Improvements in Metal Lids for Jugs, Tea Pots, Coffee Pots, and other Vessels.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 25th May, 1887,
Complete Accepted, 28th June, 1887.
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Improvements in Metal Lids for Jugs, Tea Pots, Coffee Pots, and
other Vessels.
I WILLIAM STORER of 58 Milton Street Nottingham Glass and China Dealer do
hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
I form each lid by spinning, casting or stamping it in one piece the under side of
the lid being of such a shape as to closely fit the top of the jug, tea pot, coffee pot
or other vessel to which it is to be applied, or those lids intended to be used on jugs I
form with a vertical flange projecting from the underside for one third or more of the
circumference in extent at the back.
Instead of forming each lid with a hinge as heretofore I solder, rivet, or otherwise
secure a loop of wire on the top, said wire may be of steel or other suitable metal,
coated with nickel or tin, each end of the wire is bent backwards and turned down-
wards to form two hooks, these hooks when slightly sprung apart may be placed round
the handle of the vessel to which it is applied and hold the lid in position.
1
1000
H. W. GOUGH, C.E.,
Agent.

page_text: I, WILLIAM STORER of 58 Milton Street, Nottingham, Glass and China Dealer do
hereby declare the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Figure 2 shows an underside view of the lid.
Figure 3 shows a back end view.
Figure 4 shows a side view of a tea pot with an improved lid in position within
the verge.
Figures 5 and 6 show respectively a plan and a back end view of one lid.
Figure 7 shows a side view of an improved lid provided with a verge on its under
side to fit a tea pot having a plain opening at the top.
My improved lids for jugs I form flat as shown at Figure 1 or of any other suitable
shape by spinning, casting, or stamping in one piece, in either case the underside of
the lid being of such a shape as to closely fit- the top of the jug, on the underside a
flange B projects for one third or more of the circumference at the back next the
handle, within the flange B a stud or short flange C projects from the underside of the
lid, the flange C lying within the top of the jug prevents the lid slipping off backwards,
and the outer flange B prevents it slipping off forwards or sideways. Instead of
forming each lid with a hinge as heretofore, I dispense with the hinge, by soldering
rivetting or otherwise securing a loop of wire D on the top of the lid, said wire may
be of steel or other suitable metal coated with nickel or tin, each end of the wire is
bent at about a right angle to its length outwards and then turned downwards and
inwards so as to form two hooks as shown at Figures 2 and 3, these books when slightly
sprung apart may be placed around the handle of the jug or other vessel to which the
lid is applied and will hold such lid in a closed position, as shown by the black lines at
Figure 1, or in a raised position as shown by the dotted lines, when the jug is lifted
to pour out the contents. Lids for tea pots, coffee pots, and other vessels which
heretofore have been hinged to a flange or rim which had to be rivetted, or soldered,

page_text: to secure the lid to the pot or other vessel, I form without a hinge by spinning,
casting or stamping each lid A in one piece either flat as shown at Figure 4 or raised
as shown at Figure 7, or each lid may be of any other suitable shape to fit round,
square, oblong, oval, or other shaped orifice of the pot or other vessel, either shaped
lid may be made to lie close within the verge of the tea pot or other vessel, as shown
at Figure 4, or it may be formed of any required shape and be provided with a flange
or rim B of the same shape as the orifice to drop within it, as shown at Figure 7.
Each such lid I provide with a loop of wire D and solder, rivet, or otherwise secure
the loop of wire to the top of the lid after having bent the wire outwards, downwards,
and inwards as before described to form two hooks as shown at Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7
which may be sprung apart and be placed around the handle of the tea pot, coffee
pot or other vessel to hold the lid in position.
Either of the above described improved metal lids, upon the wire loops being slid
back upon the handle of the vessel to which it is applied, may be readily removed to
be cleaned.
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 improved metal lids substantially as described and illustrated in the Drawings
annexed.