Improvements in Field Cooking Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1895
PROVISIONAL
Improvements in Field Cooking Apparatus.
We, JOHN DAVID ADAMS and HERBERT FREDERICK ADAMS trading as
Adams & Son, Engineers of Marlborough Works, 41 Marshall Street London, W.
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
Our invention relates to field cooking apparatus and comprises a novel arrange-
ment of parts & an improved construction of boiler whereby the oven is more
effectually prevented from being burnt out or overheated, and steam for the
cookers is more quickly and economically generated.
An apparatus embodying our improvements consists of a suitable casing or body
in the bottom of which is the preferably concave furnace or fireplace, this furnace
is constructed without the usual ashpit, the grate being formed on the extreme
bottom of the apparatus, and the necessary ashpit being dug out in the ground
below the grate. The boiler which is situated at the back extends from the bottom
to within a short distance of the top of the casing & nearly the whole width
thereof. This boiler is provided with a row or any number of rows of water
tubes which project from its front & run immediately under the oven & over the
fire place, & extend to the front of the casing through which they may project a
short distance & there be fitted with plugs or caps to facilitate cleaning.
The oven is placed in front of the boiler and immediately above the before-
mentioned water tubes, which thus serve to protect it from the direct heat of the
furnace & prevent its being burnt out or overheated.
The flues run round the sides of the oven & over the top, where they communicate
with a smoke pipe towards the back. The boiler is provided with a water filler,
steam alarm whistle, draw off cock & steam cock & outlets at the top with pipes
leading to the cookers which are placed on the top of the casing.
Dated this 4th day of December 1894.
JOHN DAVID ADAMS.
HERBERT FREDERICK ADAMS.
improvements in fi
We, JOHN DAVID ADAMS and HERBERT FREDERICK ADAMS trading as
Adams & Son, Engineers and Ironmongers of 57, Haymarket London, S.W. and
41, Marshall Street Golden Square, London W. 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 :-
Our invention relates to field cooking apparatus and comprises a novel arrange-
ment of parts, and an improved construction of boiler, whereby the oven is more
effectually prevented from being overheated or burnt out, and steam for the
cookers is more quickly and economically generated.
An apparatus embodying our improvements is shown in the accompanying sheet
of drawings.

page_text: Fig. 1. represents a front elevation. Fig. 2, a vertical section, from back to
front & Fig. 3. a section at right angles to Fig. 2.
The casing or body A is preferably of the form shown, and contains in the
bottom, the furnace or fireplace B, with preferably concave sides, b. This furnace
is constructed without the usual asbpit, the grating, C, being formed on the
extreme bottom of the apparatus and the necessary ashpit D. being dug out in
the ground below the grating.
The boiler E which is situated at the back, extends from the bottom to within
a short distance of the top of the casing and nearly the whole width thereof.
It is provided with a row of water tubes F of brass, iron, copper or other metal,
which project from its front & run over the fireplace and under the oven G,
and extend to the front of the casing, through which they may project
distance as shown, & there be fitted with caps H, plugs or other means to facilitate
cleaning.
a short
The oven G is placed in front of the boiler and above the before mentioned
water tubes F which thus serve to more or less protect it from the direct heat of
the fire & prevent its being burnt out.
The flues K. K. run round the sides of the oven & over the top where they
communicate with a smoke pipe L towards the back.
The boiler is provided with the usual water filler M, steam alarm whistle N,
draw off cock, O, and with steam outlets, R, at the top, leading to the cookers, S,
which are placed on the top of the case.
We have shown the boiler as formed with a single row of water tubes but if
found convenient there may be more than one row.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
1. In field cooking apparatus a boiler such as E fitted with a row or rows of
water tubes such as F projecting therefrom under the oven as and for the purposes
set forth.
2. In field cooking apparatus the combination of the casing A, fireplace B,
a boiler E fitted with tubes such as F, oven G, and cookers S substantially as
herein before described & illustrated.
3. The field cooking apparatus substantially as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.
Dated this Eighth day of February 1895.
JOHN D. ADAMS.
HERBERT F. ADAMS.