IMPROVEMENTS IN TEA AND COFFEE POTS
Year: 1884

page_text: I JOHN EDWARD BINGHAM of Howard Street, Sheffield in the County of York
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN TEA AND COFFEE POTS to be as follows:-
My invention refers more particularly to the spouts of such vessels, the object
being to enable the spouts to be more readily cleaned than is possible in vessels of
ordinary construction, when clogged or furred with deleterious oxide.
In carrying out my invention, instead of soldering the perforated plate (or gráte)
at the bottom of the spout, rigidly to the inside of the pot or vessel, I attach it
above the opening to the spout by means of a hinge, slide, or other device, in such
a manner that it will hang, or be retained before the entrance to the spout and
prevent the leaves or other substance froin entering and blocking up the passage,
but not be permanently or immoveably fixed.
When secured by means of a hinge, and it is desirable to clean the spout of
deposit or incrustation, the hinged grate allows any suitable contrivance to be
passed completely through the spout in order to rub off any deposit, in an effective
manner.

page_text: I, JOHN EDWARD BINGHAM of Howard Street Sheffield in the County of York
Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
TEA AND COFFEE POTS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that
is to say :-
My invention of improvements in Teapots and Coffee pots refers more particularly
to the spouts of such vessels, the object being to enable the said spouts to be more
readily cleaned than is possible with vessels of ordinary construction, and which
therefore become clogged or furred inside with deleterious oxide.
It is usual in the manufacture of Tea and Coffee pots, to solder a perforated plate
or grate inside the pot, so as to cover the entrance to the spout, with the object of
preventing the passage of tea leaves or other substance into the 'spout, and it is
therefore impossible to pass any cleaning contrivance through the spout into
the pot.
In carrying out my invention, which consists in constructing a removable, or
opening plate, or grate, so arranged that the entrance to the spout may be closed
or opened as desired, several inethods may be adopted, two of which I have
illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fig. 1, is a sectional view of the spout of a teapot, closed with a removeable
perforated plate.
Fig. 2, is the plate detached.
Fig. 3, the opening to the spout (inside).
Fig. 4, sectional view of a perforated plate attached to the pot by a hinge.
Fig. 5, inside view of same closed.
According to one method, namely that" illustrated in Figs 1. 2. 3. I fix round
the spout entrance, inside the pot, a ring, A, preferably of the same material as the
pot, and having a circular recess B, which corresponds in diameter with the
perforated plate C,-D, D, are two studs or catches, having sufficient space between
them and the face of the recess B, to admit the edge of the plate C, which is placed
in position, by passing the slots E, E, over the studs D, D, and turning it partly
round.
In the other method illustrated in Figs 4. 5, the plate is secured to the inside of
the pot by the hinge F, in such a manner that the plate will hang or be retained
before the spout opening, but when required, may be raised as shown by the dotted
lines. It will thus be seen that by my improvements a "cleaner" may be passed
to and fro completely through the spout, allowing it to be quickly and effectively
cleaned.
I do not however bind myself to the two methods of carrying out my invention,
as illustrated, as it is evident that other modifications may be used without departing
from the spirit of my invention.

page_text: 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 Teapots and Coffee pots, constructing the perforated plates or grates, so
that they may be either readily opened, or, detached altogether from the opening
to the spout, for the purpose specified, and substantially as described and illustrated.
2-The use of detachable or removable spout grates, in Teapots and Coffee pots,.
for the purpose specified.