Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1896
1002
Improvements in Cooking Utensils.
I, THOMAS PALMER HIORNS, of 4, Church Villas, Lower Edmonton, Middlesex,
Cemetery Mason do, hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with cooking utensils,
and has for its object to provide an arrangement to be applied to saucepans and
the like, to prevent the contents from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan and
burning.
The arrangement I propose to employ consists of a false bottom to be placed in
the saucepan. This false bottom is formed from wire and consists of a ring of
stout wire with a net work of somewhat finer wire crinkled or waved.
The wire net projects preferably above the level of the outer ring so as to form
a space underneath allowing a quantity of water to remain while the pudding or
other contents of the pan rest on top of the false bottom being thus prevented
from touching the bottom of the pan.
Dated thin 7th dove of Decambon 1806
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
I, THOMAS PALMER HIORNS, of 4, Church Villas, Lower Edmonton, Middlesex,
Cemetery Mason, 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 relates to improvements in connection with cooking utensils,
and has for its object to provide an arrangement to be applied to saucepans and
the like, to prevent the contents from sticking to the bottom of the saucepan and
burning.
The arrangement I propose to employ consists of a false bottom to be placed in
the saucepan. This false bottom is formed from wire and consists of a ring of
stout wire with a net work of somewhat finer wire crinkled or waved.
The wire net projects preferably above the level of the outer ring so as to form
a space underneath allowing a quantity of water to remain while the pudding or
other contents of the pan rest on top of the false bottom being thus prevented
from touching the bottom of the pan.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood reference is had to

page_text: the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a section of a pan fitted with my
improvement. Fig. 2 is a plan of the false bottom and Fig. 3 shows a device to be cm-
ployed for lifting the false bottom from the pan. A is the support formed as shown
from strong wire which should be tinned. It is provided with the rim a of
somewhat thicker wire than the main part and the latter is slightly raised above
the rim so as to stand above the bottom of the saucepan. There is thus always a
certain quantity of water between the article being cooked and the bottom of the
saucepan, which will prevent any danger of burning. To lift the support from the
pan a pair of handles B may be employed formed from wire and with hooks at their
ends.
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 -
1. An improved support to be placed in saucepans and other utensils, consisting
of a false bottom formed from stout wire raised above the bottom of the pan
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. An improved support for use in saucepans and other cooking utensils formed
from stout wire and having a rim round its edge raising it from the bottom of
the pan substantially as described and shown in the accompanying drawings
and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 24th day of August 1897
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.