Improvements in Means for Toasting Bread and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 25th Sept., 1891-Accepted, 7th Nov., 1891
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Toasting Bread and the like.
I, CATHERINE STUART SINCLAIR LAING, of 28 Claverton Street, St. George's
Square S. W., Lady, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:
My invention relates to improvements in toasting apparatus for toasting bread,
and the like, and for grilling and other analogous purposes, and has for its object,
an appliance to fit any fire-place or grate, which appliance can be so adjusted that
any weight of food can be toasted or grilled on it, and also any part of the said food
can be brought into closer proximity with the fire, or moved farther away therefrom
at will.
In carrying my invention into practical effect, I form a toasting-fork of the
ordinary shape, having a handle formed with notches or indentations on its upper
surface. I may twist a piece of wire in a spiral form around the said handle for
the purpose of holding a weighted ring or other means, at any point along such
handle.
I also provide two hooks which project from near the forked end of the said
fork, and which said hooks are intended to fasten or hook onto a rest or holder
which fits onto the fire-place or grate.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
Improvements in Means for Toasting Bread and-the like.
1, CATHERINE STUART SINCLAIR LAING, of 28 Claverton Street, St. George's
Square, S.W., Lady, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in toasting apparatus for toasting bread,
& the like; and for grilling; and other analogous purposes, & has for its object
an appliance to fit any fire place or grate which appliance can be so adjusted that
any weight of food can be toasted or grilled on it, and also any part of the said
food can be brought into close proximity with the fire, or moved farther away
therefrom; at will.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I form a toasting fork of the
ordinary shape, having a handle formed with notches or indentations on its upper
surface. I may twist a piece of wire into a spiral form around the said handle for
the purpose of holding a weighted ring or other means at any point along such
handle. I also provide two hooks which project from near the forked end of the
said fork, and which said hooks are intended to fasten or hook onto a rest or holder
which fits onto the fire-place or grate.
And in order that my said invention may be more readily understood, I have
made reference to the same on the accompanying drawing, wherein :
Fig. 1 is a side view of the toasting appliance fixed to the top of any ordinary
close kitchen range,
Fig. 2 being a like view of the appliance fixed to the bars of an ordinary open
grate, while
Fig. 3 is a front view of the appliance fixed to the grate.

page_text: A. is the toasting-fork, shewn provided with a wire B twisted round its handle
end B¹.
A weight D fits over the said toaster handle as shewn at D¹, and can be adjusted
so as to balance the article to be toasted or grilled, at any point along the handle
by means of the spirally twisted wire B.
wo hooks C are provided on the toasting-fork, for the purpose of supporting
the same from the rest or holder.
E (Fig. 1) is a weighted flat piece of iron or other heavy material having a large
hooked piece I bent down at right angles to the said weight or support E. The
piece E rests on the top of the stove and supports by its weight the toasting
apparatus which is hooked, by means of the hooks C. to the large hook F.
In Eig. 2 1 have shewn the toasting apparatus depending from an ordinary grill
rest or holder, which is fixed to the grate or stove, by means of the top hook G,
which hooks over the fire-bar H.
The rest or holder is bent at right angles at G where it rests against the fire-
bar H, which fire-bar H keeps the rest or holder in position.
The toasting apparatus hangs from the rest or holder by means of the, hooks C
which catch or hook onto the hooked end of the said rest or holder at G².
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 toasting or grilling apparatus, the fork A, handle B. B', weight D and
hooks C, in combination with the balancing holder E. F, substantially as herein-
before described and shewn and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 25th day of September 1891.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.