Improvements in Devices for Lifting and Turning Bake Pans.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 17th Apr., 1897
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Lifting and Turning Bake Pans.
1, WILLIAM GARBUTT BLAIR, residing at Broad 408, in the City of Beloit, in
the County of Rock, and State of Wisconsin, United States of America, Bicycle,
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 devices for lifting and turning bake pans, such as are
usually employed for baking pies, cakes, and for similar purposes; and the object
of the invention is to provide an improved device of this class which is simple in
construction and operation and by means of which bake pans of the class referred
to, may be quickly and easily removed from the oven or turned therein, and
otherwise manipulated as desired.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved device;
Fig. 2, a bottom plan view thereof; and,
Fig. 3, a side view, part of the construction being shown in section.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, the separate parts of my
improvement are designated by numerals of reference throughout the several views,
and in the practice of my invention, I provide a device for the purpose berein
specified, which comprises a handle 5, one end of which is provided with a transverse
slot 6, which extends around and along the sides thereof, as shown in full lines
in Fig. 3, and in dotted lines in Fig. 1.
I also provide a tripod which consists of a conical head 7, and which is provided
with three radially and downwardly directed arms 8, and the conical head 7, is
provided with an upwardly directed tubular extension 9, which passes upwardly
through the end of the handle 5, and through the slot 6, and to one side of which
is secured a pin 10, said pin being adapted to turn in the slot 6.
Secured to the pin 10, is a cord or chain 11, one end of which is secured to the
spring 12, which is secured to the side of the handle 5 as shown at 13, and the other
end of the chain or cord 11, is passed around the tubular extension 9, of the conical
head 7, of the tripod and through the slot 6, and carried downwardly beneath the
handle 5, and secured at 14, to a slide 15, which is mounted in keepers 16, and
which is provided at its outer end with a hook 17.
Mounted on the upper side of the handle 5, is another slide 18, which is mounted
in keepers 19, and provided with a hook 20, and the said slide 18, is provided with
an upwardly directed arm 21, to which is secured a chain or cord 22, which passes
downwardly through the tubular extension 9, of the conical head 7, of the tripod,
and which is connected with a hook 23, which is free to slide in a slot in the lower
side of the arm 8, of the tripod, and which is connected with a spring 24, which is
mounted in said arm, in which is formed a longitudinal chamber which is designed
to receive said spring, and the function of the spring 24, is to force the hook 23,
outwardly to the outer extremity of the arm 8.
The other two arins are each provided with downwardly and backwardly directed
hooks 25, and the operation will be readily understood from the foregoing
description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the
following statement thereof.
In the normal position of the hook 23, it is pressed outwardly by the spring 24,
to the outer extremity of the arın 8, and whenever it is desired to lift or turn the
bake pan, the tripod is placed over the same or the upper rim thereof, or the

page_text: hooks 25, on two of the arms 8, are passed over said rim, and the hook 23, is caused
to grasp said rim at the opposite side by pulling on the slide 18, by means of the
hook 20. This operation causes the hook 23, in connection with the hooks 25, to
securely grasp and hold the pan by the rim thereof, and said pan may be lifted out
of the oven if desired; and when it is necessary to turn the pan, it is grasped as
above described by the hooks 25 and 23, and then by pulling on the slide 15, by
means of the hooks 17, the pan may be turned into any desired position, this
turning operation being accomplished by the chain or cord 22, which is connected
with the pin 10, and with the spring 12. The spring 12, operates, normally to hold
the tripod in the position shown in Figs. 1, and 3, in which position the arm 8, in
which the spring 24, is located, is directly under the handle 5, and a slight pull on
the slide 15, will be sufficient to turn the tripod, and the pan as will be readily
understood.
This device is simple in construction and operation, and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it is apparent that changes in,
and modifications of the construction herein described, may be made without
departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said iuven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. The herein described bake pan lifter and turner which comprises a handle, in
the end of which is formed a transverse slot or groove, a tripod comprising a head
provided with an upwardly directed tubular extension which passes through the
ends of the handle, and through said slot or groove, said head being provided with
radially and downwardly directed arms, one of which is provided with a longitudinal
chamber, and a longitudinal slot in the lower side thereof, a spring mounted in said
chamber, and provided at its outer end with a hook which is adapted to slide in
said slot, and means for turning said tripod and for operating said hook, substantially
as shown and described.
2. The herein described bake pan lifter and turner, which comprises a handle, in
the end of which is formed a transverse slot or groove, a tripod comprising a head
provided with an upwardly directed tubular extension which passes through the
ends of the handle, and through said slot or groove, said head being provided with
radially and downwardly directed arms, one of which is provided with a longitudinal
chamber; and a longitudinal slot in the lower side thereof, a spring mounted in
said chamber, and provided at its outer end with a hook which is adapted to slide
in said slot, and means for turning said tripod and for operating said hook, consisting
of a slide mounted on the handle, and provided with a chain which passes through
said tubular extension of the tripod, and is connected with said hook, and another
slide mounted on the handle and provided with a chain or cord which passes
around the end of the handle through said slot or groove, and around the tubular
extension of the tripod, and is connected with a spring secured to the handle, said
last named chain or cord being also connected with the tubular extension of the
tripod, substantially as shown and described.
3. The herein described bake pan lifter and turner, which comprises a handle ou
the end of which is mounted a revoluble tripod, which is provided with radially
and downwardly directed arms, one of which is provided with a spring, operated
hook, and means for operating said hook and for revolving said tripod, substantially
as shown and described.
Dated this 15th day of February 1807
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.