An Improved Utensil for Cooking Potatoes, Puddings, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Utensil for Cooking Potatoes, Puddings, and the like.
JOHN HENRY LEFEAUX 22 Preston Road Brighton Sussex, Fruiterer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A vessel or tray made of metal or other material having a perforated bottom
designed to occupy generally half the horizontal area of the boiler or saucepan
in which it is being used, the vessel or tray has on the outer rim two spring
clips opposite to each other with a projecting catch immediately at the edge, the
spring he long enough to form a handle reaching above the boiler or saucepan,
when the vessel or tray is resting on the bottom of the boiler or saucepan; by means
of the handle, the vessel or tray can be raised so as to occupy the upper half of the
boiler or saucepan, when so raised the projecting catch in the spring clip engages
the rim of the boiler or saucepan and thereby retains the vessel or tray in the
position which it is specially designed to occupy.
The advantages claimed are as follows viz.
That by arranging for the vessel or tray to be in the water at the bottom of the
boiler for any time that may be advisable and then raised out of, and rest in a
position that whatever is in the vessel or tray may be subjected to a steaming
process.
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JOHN HENRY LEFEAUX.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Utensil for Cooking Potatoes, Puddings, and the like.
JOHN HENRY LEFEAUX 22 Preston Road Brighton Sussex, Fruiterer 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:-
The invention relates to a cooking utensil commonly called a steamer or more
particularly to an improved method in the construction of the same whereby it may
be used with greater efficiency and ease. The steamer has on either side a stay
rising above the sides to a height about equal to the depth of the vessel itsolf
each of these stays possess a clip or bolt actuated by a spring when the steamer
is at the bottom of the boiler or saucepan these clips or bolts are inoperative but
upon the steamer being raised by means of the stays (which project slightly above
the lid) to the height required the spring clips or bolts rests upon the rim of the
vessel containing the steamer and the steamer is thus held in position to enable
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page_text: whatever it contains being subjected to the steaming process for which it is
designed.
Fig. 1. Is a drawing of the steamer showing the stays with spring clips or
belts. (While not showing the bottom it is to be quite understood that the utensil
has the usual perforations).
Fig. 2. Is a drawing of an ordinary saucepan having the specially made lid
to meet the need of my improved steamer.
Fig. 3. Shows the slight alteration necessary in the lid to allow of the clearance
required for the free working of the stays and spring clips or bolts.
Figs. 4 and 5. Give side and front views of the stays with spring clips or bolts.
Figs. 6 and 7. Are sections of saucepans showing in No. 6 the steamer resting
upon the bottom of the pan the tops of the stays just showing above the lid.
In No. 7 the steamer having been raised by means of the stays to the height
required the spring clips or bolts come into action and the steamer is shown thus
suspended.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is;-
That by arranging for the vessel or tray to be in the water at the bottom of the
hoiler or saucepan anytime that may be advisable and then raised out of and rest
in a position that whatever is in the vessel or tray may be subjected to a steaming
process. This very desirable result being obtained in a simple and easy manner.
August 21st 1897.
JOHN HENRY LEFEAUX.