¹ of the handle, hollow, or
the back support e' may alone be hollow. I connect the back support at its lower end
with an aperture in the top of the kettle, and I also connect thereto, an outlet tube c³,
by which the steam in the kettle is permitted to find an exit therefrom, and is directed
towards the back, or in other direction, so as to cause the steam to leave the kettle in
a direction which is the least inconvenient.
In the arrangement represented at figure 2 I have represented my invention
applied to an ordinary kettle provided with solid supports e' for the handle c; in this
case I drill a hole through the foot of the back support d', and I fix thereto an outlet
tube c, which I preferably bend to the shape of the support c'.
In the arrangement represented at figures 3 and 4 I attach to the lid d an outlet
tube, which is so directed as to convey the steam away from the handle and therchy
perimit the latter to be held without inconvenience.
In the arrangement represented at figure 5 1 employ a hollow knob d' for the lid d,
and I connect thereto an outlet tube c.
By these means, aided by a moderately tightly fitting lid, the steam is prevented
from issuing around the lid, and it is conveyed by the outlet pipe c² away from the
handle c and in a direction to obviate the inconvenience usually experienced from the
escape of the steam.
It will be evident that the form of carrying my invention into effect may be
variously modified without departing from the peculiar character thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
The combination with a tea kettle or other similar portable water heater, of a
steam escape pipe connected to the top of the body of the kettle, or to the lid thereof,
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this let day of M1000
RICHARD HUGH HUGHES.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.
RICHARD HUGH HUGHES.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents.