IMPROVE- MENTS IN DISH COVERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM JOHN TANNER of 5 Argyll Road Kensington in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN DISH COVERS to be as follows:-
It is well known that when hot vegitables or other hot food are covered over the
steam arising therefrom condenses upon the cover and falls back in the form of
water on the food thus rendering it sodden unpalatable and cold. In order to
obviate or lessen this I construct a skeleton framework of metal or other suitable
material which I place inside the Dish Cover so that the framework is close to or
touching the inside surface of the cover. To prevent the framework from falling
out I attach it to the rim of the cover. I also arrange that the framework may be
in one or more parts. The object of this framework is to hold between it and the
inside of the Dish Cover an absorbent material for the purpose of retaining
the condensed vapour arising from the hot food under the cover.
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WILLIAM JOHN TANNER of The Windham Club St James Square S.W. in the
County of Middlesex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of my invention
0 for IMPROVEMENTS IN DISH COVERS and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
In order to carry out my invention I make a framework of metal in the form of

page_text: may be wholly or partially outside the inner part of the framework cover B C D,
and are so arranged that an absorbent material F can be placed between the outer
and inner parts of the framework cover. The framework cover may be in one or
more parts. By this means the inner part of the framework cover will support
the absorbent material over the food to be covered while the outer part of the
framework cover shewn in section by the parts A B and D E will keep the
absorbent material in its place and prevent it from falling off when the cover is
removed. I do not confine myself to the number of sections shewn in the drawing
provided there are sufficient to keep the absorbent material in its place. The inner
part of the framework may be in one or more parts and may be so arranged that
an ordinary dish cover will form the outer part of the cover while the inner part
of the framework is attached to the rim of the dish cover and the absorbent
material placed between the framework and the dish cover and held by the frame-
work against the inside surface of the ordinary dish cover so that when the cover
is removed the framework and absorbent material are removed with it.
framework may be attached to the cover permanently or made attachable
& detachable by means of spring clips or set screws or the like on to the rim of the
dish cover, by this means the framework may be fastened in separate parts to
the rim of the dish cover and if each part is made of a springy material it will when
fastened to the rim of the dish cover and bent round the inside press against the
inside surface of the cover and thus a sufficient number will be capable of holding
the absorbent material against the inside of the cover as shewn in (Fig. 2) A B C
being the dish cover DE one section of the framework fastened to the rim of the
cover at the point D and bent round the inside of the cover from the point D to E
and holding between it and the dish cover a portion of the absorbent material F.
The
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. A metal framework in the form of a Dish cover made in one or more parts
substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. The use of a spring clip set screw or the like to hold the framework or part
of it to the rim of a dish cover.
Dated this 21st day of August 1886.