A Foot Protector for Glasses.
Year: 1897

page_text: A Foot Protector for Glasses.
I, ALBERT BROOKS VOBE TAFFS, of 52, Bonham Road, Brixton, in the County of
London, Druggist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to glasses having feet such as wine glasses, chemists' and
apothecaries' dispensing measures and other glasses of similar form and pro-
vides for the protection of the foot of the glass against breakage, more particularly
when they are used on tables, counters, and sinks with marble, stone or metal
tops, as is the case generally in dispensaries and laboratories, and under which
conditions the breakage of the foot of a glass is of very common occurrence.
Now according to my invention I make a pad or disc of rubber, or rubber and
canvas, or other rubber compound, or the like, of about the size of the
foot of the glass to which is it is to be applied, or preferably a trifle larger,
surrounded with a flange of thin elastic rubber contracted at its edge
80 as to close over and and cover the edge of the foot of the glass
introduced into it and to hold the same and protect it from direct contact with
the table on which it may be placed.
Glasses so protected do not require such careful handling as when unprotected,
and the work of dispensing and the like is facilitated by the use of my invention,
and further glasses so protected have the advantage of being less liable than
when unprotected to slip on an inclined and moving surface.
A Foot Protector for Glasses.
I, ALBERT BROOKS VOBE TAFFS, of 52, Bonham Road, Brixton, in the County of
London, Druggist, 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:.
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My invention relates to glasses having feet, such as wine glases, chemists' and
apothecaries' dispensing measures, and other glasses of similar form, and pro-
vides for the protection of the foot of the glass against breakage, more particularly
when they are used on tables, counters, and sinks with marble, stone, or metal
tops as is the case generally in dispensaries and laboratories, and under which
conditions the breakage of the foot of a glass is of very common occurrence.
Price & I

page_text: Now according to my invention I make a pad or disc of.rubber, or rubber and
cork or canvas, or other rubber compound, or the like, of about the size of the
foot of the glass to which is it is to be applied, or preferably a trifle larger,
surrounded with a flange or cover of thin elastic rubber contracted at its edge
so as to close over and cover the edge of the foot of a glass introduced into it and
to hold the same and protect it from direct contact with the table on which it
may be placed.
My foot protector may be made either with the flange or cover joined round the
edge of the pad by means of rubber solution, or the former may be made separately
from the pad and so as to extend completely underneath the pad, and with its
upper edge turned over, so as to enclose the pad and the foot of the glass together,
and this is the construction which is most convenient for the manufacture of these
articles is that which I have illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawings
in which
Figs. 1 and 2 are respectively a plan and an edge view of the pad, Fig. 3 is
a plan of the cover.
Fig. 4 is an elevation partly in section of the same.
Fig. 5 is a section of the pad and cover and Fig. 6 is a perspective representa-
tion of a glass with a foot protector thereon.
a, is the pad which I prefer to make of vulcanized rubber or other moderately
firm but elastic rubber or for cheapness, of cork which I prefer to coat with
rubber; b, is the cover which I prefer to make of good sheet rubber with (in
order to give greater strength to its edge) a roll or bead b¹. The pad a is placed
within the cover b as shown in Fig. 5, and the foot of the glass c to be protected
is introduced through the circular opening, into the cover and directly on to
the pad, the elasticity of the cover being sufficient to render this easy and to
insure the cover closing tightly over the foot of the glass as shown in Fig. 6.
Glasses so protected do not require such careful handling as when unprotected,
and the work of dispensing and the like is facilitated by the use of my invention,
and further glasses so protected have the advantage of being less liable than
when unprotected to slip on an inclined or moving surface.
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. The foot protector for glasses substantially as hereinbefore described with
reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. A foot protector for glasses consisting of a pad with a flange or cover, sub-
stantially as, and for the purpose herein before described.
Dated the 15th day of August 1898.
NEWNHAM BROWNE,
Agent for the Applicant.