Improvements in Funnels for Use in Pouring Liquids into Narrow- mouthed Vessels.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Apr., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 5th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Funnels for Use in Pouring Liquids into Narrow-
mouthed Vessels.
I, JACOB LALEY POPE of 21 Headlam Street Stockton-on-Tees, Durham
Joiner and Carpenter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in funnels for use in pouring liquids into
narrow-mouthed vessels, and has for its object to so fashion such funnels that
liquids can be readily poured through their medium into any class of narrow-
mouthed vessel without waste or spilling, by providing means for enabling the
air contained in such vessels to readily escape as the liquid displaces same.
According to my invention I fashion the funnels in a similar form to those
heretofore in use, but instead of having the sides smooth, I corrugate them.
These corrugations, of which there may be any suitable number, according to the
size of the funnel-I fashion longitudinally in such funnel by any suitable means
so that when the funnel is inserted into the mouth of the vessel and the liquid
poured through such funnel into the said vessel, the displaced air will be allowed
to escape up the aforesaid corrugations. The top of the funnel so constructed,
may or may not be provided with a smooth rim, as desirable or convenient, and
can be formed of any suitable material, whether metal or otherwise, to suit the
nature of the liquid to be poured through same.
Dated this 9th day of April 1894
HUGHES & YOUNG,
12, Basinghall Street, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Funnels for Use in Pouring Liquids into Narrow-
mouthed Vessels.
I, JACOB LALEY POPE, of 21 Headlam Street Stockton-on-Tees, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in funnels for use in pouring liquids
into narrow mouthed vessels, and has for its object, to so fashion such funnels
that through their medium liquids can be readily poured into any class of narrow
mouthed vessel, without waste or spilling, by providing means for enabling the
air contained in such vessels, to readily escape as the liquid displaces same.
And in order that the said invention may be the more readily understood, I
have shewn same upon the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, wherein
Fig. 1. is an elevation of a funnel constructed according to my invention.
Fig. 2. being a plan of same, while
Fig. 3. is a cross-section upon line xx.
Referring to the drawings, a is a funnel consisting of a mouth and a stem or
neck portion as in the funnels of ordinary construction, such funnel a instead of
being formed with smooth sides as formerly was the case, is provided with a
number of corrugations or indentations a' formed longitudinally upon said funnel.
These said 'corrugations or indentations b may extend the whole length of the
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page_text: funnel a or for the greater part of same, and are fashioned by rolling, stamping,
casting, or in any other suitable manner.
The funnel is preferably formed with a smooth vertical portion c at the top and
is also formed with a rim or bead d ruuning around the upper edge, though I may
dispense with these if found desirable or convenient.
The funnel a is constructed of any suitable material, whether metal or otherwise,
to suit the nature of the liquid to be poured through same.
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 :
The improvements in funnels, consisting in providing same with corrugations
or indentations formed longitudinally in the sides of such funnels, substantially as
and for the purpose described, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of November 1894.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents.