Improvements in Covers or Protectors for Tobacco Pipes, Jars, Glasses, and for other like purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan.. 1897-4ccepted, 20th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Covers or Protectors for Tobacco Pipes, Jars,
Glasses, and for other like purposes.
We, THOMAS HOOPER, Manufacturer, SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, Manu-
facturer. both of Buckingham Street, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, Engineer, of
St. Paul's Square, all in the City of Birmingham, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has reference to an adjustable cover, cap or protector for placing
over the mouth of a glass, the bowl of a tobacco pipe, the top of a jar, and for
other similar purposes, the object being to provide a cover which will be capable of
fitting varying sized pipe bowls or articles to which it may be attached, and to
permit of the lid or cap being easily opened or closed without interfering with the
adjustable fastening.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct our cover or cap in, two parts,
one forming the clipping ring and the other the hinged lid which is attached to
the ring. We make the ring with two or more clips or ears which can be bent so
as to embrace the outside of the bowl or vessel, the ends being preferably made
with points or roughened surfaces for ensuring a grip on the material. We some-
times make the clips to embrace the inner portion of the bowl, although we prefer
to make the outer portion to be engaged in order to leave the entrance into the
bowl or the vessel uninterrupted.
We make the cover or lid to hinge upon the clipping ring, being attached thereto
by any well known method of pin and hinge joint, or we may make it to slide upon
the pin as a pivot. When making it as a hinge we form it with a bib or catch
piece which projects beyond the rim, and springs preferably on to one of the
clipping pieces when outside clips are employed, or on to the exterior of the bowl
of the pipe or vessel upon which it is placed.
We may perforate our cover or cap and display thereou any advertisement that
may be desired.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any particular form of cover
or special shape of clip, but we modify the form of clip and the shape of the cap
and cover to suit the shape of the bowl or vessel to which it is to be attached.
We may make the same out of metal or other suitable material.
Dated this 25th day of April 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Covers or Protectors for Tobacco Pipes, Jars,
Glasses, and for other like purposes.
We, THOMAS HOOPER, Manufacturer, SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, Manu-
facturer, both of Buckingham Street, and FRANCIS ROBERT BAKER, Engineer, of
St. Paul's Square, all in the City of Birmingham, 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 :-
Our invention has reference to an adjustable cover, cap or protector for placing
over the mouth of a glass, the bowl of a tobacco pipe, the top of a jar, and for
other similar purposes, the object being to provide a cover which will be capable of
fitting varying sized pipe bowls or articles to which it may be attached, and to
permit of the lid or cap being easily opened or closed without interfering with the
adjustable fastening.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a pipe bowl having our improved cap
attached.
Figure 2 is a plan of the same.
Figure 3 is a plan of our cap removed from the pipe bowl.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation of a modified form of cover and protector
and
Figure 5 is a plan of the same.
In carrying our invention into effect we construct our cover or cap in two parts,
one forming the clipping ring A and the other the hinged lid B which is attached
to the ring. We make the ring with two or more clips or ears a a' which can be
bent so as to embrace the outside of the bowl or vessel c, the ends being preferably
made with points or roughened surfaces a for ensuring a grip on the material.
We sometimes make the clips to embrace the inner portion of the bowl, as at
Figures 4 and 5, and we then form the clipping members A' A2 as spring legs or
bars which engage with the interior of the bowl, the lower ends of the bars we
sometimes arrange to carry a perforated plate or bottom grid A. To release the
spring legs A¹ As we form a finger catch piece E at the upper end of one of the
clips and allow this to move in a slot or groove e cut in the upper ring of the clip
to prevent its being broken off or pulled out of position for effectively clipping the
bowl.
We make the cover or lid B B' to hinge upon the clipping ring or top plate of
the cover, being attached thereto by any well known method of pin and hinge
joint, or we may make it to slide upon the pin as a pivot. When making it as a
hinge we form it with a bib or catch piece b which projects beyond the rim, and
springs preferably on to a projecting portion of the ring or on to one of the clipping
pieces al a when outside clips. are employed, or on to the exterior of the bowl of
the pipe or vessel upon which it is placed.
We may perforate our cover or cap and display thereon any advertisement that
may be desired.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any particular form of cover
or special shape of clip, but we modify the form of clip and the shape of the cap
and cover to suit the shape of the bowl or vessel to which it is to be attached.
We may make the same out of metal or other suitable material.

page_text: 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. The improved cover or protector for tobacco pipes, jars, glasses and for other
like purposes substantially as herein before described.
2. In a tobacco pipe protector the combination and arrangement of a ring which
can be readily attached to the pipe bowl, with a hinged or moving cover mounted
upon the same, substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated in 'the
accompanying drawings.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents.