Improvements in the Lids of Tea and Coffee-pots, also applicable to other Vessels, and in the Manufacture of the same.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1892-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Lids of Tea and Coffee-pots, also applicable to
other Vessels, and in the Manufacture of the same.
I THOMAS BUTLER of the firm of T. Butler & Sons of 192 Aston Road
Birmingham in the County of Warwick Tin Plate Workers do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same IS to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention has for its object improvements in the lids of tea and coffee pots
also applicable to other vessels and in the manufacture of the same by which the
lids are improved and rendered stronger, and less liable to come to pieces besides
cheapening the production.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings
upon which I have shown the invention in its complete state and in the various
steps of its manufacture so that any ordinary workman will be able to carry it into
practical effect.
Figure 1, is a perspective view of a tea pot A having the improved lid B
attached thereto.
Figure 2 is a plan of a blank of tin after being stamped in dies and cut to shape
from which my lids are formed.
Figure 3 shows the lid A partly formed.
Figure 4 is a section on line 1-2 when the blank has been doubled and before
closing up the edges.
Figure 5 is a similar section on the line 3-2, that is to say,
been closed together.
after the edges have
The first step in my process of manufacture is stamping the blank as seen at
Figure 2 out of sheet tin into the shape there shown and having the hollow a¹ and
flange and the flat part 3 with the turned up edge and the pierced hole
which forms a recess for the other part of the linge a of the cover plate a' which
is fast to the tea pot A to be hinged to. After this blank is stamped in suitable
tools and pierced and dressed to shape as seen at Figure 2 I bend it at 6º until it is
doubled together as seen at Figure 3 and Figure 4 which leaves the edge *
standing up as seen at the upper part of Figure 3 and in section at Figure 4.
then close this edge down upon the flange 2 as seen at the upper portion of
Figure 3 and also in section at Figure 5 which finishes the lid, ready to have the
knob mounted in the hole and the pin put through the hinge of the lid to unite
it to the part of the teapot A. Of course the external configuration of the lid
may be made to suit any vessel but in all cases I make the lid from one piece of
sheet-tin or any other suitable metal or material and thus the hinge is one with
the lid.
T
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements in the lids of tea and coffee-pots which is also applicable to
other vessels and in the manufacture of the same from one piece of metal or
material in the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the
drawing.
Dotad this 20th day of June
GEORGE BARKER,
77. Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.