Improvements in Lids or Covers for Boilers or other similar Pans.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Lids or Covers for Boilers or other similar Pans.
We, WILLIAM HENRY PARRY, of The Rock, Hagley, Worcestershire, Builder,
and JAMES HENRY POWICK, of Pedmore, Stourbridge, Commercial Traveller, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:
This invention relates to the construction and arrangement of the lids or covers
for boilers or other similar pans, and more particularly intended for use in connection
with laundry boilers.
It consists broadly in the employment of a thin light body or centre surrounded
by an enlarged rim around its edge, with or without the additional combination
therewith of advertizing matter, as follows:-
A centre of thin wood, say about a quarter of an inch thick, for ordinary
wash house boilers-is cut to the required diameter. Preferably this is made of
what is generally known as American white wood, but may be of other suitable
kinds or of metal. Around the circumferential edge is fixed a band or hoop of
wood or india-rubber or other similar suitable substance, in which is formed a
groove into which the edge of the centre takes. This band or hoop therefore
serves to keep the centre intact and straight, and also to furnish a wearing edge
whereon it may be supported, without the use of any, or but few nails, except what
may be necessary to secure the ends of the said band.
In the case of a metal centre, the said centre is enamelled when made of iron,
and is preferably corrugated so that it may be strong but yet light. In such cases
the outer band or hoop is provided, or if desired such band may upon the underside
of the lid. In other cases we may make the centre of wood &c. (not of metal) as
before stated, and further provide a flat or annular band of metal upon the upper
face of the lid and lying near to or flush with the edge, such plate being screwed or
rivetted or otherwise secured to the said centre. This band of metal is enamelled,
and this together with the alternative enamelled centre may be furnished with
advertizing matter. In each case a suitable handle or handles is or are provided,
but for the lid or cover having its centre of thin wood, I preferably take a thin
strip of green wood, a little longer than the width of lid or cover, and then bend it
about its centre to form a handle; it is then nailed to the cover crosswise to the
grain, and its extreme ends are secured to the circumferential band or hoop, by a
metal plate, one of the said plates may be further arranged to cover and secure the
joint in the hoop, by passing around two or three sides of same.
Also the handle if desired may be furnished with advertizing matter.
Dated this 21st day of December 1895.

page_text: We, WILLIAM HENRY PARRY, of The Rock, Hagley, Worcestershire, Builder,.
and JAMES HENRY POWICK, of Pedmore, Stourbridge, Commercial Traveller, 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 the construction and arrangement of the lids or covers
for boilers or other similar pans, and more particularly intended for use in connection
with laundry boilers.
It consists broadly in the employment of a thin light body or centre surrounded
by an enlarged rim around its edge, as follows:-
-
A centre of thin wood, say about a quarter of an inch thick,-for ordinary
wash house boilers-is cut to the required diameter. Preferably this is made of
what is generally known as American white wood, but may be of other suitable
kinds or of metal. Around the circumferential edge is fixed a band or boop of
wood or other similar suitable substance, in which is formed a groove, into which
the edge of the centre takes. This band or hoop therefore serves to keep the
centre intact and straight, and also to furnish a wearing edge whereon it may be
supported, without the use of any, or but few nails, except what may be necessary
to secure the ends of the said band. In the case of a metal centre, the said centre
is enamelled when made of iron, and is preferably corrugated so that it may be
strong but yet light.
In each case a suitable handle or handles is provided, but for the lid or cover
having its centre of thin wood, I preferably take a thin strip of green wood, a little
longer than the width of lid or cover, and then bend it about its centre to form a
handle; it is then nailed to the cover crosswise to the grain.
In order to more clearly explain this my invention I have appended hereunto an
illustrative drawing upon which are figures and numbers of reference similar
numbers referring throughout to the same thing or part.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of this my invention.
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the lid on line A-B (Fig. 1).
Fig. 3 is a plan view of the bent handle device.
Fig. 4 is a side view of the said handle device.
6, is a thin centre preferably made of wood and is shown as being made of thin
matchboarding. This centre may however be made of metal, in which case it
would be enamelled and preferably corrugated. Around this centre is placed the
hoop 7 having the groove 8 into which the centre fits. This hoop is made of
bendable strong wood and its ends connected by spliced, halved or other suitable
joint. 9 is a cross ledge which stiffens the centre and forms a screw nut to receive
the handle 10. This handle therefore may be readily removed when desired, such
as for packing or for storage &c. purposes.
When the handle is removed the
central hole further furnishes an exceedingly useful means whereby a number of
the lids may be threaded on to a rod into a compact form, or they may be thus
threaded on to a vertical or horizontal rod for shop sale purposes.
Instead of the handle 10, I may use a flat handle 10 which is made of thin
bendable wood whose one end may be first passed beneath one of the bridge
pieces 11, 11, and then bent until the other end is passed beneath the opposite
bridge piece as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. By the reverse process the handle may
of course be removed.
In case a metal centre is used,
hole in it, instead of the ledge 9.
may use a round disc of wood having a screwed

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. In a lid or cover for boilers or other similar pans the combination with a
centre such as 6 of an all around grooved hoop such as 7, substantially as set forth
and shown.
2. In a lid or cover for boilers or other similar pans the combination with the
Baid lid or cover of a removable bent handle such as 10, substantially as set forth
and shown.
3. The general combination and arrangement of lid or cover for boilers or other
similar pans substantially as set forth and shown upon the drawings.
Dated this 21st day of September 1896.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.