An egg-shaped strainer for fitting on to or into any ordinary spoon / [John Roger].
- Roger, John.
- Date:
- 1894
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An egg-shaped strainer for fitting on to or into any ordinary spoon / [John Roger]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![N° 8461 A.D. 1893 Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1893 Complete Specification Left, 23rd Jan., 1894—Accepted, 24th Feb., 1894 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. An Egg-shaped Strainer for Fitting on to or into any Ordinary Spoon. John Roger (late Tea Planter in Ceylon) 33 Woburn Place London W.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :— This strainer is intended for use in the infusion or decoction in cup, bowl, or other vessel of such articles as tea, coffee, or other substances including medicinal 5 preparations. By using this strainer no sediment will pass into the liquor in the cup or vessel used. I make the strainer of an egg shape, which will easily and neatly adapt itself to the bowl of any ordinary spoon. It is made of a wire gauze or mesh of any degree of fineness or size, and is divided into two parts joined with a hinge at one end, and fastening with a clasp at the other. On the lower side is a 10 clasp or spring which holds it in its place in the bowl of the spoon. It can be easily removed from the spoon by merely pressing the spring or clasp against the edge of the cup or vessel. A great advantage is that the spoon being entirely separate may be used as a spoon, when the infusion or decoction is made, and the strainer no longer 15 required. Dated this 27th day of April 1893. JOHN ROGER. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. An Egg-shaped Strainer for Fitting on to or into any Ordinary Spoon. 20 I, John Roger late Tea Planter in Ceylon of 33 W oburn Place London W.C., 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 strainer is intended for use in the infusion or decoction in cup bowl or other 25 vessel of such articles as tea, coffee, or other substances including medicinal preparations. By using this strainer no sediment will pass into the liquor in the cup or vessel used. I make the strainer as I shall describe referring to the accompanying drawings. Figs. 1 and 2 are plans looking from above and below respectively, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section shewing it open, and Fig. 4 is an end 30 view. The strainer A of an egg shape, which will easily and neatly adapt itself to the bowl of any ordinary spoon such as is indicated by the dotted lines B. It is made of a wire gauze or mesh of any degree of fineness or size enclosed in a perforated casing C which is divided into two parts joined with a hinge D at one end, and fastening with a spring clasp E at the other. On the lower side are 35 spring clasps F which hold it in its place in the bowl of the spoon. It can be easily removed from the spoon by merely pressing the rear end of the spring clasps F against the edge of the cup or vessel or otherwise, and then the spoon, being entirely separate may be used without the strainer. [Prite 8d.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30736651_0001.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
