IMPROVEMENTS IN NEGRO POTS, DUTCH
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Clayton of Deepfields in the County of Stafford
Ironfounder for an invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN NEGRO POTS, DUTCH
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Clayton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th June 1882.
RICHARD CLAYTON of Deepfields in the County of Stafford Ironfounder
"IMPROVEMENTS IN NEGRO POTS, DUTCH STOVES, CAMP OVENS AND OTHER COOKING
UTENSILS
"
My Invention consists Firstly in constructing cooking utensils of the above
description with loose iron legs attached to a plate. which is connected to the
bottom of the utensil by a screw or bolt cast into the bottom of the pot which
screw passes through the plate on which legs are fixed and is secured by a nut on
the underside of the said plate which plate has a bearing on the utensil by means
of a rim or snugs cast on the pot or three screws one to each leg may be used in
lieu of the plate or three brackets of wrought iron may be cast upon the underside
of the utensil and the three legs each with a flange may be secured to the brackets
or three short thimbles or tubes may be cast on the bottom of the utensil and the
legs inserted into such tubes.
My next Improvement consists in forming the covers for the utensils above
described of a form suitable for use as a frying pan.
Further my Invention consists in forming the ears of the above utensils by
casting two wedge formed bits or snugs one on the underside of the rim and the
other on the belly of the utensil running together at the point of meeting so as to
form round ears instead of angular. I also make a pot of the description known as
a belly pot with a straight neck instead of a turned out neck.

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Richard Clayton in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
7th December 1882.
RICHARD CLAYTON, of Deepfields in the County of Stafford, Ironfounder,
"IMPROVEMENTS IN NEGRO-POTS, DUTCH STOVES, CAMP OVENS AND OTHER COOKING
UTENSILS
"
My invention, consists, firstly, in constructing cooking utensils of the above
descriptions with loose iron legs welded or otherwise attached to a plate upon
which the bottom of the utensil bears, and which plate is connected to the utensil
by means of a screw or bolt cast into the bottom of the pot or other utensil, the
lower end of the screw passing down through the plate, and having a nut thereon
bearing up against the underside of the plate. Instead however of attaching the
legs to a plate and fastening the plate to the utensil, bearing blocks may be cast
upon the bottom of the pot or other utensil with a screw or bolt therein and legs
may be formed each in a separate piece with a flange at the top by which it may
be fastened under one of the bearing blocks, aforesaid, the bolt of the block passing
down through the flange and being tightened up by means of a nut; or sockets may
be cast upon the bottom of the pot or other utensil and the legs be screwed therein;
or wrought iron nuts or buttons may be cast into bosses on the bottom of the pot
and the separate legs screwed into such nuts or buttons.
My invention consists, secondly, in forming a cover for the utensils named in the
title of a form suitable for use also as a frying-pan.
I, further, form the ears of the above class of utensils by casting two wedge-
formed bits or snugs, one on the underside of the rim and the other on the belly of
the utensil running together at the point of meeting so as to form round ears
instead of angular as is usual; and I make a pot of the description known as a
" belly pot with a straight neck instead of a turned out neck thus making more
suitable provision for the reception of the cover.
"
Having thus stated the nature of my said invention I will now proceed to more
particularly describe and ascertain the manner of performing the same with
reference to the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked
thereon.
I have illustrated my invention only as applied to a negro-pot, as, upon a
thorough understanding of this application of the invention its application also to
the other utensils named in the title will be obvious to a person having knowledge
of the trade to which the invention relates.
Figure 1 is a cross section through the pot, figure 2 a plan of the plate and legs
upon which the pot rests and figure 3 a section of one of the legs taken on line xx
of figure 1. The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. A is the
body of the pot, B the plate upon which it rests, C C C the legs, a the screw or
bolt and b the nut thereon. The legs C C C are shewn riveted to the plate by the
rivets c c c but they may be welded thereto, if, desired. The plate B is made
dished as shewn so that the periphery or circumference thereof may bear against
the underside of the pot. The legs and plate are made preferably of iron or steel.
The screw a is cast in the snug d on the bottom of the pot being properly shaped
or roughened to hold securely therein, and the nut b is preferably a thumb or fly-
nut for convenience of fixing or removing the plate and legs. The legs are made
preferably from flat iron or steel, are formed flat at the riveted ends, are curved
from thence in cross section to the shape shewn at figure 3 and gradually brought
to a circular shape at the foot.

page_text: Instead of the arrangement shewn, each leg may be fastened under a separate
snug by a bolt and nut corresponding to a and b respectively; or the ends of the
legs may be screwed into sockets cast on the bottom of the pot therefor, or into
nuts or buttons as before described.
By constructing the legs loose from the pot or other utensil in the manner
described great advantage results in packing the pots and other utensils for
carriage and the loss on account of breakage resulting from the use of the ordinary
legs cast upon the pot or other utensil is avoided.
D is the cover and is shewn resting on the rim of the pot by means of the
annular ledge ff. A part of the cover extends downward within the pot to keep
it in place and the cover is made deep inside as shewn so that when turned
upside down it acts conveniently as a frying-pan. The fire side of the frying-pan
is thus the outside of the pot cover. Figure 4 shews a section through the lip of
the frying-pan. The handle is shewn by dotted lines figure 1, as if the bail handle
were upon the pot the frying pan could not be placed with the handle to come
exactly over the ear (as it is shewn to be in the drawing simply for convenience of
illustration). Instead of fixing or forming a handle, as shewn to the cover it may
of course be provided with ears and the bail handle of the pot be used also as the
handle of the frying-pan.
E E are the ears of the pot of a rounded shape as
form. The ears are moulded by having the patterns
then drawing back the two separate parts of each ear.
formed straight as shewn.
shewn instead of the usual
thereof parted at gg and
The neck F of the pot is
Having now stated the nature of my said invention and particularly described
and ascertained the manner of performing the same I declare that I claim as my
invention and desire to secure by the herein before in-part recited Letters
Patent-
First Constructing the utensils mentioned in the title with loose legs attached
to a plate upon which the utensil rests, the said plate being held to the utensil by
means of a screw and nut substantially as described and shewn by the drawings or,
also, with loose legs each held by a separate screw and nut or, also, with loose legs
each screwed into a socket or nut on the utensil substantially as herein-described.
Second Forming the lids of negro-pots and similar utensils of sufficient depth
to be used when turned upside down as frying-pans and with rims to rest upon
the utensils and parts extending downwards within the utensils to keep the said
lids in-place, substantially as herein described and shewn by the drawings.
Third-The general arrangement and combination of parts forming the complete
negro-pot substantially as herein described and shewn (with the exception of the
bail handle) by the drawings.
In Witness whereof I, the said Richard Clayton, have hereunto set my hand
and seal this sixth day of December in the year of our Lord one
Witness:-
Јони Тном,
Clerk to Stephen Watkins,
Assoc. M. Inst C. E.
Office for Patents,
Wolverhampton.
RICHARD CLAYTON (L.S.)