Improvements in Baking Pans.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1897-Accepted, 14th Aug., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Baking Pans.
I, REDDIN WEST l'ARRAMORE, of 401 West 124th Street, in the City of New
York, County and State of New York, United States of America, Gentleman, 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 a baking pan, the object being to provide a utensil of
this character which is reversible and serves as a cake pan when in one position,
and a pie pan in the reverse position, and which is so constructed that the bottom
of the pan when used for either purpose is held above the supporting surface in
the stove to prevent burning of the article being baked.
With this object in view, the invention consists of a pie pan provided with a
detachable ring enclosing its body portion and supported on the under side of the
rim.
In the drawings:-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in the position it will occupy
when used for baking a pie.
Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section showing the utensil in a reversed
position, or when it will be utilized for baking cake.
Figure 3 is a view of the pie pan detached.
Figure 4 is a view of the detachable ring.
Similar reference numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures.
1 indicates the pie pan, which may be of any ordinary construction and which,
as shown in the drawing, has its side wall 2 projecting at substantially a right
angle to the bottom and its flange 3 extending substantially at a right angle to the
side wall and parallel to the bottom. 4 represents the removable ring, which fits
over the body of the pie pan and rests upon the under surface of the flange 3. The
ring 4 extends beyond the under surface of the bottom of the pie pan and forms the
boundary wall of a compartment to be utilized for baking cake, the bottom of the
pie pan being used in common for the pie pan and the cake pan. 6 represents a
sheet of paper such as is ordinarily used for baking cake, fitted over the outer face
of the bottom of the pie pan and held in position between the ring and the flange
of the pie pan.
From the aforegoing description it will be seen that the bottom of the pie pan
will be raised above the supporting surface of the oven, whether the utensil is used
for baking a pie or a cake. It is also apparent that when the utensil is used for
baking cake, and particularly layer cake, the ring 4 can be easily removed and
the cake with the underlying paper removed from the bottom of the pie pan without
danger of breaking the cake, and in the event the cake should stick to the bottom
of the pan, a knife can be more easily inserted for the purpose of separating them.
It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of
construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing
any of the advantages of this invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. A reversible baking pan adapted to be used either as a pie pan or a cake pan,
consisting of a pie pan having a solid bottom and a flange projecting outwardly
from the upper edge of its side wall, a ring detachably fitted over the outer surface
of the side wall of the pie pan with one edge engaging the under surface of the pie
pan flange and its other end projecting beyond the under surface of the bottom of
the pie pan, substantially as described.
2. The combination with a pie pan having a solid bottom and a flange projecting
outwardly from the upper edge of its side wall, of a ring detachably fitted over the
outer surface of the side wall of the pie pan, and a paper lining fitted over the outer
surface of the pie pan and clamped in position between the ring and the pie pan,
substantially as described.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.