Improvements in the Handles and Lids of Culinary and other Utensils Used for Cooking and Table Purposes.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 11th May, 1889
Improvements in the Handles and Lids of Culinary and other Utensils
Used for Cooking and Table Purposes.
I, JOHN SKIDMORE of Southbank, Brierley Hill, in the County of Stafford, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
The principle of my invention consists in manufacturing a handle and other attach-
ment to Lids and Covers of Saucepans, Kettles, Hot Water Jugs, Stewpans, and other
articles for Cooking and Table purposes as hollow-ware and either in Stamped Tin
Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass, Bronze, Copper, China, Clay or any other kind of Metals
and materials for the purpose of opening and closing the lids or Covers thereto.
I make the handle with two centres and with pins or screws for carrying two levers
the first one being in shape or form like unto the letter S and is connected to the lid
or Cover, and the second lever is bent or curved at both extremities and is used as the
fulcrum to the first and for the purpose of lifting the lid or cover quite open or raising
and lowering them to any desired angle; in fine, the second lever acts upon the first
and in its movement causes the lid or cover to rise or fall.
Both levers have centres and are inserted in the handle and fixed through by pins
or other suitable pivot attachments and so form fixed points or fulcrum on which to
move.
The second lever is extended to nearly the length of the handle and in such a
manner as to bring it well under the control of the operators hand or fingers when
laying hold of the handle and is constructed and fixed to act at the bottom, sides, or
top parts thereof.
The levers being in close connection and coming in contact with each other it is
obvious that when the second one is under gentle pressure by the operators hand or
fingers it instantaneously produces action on the first lever and causes the lid or cover.
to rise or fall or to remain stationary at any desired angle.
001 of how 1880

page_text: Used for Cooking and Table Purposes.
I JOHN SKIDMORE of South Bank Brierley Hill in the County of Stafford Gentleman
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 principle of my invention consists in manufacturing a handle and other attach-
ment to lids and covers of Saucepans and other articles for cooking and table purposes,
as hollow-ware, and either in Stamped Tin, Cast Iron, Wrought Iron, Brass, Bronze,
Copper, China, Clay, or any other kind of metals and materials for the purpose of
opening and closing the lids or covers thereof.
So far as regards this attachment underneath I make the handle with two centres,―
as shewn in the enclosed drawing-a and b Fig. 1.-and with pins or screws for
carrying two levers c and d Fig. 1.—the first one being in shape or form like the
letter S, one end of which is connected to the lid or cover, e and the second lever dis
bent or curved at both extremities and is used to give action or motion to the first c
and for the purpose of lifting the lids or covers quite open, or raising or lowering them
to
any desired angle, the second lever d acting upon the first c and in its movement
causing the lid or cover e to rise or fall at pleasure.
Both levers have centres a and b which are inserted in the handle and fixed by
pins or other suitable pivot attachments forming fixed points or fulcrum a and b on
which such levers move. A spring may be attached to either lever if desired. The
second lever d is extended to nearly the length of the handle f and in such a manner
as to bring it well under the control of the operators hand or fingers when taking hold
of the handle and is constructed and fixed to act at the bottom or top sides of such
handle.
The levers c and d being in close connection and coming in contact with each other,
it is obvious that when the second d is under gentle pressure by the operators hand or
fingers it instantaneously produces action on the first lever c and causes the lid or
cover e to rise or fall, or to remain stationary at any desired angle.
The action on the top side of the handle-as shewn in Fig. 2. is by pressure from
the thumb on a lever or pin Fig. 2. d acting upon the lever c attached to the lid or
cover, e either of these levers may be constructed to act with or without a spring.
A spring or springs may be used in connection with either of the levers in order to
keep the lid or cover e firmly down.
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. The novelty of the application of the levers c and d hereinbefore described in the
opening and shutting of the lids or covers of Saucepans, Pots, Kitchen Utensils and
other hollow-ware, such levers being applied to the top or bottom sides of the handles
thereof and working in conjunction with each other.

page_text: 2. The novelty and usefulness of the application of the aforesaid levers in the raising
of the lids or covers of the articles hereinbefore set forth, which lids or covers can be
raised to any desired angle at the option of the user and lowered again by withdrawing
the pressure of the thumb or fingers.
3. The novelty and advantage of the said levers, by means of which one and the
same hand need only be used in raising the lid or cover whilst holding the handle;
the lid or cover if hot need not be touched in order to raise it.
JOHN SKIDMORE,
South Bank,
Brierley Hill,
Gentleman