Improvements in Apparatus for Roasting and Grilling by Gas.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 14th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 28th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Roasting and Grilling by Gas.
I RICHARD GOEHDE of 12 Leipziger Platz in the City of Berlin, in the
Kingdom of Prussia and German Empire, Engineer do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements in apparatus for roasting meat for kitchen
or like purposes and applies particularly to an arrangement in the herein-after
mentioned apparatus by means of which the latter may be used for grilling as well
as for roasting.
For this purpose I make the bottom of the roasting apparatus, on which the
roasting pan is usually placed, capable of being opened and lifted in such a manner
that the said bottom may be in a higher plane parallel or nearly parallel with its
original one, it can easily be shifted by the hand, and I provide lateral channels or
supports in or on which a grill may then be introduced.
These channels or supports are placed nearly in a horizontal plane with the
bottom of the roasting apparatus already mentioned, so that the grill which they
bear takes its position at a suitable distance from the burners. The heat emitted
by the burner or burners strikes directly upon the lower surface of the pieces of
meat which are placed on the grill and at the same time the latter (the pieces of
ment) receive from the top the heat which is thrown back by the bottom of the
apparatus which had been opened and raised. The operation is thereby more
completely effected inasmuch as through the action of heat on all sides being
secured as described, the pores of the meat are rapidly closed, and the nutritive
elements of the meat which otherwise would be allowed to come out and be wasted
are kept back, and the cooking becomes at the same time simpler as necessity for
turnings avoided.
After simply withdrawing the grill and replacing or shutting the bottom into its
original position-which is accomplished by two movements with the hands, the
apparatus is again suitable for roasting.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1891.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Roasting and Grilling by Gas.
I, RICHARD GOENDE of 12 Leipziger Platz in the City of Berlin, in the
Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire, Engineer 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 ovens for roasting meat by gas, and its object is to
provide the oven with appliances which allow the same to be adapted at will either
to the operation of frying or to that of broiling or grilling.
For this purpose I arrange within the oven and above the gas-burners a plate
having at its back end a transverse strip hinged with one edge to the back wall of
the oven and with the other edge to the said plate. Near the hinge connecting the
plate and the strip and at the front edge of the plate lugs are provided for, while to
each side wall of the oven a ledge is fixed at about the same height as the back
hinge of the aforesaid strip, so that the plate and the strip may rest with their lugs
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page_text: on the said ledges. Moreover there is a projection on each side wall of the oven,
arranged in such position that if the aforesaid hinged strip is turned up vertically
the plate may be placed with its front lugs on the said projections so as to be then
supported horizontally by the strip and the projections in a position being above
the first one by an amount equal to the width of the strip.
When the plate is in its lower position, the same being then close to the burners,
a frying pan may be placed thercon, the pan then receiving the full heat from the
gas flames, whereas when the plate is raised into its upper position and supported
as stated the ledges on which it had rested become free for the introduction of a
gridiron whereon to broil meat, the plate under these conditions serving to reflect
the heat from the gas flames on to the top of the meat thus closing the pores and
preventing the escape of nutritive elements.
In order to make this Specification more easily intelligible I refer to the
accompanying drawings in which similar letters denote similar parts throughout
the several views.
Fig. 1 is a transverse section showing the oven arranged for frying or roasting
purposes.
Fig. 2 is the same section with the gridiron in position for use.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the oven when in the position shown in Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a plan in section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 5 is a section on line m n in Fig. 2.
Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the oven as represented in Fig. 2.
The plate bis hinged at a to a transverse strip which is again hinged to the back
of the oven at c. This arrangement enables the plate to be raised into the position
shown in Fig. 6, by turning the transverse plate up on end. When down in a
position for roasting or frying purposes the said plate b rests on suitable supports
arranged at the front and back ends of the sides of the oven (Fig. 3). The plate b
is furthermore provided with projections d d at its front end, adapted to rest on
ledges e e on the sides of the oven, when the said plate is in a raised position. At
the side of the oven, besides the lodges e e two preferably ☐ shaped guides 9 g
are arranged (Fig. 1) to receive the gridiron h when the plate bis in a raised
position and it is desired to use the oven for grilling purposes. The perforated
gas jet tubes are represented at i.
When the plate & is down in the position shown in Fig. 1 a frying pan ƒ may be
placed on the same and the oven used for frying or roasting, whilst sheet metal
plates may be placed on the upper ledges e e for baking pastry and the like. In
order to grill steaks and the like in the oven it is only necessary to raise the plate b
into the position shown in Fig. 6 and slide the gridiron into the guides g.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is performed, I declare that what I claim is :
1. An oven for frying and roasting or for grilling by gas consisting of the
movable bottom plate, a transverse piece hinged to said plate and to the back of the
oven, suitable supports on the sides of the oven for said plate, projections on
the front end of said plate, ledges on the sides of the oven to engage under such
projections when the plate is in a raised position, a gridiron to take the place of the
plate when the latter is raised and supports fixed to the sides of the oven to receive
said gridiron substantially as described.
2. An oven for frying and roasting or grilling by gas consisting of the com-
bination of constructive parts substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
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WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.