Improvements in and connected with Saucepans and similar Cooking Vessels
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
"Improvements in and connected with Saucepans and similar
Cooking Vessels."
I MAGNES CATES of 18 Queen Square, in the Parish of St. Nicholas, in the City
and County of Bristol, Ship Broker and Commission Merchant do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is a Combined Movable Lining and Self Strainer made to fit inside Saucepans
or other Utensils, It is made of Tin or of other Metals and has its bottom and sides
pierced with holes and has a handle fitted to it. It has a Flange or Collor fitted
around it a little below the top to support it upon the rim of the Saucepan or Utensil
and to allow room for the handle and for a Water Space of say 1/8th of an inch between
its bottom and that of the Saucepan or Utensil. It has also a cover fitted to it.
Dated this Sixteenth day of December 1896.
"Improvements in and connected with Saucepans and similar
Cooking Vessels."
I, MAGNES CATES 9 King Street (formerly of 18 Queen Square) St. Nicholas Bristol
Commission Agent, 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 Saucepans and similar vessels used for
Culinary purposes. I carry my Invention into practice in manner as follows. I pro-
vide for fitting inside any of the usual forms of Culinary vessels a perforated vessel
hereinafter referred to as the perforated liner.
This liner follows the shape more or less of the Culinary Cooking Vessel it is
desired to use it with.
The sides and bottom of such liner are perforated with holes of any suitable size.
The article to be cooked is then placed in the perforated liner in the Saucepan or
other cooking vessel and the required amount of water poured in, and the Cover if
required is fitted over the cooking vessel and heat supplied in the usual way.
In order that my Invention may be more clearly understood, I annex hereto
1 Sheet of explanatory drawings which are to be taken and read as part of these
presents. Like letters, referring to like parts in all the Drawings.
Figure 1. is a sectional elevation of the Cooking vessel, in this case it shows a

page_text: Saucepan but I dont confine myself to saucepans, any cooking vessel in which food
is cooked by steam or boiling may be used.
Figure 2. is a sectional elevation of the perforated liner.
Figure 3. shows the Cooking vessel with the liner and all the parts in their proper
relative positions.
In Figure 1. A are the sides of Cooking vessel. B the bottom. D the handle.
In Figure 2. E are the perforated holes. A¹ sides. B₁ bottom. D¹ the handle of
the liner.
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 :-
1. I claim applying a perforated liner in Culinary cooking vessels substantially in
the manner as herein before described and set forth.
Dated this 20th day of
ober 1907
W. M. LLEWELLIN, C.E.,
15 King Square, Bristol, Agent for Applicant.