A Combined Receptacle and Dish for Containing Food.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Receptacle and Dish for Containing Food.
I, JAMES BASSETT KIDD, of 17, Burghley Road, Kentish Town, London,
Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide receptacles for containing tinned or
canned food such as tongues rolled beef and the like in such a manner that the
same may be used for dishes or stands on which the food is placed for carving.
Now according to this invention I form a receptacle preferably of glazed
earthenware of any suitable size and shape to contain tongues, rolled beef, or
like articles of food and this receptacle I provide with a suitable cover preferably
air tight.
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The sides of the receptacle project beyond the bottom thereof and when used as
a dish the receptacle is turned bottom upwards and the food to be carved placed
thereon.
Or I may form the cover of the receptacle with a flange to form a dish so that
on inverting the receptacle the food will fall into the dish.
Receptacles and dishes constructed as above described will be found most useful
for carving tinned tongues rolled beef and other similar food which is apt to unroll
or get out of shape or move about whilst being carved as, the vertical portion of
the dish effectually keeps the food in shape and steady.
The receptacle or cover also provides a ready means of storage and protection
from flies mice or other domestic pests.
Dated this 19th day of January 1894.
H. C. FOWLER,
Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Receptacle and Dish for Containing Food.
I JAMES BASSETT KIDD of 17 Burghley Road Highgate Road in the County
of London Commercial Traveller 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide receptacles for containing tinned or
canned food such as tongues, rolled beef and the like in such a manner that the
same may be used for dishes or stands on which the food may be placed for
carving.
Now according to this invention I form a receptacle preferably of glazed
earthenware of any suitable size and shape to contain tongues, rolled beef, or like
articles of food, and this receptacle I provide with a suitable cover preferably
air-tight.
The sides of the receptacle project beyond the bottom thereof and when used as
a dish, the receptacle is turned bottom upwards and the food to be carved placed
thereon.
Or I may form the cover of the receptacle with a flange to form a dish so that
on inverting the receptacle the food will fall into the dish.

page_text: Or I may form the dish in the same manner as the cover above described and
make the cover deep enough to serve as a receptacle in which case the receptacle
would be brought to table and the cover lifted off when the food was being
served.
According to this modification the food always remains on the dish.
Dishes and receptacles for food constructed as above described will be found
most useful for preserving and carving tinned tongues, rolled beef and other similar
food which is liable to unroll, get out of shape or move about whilst being carved
as the vertical portion of the dish effectually keeps the food in shape and steady.
The receptacle or cover also provides a ready means of storage and protection
from flies, mice, and other domestic pests.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
explain the same with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1, represents a section of a receptacle for containing food constructed
according to the invention.
Fig. 2. shews a section of the same inverted so as to be used as a stand for
carving.
Fig. 3. is section of a receptacle for food having the lid thereof constructed so as
to form a dish.
Fig. 4. is section of the said lid after inverting and removing the receptacle.
Fig. 5. is section of a receptacle for food constructed according to a modification
of this invention in which the lid or cover forms the receptacle.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is a receptacle of metal or any other suitable material but preferably of glazed
earthenware having a lid or cover b the joint between the said receptacle and cover
being preferably air-tight. c is a false bottom also preferably of glazed earthen-
ware fitting loosely in the receptacle a the object of the said false bottom (when
employed) being to enable the contents to be readily removed from the receptacle
in the usual well known manner.
When used as a stand for carving the contents of the receptacle a are removed
therefrom the receptacle inverted and the food placed on the bottom thereof
the sides a a¹ of the receptacle which project beyond the bottom d serving to retain
the food on the stand and prevent it from becoming unrolled or moving about
while being carved.
In the modification of this invention shewn at Figs. 3 and 4 the lid or cover b
forms a dish having a vertical ring on the upper side thereof to keep the food
in place on the dish while being carved.
In this case it is only necessary to invert the receptacle a to place the food on
the dish and as soon as the receptacle is removed the food is ready to be carved.
In the modification shewn at Fig. 5 g is the dish having a raised ring g' on the
upper part thereof the receptacle a forming the cover thereof.
For convenience in carving and to avoid the use of a false bottom I form the
receptacle of a series of rings a a¹¹ and a cover so that when the food has been
cut down level with the upper edge of say the ring all the said ring may be
removed and when cut still lower the ring a¹¹ may be removed and so on by which
means the food retained in its proper shape until the very last.
In all the figures the food a in the receptacle a is represented by dotted lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
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1. Receptacles for food having the bottoms or covers thereof constructed in such
a manner as to form dishes or stands for carving substantially as specified.
2. Receptacles for food constructed substantially as described and shewn by
Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
3. Receptacles for food constructed substantially as described and shewn by
Figs. 3 and 4 of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 4. Receptacles for food constructed substantially as hereinbefore specified and
illustrated by Fig. 5. of the drawings hereunto annexed.
Dated this 24th day of October 1894.
H. C. FOWLER,
Agent for Applicant.