A HOT Fiate or Dish Holder.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 25th Sapt., 1899-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1899
A HOT Fiate or Dish Holder.
I, WILLIAM ARTHUR WOOD, of No. 29, Tamworth Street, in the City of Lich-
field, in the County of the same City, Brewery Clerk and Traveller, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The hot plate or dish holder consists of a piece of thin zinc, tin, silver, copper,
or other metal, pliant or springy in nature, or of india rubber, vulcanised or
otherwise, bent in shape (bivalvular) so as to admit of the edge of a plate or
dish being held as by a clip: the top side of a size sufficiently large for the
thumb to press on it fairly and the underside large enough for one or more fingers
to be protected from the heat of the article held. The holder to be lined with
india-rubber, asbestos, canvas, pulp, cloth, felt or any other such medium so
as to ensure a firm grip when pressed. The lining also to consist, if necessary, of
some non-conducting material, and to be secured to the metal part or frame
by cement glue or any other adhesive substance; or to be riveted.
Dated this 14th day of March 1800
I, WILLIAM ARTHUR WOOD, of No. 29, Tamworth Street, in the City of Lich-
field, in the County of Staffordshire, Brewery Clerk and Traveller, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The hot plate or dish holder consists of a piece of thin zinc, tin, silver, copper,
or other metal, pliant or springy in nature or of india rubber vulcanised or
otherwise bent in shape (bivalvular) so as to admit of the edge of a plate, or
dish, being held as by a clip: the top size of a size sufficiently large for the thumb
to press on it fairly-and the underside large enough for one or more fingers
to be protected from the heat of the article held. The holder to be lined with
india rubber, asbestos, canvas, pulp, cloth, felt or any other such medium so
as to ensure a firm grip when pressed. The lining also to consist if necessary, of
some non-conducting material, and to be secured to the metal part or frame
by cement glue or any other adhesive substance or to be riveted.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood and easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have illustrated examples of my hot plate or dish holder but it must
be understood that I do not confine myself to the particular shape or construction
herein illustrated as they may be varied considerably.
Figure 1 is a plan view shewing the application of my holder to a plate.

page_text: Figure 2 is an edge view shewing my holder fitted in position when carrying
a number of plates.
Figure 3 is an enlarged plan view of
Figure 4 is an end view of Figure 3.
my
holder.
Figure 5 is a similar view to Figure 3 shewing the base or under portion of the
holder enlarged and the curve or bend increased.
Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 5.
In carrying my invention into practice I take a piece of thin zinc, tin copper,
silver or other metal preferably of a pliant or springy nature which is first cut
or formed into the required shape by suitable tools. The part a¹ is then bent
over at a sufficient space being left between the parts at and a³ so as to admit
of the edge p' of the plate P or the edge of a dish or the like passing between
as clearly shewn at Figures 1 and 2. The top part a' is left sufficiently large for
the thumb to press upon it and the underpart a sufficiently large so as to protect
the fingers from the heat while carrying or holding the hot plate or plates or
other articles. The bend a² of the holder A is preferably so formed that the
part has a tendency to close upon the article being held and this bend may
be formed as shewn at Figure 4 or as shewn at Figure 6 or in any other suitable
manner. When forming my holders of metal I line them preferably with the
rubber lining or with canvas, pulp, cloth, felt or any other suitable material
so as to ensure a firm grip of the "holder" on the article being carried and if
desired I may serrate the gripping surface of the rubber or its equivalent. The
lining a is secured to the metal casing by cement, glue or other adhesive sub-
stance or it may be riveted or otherwise attached. If necessary this lining may
consist of asbestos or the like so as to act as a nonconductor of heat.
At Figures 5 and 6 I have shewn a slightly modified form of my "holder." In
this case I enlarge the lower portion so as to extend further under the dish
or plate or its equivalent, thereby affording a greater protection to the hands.
The upper part a¹ may also be enlarged if required but I prefer this upper part
to extend only sufficiently far so as to enable the article being carried to be
firmly gripped.
In some cases I may form my "holders" entirely of india rubber vulcanised
or of vulcanite or other suitable material either lined or not so long as they
protect the hands from the heat of the hot dishes or plates and the exterior of
the frame may be ornamented or plain.
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
CLAIM.
A device for protecting the hand when holding hot plates, dishes and the like
consisting of a hand clip or frame such as A either made of metal or other
suitable material and having a turned over part such as a¹ and an under part
sufficient space being left for the plate or other article to pass between and
either lined or not in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set
forth and as shewn upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1899.
WILLIAM ARTHUR WOOD.
By George Barker,
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.