Improvements in and Additions to Shaving Cups and other like Hot Water Heaters.
Year: 1888

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Additions to Shaving Cups and other like
Hot Water Heaters.
We, THOMAS BROOKES and THOMAS ADAMS of Barr Street Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Manufacturers, and FREDERICK THOMAS BROOKES of Barker
Street Lozells, Aston, near Birmingham, aforesaid, Die Sinker, 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 :-
This invention relates 1st, to improvements in, or additions to, shaving cups or other
hot water heating apparatus; and consists essentially of an elevated water vessel, with
a lower pierced skirting, which rotates or turns upon an upwardly extended lower
pierced part, carried upon the lamp or base part; so that by rotating one or other of
the said parts, the piercings are made to become coincident or not, when the apparatus
is required to be used for heating water, or for extinguishing the lamp. 2ndly, in
utilizing a shaving cup for the boiling of an egg, by suspending within the open
mouth of the said cup, a supporting apparatus. 3rdly, in converting the supporting
apparatus for the boiling of an egg into an egg cup.
Figure 1 represents partly in vertical section, and partly in elevation, a shaving
cup, constructed according to our invention. Figure 2 represents a horizontal
section of the same, upon the dotted lines A B figure 1. Figure 3 represents the said
horizontal section figure. 2, but with the air ingress piercings, through which air
passes to the lamp, coincident. It will be seen that when the parts are in the position
as in figure 1, the lower unpierced portions of the walls of the cup, overlap the
air piercings in the base, and through which piercings, air passes for promoting and
securing combustion. Thus, when the piercings of the lower skirting, come opposite,
or in front of the unpierced parts of the base, then the lamp is in its extinguished
position, but on the said piercings becoming coincident, then the lamp may be use!
for the boiling of water, contained within the elevated cup, situated above the
burner.
Figure 4 represents in elevation, the upper portion of the cup, and figure 5 the
lower portion or base.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures of
the drawing.
a is a cup or cylindrical vessel, wherein water to be heated, is placed. a² is the

page_text: lower portion of the said cup, pierced with rectangular or other shaped holes a³, and
which said lower and upper portions a, a², are sub-divided, by a bottom a, which
becomes elevated above the burner 62, of the lamp b, of which is the spirit or
volatile oil container, mounted upon feet ³.
The oil reservoir of the lamp b, has an upwardly directed wall 6, which fits
accurately within the the inside of the lower skirting part a² of the cup a; and which
said wall, has holes or piercings , of the same size, and situated in the same
position, with respect to the cup, as are the holes a³; so that on rotating the cup or
lamp part, the holes a³, 0, become coincident, or the unpierced parts between the said
piercings of the one, may be made to cover over, or come in front of, the piercings of
the other.
Thus, when the lamp is required to be used as in figure 6, as herein-after described,
the holes a, b, are coincident, which thus allows air to pass into and out of the flame
chamber C₁
but when the lamp requires to be extinguished, rotate the cup a, or base b,
so as to bring the spaces between the piercings of the one, in front of the spaces or
openings in the other, as in figures 1 and 2.
Figure 6 represents the shaving cup, converted into an apparatus for the boiling
of eggs.
Figure 7 represents in front elevation, the egg holder or suspender, applied
as an egg cup.
Figure 8 represents an end view of figure 7, and figure 9 represents an underside
view of figures 7 and 8.
In figure 6, d is the lid or means for suspending the frame e, to the lower end
of which, the coned ring or annulus f, is jointedly connected, and within which ring,
the egg g is supported.
The connection joints between e and f, are marked f, and allow the said ring f, to
swivel or turn upon the said joints, as centres, so as to invert the said ring f, for
converting the suspender, as shown in figure 6, into a cup, as in figures 7, 8 and 9.
Thus, in figure 7, the part d, which forms the lid in figure 6, now forms the base to
the egg cup, while the part f, forms the means for holding the egg when being
caten.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
First. A shaving cup, or hot water heater, consisting of a vessel a, skirting a
piercings a³, and bottom a of the one part, with base b, b, burner, pierced
walls,, of the other part, which are constructed and combined, substantially
as, and for the purpose, as set forth in figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Secondly. Surrounding the burner part of a combined shaving cup and spirit
lamp, with a pierced and upwardly extending wall, upon which, or within which, the
lower and pierced skirting part of a shaving cup, turns or rotates, substantially
as set forth."
Thirdly. The combination with a shaving cup, or other like vessel, for the heating
of water, of an egg suspender or holder, as in figure 6, or an egg cup, as in
figures 7, 8 and 9, substantially as set forth.
Dated this Eleventh day of April 1888.
Dated this Eleventh day of April 1888.
THOMAS BROOKES.
THOMAS ADAMS.
FREDERICK THOMAS BROOKES.
By Henry Skerrett,
Agent for Applicants.