A New Instrument or Appliance to be used in the Manufacture of Toffee.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th Dec., 1899-Accepted, 20th Jan., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New Instrument or Appliance to be used in the Manufacture of
Toffee.
We, JOHN HENRY TURNER and GEORGE WAINWRIGHT, of the Firm of Turner
& Wainwright, of Crown Steam Confectionery Works, Birds Royd, Brighouse,
in the County of York, Manufacturing Confectioners, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the manufacture of toffee. Hitherto when the toffee
has been sufficiently boiled in its pan, it has been usual to pour the boiling toffee
into a secondary or carrying pan which is carried to the toffee "tray" whatever
distance it may be from the boiling pan and which has usually been fixed. The
use of this secondary pan and fixed tray causes considerable waste and loss of
time.
The object of our invention is to dispense with this secondary pan, and instead
thereof, the toffee trays are mounted upon wheels, and pushed under the
toffee boiling pan. We then use a scoop or shoot of suitable construction to
direct the liquid toffee from the boiling pan and spread same evenly over the
tray," by which means the secondary pan is dispensed with and the process of
manufacturing the toffee greatly expedited, and further, no waste occurs as is
the case with the present method of conveying liquid toffee from the boiling pan
to a fixed "tray" by means of a secondary or carrying pan.
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The scoop or shoot may be made of any suitable metal or material, and may
be made of varying shapes and sizes according to circumstances and requirements.
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TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New Instrument or Appliance to be used in the Manufacture of
Toffee.
We, JOHN HENRY TURNER and GEORGE WAINWRIGHT, both of the Firm of
Turner and Wainwright, of Crown Steam Confectionery Works, Birds Royd,
Brighouse, in the County of York, Manufacturing Confectioners, 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 manufacture of toffee. Hitherto when the toffee
has been sufficiently boiled, it has been usual to pour same into a secondary or
carrying pan which is then carried to the toffee tray" whatever distance it
may be from the boiling pan, which tray has usually been fixed. The use
of this secondary pan and fixed "tray" causes considerable waste and loss of time.

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The object of our invention is to dispense with this secondary pan, and instead
thereof, the toffee trays" are mounted upon wheels, and pushed under the
toffee boiling pan. We then use a scoop or shoot of suitable construction to
direct the liquid toffee from the boiling pan and spread same evenly over the
tray, by which means the secondary pan is dispensed with and the process of
manufacturing the toffee greatly expedited, and, further, no waste occurs as is
the case with the present method of conveying liquid toffee from the boiling pan
to a fixed "tray "by means of a secondary or carrying pan.
The scoop or shoot may be made of any suitable metal or material, and may
be made of varying shapes and sizes according to circumstances and requirements.
Referring to the accompanying drawings illustrating our invention,
Fig. 1 is side elevation of a toffee boiling pan and tray" shewing our improved
shoot in position ;
Fig. 2 is front view of Fig. 1; and
Fig. 3 is plan view of the shoot or scoop, employed to direct the flow of toffee
from the pan to the "tray" and spread it evenly thereon.
In the drawings, letter a represents the toffee boiling pan, and b and e res-
pectively the inlet and outlet pipes for the admission and outlet of the steam
by which said pan is heated. The pan a is supported in either side in bearings
in framework d, and it is capable of being oscillated in a forward direction to
pour out the toffee when required.
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For this purpose a hand lever e is provided attached to one side of the pan.
Attached to or forming part of the framework d is a bracket with a radial
periphery, on which are formed two catches or lugs f and f¹. On the hand
lever e is a stud 9, carrying a pawl which is adapted to engage one or other
of the lugs f, f, the lug f preventing forward movement of the pan when in a
vertical position, and the lug f¹ limiting the extent of oscillation of the said pan.
When a supply of toffee or the like has been boiled for a sufficient length of
time the pan a is oscillated in a forward direction by means of hand lever e and
its contents are delivered by means of shoot or scoop i to a "tray" k, mounted
upon wheels adapted to run upon rails m.
The shoot is composed of suitable metal or other material and is provided
with handles or handholes by which it may be grasped and manipulated to
direct the flow of the liquid toffee from the pan a on to the "tray" k, and spread
'same evenly thereon, the said "tray" being capable of being moved nearer to
or further from the pan as is desired.
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The shoot i may be weighted or balanced as shewn at 1, to facilitate its mani-
pulation.
By the employment of a scoop or shoot such as i in combination with a wheeled
tray," waste of material owing to premature cooling is reduced to a minimum,
whilst the process of manufacture is greatly expedited.
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:-
The combination, with a boiling pan for boiling toffee or like sweetmeats and
a wheeled "tray," of a scoop or shoot such as i provided with handles or hand-
holes for manipulating same, for the purpose of directing the flow of toffee from
the said pan direct to, and spreading it over, the "tray," substantially as shewn
and herein set forth.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicants.