Improvements in Saucepans, Kettles, Steamers, Glue-pots, and Kindred Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd July, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saucepans, Kettles, Steamers, Glue-pots, and
Kindred Articles.
We, CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, Inventor, and WILLIAM ALFRED SOUTH,
Veterinary Surgeon, both of 40, New Bond Street, in the County of Middlesex,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in saucepans, kettles, steamers, glue pots,
and kindred articles, and it has for its object to prevent overboiling and hard
boiling, as well as to maintain, at all times, a more uniform ebullition.
For the purpose of our invention we provide the lid of the utensil, say a saucepan,
with a valve, tap, or cock and connect the same with the interior of the vessel by
means of a short tube, or otherwise, so that when the contents of the saucepan
are brought to the boiling point, the steam generated by be permitted to escape
by opening the said valve, tap, or cock, thereby preventing overboiling, or hard
boiling, and, at the same time, obviating the necessity of altering the position of
the lid. The valve, tap, or cock also may serve as a handle for the lid.
Or the handle of the saucepan may be made hollow, and communicate directly
with the interior of the vessel, the valve, tap, or cock being then fitted to the
handle.
In applying our invention to a glue-pot, the valve, tap, or cock may be fitted to
the outer vessel containing the heating water, and may be arranged to form a
handle.
ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPIETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Saucepans, Kettles, Steamers, Glue-pots, and
Kindred Articles.
We, CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, Inventor, and WILLIAM ALFRED SOUTH,
Veterinary Surgeon, both of 40, New Bond Street, in the County of Middlesex,
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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters
and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
Our invention relates to improvements in saucepans, kettles, steamers, glue pots
and kindred articles, and it has for its object to prevent over boiling and hard
boiling, as well as to maintain, at all times, a more uniform ebullition.
For the purpose of our invention we provide the lid of the utensil, say a
saucepan, with a valve, tap, or cock, and connect the same with the interior of the
vessel by means of a short tube, or otherwise, so that when the contents of the
saucepan are brought to the boiling point, the steam generated may be permitted
to escape by opening the said valve, tap or cock thereby preventing overboiling, or
hard boiling, and at the same time obviating the necessity of altering the position
of the lid. The valve, tap, or cock also may serve as a handle for the
Or the handle of the saucepan may be made hollow and communica directly
with the interior of the vessel, the valve, tap or cock being then fitted to the
handle.

page_text: In applying our invention to a glue pot, the valve tap or cock may be fitted to
the outer vessel containing the heating water and may be arranged to form a
handle.
And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section showing our invention applied to the lid of a
saucepan, and
Fig. 2 is also a longitudinal section showing our invention applied to the handle
of a saucepan used for boiling milk.
a is the body of the saucepan and b (Fig. 1) is its lid. ', ', are two short
uprights standing out from the lid and to which the valve tap or cock c is soldered,
or otherwise connected. This valve, tap or cock is closed at one end, c', while its
other end, ², is open. Both the lid and the valve, tap or cock are provided with
an orifice for the reception of the ends of a short tube d, through which the steam
generated in the saucepan is able to pass to the valve.
When the valve c is open, as shown at Fig. 1, the steam is at liberty to escape,
thereby preventing overboiling or hard boiling without the necessity of removing
or shifting the lid. The valve, tap or cock also serves as a handle for the lid.
At Fig. 2 the handle e of the saucepan is made hollow, and the valve tap or
cock is secured thereto in a similar manner to that already described with reference
to Fig. 1. In this case the steam is able to pass from the saucepan through the
opening a¹ into the hollow handle whence it is conducted by the tube d to the
valve, tap or cock and thus to the air.
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 :-
1. Constructing or providing saucepans, kettles, steamers, glue pots, and kindred
articles, with taps, valves or like contrivances, substantially as described and for
the purposes set forth.
2. A saucepan, kettle, steamer, or kindred article, having its lid or cover
provided with a tap, valve, or the like, as described and shown with reference to
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
3. A saucepan, kettle, steamer, or kindred article, having its hollow handle
provided with a tap, valve, or the like, as described and shown with reference to
Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 02nd dose of LL 1901
Dated this 22nd day :
1 1901
ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.