Bronchial Vaporizer and Food Warmer Combined.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd May, 1887.
Complete Left, 27th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Sept., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Bronchial Vaporizer and Food Warmer Combined.
ALFRED DRAKE 24 Churton Street Pimlico London Ironmonger and CHARLES
HASSAM 65 Frith Street Soho London Printer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A saucepan or receptacle for water of metal or other material, having a tube of
metal or other material connected with the interior thro an orifice in its side. The
said tube having an insulating cover of wood or other material, over the whole or part
of its surface, with a stuffing box at its extremity thro' which passes a tube or tubes
sliding in or out, & having perforations at its further end for the emission of steam.
The whole terminating with an insulating cap by which the telescopic tubes may be
drawn in or out as required.
Into the aforesaid saucepan or recepticle, a vessel of metal or other material fits, in
which beef tea, gruel & other necessaries of the sick chamber can be placed for the
purpose of making or warming.
ALFRED DRAKE.
CHAS. HASSAM.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Bronchial Vaporizer and Food Warmer Combined.
We, ALFRED DRAKE, Ironmonger, of 24 Churton Street, Pimlico, and CHARLES
HASSAM, Printer, of 65 Frith Street, Soho, both in the County of Middlesex, 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 consists of a contrivance, constructed of tin or any other metal, to
hold and contain water, the whole being soldered or rivetted together, circular or any
other shape, with a handle fixed at the top portion of the kettle, with a cylindrical
tube attached to the top of the kettle; on one side of the handle, with a tapered
telescopic tube fixed on the other side of the handle on the top portion of the kettle,
at the end of the tapered telescopic tube is a box constructed with a lid hinged on the
upper and outside, with a perforated taper tube passing through the box, and partly
outside of the end or point of the box.
We prefer to construct a vessel or saucepan either in metal or earthenware with an
insulated handle attached, this vessel being made slightly tapered, fits securely into
the cylindrical tube attached to the top of the kettle, this cylindrical tube being open
at the bottom, and the water being supplied down this said tube, with a saucepan
lid to cover the top, so that when the saucepan is fitted into the cylindrical tube it
comes in contact with boiling water, this saucepan being tapered closes up the opening
and this same cover or lid fits on the top of the saucepan.
The saucepan can be used for making or warming any liquid such as beef tea, gruel,
milk, and such like without any additional room being required on the fire, than that
required for the kettle.
And in order that our Invention may be thoroughly understood, we may now
proceed to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters
and figures marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents the elevation of the kettle or vessel to hold water marked A,
the handle E, the cylindrical tube B, in which the saucepan C, fits in, with the lid D,
and the telescopic tapered tube or tubes F, with a diffuser H, with a lid hinged,
marked K, with a tapered perforated tube J, passing through the diffuser to emit the
generated steam.
Figure 2, is the plan of the kettle or vessel showing the handle E, in the centre at
the top, the cylindrical tube B, in which the saucepan is inserted, with the tapered
telescopic tube F.
Figure 3, the saucepan. Figure 4, the diffuser closed. Figure 5, the diffuser
open, showing the perforated tube J.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures.
A, the kettle or vessel to hold the water.
B, the cylindrical tube in which the saucepan fits.

page_text: D, the d or cover for both the cylindrical tube and saucepan.
E, the handle.
F, the tapered telescopic tube or tubes.
G, the joints of the tube.
H, the diffuser.
J, the perforated tube fixed inside the diffuser and projecting outside.
K, the lid.
L, the hinge of the lid or cover.
Having now fully described the nature and object of our Invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, we claim the following as new and novel :—
First. The combination of the kettle A, with the telescopic tapered tube F, with
the diffuser H, to soften and molify the atmosphere of a sick chamber, by the emission
of steam, through the perforations J, in the end of the tapered telescopic tube F,
substantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Secondly. The combination of inserting a saucepan C, in the kettle A, down the
tube B, to make or warm beef tea, gruel, milk or such like, at the same time as the
kettle is in full operation of emitting medicated steam to the sick chamber, substantially
herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly. We claim the utility of the kettle or vessel to be used as an ordinary
kettle for heating water, substantially herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.