Improvements in Canisters or the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th June, 1891-Accepted, 18th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Canisters or the like.
We ERNEST EDWARD EVISON and PEARSON JOHN STUTCHBURY of
34 St. Mary Axe in the City of London do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to canisters for containing tea, coffee and similar or other
articles adapted to be contained in and poured out of such receptacles, and consists
of a preferably rectangular body or case having four sides and one end completely
closed, the other end being only partially closed and an opening left at one corner.
Over this opening is adapted to fold one side of a rectangular shoot the side thus
placed over the opening constituting a cover for it, and by this same side is the
shoot hinged to the body or case. The other side of the shoot when folded down
into its closed position passes down close to the inner surface of one of the walls of
the case and preferably between it and a shield or lining.
By preference a spring tends always to throw the shoot into its open position
but the shoot is normally held in its closed position by a sliding plate or other
Cover.
When it is desired to remove some of the contents from the canister the sliding
plate or other cover is drawn or removed from over the shoot which as soon as
released by such plate is immediately thrown by the spring into its open position
and the tea may be poured from the canister and directed by the shoot into any
desired receptacle.
When it is desired to close the canister the shoot is turned down against the
action of the spring and closes the opening in the body or case and the sliding plate
is moved over the shoot to hold it in its closed position.
Suitable stops are provided to prevent the shoot and the sliding plate being
moved beyond their required positions.
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ERNEST EDWARD EVISON.
PEARSON JOHN
STUTCHBURY.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Canisters or the like.
We, ERNEST EDWARD EVISON and PEARSON JOHN STUTCHBURY, both of
34 St. Mary Axe, in the City of London, 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 canisters for containing tea, coffee and similar or other
articles adapted to be contained in and poured out of such receptacles, and will be
best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the canister open, part being represented
as broken away so as more clearly to illustrate the invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the shoot closed down and the sliding lid
partly open.

page_text: Like letters indicate like parts in both figures.
As shown in the drawings the canister consists of a preferably rectangular body
or case A having four sides and the bottom end completely closed, the other end A¹
being only partially closed and an opening A2 left at one corner. Over this
opening is adapted to fold one side of a rectangular shoot B. B' the side B thus
placed over the opening constituting a cover for it, and by this same side the shoot
is hinged at C to the body or case A. The other side B of the shoot when folded
down into its closed position passes down close to the inner surface of one of the
walls of the case and preferably between it and a shield or lining D.
By preference a spring E tends always to throw the shoot into its open position
but the shoot is normally held in its closed position by a sliding plate F or other
cover.
When it is desired to remove some of the contents from the canister the sliding
plate For other cover is drawn or removed from over the shoot B B¹ which as
soon as released by such plate is immediately thrown by the spring E from its
closed position shown in Figure 2 into its open position shown in Figure 1 and the
tea may be poured from the canister and directed by the shoot B B¹ into any
desired receptacle.
When it is desired to close the canister the shoot B B is turned down against
the action of the spring E and closes the opening A2 as shown in Figure 2 and the
sliding plate F is moved over the shoot to hold it in its closed position.
Suitable stops such as a flange B2 and a spring or equivalent F1 attached to F
are provided to prevent the shoot B B' and the sliding plate F being moved
beyond their required positions. The flange B2 is formed on the edge of B₁ which
in Figure 1 is lowermost and this flange when in this position abuts against the
inturned end of D. F¹ is preferably secured to the cover F and when said cover
reaches its limit of outward movement this stop abuts against a portion of one of
the walls of A which projects upwards slightly beyond the plate A'.
Although it is preferable to employ a cover such as Fit is obvious that by
providing a suitable catch for retaining the shoot B B' in its closed position said
plate may be dispensed with.
The shoot B B instead of being hinged to the body A may be arranged to slide
longitudinally within a double_casing in which it may be held down when not
required for use by the cover F or by any other suitable catch, but this is not so
desirable an arrangement as that herein described and shown in the drawings as
the closure would not be so complete because the shoot in such an arrangement
would not fit over the canister opening.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a canister or the like the combination with the body A or canister proper
having an opening such as A2 of a shoot such as B B¹ hinged to said body and
adapted to cover the opening substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
2. In a canister or the like the combination with the body A or canister proper
of a shoot such as B B₁ formed with two sides by one of which it is hinged to the
body A substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In a canister or the like the combination with the body A or canister proper
of a shoot such as B B₁ and cover such as F substantially as described.
4. In a canister or the like the combination with the body A or canister proper
having an opening such as A² of a shoot such as B B spring E inner casing such
as D and stop such as B2 substantially as described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
5. The combination and arrangement of parts consisting of the body A top A¹
opening A² scoop B BỊ hinge Cˇinner casing D spring È cover F and stop F¹

page_text: constituting the complete canister substantially as described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of May 1891
ERNEST EDWARD EVISON.
PEARSON JOHN STUTCHBURY.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.