Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 2nd Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1888
I JOHN BECK of Stuttgart, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in improvements in apparatus for cooking of food by or
through the medium of steam. The improved apparatus consists essentially of a
chamber for the generation and application of steam and a reservoir of water for
feeding said chamber.
The said chamber is heated by a gas or other lamp and is supplied with a small
continuous feed of water from the reservoir sufficient to compensate for that evaporated
in the formation of steam. In the upper part of the chamber left open above for the
purpose are introduced the covered vessels of suitable shape containing the various
foods to be cooked. The chamber is preferably enclosed above and around the sides
with a dome or cover so placed as to leave a space between it and the walls of the
chamber, through which space the water condensed on the cover falls into the said
reservoir. When however only on ecooking vessel is employed, the same may be
supported by the upper edge of the steam chamber and the outer cover dispensed
with.
The steam chamber may be cylindrical and, narrowing below, be supported on a
broad hollow stem ending in a hollow flanged foot. The water reservoir may be
annular, surrounding said stem and in communication with the flanged foot by suitable
perforations. The foot is placed over the lamp and the water therein caused to boil;
the steam ascends through the stem into the chamber, in which the vessels containing
the food are supported.
Dated thin 12th day of Anvil 1987

page_text: 1, JOHN BECK, of Stuttgart in the Empire of Germany Manufacturer, 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 :-
Fig. 1 is a vertical section or the apparatus snowing sundry vessels therein.
Fig. 2 is a similar section on a smaller scale with cover removed and a cooking
vessel supported by the rim of the apparatus.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the apparatus with cover removed.
Fig. 4 is a horizontal section of the same showing the water receptacle and feed.
The improved apparatus comprises a chamber a b c for the generation and applica-
tion of the steam and a reservoir of water c¹ for supplying the steam chamber with a
regular and constant supply of water to compensate for the evaporation therein. The
said chamber may be heated below by a gas or other lamp-and into the upper part
of the chamber are placed in the manner shown in Fig. 1 covered vessels e e e con-
taining the various foods to be cooked or heated. The whole is covered or enclosed
by the dome f. extending downward outside the walls of the chamber so as to leave a
small space between the cover and the walls of the chamber, through which space
the water condensed on the cover falls into the said reservoir.
The steam chamber is preferably cylindrical above at 6 and, narrowing below is
supported by the hollow stem a terminating below in the flange foot_c. The water
reservoir c¹ is preferably annular and surrounding said stem above the flange foot,
four or more depressions d in the floor of the reservoir serve to support the latter from
the flange foot e to which the said depressed parts are secured or attached; small
perforations & passing these depressed parts d and the wall of the flange foot place the
interior of the latter in communication with the reservoir.
d¹
If desired the cover / may be removed and the vessels adapted to rest upon the
upper rim of the steam chamber as shown in Fig. 2.

page_text: 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 ;-
1) Steam cooking or heating apparatus comprising the chamber a b c and water
reservoir c' in connection therewith.
2) The combination with chamber 6 supported by hollow stem a and foot c, of
water reservoir c¹ surrounding said stem and in communication with said foot c;
and cover substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 2nd day of January 1888.
JOHN BECK.
By Herbert & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand,
London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.