Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 10th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 10th May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
1, JAMES SIDNEY MILNER of 13 Portland Street Lincoln, Musician, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows :-
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The object of my invention is to manufacture improved utensils for turning lifting
and carrying dishes in to and from baking ovens.
My invention consists of an improved rotating stand for sustaining the dish in the
oven, and of improved adjustable callipers or tongs, by which the dish may be turned,
lifted and carried.
My improved stand consists of two horizontal dises; the lower disc being
stationary, and the upper disc capable of rotating upon a fixed centre. Between
these two discs antifriction balls or rollers are placed, guided in a circular path by a
third disc and pierced with holes to keep the balls in position. This stand is placed
in the oven, and the dish containing the articles of food to be baked, is placed upon
the upper disc of the stand.
My improved callipers consist of two arms suitably curved so as to engage both
sides of the dish, nearly its entire length. The arms of the callipers are hinged
together at their inner ends. These ends are sustained by a slotted tube which also
acts as a handle. The caliper arms are crossed between two guide pins fixed in the
tubular handle. A screwed rod is fitted in the handle, having a knob at its outer
end; the screw of which engages a travelling nut and rod, in the tube. This travelling
rod is pivotted to the ends of the calliper arms.
By turning the knob at the outer end of the handle, the internal screw is caused
to drive the travelling nut and rod, and thus cause the calliper arms to open or close
and adjust the same to the width of the dish, which may be thereby turned, while in
the oven, or inserted therein, or withdrawn therefrom.
For more safely handling heavy dishes I also provide a suitable hook, whereby the
end of the appliance may be better sustained at the outer end of the handle, close to
the dish, one hand being used to hold the handle while the hook is held in the other
hand;
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
JAMES SIDNEY MILNER, of 13 Portland Street, Lincoln, Musician, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The object of my invention is to manufacture improved utensils for turning, lifting,
and carrying dishes, in, to and from baking ovens.
My invention consists of an improved rotating stand for sustaining the dish in the
oven, and of improved adjustable callipers or tongs, by which the dish may be turned,
lifted and carried.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascertained,
reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of
reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved stand. Fig. 2 is a section, on the line ab

page_text: of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the callipers. Fig. 4 is a side view of Fig. 3,
and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section, showing the working parts of the callipers.
c is the upper rotating disc of the stand, capable of rotating upon the fixed pivot d.
e is the lower disc, which rests upon the floor of the oven. ffare anti-friction halls,
runcing upon the lower disc e and sustaining the upper disc c. The balls are kept
apart and guided in a circular path by the intermediate disc g, which is buckled or
otherwise provided with points of contact with the upper and lower discs, so as to
guide the balls, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The rim c¹ of the upper disc is milled,
serrated, or otherwise roughened, to facilitate its rotation when in the oven, by a
touch with the callipers or other suitable article. The stand is placed in the oven,
and the dish containing the articles of food to be baked is placed upon the upper
The anti-friction balls enable the dish to be turned about in the oven, with
very little force.
disc c.
The improved callipers consist of two arms hh, bent as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5,
so as to engage both sides of a dish. The small bends adapt the arms to the
form of an ordinary basin, or other small article. The arms of the callipers are pivoted
together at i, the pivot being carried by the sliding plate k. This plate is provided
with a nut at 1, tapped to fit the screw m.
n is the tubular handle. The screw m
rotates in the handle, and may be fitted with a ring o, or a knob, or otherwise. The
screw is secured in the bandle by a screw p and grooved collar formed on the
screwed rod. tt are two guide pins held in position by the outer tube n. The
arms pass between these guide pins, as shown, and the pins also act as guides to
the end of the plate k, which is slotted at s for that purpose. Slots are formed in each
.side of the tube n at n¹. These slots also act as guides to the arms h h.
By turning the screw m the plate k is caused to advance or recede, and the calliper
arms are correspondingly caused to open or close, whereby they are adjusted to the
width of the dish, which may be thereby turned, while in the oven, or inserted therein,
lifted or withdrawn therefrom.
The outer ends of the arms are flattened, as shown in Fig. 4 to facilitate their
passage under a cake tin or other article which may be too large to be lifted in the
manner hereinbefore described.
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 :-
1. The improved rotating stand fitted with anti-friction balls, substantially us
herein before described and illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.
2. The improved adjustable callipers or tongs, constructed arranged and operating
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Fige. 3. 4 and 5 of the
drawings.
3. The improvements in cooking utensils substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated 9th April 1890.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.