A Toasting Appliance.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Apr., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1899-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Toasting Appliance.
GEORGE RICHARD MONK, of 15, Dover Street, New Swindon, Wilts, Clerk,
and JOHN NELSON JEFFERIES, of 83, Victoria Road, New Swindon, Wilts, Sur-
veyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The handle is made of a piece of stout wire bent double and twisted together,
opening at the point A and having at each end an eye B. The clips C are made
with two eyes D. The pin E, having an eye F at one end, passes through the eyes B
and D and through the spiral spring II, and another eye G is then made to
keep the pin in position. The spring H is joined to the clips C at the points I.
By pressing together the clips C, the teeth J opens to grip the object to be toasted.
Dated this 23rd day of April 1898.
GEORGE RICHARD MONK.
JOHN NELSON JEFFERIES.
GEORGE RICHARD MONK, Clerk, 15, Dover Street, New Swindon, Wilts,
and JOHN NELSON JEFFERIES, Surveyor, 83, Victoria Road, New Swindon, Wilts,
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 an appliance for holding bread etc. to be toasted, so
that each side of the bread etc. can be toasted without removing the bread etc.
from the holder.
The appliance consists of a handle of sufficient length with a forked end of two
prongs, provided at their ends with holes or eyes for receiving a pin on this pin
is fixed the two halves forming the clip, the upper portion of each part forming
the clip is secured to one end of a coiled spring, wound round the pin. The action
of the spring is to force the upper portions of the clip apart from each other,
and consequently the lower or toothed portions of the clip toward each other, so
forming a spring clip for holding the article to be toasted.
The upper portion of the clip should be made of such a size to admit of its
passing, when partially revolved, between the forked end of the handle. It is
advisable to make the lower or toothed portion longer than the upper portion, so
that the clip will always hang with its toothed portion downwards, independent
of the article held between the teeth of the clip.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing we have shewn the handle made of wire with
eyes "a" formed on the ends to receive the pin "b," on the pin is shewn the
portions "c" and "c" forming the clip, the upper portions "d" and "d" of
the clip secured to the spring "," so that the pressure of the spring is always
acting to press the upper portions away from each other, and consequently the
teeth "f," f" towards each other, to grip the article of bread atc. to be toasted;
to release the article the upper portions of the clip are pressed toward each other
and the article is then released or can be removed.
It will readily be seen that on the handle being reversed in either direction
the position of the untoasted side of the article is reversed, as regard its position
to the handle so obviating the necessity of changing the article in its holder so
that both sides may be toasted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare what
we claim is:-
1. The herein before described toasting appliance consisting of a swinging spring
clip retainer movably attached to, and secured on the ends of a forked handle
by a pin, for the purpose of holding bread etc. for being toasted, substantially
as herein described and shown with reference to the accompanying drawing, and
acting in the manner set forth.
2. In toasting appliances as described and claimed in Claim 1; a swing clip
retainer constructed substantially as herein described and acting in the manner
set forth for the purpose specified.