Improvements in the Means of Attachment between Handles, or Corresponding Parts, and Pots, Kettles, Cans, Buckets, and other Receptacles or Utensils.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 14th July, 1891-Accepted, 15th Aug. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Attachment between Handles, or
Corresponding Parts, and Pots, Kettles, Cans, Buckets, and other
Receptacles or Utensils.
I, CHARLES NEVE, of 10 Queen Square, Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Iron Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the means of attachment between a handle (or corre-
sponding part such as the bowed suspender of a bowk or tub) and a pot, kettle, can,
bucket or other receptacle or utensil which is intended to be carried thereby; and
has for its main object to form the attachment in such manner that, when the article
is placed on the ground or other support, the handle will fall sideways, and when
the article is raised by means of the handle the weight of the article hanging
thereon will in effect securely lock the handle and article together so that neither
can be turned in relation to the other, such effect being a great desideratum with
many articles for which handles (or corresponding parts) are required, such for
instance as bail-handled saucepans, food cans, buckets, bowks or tubs for raising
materials, and such like. The invention is, also, of service, as greatly facilitating
the packing of the goods, even in the case of articles in which the handles, or corre-
sponding parts, are not required to be capable of falling sideways for the purposes
of their ordinary use.
The invention is capable of considerable medification, but consists, in its main
features, of a provision formed within an car, lug or projection of the article to
which the handle (or corresponding part) is to be attached, which admits of the
end of the handle turning therein, of an upward slot or niche in such car, lug or
projection, and of a key or projection on the handle which forms the portion thereof
which enters within the car, lug, or projection of the article and is capable of
turning therein when the end of the handle simply rests within the car, but which
is drawn up into the slot or niche when the handle is drawn up to lift the article,
the handle and article thus becoming securely locked together as if the one were
rigidly fixed to the other. The arrangement may, however, be reversed by shaping
the end of the handle to turn on a projection of the article, the handle being in this
case provided with a slot or niche which, as it is drawn up, passes over a key
formed on the underside of the projection and thus locks the handle and article
together.
I will now proceed, by way of example, to describe the invention in relation to
specific articles, in order that its application may be clearly understood.
A convenient application, in the case of such an article as a bail-handled saucepan,
consists in forming on each side thereof a lug or projection in the face of which is
formed a circular recess having a slot or niche formed up therefrom for a short
distance at the top. On each end of the handle, and at the inner side thereof, is
formed a key of such length as will allow of it entering the circular recess and
turning therein, and of a width which will allow it to enter the slot or niche and,
preferably, fit fairly tightly therein, the slot and key being, preferably, tapered some-
what to facilitate the entrance of the key into the slot. The key is in such position
on the handle that when the latter is raised into a vertical position and drawn up to
lift the saucepan, the key will enter the slot and thus lock the handle and saucepan
together, so that the saucepan may be carried without danger of tilting in the handle,
and the contents of the saucepan may be poured out by simply inclining the handle.
A suitable ledge is formed out from the lug or projection of the saucepan, in position
below the handle, to form a stop to its fall in either direction; and the handle is

page_text: prevented from springing out of attachment with the saucepan by means of an outer
plate or guard fixed to the lug or projection of the saucepan.
In the case of such an article as a preserving pan, an ear for the attachment of
the handle may be carried up on each side of the pan, and a circular hole and
upward slot or niche therefrom be punched or cut clear through the thickness of
the car.
The key to turn within the circular hole and to engage, when the handle
is pulled up, with the slot, may be formed as a separate piece, having a head on its
inner end to bear against the inside of the ear, and a part at its outer end for fixture
to the end of the handle. In this case also a ledge may be formed out from the pan
on each side to form a stop in each direction to the downward movement of the
handle.
A convenient application of the invention, in the case of such an article as a food
can or bucket, consists in forming ears, for the attachment of the handle thereto,
cach with a circular hole having an upward slot or niche therefrom cut clean through
the thickness of the ear, and a flange or rim formed around the upper portion of the
car with a slot or niche cut therein at the top. Each end of the handle is hook
shaped, and is passed through the hole in the corresponding ear, with the end of the
hook on that side on which the rim or flange is formed." When the inner end of
the handle rests within the ears the hook may be turned within the rim
or flange, but when the handle is raised into a vertical position and
drawn up to raise the can or bucket, the end of the hook enters the
slot or niche cut into the rim or flange, and the bend of the hook enters the
slot or niche formed up from the circular hole, and thus the handle is securely
locked to the can or bucket. It is not essential to form the last mentioned slot or
niche, if the thickness of the rim or flange where the slot therein occurs is of con-
siderable depth; it is, however, preferred to use both the slots as tending to make
a more rigid connection.
In the case of articles which are required to have rigid handles when in use, but
in which it is desirable, for convenience in packing, that the handles shall be capable
of falling to one side, the handles may be made permanently rigid with such articles
when unpacked by inserting a screw, rivet, wedge or peg, within the circular recess
or opening below the end of the handle, after the handle has been raised up as
described to be rigid within the article.
Dated this 13th day of October 1890.
STEPHEN
WATKINS,
Wolverhampton, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Means of Attachment between Handles, or
Corresponding Parts, and Pots, Kettles, Cans, Buckets, and other
Receptacles or Utensils.
I, CHARLES NEVE, of 10 Queen Square, Wolverhampton in the County of
Stafford, Iron Merchant, 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 means of attachment between a bail handle (or
corresponding part, such as the bowed suspender of a bowk or tub) and a pot,
kettle, can, bucket or other receptacle or utensil which is intended to be carried
thereby and has for its main object to form the attachment in such manner that,
when the article is placed on the ground or other support, the handle will fall side-
ways, and when the article is raised by means of the handle the weight of the
article hanging thereon will in effect securely lock the handle and article together
so that neither can be turned in relation to the other, such effect being a great
desideratum with many articles for which handles (or corresponding parts) are
required, such for instance as bail-handled saucepans, food cans, buckets, bowks or

page_text: tubs for raising materials, and such like. The invention is, also, of service, as
greatly facilitating the packing of the goods, even in the case of articles in which
the handles, or corresponding parts, are not required to be capable of falling sideways
for the purposes of their ordinary use.
The invention is capable of considerable modification, but consists, in its main
features, of a provision in an ear, lug or projection of the article to which the handle
(or corresponding part) is to be attached, which admits of the end of the handle
turning therein, of an upward slot, niche or opening in such car, lug or projection,
and of a key or projection on the handle which forms the portion thereof which
enters within or passes through the car, lug, or projection of the article and is
capable of turning in relation to the car when the end of the handle simply rests
within the car, but which is drawn up into the slot niche or opening when the
handle is drawn up to lift the article, the handle and article thus becoming securely
locked together as if the one were rigidly fixed to the other. The arrangement
may, however, be reversed by forming a downward slot, niche or opening in the end
of the handle and a key within the ear; or the end of the handle may be shaped to
turn on a projection of the article, the handle being in this case provided with a
slot or niche (or with a key) which, as it is drawn up, passes over a key formed on
the underside of the projection (or into a slot or niche formed therein) and thus
locks the handle and article together.
I will now proceed to describe, by way of example, the application of the inven-
tion to specific purposes or articles; and, in order that such applications may be
clearly understood, will describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings, of which the several views will be explained as they are referred to in the
description.
Figures 1, 2 and 3 illustrate this invention more especially in relation to a moulded
utensil, such, for instance, as a cast metal saucepan or pot. Of these views
Figure is a vertical section through the joint of the bail handle A with
one side of the saucepan or pot 13, the handle being in position to raise the
utensil
Figure 2 is a vertical section taken on line of Figure 1 ; and
Figure 3 is a front elevation of the joint with the outer plate, hereinafter
described, removed and with the handle in a downward or inclined position.
A lug or projection a is cast on each side of the sancepan or pot 13 (of which
only sufficient is shewn for the purpose of the illustrations), and in the face of this
lug is formed a circular recess having a slot or niche e formed up therefrom a
short distance at the top. On the end of the handle A, and at the inner side
thereof, is formed a key d of such length as will allow of it entering the circular
recess, as shewn by broken lines Figure 3, and turning therein, and of such shape
as will allow it to enter the slot or niche e and, preferably, fit fairly tightly therein
as shown by Figure 2. The slot and key are, preferably, tapered somewhat, as
shewn, to facilitate the entrance of the key into the slot. If the handle is raised
from its downward position, shewn by Figure 3, into a vertical position and drawn
up to lift the saucepan, the key d will enter the slot c and thus in effect lock the
handle and saucepan together, so that the saucepan may be carried without liability
of tilting in the handle, and the contents of the saucepan be poured out by simply
inclining the handle, the edge of the saucepan being in such case rested on a support,
if such is necessary on account of the weight. A suitable ledge or projection è may
be formed out from the lug a, in position below the handle, to form a stop to its
fall in either direction; and the handle is prevented from springing out of attach-
ment with the saucepan by means of an outer plate or guard/fixed to the lug. In
the illustrations the plate is shewn to be fixed by screws or rivets g. The handle,
of course, bows over the utensil when in use, and is connected therewith at opposite
sides or ends. The lug or ear may be formed separately, if desired, and fixed to
the utensil, and in such case may be used with a wrought or sheet metal utensil, or
with other utensil to which it is convenient to fix the ear.
Figures 4 and 5 illustrate, in vertical section and inner face view, respectively,

page_text: this invention more especially in relation to a bucket, can, or other article in respect
of which it is desirable to attach ears thereto for the connection of the bail handles,
the sizes and proportions of the parts being varied as may be required to suit the
special purpose to which the modification is to be adapted. In this modification an
car a is employed in lieu of the lug a previously described, and is riveted or other-
wise attached to the utensil B. The upper portion of this car stands out, when
fixed, clear from the body of the utensil, and a circular hole and upward slot or
niche e therefrom are punched or cut clear through the thickness of such portion of
the car. A key d, corresponding in description and purpose to the key d previously
described, is formed at the inner face of the end of the handle A, the end of the
handle being preferably formed somewhat circular-shaped, as seen in Figure 5, to
form a collar against the outside of the ear a'. A short stud is formed to project at
the inner face of the key, and the end of the handle is prevented from springing
outwards by means of a washer around, and a pin or peg through, such stud.
The operation of the handle is the same as in the case of the previously described
modification. The slot and key d are shewn parallel-sided, but they may be
tapered as in the case of the former modification. Studs & projecting from the outer
face of the car may be employed to form stops to the fall of the handle in either
direction.
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If the last described modification is adapted, as it may be, to moulded articles
such for example as cast iron utensils, the car at may either be attached to
such utensil in the manner described or may be formed therewith so as to project
above the rim.
Figure 6 is a corresponding view to Figure 4 with the lower part of the car and
the utensil omitted, but shews the key d to be formed separately from and passed
through the end of the handle, and to be formed with a collar at its inner end.
The key is in this case held in place by such collar at one end, and by a washer h
and pin at the other end. The portion of the key which passes through the end
of the handle is of such shape as will prevent it turning therein.
Figures 7, 8 and 9 illustrate a further modification of this invention more especially
in relation to an article in respect of which it is desirable to attach cars thereto for the
connection of the handles. Of these views, Figure 7 is a vertical section through
the joint, Figure 8 an outside face view thereof with the handle in position to raise
the utensil, and Figure 9 a corresponding view to Figure 8 but shewing the handle
in a downward or inclined position. According to this modification, a flange or
rim is formed to project around the outer (or it may be the inner) face of the
upper portion of the ear a', and a slot, niche, or opening m is formed through the
top or middle of such flange. A circular hole, having preferably an upward slot
or niche e therefrom, is punched or cut clean through the thickness of the ear, as
shewn. The end of the handle is hook-shaped, as clearly shewn in the sectional
view Figure 7, and is engaged with the ear in such manner that the curve or bend
of the look passes through the hole, and the end of the hook is on the side of the
car on which the rim or flange is formed. When the inner end of the handle
rests within the car (or rather when the inner ends of the handle rest within the
pair of cars) the hook may be turned within the rim or flange, thus allowing the
handle to fall into an inclined or downward position as shown by Figure 9; but,
when the handle is raised into a vertical position and drawn up to raise the can or
bucket or other utensil, the end of each hook enters the corresponding slot or niche
cut into the rim or flange of the ear, as shewn by Figures 7 and 8, and the bend of the
hook enters the slot or niche formed up from the hole, and thus the handle is in
effect securely locked to the utensil. It is not essential to form the slot or niche c
if the thickness of the rim or flange where the slot m therein occurs is of consider-
able depth and the end of the hook a fairly good fit therein. It is, however, preferred
to use both the slots and m, as tending to make a more rigid connection when the
handle is drawn up to interlock with the ear. The ears described and shewn with
reference to this modification may be cast or moulded with the utensil, if desired.
In the case of articles which are required to have rigid handles when in use, but
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page_text: in which it is desirable, for convenience in packing, that the handles shall be
capable of falling to one side, the handles may be made permanently rigid with such
articles, when unpacked, by inserting a screw, rivet, wedge or peg, within the
circular recess or opening, below the end of the handle, after the handle has been
raised up as described to be rigid with the article.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improvements in the means of attachment between handles (or corre-
sponding parts) and pots, kettles, cans, buckets and other receptacles, or utensils,
substantially as described and shewn for the purpose set forth.
2. An attachment between a bail handle (or corresponding part) and receptacle
or utensil with which it is to be used, in which a key or corresponding device on
the one part is capable of engagement with a slot, opening or corresponding device
in the other part, when the handle is raised up and lifted, substantially as described
and shewn for the purpose set forth.
3. An attachment between a bail handle (or corresponding part) and receptacle
or utensil with which it is to be used, in which a key or corresponding device on
the one part is capable of engagement with a slot, opening or corresponding device
in the other part, when the handle is raised up and lifted, and becomes disengaged
therefrom when the handle is released, the handle being then capable of being
turned in relation to the utensil and of falling into a downward or inclined position,
substantially as described and shewn for the purpose set forth.
4. The several modifications of this invention comprising improvements in the
means of attachment between handles (or corresponding parts) and the receptacles
or utensils with which they are to be used, substantially as described with reference
to the drawings herewith for the purpose set forth.
Dated 1941, 1 of T... 1001