Improved Meat Cover.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Meat Cover.
ALOIS LEBEDA Manager Golf Club Felixstowe Suffolk do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The collapsible meat cover is made out of wood & muslin the framework is made
out of wood but very light painted white the space between is covered with
muslin, it opens almost automatically and represents a nice clean appearance,
prevents the muslin to come in contact with the meat and keeps the flies off; it can
be made in different sizes the top part or lid is in two with hinges & when opened
it either can rest against the wall or be turned quite over the front part turns
downwards and leaves the table free for the carver when not required it can be
folded up
in no time & stowed away all the sides are connected with hinges so the
opening & closing is easily done. For public bar places it will be a great boon.
Dated this 9th day of September 1895.
ALOIS LEBEDA Manager Golf Club Felixstowe Suffolk 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 foundation of the improved meat cover "cousists of 4 frames" 40" by 20" and
two shorter or side frames 20" by 10". This represents the outer frames or
skeleton and can be made out of wood or any sort of metal, in metal the thickness of
frames is according to strength of metal, thickness in wood". As said before there
are six separate frames A. B. C. D. E and F. A and D frame are bevelled (45°) on
the three sides where they join frames B. C and F so as to be able to fold the cover up
and then again to be at right angles when in use, frame B is also bevelled where it
joins frame A and there in folding it rests on frame A, frame C is connected with
frame B with hinges the same as frame A and B, front part of frame C is bevelled
so as to join frame D at an angle (45°) and is connected with frame C with hinges
side frames E and F are bevelled at the sides where they join frames A. and D
but are connected with hinges to frame A only, as drawing on Sheet I represents
meat cover closed in use, so when frame D is lifted up it turns over on frame C,
then, frames C and D turn under frame B and all three frames D. C and B
turn over on frame A, side frames E and F as well as frame A with the other
3 frames at the back of it, or else frame B & C resting lifted up on the top of
side frames E and F as shown in drawing Sheet II, remain standing up and the
cover is ready either for carving or taking out or puting dishes and so forth, the
closing of course is done the same way as the opening only vice versa and is very
simple the folding up of the cover is easy, as it only requires to lift frame D up
and turning same with frame C and B on frame A, then the standing side frames E
and F ar turned inside on frame A. also, and the cover is ready for stowing away

page_text: as is shown in drawing Sheet III. The spaces between the frames are filled out
with muslin or wire gauze which is stretched on an light inner frame for the
purpose as to facilitate the easy changing of the muslin without much tacking and
the gauze can be easily washed without spoiling the frames, the outer frames are
rabitted out, so to receive the inner frames which are fastened on with slides
only; for public bars or when found useful muslin or gauze pannels B and C can
be replaced by glass pannels and still then will remain the regular currant of air
inside the cover as to keep meat and other articles in proper condition.
My invention has the following advantages. Clean appearence, as the muslin
or gauze does not come in contact with the meat keeps the insects of, does not want
remoring for carving or taking out or puting in meat or other articles in laders,
does not require much space for storing them, as the old kind of meat covers
(oval shape) and one combines 2 & 3 sizes of the old patterns and as to circulation
of air it does not leave anything to desire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
.claim is
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The meat cover made substancially as herin above described and as set forth in
drawings.
ALOIS LEBEDA.