Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 22nd Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 24th May, 1887.
I, SIDNEY WILLIAM KEMISH, of No. 56 Henry Street, Deptford, in the County of
Kent, Metal Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
This Invention relates to a new or improved device for intercepting or 'straining off'
the tea leaves, coffee grouts or other sediments, usually found in teapots, coffee pots,
and similar vessels, previous to the liquid entering the spout or mouth of such
vessel.
It consists in the construction of two vertical grooves or recesses formed in the
insides of the pot and at a short distance from the mouth or spout of the same.
Into those grooves or recesses I insert a perforated plate of metal, porcelain, or like
material, the top of which is bent over and shaped to fit tightly against the enclosed
portion of the circumference of the pot.
A ring or knob is attached to the top of the 'strainer' to facilitate the insertion or
withdrawal of same.
With strainers' constructed on this principle, the corrosion and clogging usually
formed in existing 'strainers,' is effectually obviated, the simplicity of construction
of the same, permitting it to be cleansed at the will of the user with perfect
facility.
Dated this 16th day of February 1887.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in "Strainers" for Teapots and similar Vessels.
I, SIDNEY WILLIAM KEMISH, of No. 56 Henry Street, Deptford, in the County of
Kent, Metal Worker, 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 :-
This Invention relates to improvements in or applicable to tea-pots or other similar
vessels in which it is desirable to obtain an infusion of vegetable matter and pour the
same off through a spoût free from leaves or solid matter."
The Invention will be readily understood on reference to the accompanying
drawings Figure 1 of which represents a sectional olevation of a tea-pot and Figure 2
a transverse section thereof.
A is the spout through which the liquid has to be poured off and the interior end
of the spout is covered by means of a perforated metal plate B which is retained in
position by means of strips of metal C soldered to the interior of the pot so as to form
vertical guides for the perforated plate. A loop or wire b is attached to the top of the
plate by which it may be withdrawn, and in order to prevent the plate from becoming
withdrawn accidentally, the upper edge is bent over at a right angle as shewn at c
and the edge of the bent over portion by pressing or wedging against the interior of
the pot retains the plate in position.
When it is found that the perforations in the plate are becoming blocked up, it can
he removed and cleaned by means of a brush or other suitable means.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed. or carried into effect, what I desire
to claim, is :
The application to a tea-pot or similar vessel of a removable perforated plate such
as B in manner and for the purpose substantially as specified.
Dated this 22nd day of April 1887.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.