Improvements in Kettles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Kettles.
1 CHARLES ANCKORN, of 66 and 68 Southampton Street, Camberwell in the
County of Surrey, Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to tea-kettles and it has for its object first to render the
water less liable to escape from the spout when in a state of ebullition than is the
case with ordinary kettles. To this end I make the kettle of greater depth at
front than at back, so that the interior orifice of the spout which is attached to the
inclined top of the kettle at this point, will always remain above the level of the
water when the kettle filled, thus affording sufficient space for the agitation of
the water when at the boiling point and obviating the liability of its overflowing
at the spout. The spout owing to its being thus always remaining uncovered by
the water is also much less liable to become furred.
Another improvement consists in providing the kettle with a mouth of oval
form arranged transversely for the purpose of facilitating the filling of the kettle
and in providing the mouth with a raised rim to form a guard to prevent spilling
of the water in pouring. The lid is hinged to the guard rim and is provided with a
projecting thumb piece near one end by which to open and close it and also with a
spring catch engaging with the inside of the rim for retaining it in the closed
position.
Another improvement relates to the "stay" or "boss" of the handle and consists
in making it of a strip of metal rivetted at its ends to the underside of the handle
so as to leave a free space between the handle and stay for the circulation of air to
keep the handle cool.
Deted this 13th dow of Santemhar 1803
C. ANCKORN,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
Improvements in Kettles.
I, CHARLES ANCKORN of 66 and 68 Southampton Street, Camberwell, in the
County of Surrey, Ironmonger, 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 :-
My improvements in kettles have for object to lessen the liability of the water
boiling over from the spout, to facilitate the filling of the kettle, to provide an
improved lid free from the objections to the ordinary lid, and to so improve the
construction of the handle as to render it more durable and less liable to burn the
hand when the kettle is lifted from the fire.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, wherein
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section and Figure 2 a plan view of the kettle, the
handle being partly broken away in Figure 2.

page_text: The body of the kettle is made of greater depth at the front a than at the back a¹
so that the seam b¹ by which the top of the body is united to the vertical sides of
the body is not parallel to the surface of the water, the top being higher and
there being consequently a greater steam space towards the front of the kettle, as
indicated by the water-level. It is from this raised part of the top that the spout c
springs so that its internal orifice will always be above the level of the water which
cannot boil over through the spout and the latter will be less liable to become
furred. The kettle mouth d is in the form of an oval, its major axis being placed
transversely to the fore and aft position of the handle e so that the mouth will
extend a sufficient distance at either side of the handle to admit of the kettle being
readily filled, whereas in ordinary kettles the mouth is either circular or if oval it
has its major axis in line with the handle so that in either case filling the kettle is
less casy than when the mouth is placed as above described. The mouth dis
surrounded by a raised rim d¹ to prevent spilling the water in filling whilst the
lid fis hinged at fi to the back of this rim and is formed with a thumb piece f
projecting near one end by which the lid may be readily raised upon its hinge.
This thumb piece being stamped out in one with the lid is not liable to be melted,
pulled, or broken off as are the knobs of ordinary kettle lids which are soldered on
whilst the lid being hinged to the kettle is not liable to be mislaid or dropped into
the kettle, as frequently happens with the ordinary removable lid. The lid is
devoid of the usual flange which fits within the kettle mouth, but it has a down-
wardly-projecting lip at the front which acts as a spring catch engaging within
the rim of the kettle-mouth to keep the lid closed. The handle e differs from
the ordinary handle in that the "boss" or stay of the latter is of half-round section
throughout its length and is soldered entirely along its edges to the handle, the
consequence being that it is apt to become overheated and burn the hand or even
to come off by melting of the solder should flames happen to play upon the handle.
In my improved handle the boss or stay 9 is only connected at its ends to the
handle e, a free space being left between the handle and stay for air to keep the
handle cool, the stay being both rivetted and soldered to the handle. The stay y
is merely a flat strip of metal with beaded edges, as shewn in Figure 3 which is a
cross-section on line 1-1 Figure 1.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The herein described improved kettle substantially as specified.
2. A kettle having the body portion higher at front than at back with the spout
springing from the top of the higher portion, as specified.
3. A kettle having an oval mouth extending transversely beneath the handle
provided with raised rim and hinged lid, as specified.
4. The construction of the handle with a boss or stay united to the handle ouly
by its ends, so as to leave a clear space between the stay and handle, as specified.
Dated this 18th day of December 1893.
C. ANCKORN,
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.