IMPROVEMENTS IN COFFEE and TEA URNS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
I WILLIAM POWELL. BRANSON of the firm of Branson and Company of Chase
Works, Clapham in the County of Surrey, Manufacturer of Coffeo extract, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN COFFEE and
TEA URNS to be as follows:-
The invention relates to the production of an urn for use in Coffee Public
Houses, Coffee Taverns and other places where it is required to supply coffee and
tea in large or small quantities as also hot water.
For this purpose I construct a vossel of any required dimensions for containing
water which is boiled therein by means of a gas burner underneath the same. In
connection with this vessel I fix at the upper part thereof a roservoir for tea which
is drawn off therefrom by a tap communicating therewith by a pipo passing
through the water vessel,
I also fix extorior to the water vossel a reservoir for coffee extract to, the bottom
of which I fix a pipe which communicates with a tap which also communicates
with the water chamber; this last mentioned tap is provided with a plug formed
with apertures capablo of communicating with the extract and water channels in
such manner that on turning the handle of the tap in one direction extract is
drawn off' and on turning the handle in the contrary direction water is drawn off.
The three vessels aro provided with suitable filling apertures and covers. By
these means I am enabled to draw off from a single urn either coffee, tea or hot
water as may be desired..
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM POWELL BRANSON of the firm of Branson and Company of Chase
Works, Clapham in the County of Surrey, Manufacturer of Coffee Extract do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN COFFEE
AND TEA URNS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The invention relates to the production of an urn for use in Hotels, Restaurants,
Public Houses, Coffee Taverns and other places where it is required to supply
coffee and tea in large or small quantities, as also hot water.
For this purpose I construct a vessel of any required dimensions for containing
water which is boiled therein by means of a gas burner underneath the same:
In connection with this vessel I fix at the upper part thereof a reservoir for tea
which is drawn off therefrom by a tap communicating therewith by a pipe passing
through the water vessel.
I also fix exterior to the water vessel a reservoir for coffee extract to the bottom
of which I fix. a pipe which communicates with a tap which also communicates
with the water chamber; this last mentioned tap is provided with a plug formed
with apertures capable of communicating with the extract and water channels in
such manner that on turning the handle of the tap in one direction extract is
drawn off and on turning the handle in the contrary direction, water is drawn off,
If desired however separate taps may be fitted to each vessel.
The three vessels are provided with suitable filling apertures and covers. By
these means I am enabled to draw off from a single urn either coffee, tea or hot
water as may be desired whilst the coffee is enabled to be drawn off perfectly
fresh and boiling without the coffee itself having been submitted to the boiling
process.
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood and
readily carried into effect, I will proceed aided by the accompanying drawings
more fully to describe the same,
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS..
Figure 1 is a vertical section: Figure 2 is a front elevation partly in section and
Figure 3 is a plan of my improved coffee and tea urn.
a is a vessel constructed of any desired external form and dimensions for
containing water which is hailed therein he manne

page_text: pipe for the water in such manner that when the handle o' is in the position
shown by the full lines in the drawings the passage through the plug c'.is closed
whilst when in the position shown by the dotted lines (1). see Figure 3 the
aperture in the plug c will be in such position as to permit the flow of extract
through the tap c' and when the handle is in the position shown by the dotted
lines (2) see Figure 3 the aperture c in the plug o' is in such position as to permit
the flow of hot water from the reservoir a through the tap c³.
If desired however separate taps may be fitted to each vessel.
The three vessels a b c are provided respectively with suitable filling
apertures a¹ bª and c³ and covers aª bª and c³.
By these means I am enabled to draw off from a single urn either coffee by
drawing off extract and boiling water from the vessels ca or tea from the vessel b
or plain hot water from the vessel a as may be desired; whilst the coffee is
onabled to be drawn off perfectly fresh and boiling without the coffee itself having
been submitted to the boiling process.
I would here remark that the form, dimensions and positions of the several
parts may be variously modified without departing from the peculiar character of
my, invention.
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 combination with a tea and coffee urn formed with vessels ab of an
exterior vessel c for containing coffee extract whereby coffee is enabled to be
drawn perfectly fresh and boiling without the coffee itself having been submitted
to the boiling process substantially as herein described.