Improvements in Portable Cooking Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1891-Accepted, 25'h July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Cooking Apparatus.
We, JAMES FENTON of 19 Sutton Street, Meadow Lane, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Telephone Wireman, and THOMAS PARR of Epperston in the County
of Nottingham, Surveyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to portable cooking apparatus more especially for use in
camps and fields and is adapted to cook for a large number and be easy of trans-
portation.
The body of the apparatus is formed of a preferably rectangular oven provided
with doors at both sides and may be sub-divided by removable or fixed transverse
partitions and be fitted with shelves. At one end of the oven is a recess forming
a fire-box which is connected to a chimney at the other end by a longitudinal flue
extending along the top of the oven the upper part of which is flush with the top
of the oven, this flue may be divided longitudinally and be provided with one or
more dampers at the back so that either or both may be used as desired.
Secured on the underside of the fire-box is a second fire-box which is connected
to the chimney by a preferably broad longitudinal flue extending underneath the
oven this may be provided with baffles adapted to distribute the heat from the fire;
either or both flues may be in operation at the same time and the heat may be thus
obtained either from the top or bottom of the oven or both by regulating suitable
doors or dampers on the fire-boxes.
The boilers which may be of any suitable size and shape are placed on the upper
flue the top of which may be formed of removable plates which may be removed
when it is desired to say boil rapidly. The apparatus may be carried on two or
more wheels and provided with suitable arrangements for attaching horses for
transportation; when in operation it may be if desired removed from the wheels
and set on the ground.
A platform may be if desired arranged on each side and at the fire box end so
that the apparatus may be used during transportation these platforms may be
adapted so as to let down when not required or removed, suitable arrangement
being made for supporting them when in use.
Dated this 25th day of August 1890.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Cooking Apparatus.
We, JAMES FENTON of 19 Sutton Street, Meadow Lane, in the Borough of
Nottingham, Telephone Wireman, and THOMAS PARR of Epperstone, in the
County of Nottingham, Surveyor, 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 portable cooking apparatus more especially for use in
camps and fields, and is adapted to cook for a large number and be easy of trans-
portation.
It will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation and Figure 2 a longitudinal section of apparatus

page_text: constructed according to our invention, Figure 3 is an end elevation and Figure 4 a
transverse section taken through the fire boxes.
The body of the apparatus forms a preferably rectangular oven A provided with
doors B preferably at both sides, and may be subdivided by removable or fixed
transverse partitions and be fitted with shelves. At one end of the apparatus is a
recess forming a fire-box C and ashpit C' which is connected to a chimney D, at
the other end by the longitudinal flue E which passes centrally along the top of
the oven A and the upper part of which is flush with the top of said oven. This
flue may if desirable be divided longitudinally and be provided with one or more
doors or dampers at the back so that either or both divisions may be used as
required.
Below the ash pit C₁ is a second fire-box F and below that is the ash pit F¹.
The fire-box F is connected to the chimney D by a broad longitudinal flue G on
which extends throughout the underside of the oven A. This flue may be pro-
vided with baffles and also subdivided longitudinally each division being provided
with a door or damper at the back. Either or both flues may be in operation at
the same time and the heat may be thus obtained from the top or bottom of the
oven, or both, or by cutting off one division of each flue by means of the dampers
the heat may be concentrated on one side of the oven. It is obvious that one
fire-box only may be employed and that the heat from said fire-box may be
distributed by both upper and lower flues E G.
Vessels containing water or other liquid to be boiled or heated may be placed on
the flue E the top of which may be formed wholly or partly of removable plates E¹
which may be reinoved when it is desired to say, boil rapidly.
The apparatus may be supported at the rear on wheels H carried by an axle H¹
secured to the framing of the apparatus, and at the front on wheels I carried by
an axle I mounted in a framing K pivotted at J to a bracket or brackets J¹ secured
to the framing at the front of the apparatus; suitable arrangement may be made
for attaching horses to the axle I' or framing K for transporting.
When in operation the wheels may, if desired, be removed and the apparatus set
on the ground.
If desirable a platform may be arranged on each side and at the fire-box end of
the apparatus so that it may be used during transportation, these platforms may be
hinged so as to let down when not required, or adapted so as to be removed;
suitable arrangement being made for supporting them when in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. In a portable cooking apparatus the combination with an oven A of upper
and lower flues such as E G substantially as described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
2. In a portable cooking apparatus the combination with an oven A. of upper and
lower flues such as E G and one or two fire-boxes C F substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete cooking
apparatus substantially as herein described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Doted this 22nd CL1001
JAMES FENTON.
THOS. PARR.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.