Improved Appliance for Supporting and Preserving the Crust of Pies, and for Collecting the Fruit and other Juice in the Pie Dish.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 27th June, 1898-Accepted, 13th Aug., 1898
Improved Appliance for Supporting and Preserving the Crust of Pies,
and for Collecting the Fruit and other Juice in the Pie Dish.
I, ADA ELIZA MORTER, of Westow Hill, Upper Norwood, County of Surrey,
Gentlewoman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for object, the construction of a curved form of cover with
an inverted funnel shape of nozzle projecting both from above and below, said
cover having a side portion removed to enable a spoon or a fork to be inserted
as occasion requires.
The cover is dome shaped to correspond to about that of a pie crust, and serves
as a base on which crust can be placed and be cut in sections for distribution
and has a hole at the side for the insertion of a spoon or fork for the removal of
the liquids and solids from the dish above which the cover is placed.
The inverted funnel shaped nozzle is preferably central, the top end being open
for the escape of steam and for freedom of the collected juice to rise and so prevent
overflow.
By the use of the article above mentioned, the pie crust is prevented from
falling, whether it be hot or cold, and portions can be cut off without risk of the
other portion falling in and becoming pappy as is generally the case particularly
with thin or rich crusts.
The cover may be oval or round in plan view to suit the shape of the pie dish
it has to be fitted on and is preferably made in metal or in potteryware for cleanli-
ness and ease of washing.
Th: 12
T
1000
Improved Appliance for Supporting and Preserving the Crust of Pies
and for Collecting the Fruit and other Juice in the Pie Dish.
I, ADA ELIZA MORTER, of Westow Hill, Upper Norwood, County of Surrey,
Gentlewoman, 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 has for object, the construction of a curved form of cover with
an inverted funnel shape of nozzle projecting preferably both from above and
below, said cover having a side portion removed to enable a spoon or a fork to be
inserted as occasion requires.
The cover is dome shaped to correspond to about that of a pie crust, and serves

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as a base on which crust can be placed and be cut in sections for distribution
and has a hole at the side for the insertion of a spoon or fork for the removal of
the liquids and solids from the dish above which the cover is placed.
The inverted funnel shaped nozzle is preferably central, the top end being open
for the escape of steam and for freedom of the collected juice to rise and so prevent 5
overflow.
My invention will be more clearly understood by reference to the annexed
drawings.
Figure 1 section of pie dish with cover of my invention on the same and having
a cone shape of nozzle projecting both above and below.
Figure 2 similar section of pie dish with a cover resting on a ledge having a
nozzle with splayed out lower part.
Figure 3 similar section of a pie dish having a cover resting on a ledge of the
dish, and provided with a nozzle projecting from the upper surface only, the
cover in all cases having a somewhat broad opening from the edge of the longer |
side of the oval cover represented for the insertion of a spoon for extracting the
contents or part thereof from the dish, such opening if so desired may be near the
end of the long oval, or at the narrow smaller part of the oval.
A, dish. B, cover. C, stram escape. D, juice collector.
E, opening in edge of cover B for insertion of spoon or fork, by which the
contents of the dish can be readily got at and removed.
F, ledge of pie dish serving to locate the cover B, as at Figures 2 and 3,
and so prevent it slipping down on end which might happen with a plain edged
dish such as is shown at Figure 1.
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With some kind of fruit or meat where there is no tendency for the juice to 2
boil up, the juice collector 1) may not be necessary, but the hole C at the top of
cover B as a projecting nozzle piece as represented serves as an escape for gener-
ated steam, the cover B acting as a support for the crust and as a base on which
the crust can be cut as desired without risk of it falling in.
The juice collector D may be part of the cover, or as a separate article with its 3
nozzle end projecting into the neck piece at C.
By the use of the article above mentioned, the pie crust is prevented from
falling, whether it be hot or cold, and portions can be cut off without risk of the
other portion falling in and becoming pappy as is generally the case particularly
with thin or rich crusts.
The cover may be oval or round in plan view to suit the shape of the pie dish
it has to be fitted on and is preferably made in metal or in potteryware for cleanli-
ness and ease of washing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:-
1. As an appliance fitting on a pie dish for supporting the crust of a pie, the
cover B with aperture E, through which the contents can be removed, in combina-
tion with a juice collector D and steam outlet C, as represented at Figures 1 and 2
on the annexed drawings.
2. As an appliance fitting on a pie dish, the cover B with central hole, as at C,
as a crust support, said cover having a spoon insertion aperture E at the edge,
as represented at Figure 3, and in which cover B a juice collector D may or may not
be used, as described.
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