Improvements in and relating to the Drying of Dishes and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left 25th Feb. 1895-Accepted. 18th May. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to the Drying of Dishes and the like.
1, ROBINA Wood, of 7 Huntly Terrace, Kelvinside, in the City and County of
Glasgow, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the drying of
dishes and the like, and will be very suitable for hotels, restaurants, and kitchen
use; and whereby the dishes after being cleaned will have the water drained away
from them in an automatic manner.
According to my improvements I erect two vertical end standards at some
distance apart and between these standards I fit a series of transverse shelves in
layers at some distance apart over each other. Each of these layers of shelves
would consist of two parallel boards fitting at their ends into dovetail or other
recesses in the end standards and sloping at an angle downwards towards the inner
centre, where an open space would be left between the boards, and these shelves
may be made portable for removal purposes. A channel or other shaped metal or
other gutter would be fitted below the open centre space between the angled
boards, being preferably screwed through straps to the end standards; and these
gutters would be angled or inclined to have a fall from the end standards towards
their centre where a draining away hole would be formed. An adjustable vertical
wire or rod would pass up through all the centre holes in the gutters of the shelves,
so as to drain and carry the water down to the bottom gutter, which would be
made portable so as to be periodically removed for emptying or discharging the
collected water from it, or have a pipe connection to a sink or other receptacle. A
series of vertical rods would preferably pass up through all the layers of shelves to
strengthen the support of these. Horizontal rows of twisted or corrugated wire or
metal or a portable frame of these would extend along each board towards their
inner edges to receive the dishes which would be set on edge over these for the
water from them to drain away into the central gutter receptacles.
The lower shelf would preferably receive dinner plates, small "ashets" and
the like; the second layer desert plates, corner dishes and the like; the third
layer saucers, tea or breakfast plates and the like; and the fourth which may be
the top layer would preferably have a portable open screen of wire work or
perforated metal placed on top of it to receive cups, bowls, tumblers, and the like.
These dishes after being washed would be set on the shelves and would be dried by
the water automatically draining off into the respective gutters and from these
down the central vertical wire to the lower receptacle.
For drying knives, forks, tea-spoons and the like, these may be placed vertically
in an open barred frame with divisions for each, and having a lower grating and
removable tray to receive the drained off water. This barred frame may be
located over one of the trays or be hung at the side of one of the end standards.
This improved dryer may be made stationary or portable and in the latter case
may be mounted on travelling wheels or rollers, and have holes or handles on the
end standards for moving it about.
Dated the 23rd day of May 1894.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.

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1, ROBINA WOOD, of 7 Huntly Terrace, Kelvinside, in the City and County of
Glasgow, Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of my invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement in writing, that is to say :-
This invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the drying of
dishes and the like, and will be very suitable for hotels, restaurants, and kitchen
use; and whereby the dishes after being cleaned will have the water drained away
from them in an automatic manner.
The improvements essentially consist in forming an open draining away dish
drier, comprising vertical end standards, inclined dish receiving shelves, liquid.
receiving gutters, and automatic draining away vertical rod. An open barred
divisional frame being also provided in conjunction therewith for drying knives,
forks, spoons and the like.
And in order that my said invention and the manner in which it may be carried
into practice may be properly understood I have hereunto appended an explanatory
sheet of drawings in which the same reference letters are used to indicate corre-
sponding parts in the different figures where shown.
Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of the drying apparatus complete; and
Figure 2 is a detached transverse section showing broken away, the upper and
lower dish receiving shelves and draining away gutters and vertical rod.
A
Referring to these drawings:-According to my improvements I erect two
vertical end standards A, at some distance apart, and between these standards I fit
a series of transverse shelves B in layers at some distance apart over each other.
Each of these layers of shelves would consist of two parallel boards B fitting at
their ends into recesses in the end standards A and sloping at an angle downwards
towards the inner centre, where an open space b would be left between the
boards B, and these shelves may be made portable for removal purposes.
gutter C would be fitted below the open centre space 6 between the angled boards B
being preferably screwed through straps C' to the end standards A; and these
gutters C would be inclined to have a fall from the end standards A towards their
centre where a draining away hole would be formed. An adjustable vertical rod c
would pass up through all the centre holes in the gutters C of the shelves B, so as
to drain and carry the water down to the bottom gutter C2, which would be made
portable so as to be periodically removed for discharging the collected water from
it, or have an ordinary pipe connection to a sink or other receptacle. A series of
vertical rods c¹ would preferably pass up through all the layers of shelves B to
strengthen the support of these. Horizontal rows of corrugated wire D would
extend along each board towards their inner edges to receive the dishes which
would be set on edge over these for the water from them to drain away into the
central gutter receptacles.
The lower shelf would preferably receive dinner plates, small "ashets" and the
like; the second shelf dessert plates, corner dishes, and the like; the third shelf
saucers, tea or breakfast plates, and the like; and the fourth which may be the
top shelf would preferably have a portable open screen D₁ of wire work placed on
top of it to receive cups, bowls, tumblers, and the like. These dishes after being
washed would be set on the shelves B and would be dried by the water auto-
matically draining off into the respective gutters and from these down the central
vertical wire c to the lower receptacle C³.
For drying knives, forks, tea spoons and the like, these may be placed vertically
in an open barred frame E with divisions for each, and having a lower grating E

page_text: and removable tray E' to receive the drained off water.
would be located at the side of one of the end standards A.
This barred frame E
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A dish drier, comprising vertical end standards, inclined shelves, liquid
receiving gutters, and automatic draining away vertical rod substantially as set
forth.
Second. In dish driers, the combination comprising vertical end standards,
inclined shelves, corrugated organs on said shelves, liquid receiving gutters, and
automatic draining away vertical rod, substantially as set forth.
Third. In dish driers the combination of a vertical rod for automatically draining
away deposited liquid substantially as set forth.
Fourth. In combination with an open draining away dish drier, an open barred
divisional frame provided with lower grating and removable tray, for drying knives,
forks, spoons and the like substantially as set forth.
Dated the 23rd February 1895.
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.