Improvements in Kettles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL
Improvements in Kettles.
I, JESTON LEONARD HENWOOD of Castle Bromwich in the County of Warwick
Accountant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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My invention consists in giving to the front of Kettles from the underside of the
Spout to the bottom a chamfered or cut away form or the whole front may be flat
thereby altering the contour of the bottom of the kettle in front by taking away so
much of the round or oval as comes within the lines of the chamfer the object being
to produce a Safety Kettle which when tilted in the act of pouring shall be capable of
taking a flat and steady bearing upon the hob.
I also give to the bandles of Tea Kettles when desirable an indentation in the
centre of the bow or I affix an eye for security when hanging over the fire.
Dated this
day of November 1888.
DAVID J. FLEETWOOD,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kettles.
I, JESTON LEONARD HENWOOD of Castle Bromwich in the County of Warwick
Accountant 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 :-
I give to the fronts of Kettles from the underside of the spout to the bottom a
chamfered or cut away form or the whole front may be flat thereby altering the
contour of the bottom of the Kettle in front by taking away so much of the round or
oval as comes within the lines of the chamfer.
When the kettles are made of sheet metal the flattened or cut away portion may
extend from the top of the body of the kettle (Figs. 1 & 3 a. in the accompanying
drawing) to the bottom (Figs. 1 & 3. b.) and the flattened portion of the body thus
produced will carry the spout or the flattened or cut away portion may extend only
from the under side of the spout to the bottom (Fig. 2. c). In each of these cases
the contour of the bottoms of the Kettles will be more or less altered from the usual
round or oval as shewn at Fig. 4. d.
The object that I have in view in this invention is to produce a safety Kettle which
when tilted in the act of pouring shall be capable of taking a flat and steady bearing
upon the hob or on a stand over a lamp or other resting place.
In order further to ensure the safety more particularly of large and heavy tea
Kettles 1 give to the .handles an indentation as shewn in Figs. 1 2 & 3. e. c. in the
centre of the bow or I affix an eye capable of turning in a swivel for security when
hanging over the fire or when suspended over a lamp.
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:
1. Constructing safety Kettles with a flattened or cut away portion from the
surface of which the spout may project substantially as herein set forth and
described.
2. Constructing safety Kettles with a cut away portion from the under side of the
spout to the bottom substantially as herein set forth and described.

page_text: 3. Constructing safety Kettles which when tilted in the act of pouring shall be
capable of taking a flat and steady bearing upon the hob or on a stand over a lamp or
other resting place substantially as herein set forth and described.
4. Constructing safety Kettles with handles having an indentation in the centre of
the bow or having an eye affixed in the centre of the bow substantially as herein set
forth and described.
5. The improvements in Kettles substantially as herein set forth and described.
J. L. HENWOOD,
Pr. David J. Fleetwood,
Agent.