Improvements in Pepper-castors and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pepper-castors and the like.
JOHN BEAZLEY Tavistock Villa Station Road New Barnet Herts. Stock Broker do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a vessel for holding and using pepper or other volatile powders
so arranged that when not in use the outlet is automatically closed or sealed from the
air so preventing evaporation of the volatile oil and preserving the virtue of the
pepper spice or other powder and providing suitable means for using the vessel or
castor in a similar way to the ordinary method for sprinkling the pepper in any desired
quantity which can be adjusted at will by varying the area of the opening of the valve
or cover. To accomplish this object I provide at the outlet of the vessel, a valve or
cover having a connection on the outside of the vessel and which has a spring or
weight keeping the valve or cover always closed except when pressed open by the
finger & thumb. Or I may use a pendulum acting on the valve or cover or I may
use the weight of the vessel to keep the valve either closed or open.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pepper-castors and the like.
I, JOHN BEAZLEY, Tavistock Villa, Station Road New Barnet, Herts. 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 has for its object to prevent the escape of the volatile constituents of
ground pepper and other pulverulent material when contained in a castor or receptaclè
with perforated top for sprinkling the pepper or other powder. It also serves for
keeping such materials free from dust.
It consists in providing such castors or receptacles, underneath the perforated top
or cap, with a valve cover, or flap so arranged with spring action as to enclose the
pepper from contact with the outer air, but which is opened by a lever or push when
the castor is to be used.
The accompanying drawing shews some of the various arrangements which I employ
in carrying out my invention.
Fig. 1 shews a vertical section of a simple form of pepper castor, consisting of a
conical metal receptical A the upper end of which is perforated; below the
perforations a a is fixed a diaphragm B having a central hole which is closed by a
conical valve (which consequently encloses the pepper or other material contained in
the receptacle below. The stem C¹ of the valve has its lower end fixed to the flexible
bottom D which may have circular corrugations, so that by pressing the bottom
inwards on inverting the receptacle the valve will be raised off its seat, thus allowing
the pepper or other material to pass out through the perforated top.
Fig. 2 shews a similar construction to Fig. 1 but with the diaphragm B of conical
shape and having the stem (" of the valve C passing through the bottom and
terminating in a button (which is acted upon by a spring E for keeping the valve
closed, or the stem C¹ may be extended beyond the valve and the spring be inserted
between it and the top as shewn in dotted lines.
Fig. 3 shews a vertical section of a pepper castor wherein the perforated cap F is
removeable, the upper end of the receptacle A being formed with a seating B on which
seats the valve C.
The stem C of the valve has a collar C³ formed on it, and between this and the

page_text: valve seat is a helical spring G that keeps the valve down on its seat. The lower end
of the stem C¹ screws into a button C2 with cylindrical extension that slides through
an opening formed in the recessed bottom D.
For filling the castor with pepper, &c. the button is unscrewed from the valve stem,
and withdrawn, leaving the hole in the bottom free.
Figs. 4 and 5 shew sections at right angles to each other of a cap H fitted to an
ordinary receptacle A which cap is perforated at top and has a perforated diaphragm H¹
the boles of which are covered by a disc valve C the stem C¹ of which passes through
the diaphragm H'. The valve is kept closed by the helical spring G acting against a
head on the stem C'.
The latter projects up beyond the valve and has an eye at its end through which
passes the end of a lever J pivotted to the cap at J' and having an external tail J' by
pressing on which the valve is consequently raised from its seat.
Fig. 6 shews a vertical section and Fig. 7 a sectional plan of the last described
arrangement in which in place of a lift valve a sliding valve C is employed, which is
held so as to close perforations in the diaphragm B. The valve slides between guides K
and has a lug C to which is fixed the rod L passing through the cap and provided with
a head L' against which acts a spring G so as to keep the valve in the closed position.
It is opened by pressing the head inwards.
Figs. 8 to 11 shew various modifications of the arrangement of valve shewn at
Figs. 4 and 5.
At Fig. 8 the lever J is formed in one with the valve C; at Fig. 9 the valve C is
pivotted at c and has an arm c¹ opposite the pivot to which is connected the push
button J. At Fig. 10 the positions of the pivot c and arm c¹ are reversed and the
latter is connected to a lever J. J¹ as in the preceding arrangement.
At. Fig. 11 the valve C has a central arm or stem c having an eye through which
passes a cranked spindle P actuated by a lever J so that by deflecting the crank slightly
to the one side or the other the valve is raised from its seat.
Fig. 12 shews a vertical section of a receptacle M for containing a store of pepper &c.
for filling the castors when required. It is formed for this purpose with a small
opening M' at top which is closed by a valve N pressed down on an internal seating
by a spring O acting on a button N₁ on the end of the valve stem.
On inverting this receptacle over the opening of the pepper castor, and pressing
the valve open the pepper &c. will pass into the castor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. The combination with a pepper castor or other receptacle for containing
pulverulent material having a perforated top for sprinkling the pepper &c., the use of
a valve, disc or cover closing an opening or perforations in a partition beneath the
perforated top, such valve or disc being kept closed by spring action and opened
against such spring action by a lever stem or push, substantially as described.
2. The various arrangements of pepper castors or receptacles with perforated tops
having valves or slides with spring action closing openings below such perforated tops
and opened by levers or pushes as herein described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 12th day of September 1890.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.