Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Oct., 1888
FREDERICK FANCOTT of 105 Rann Street Ladywood Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Commercial Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention consists of a loose bottom supported on the upturned edges inside the
Utensil to which it is applied such edges being turned up to the extent of half an
inch or thereabouts. The Utensil and Bottom may be made of Brass Copper Tin-
plate Glass China Earthenware Potteryware or any other suitable material and may
be used for either Baking or Boiling. At present there is often considerable
difficulty in removing the article when baked or boiled from the Tin or Basin used.
By my Invention, when the article, as for instance a Cake or Tart, is done, by
pressing the loose Bottom upwards the article will leave the Utensil with ease
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without sticking or binding to the sides and consequently without any waste.
the moveable bottom does not come into close contact with the oven bottom when
the article is being baked the burning of it is avoided.
This 10th dow of June 1888

page_text: I, FREDERICK FANCOTT of 105, Rann Street, Ladywood, Birmingham in the
County of Warwick, Clerk, 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 :-
My invention has for its object an improved cooking utensil by which I am enabled
to turn out the article contained therein complete without waste or trouble whether it
be baked boiled or otherwise cooked which is a great advantage as a great difficulty has
hitherto existed in turning out rich puddings, etc., without making them unsightly by
being broken which has been the result of particles adhering to the side of the
utensil.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto a sheet of drawings upon which I have illustrated
various kinds of tins and basins having my loose bottom applied thereto.
Figure 1 is a section of a circular cake or pudding tin.
Figure 2 is a plan of same.
Figure 3 is an elevation of same.
Figure 4 is a section through an oblong or square cake tin.
Figure 5 is a plan of same.
Figures 6 and 7 are sections through a portion of a pudding basin shewing the
bottom made of earthenware.
Figures 8, 9, 10 and 11 are enlarged sections through a part of the pudding tins
shewing various shaped rims for supporting the loose bottom.
I form my tin or basin A of earthenware metal or other suitable material having a loose
bottom B which slips in at the top until it rests on the projecting ledge a¹ Figure 1
which is stamped out of the tins and which also has the advantage of strengthening
the tin. The loose bottom B is slightly raised at the edge b¹ so as to strengthen it
and give it a better bearing on the ledge a¹.
Figure 9 is an enlarged section of the ledge a¹ which I should usually use but
may curl the edge of the tin round as shewn by a Figure 8 or bend it under or
over as shewn in a³ and a. Figures 10 and 11. In the case of earthenware articles a
ledge a would be formed to receive the ledge which would be of earthenware and
might be provided with the additional rim a to assist in preventing the more liquid
matter from leaking through.. It will be obvious that it is only necessary to press out
the loose bottom A to cause the substance within to leave with ease and without
sticking or binding to the sides thereby obviating waste and also by its formation
preventing the burning of the bottom of the substance as the loose bottom does not
come in close contact with the oven, saucepan or other bottom next the fire. The
basons may be made of any shape or form.

page_text: 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
In the improved cooking utensil appliance the use of the loose bottom A in
combination with the ledges for supporting same substantially as and for the purpose
herein set forth and shewn upon the drawings.