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US1837924A - Cooking apparatus - Google Patents
US1837924A
US1837924A US50434930A US1837924A US 1837924 A US1837924 A US 1837924A US 50434930 A US50434930 A US 50434930A US 1837924 A US1837924 A US 1837924A
Hessie T Rutherford
Rutherford Food Corp
Dec. 22, 1931.
Filed Dec. 23; 1950 s Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. IiTiluf/zeflord I ATTORNEY.
Dec? 1931- H. T. RUTHERFORD 8 ,9
COOKING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 23, 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. IZTHuZhezford BY A TTORNEY.
Dec. 22,- 1931. H. T. RUTHERFORD 1,337,924
COOKING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 23, 1930 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR.
HTHuZ/zerfod A TTORNE Y.
Patented Dec. 22, 1931 warren stares.
PATENT- oFFlcE-[f HESSIE r. norrmnronn, OF KANsAs CITY, MISSGUBI, Assrenon TQ nn'rnnaronp i oon' CORPORATION, or KANsr-is czar, arissoonLa' ooaroae rron or V'IISSQURI COOKING'APPAfiATlIS I Application fil ed December 23, 1930. Serial No. e,349.
. This invention relates to a cooking appa-- cuing in a cleanly and sanitary waymeats,
vegetables, cereals, fowls, gameand other food to improve the taste of the barbecued article, as well as reducing fire risk to a minimum. a V r A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an apparatus for the purpose referred-to so constructed and. arranged for. efficiently barbecuing a food product by the utilization cojointly of heat radiation, smoke and steam.
A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an apparatus for the purpose referred to so constructed and arranged for producing a highly improved and most appetizing barbecued food product by the utilizationcojointly of heat radiation, smoke and steam.
A. further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, an apparatus for the purpose referred to so constructed and arranged to prevent the food while being barbecued from shrinkingand from becoming crisp and dry and further to providefor the penetration of the heat and smoke flavor into the food resulting thereby in a highly improved and most ap-L petizing barbecued foodproduct.
Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a cooking apparatus for the purpose referred to which is comparatively simple in itsconstruction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, thoroughly efficient for the purpose intended, permitting of the convenient ac cess thereto when occasion requires, readily assembled and comparatively inexpensive to set up.
lVith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention consists ofthe novel con:
struction, combinationand arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompany ing drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificas tions can be resorted to, which fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.
In the drawings wherein like reference corresponding parts characters denote throughout the several views Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a cookingapparatus in accordance with this invention, the stack being broken: away. Figure 2 is a front elevation of the apparatus when closed and withthe stack broken away, v a
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Figure-5'is'a section on line 5- 5, Figure l. I w The apparatus includes a housing or casing formed'of animperforate back wall -1, a pair of imperforate sidewalls 2, 3, a top wa lliat having a central opening 5, a flanged bottom 6 positioned abovethe lower'edges'of thebac'k and side walls, and afront wall formed ofan upper and a lowersection'7, 8 respectively, the former being of a materially greater height than the latter. The section Tprovidesan oven door and the section 8 a door for a wood roasting or smoke producing chamber. The said oven and smoke producing chamber will be presently referred to. The section 7 is hinged as at 9 at one side thereof to; the side wall 2 and carries in proximity to the other side thereof a pair of combined handles and latching elements 10 which coact with conventional means, not shown, on the side wall 3-for latching the oven door ,in closed position. The section 8 is hinged, at its-lower edge, as at 11 to the flange 12 which-depends from the front of the bottom 6. The section 8 is provided with acombined handle and latching element 13 near its top and said element 13 is employed for latching the section 8 in'closed position. v The housing'in sectional planis 0f recta b gular contour, and arranged therein at a point between its transverse. median and bottom 6, as well as beingsecured to the inner faces of the back and side walls of the housing is a rectangular composite partition member 14 formed of spaced upper. and, lower metallic is a sectionon line Fig- Figure 3 is asection on line 3-3, Figplates 15, 16 separated by an asbestos filler 17. The member 14 is flush with the free edges of the side walls 2, 3. The member 1 1 in connection with the bottom 6 and back and side walls of the housing provides a semi-vacuum wood roasting, or' smoke producing chamber 18 which when-the apparatus is functioning is closed by the section 8 of the front wall of the housing,
'The member 14; in connection with the back, top and side walls of the housing provides an oven 19 of materially greater height than chamber 18 and which is closed by the section 7 of the front wall. 7 V
The partition member 14: in proximity to one lengthwise edge is formed with a pair of endwiseopposedlengthwise-extending spaced slots 20, 21 and in proximity to its" other lengthwise edge isformed'witha pair of'endwise opposed spaced lengthwise extending slots 22, 23 for establishing communication between the chamber 18 and oven 19.
coextensive with the inner side wall of each of said slots and projecting upwardly from the plate 15 is a deflector 24. The deflectors 2% which project upwardly from the inner side wallsof' slots 20, 21 incline towards one side wall of the housing. The deflectors which project upwardly from the inner side Walls of the slots 22, 23 incline towards the section 7 ,of the other side wall of the housing.
Secured upon the upper face of the plate 15 between the deflectors and extending. lengthwise of suchplate is a pair of spaced tracks 25, for a purpose to be presently referred to.
The oven 19 has the side wallsthereof provided with inwardly extending upwardly inclined-deflectors. The deflectors secured to each sidewall of the oven 19 are arranged in sets. The deflectors of each set are positioned in superposedspaced relation. 1
'- Secured to the inner face of each side wall I of the oven 19 is a set of'supp'orts; The supports'of each set are arranged in spaced relation and the deflectors of a'set are alternate ly disposed with respectto the supports of a set. Each deflector is arranged below asupport and in proximity thereto. The deflectors 26 project inwardly beyond the supports. I
' The supports of one set align with the supports of the other set and mounted upon the aligning supports are sets of spaced suspension members 28'. "Each set of suspension members preferably consists of three in number. Eachsuspension member comprises an intermediate part 29 and a pair of upwardly extending inclined oppositely disposed eiid parts 30, 31'. The end-parts 30, 31 of a. suspension member are mounted upon a pair of aligning supports 27 whereby the intermediate part 29 Will be positioned be:-
low the end parts 30, 31.
l ,Each set of suspension members 28 provides means for suspending a food containset. Each food containing tray 32 also in cludes a reticulated bottom 35 which seats on the flange 34 whereby said bottom 35 is elevated with respect to the intermediate "part 29 of each suspension member of a set.
Each tray 32 is of rectangular contour and has projecting from the end walls of body portion 33 handles 36.
Arranged between the deflectors 24 and seated on the tracks 25 is a flared-water container 37 of pan like form provided at its sides'with handle members 38 and at its ends 'ith handle members 39. Positioned upon the top edge of the container 37 as well as extending transversely thereof is a series of combined supporting and spacing bars 40 upon-which is mounted a flared gravy collector {ll of pan like form and which has its ends provided with handle members 42.
Theopening'ti provides an outlet for the oven 19 and which communicates with a stack 4&3 provided with a damper 14.
'The housing isadapted to be placed upon a gas plate or upon any stove or fire pit having as its source heat, gas, electricity, wood, coal, kerosene or'any other kind of fuel.
The purpose of the chamber 18 is to burn the wood or coal arranged therein without developing a flame and this is accomplished by excluding draughts of air resulting inonly smoke or heat emitted from chamber 18 through the slots 20, 21, 22 and 23;
The partition 14'acts asa heat break and which is further augmented by the employment of the tracks upon which the water container 37 is mounted.
The water within" the container is generated into steam and when the smoke and heat passes through the partition member 1% it comingles with the steam from the water pan. The steam from the water pan or container escapes from the container through the opening etween the latter and the gravy collector ,or pan 41. 7
As the bottoms of the'food containing trays are of reticulated form the food in each tray will be attacked by the heat radiation, smoke and steam cojointly whereby thelfood will be cooked. v V I The heat radiation and smoke originating in the chamber 18 will pass to the right and left of the water container, deflected in its course upward by the deflectors 26. The deflectors 26 act to throw the heat and smoke and steam vapor immediately under their re contact with the water container 37 by the spective food trays, the heat thus proceeds up;
ward through the reticulated bottoms and at the sides of the food trays enveloping the iiavor into, the food. The result is a highly improved and most appetizing barbecue food product. The heat radiation and smoke from the chamber 18 will be deflected from direct deflectors or baffles 24:.
The angularly disposed flanges of the body portions or" the food trays and which slope downward both at the sides and ends of said body portions control dripping as they descend in the direction of the gravy collector Lil A cooking apparatus for the purpose so forth comprising a housing provided therein with a partition member to form its lower portion as a normally closed chamber for roasting wood and its remaining portion as normally closed oven, said member provided with slots for establishing communica ion between said chamber and oven, suppor ror suspension members secured to 0-pposed walls of said oven, deflectors anchored to said opposed walls, upwardly extending oppositely inclined spaced bafiles carried by the top of said member, and spaced tracks secured upon said member and arranged beveen said bafiles.
ln cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports secured to opposed walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending transversely of the oven and each having a i of end parts and an intermediate part oned below the end parts, said end parts iced on said aligning supports, a food secured to said end parts and having a t culated bottom, and deflectors secured to sai l opposed walls and positioned below said bottoms.
8. In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports secured to opposed Walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending sversely of the oven and each having a i ii of end parts and an intermediate part positioned below the end parts, said end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food tray secured to said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to said opp sed walls and positioned below said bottoms, and said bottoms positioned in spaced relation over and with respect to the intermediate parts of said suspension members.
In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports secured to opposed Walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending transverselyof the oven and each having a pair ot' endparts and an intermediate part positioned belowthe end parts, said. end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food tray securedto said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to'said opposed walls and positioned below saic bottoms, said tray formed at its sides and ends with inwardly extending sloping flanges, and said reticulated bottoms mounted on said flanges.
5. In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports secured to opposed walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending transversely of the oven and each having apair of end parts and an intermediate part positioned below the end parts, said end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food tray secured to said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to said opposed walls and positioned below said bottoms, said bottoms positioned in spaced rela tion over and'with respect to the intermediate parts of saidsuspension members, said tray formed its sides and ends with inwardly extending sloping flanges, and said reticulated bottoms mounted on said flanges.
6. In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports'secured to opposed walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending transversely ofthe oven and each having a pair of end parts and an intermediate part positioned below the end parts, said end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food traysecured to said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to said opposed walls and positioned below said bottoms, a normally closed wood roasting chamberpositioned belowand communicating with s'aidoven, a water container mounted on the top or" said chamber, upstanding inclined baiiles carried by said top and opposing said container, and a collector interposed between said tray and said container and supported from the latter in spaced relation therewith.
In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligningsupportssecured to opposed walls of said oven, spaced suspension members extending transversely of the oven and each having a pair of end parts and an intermediate'part positioned below the end parts, said end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food tray secured to said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to said opposed walls and positioned below said bottoms, said bottoms positioned in spaced relation over and with respectto the intermediate parts of said. suspension members, a normally closed wood roasting chamber positioned below and communicating with said oven, a water container moun ed on the top of said chamber, upstanding inclined bafiies carried by said top and opposing sa'id container, and a collector interits saidoren, spaced suspension members e5:-
tendin transversely of-the oven and each having a pair oi-end parts and an intermediate part POSltlOIlQCl below the end parts,
, said endparts sea-ted on saidaligning supsides and ends with inwardly extending sloping flanges, said reticulated bottoms mounted on said flanges, a normally closed wood roasting chamber positioned below and coinmunioating with-said oven, a water container mounted on the top of said'chamber, upstandinginolined baflies carried by said top and opposing said container, and a collector interposed between said trayand said container and supported from the latter in spaced relation therewith. I
9. In a cooking apparatus, an oven, aligning supports secured to opposed walls ofsaid oven, spaced suspension members extending transversely of the oven and each having a pair of end parts. and an intermediate part positioned below the end parts, said end parts seated on said aligning supports, a food tray secured to said end parts and having a reticulated bottom, deflectors secured to said opposed walls and positioned below said bottoms, said bottoms positioned in spaced relation over and with respect to the intermediate parts of said suspension members, said tray formed at its sides and ends with inwardly extending sloping flanges, said reticulated bottoms mounted on said flanges, a normally closed wood roasting chamber-positioned below and communicating with said oven, a water container mounted on the top of said chamber, upstanding inclined baffles carried by said top and opposing said container, and acollector interposed between said tray and said container and supported from the latter in spaced relation therewith. U
10. A cooking apparatus comprising an oven, a semi-vacuum woodroasting cham-' ber communicating therewith, a set of food trays suspended in spaced relation within said chamber and each having a reticulated bottom, deflectors arranged below the bottom or" each tray,ran open top water container positioned. on: the top or" said chamber, baflies opposing said container, and a collector interposed between the foremost food tray and said container, e v
"11, In a cooking apparatus,anoven, an
open top and reticulated bottom food tray suspended in said oven, deflectors positioned in proximity to saldbottom, a'wood roasting chamber below and communicating at a'plucommunicating therewith, a set of food trays suspended in spaced relation within said chamber and each having a reticulated bot tom, deflectors arranged. below the bottom of each tray, an open top water container posi tioned on the top of said chamber, and baffles opposing said container. 7
In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature hereto. 7
HESSIE T. RUTHERFORD.
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