Improvements relating to the Lids of Kettles and other like Vessels or Receptacles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 11th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 24th Feb.,
1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Lids of Kettles and other like Vessels
or Receptacles.
I, JOE WHITELEY, of Stanley Mills, Penistone, in the County of York, Commer-
cial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in the lids of household kettles, and
is applicable to other vessels with overhanging covers or tops.
The object is to provide means by which the removal of the lid from the
kettle, for filling with water and other like purposes is rendered unnecessary.
Usually for this purpose the lid has to be completely removed and put down
anywhere which is objectionable for many reasons.
I therefore propose to construct the lid so that it can be pushed on one side
and retained there, so as to leave a sufficient opening for the purpose mentioned,
or it can when required be entirely removed as at present.
I may carry out my invention in several ways, thus for example I may lengthen
the shank upon the lid knob, and secure upon it a disc or plate, of circular (or
other) form and of less diameter than the lid, and situated below its rim, so
that when the lid is raised and moved to one side to expose the opening, the
top part of the kettle will pass between the said plate and the rim of the lid,
and will retain the lid securely in such position, enabling the kettle to be filled
or emptied as the case may be.
Instead of a circular plate, I may use a flat strip of metal secured to the centre
of the lid, and its ends bent into the form of hooks, to grip the kettle top in
the same manner as the plate, or instead of securing the strip to the centre of
the lid, it may be attached by rivets or the like to any other part of the lid,
or its rim, or it may be formed as part of the lid or rim, being in all cases so
constructed, that when the lid is raised and pushed on one side so as to uncover
the opening (or a portion of the same,) the appliance according to my invention
will be under the top part or inside the kettle, or other vessel, and will thus
sustain the lid ready for use.
Improvements relating to the Lids of Kettles and other like Vessels
or Receptacles.
I, JOE WHITELEY, of Stanley Mills, Penistone, in the County of York, Commer-
cial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
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page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
My invention relates to improvements in the lids of household kettles, and
is applicable to other vessels with similar covers. The object is to provide
means by which the removal of the lid from the kettle or the saucepan for filling
with water or other like purposes is rendered unnecessary.
Usually for this purpose the lid has to be completely removed, and is put
down in the nearest convenient place, which is objectionable for many reasons,
such for example as leaving a greasy or dirty mark.
My invention is illustrated in the annexed sheet of drawings which show its
application to a common kettle, and also to a saucepan.
Fig. 1, is an elevation of a lid of common description with my improvements.
Fig. 2, plan of the underside of same.
Fig. 3, a modification of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4, section of the body of a kettle with an improved lid removed from the
opening, and supported by the edge of the kettle.
Fig. 5, represents a saucepan with an improved lid, supported under the
handle.
In carrying out my invention I construct the lid so that when used on a kettle
it can be raised and then pushed on one side and be retained in that position,
so as to leave an opening sufficient for the purpose before mentioned, or it can
be entirely removed as at present if desired.
According to Figs. 1 and 2, I take an ordinary lid A, and secure to the inside
of the rim B, on opposite sides, a clip C, of flat metal, say (for example only,)
three quarters of an inch wide by one and a half inches long, the free ends pro-
jecting below the rim as shown in Fig. 1.
Or the clips may be made from a single strip secured inside the lid by the
shank of the knob D or otherwise and having its ends bent to the form of the
clips ; or the clips may be formed from the same continuous piece as the
rim B.
When a lid so provided with clips is raised from the opening E, of the kettle F,
and is moved sideways, one of the clips C, will pass under the edge of the kettle,
and the lid will be securely held in the position shown in Fig. 4.
Instead of the clips C, I may support a disc or plate of metal from the elon-
gated shank of the knob, below the rim B, to answer the same purpose, but I
prefer the former plan.
In its adaptation to an ordinary saucepan shown in Fig. 5, I may either allow
the clip C, to engage with the edge of the saucepan and thus hang vertically on
the outside, or I may affix a staple shaped socket H, upon the handle and pass
one of the catches C, through it in the manner shown in Fig. 5.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what
I claim is:-
1-The construction of the lids of kettles and other like vessels, as hereinbefore
described and set forth in the annexed drawings.
2-Lids of kettles and other like vessels, provided with catches C, or their
equivalents for the purpose specified, and substantially as herein before described
and shown.
Dated the 10th day of January 1900
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Agent for Applicant, Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield.