A New or Improved Pocket Cooking Stove or Warming Apparatus.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Pocket Cooking Stove or Warming
Apparatus.
I, ALBERT LOEWENTHAL, Merchant, of 13 Thurmstrasse, Berlin, in the
Empire of Germany, 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 has for its object to obviate the discomfort of being obliged to do
without warm sustenance which is specially felt upon pleasure trips-this apparatus
being such that it can be carried in a convenient form in the wallet or pocket of the
tourist or other person ready for use for the preparation cooking warming etc. of
edibles or food such as coffee, eggs, soup, etc., etc.
And in order that this invention may be easily understood and readily carried
into practice I will proceed to fully describe same with reference to the
accompanying drawings
Figure 1 gives a view of the apparatus.
Figure 2 is the top view with the cover A taken off.
Figure 3 is a cross section of Figure 1.
Figure 4 shows the apparatus in use.
Figs. 5 and 5 show the tool or appliance Z for lifting the dishes off the supporting
frame or stand.
The cooking apparatus shown in Fig. 1 has the form of an ellipsoid and consists
as follows:
The dishes A and B are secured together laterally by means of detachable
hinges or other suitable catches.
In said dishes A and B trough-like depressions are formed or stamped for the
purpose of providing the dishes with seating surfaces so that the dishes can be
used as plates or either of them can be used separately as burners by pouring
spirit into the troughs and placing the same at a suitable distance under the
cooking vessels.
In the "packed up" position shown in Fig. 1-the lower dish B has fitted in it
as shown in Fig. 1 two other dishes C and D of exactly corresponding shape of
the dish B but each slightly smaller than the other so as to all pack and lie
closely one within the other."
The middle dish C projects beyond the edges of the outer dish B and also
beyond the edges of the innermost dish D in such a manner as to thereby constitute
two seats namely one seat formed by C and the top edge of B to receive the
cover A and another seat formed by and the top edge of D for the reception of
a plate or support P which latter is constructed as follows:-
A sheet metal plate P of the form of an ellipse has pressed or formed in it
three small receptacles which respectively serve to hold seasoning (pepper,
salt, etc.).
At both sides of these receptacles x (in the direction of the longitudinal axis of
the ellipse) there are arranged bars q in which a sliding plate Qis adapted to be
inserted and slide under the edges thereof for the purpose of preventing spilling of
the seasoning etc. in the receptacles during transport.
On this sliding plate there are provided suitable devices or fastenings for the
reception of a knife fork and spoon and also a spirit bottle or flask y. Under the
plate P (which I term the cruet-plate P) is an iron ring R adapted to fit or lie
within the dish D see Figs. 1 and 3.
This ring has hinged to it at ss two folding feet S which when set up as in

page_text: Fig. 4 form a support or frame to' support the dish A B C or D see Fig. 4 which
shows dish C thus supported and dish D inverted and acting as burner.
Fig. 5 shows, the tool or appliance Z with two short legs cach of which has a
projection z said projections z serving to take into corresponding recesses or holes 2¹
in the sides of the dishes for the purpose of lifting or moving the latter, particularly
when hot.
To use the cooking apparatus the upper dish A is unfastened the sliding part Q
is removed from the cruet-plate P,. the latter is taken out of the lower dish B and
the stand R S is set up. Then one or other of the dishes A B C and D is pushed
in under the stand for instance the dish D as shown in Fig. 4 and the trough
therein is filled with spirit and the latter is lighted.
The other dishes can now be placed on the flame in succession and finally also
the dish D can be used for cooking for which 'purpose' one of the other dishes is
pushed in under the stand R S and is employed as a burner in the same manner.
To secure A to B (when the parts are all packed within A and B as above) a
metal loop or tubular piece a is fixed on each side edge of A (but not exactly
opposite) and a similar loop a on each side edge of B see Eigs. 2 and 3 and a
pin or wire passed through same on each side of A and B will hold same
securely together or any other suitable means of securing A and B together may
be adopted as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I déclaré that what
I claim is
A cooking apparatus adapted to be carried in a pocket or wallet consisting of
"the combination of 'dishes such as A B C and D which can be employed either as
plates or as burners and are constructed arranged adapted and fitted together in
such a manner as "to receive a plate such as Piand also adapted to receive a ring
such as R with folding supports S thereto a cover fitted to said plate eating
appliances carried on said cover and a flask such as y all carried within said dishes
when same are packed substantially in the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore
'described and illustrated in the drawings hereunto 'annexed.
Dated this 27th day of October 1892.
TONGUE & BIRKBECK,
34, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the-Applicant.