Year: 1885

page_text: I, CHARLES CLIFFORD HULL of 5 Kingswood Place, Dacre Park, Lee, in the
County of Kent, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature. of my said invention
to be
as follows:
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The object of my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of
certain articles used in cooking potatoes, and other kinds of food, commonly called
-" steamers."
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In carrying out my invention I attach to the bottoms of such steamers, an
addition, the shape of which approximates to that of a frustum of a cone, the
smallest part being at the lower end. The body of the steamer may be of a cylin-
drical, elliptical, or of any other form, as usual; but the lower part, comprising my
invention is, (preferably, though not necessarily) circular in horizontal section.
The conoidal attachment is sometimes permanently fixed to the bottom of the
steamer; in other cases it is made detachable; and the conoidal sides of the same
may be made plain, corrugated, or of any other suitable form that will allow of its
being used with different sized saucepans. The form of the sides may, if preferred,
be curved. One or more perforation or perforations is or are made in the lower
part, and the diaphragm, at or near the junction of the conoid with the steamer, is.
also perforated with one or more hole or holes.
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In using my invention the conical bottom of the steamer is inserted in an 'open
topped saucepan, containing water. When the latter is placed on the fire, the
steam from the water enters the steamer, and the food is thereby prepared "as
usual.
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It will be obvious that my said invention may be carried out with "many
modifications of form and construction. *

page_text: I, CHARLES CLIFFORD HULL, of 5 Kingswood Place, Dacre Park, Lee, in the.
County of Kent, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 my invention is to effect improvements in the construction of
certain articles, used in cooking Potatoes, and other kinds of food, commonly called
" steamers."
In carrying out my invention I attach to the bottoms of such steamers, an
addition, the shape of which approximates to that of a frustum of a cone, the
smallest part being at the lower end. The body of the steamer may be of a cylin-
drical, elliptical, or any other form, as usual; but the lower part, comprising my
invention, is (preferably, though not necessarily) circular in horizontal section.
The conoidal attachment is sometimes permanently fixed to the bottom of the
Steamer, in other cases it is made detachable; and the conoidal sides of the same
may be made plain, corrugated, or of any other suitable form that will allow of its
being used with different sized saucepans.
The form of the sides may, if preferred, be curved. One or more perforation
or perforations is or are made in the lower part, and the diaphragm, at or near
the junction of the conoid with the Steamer, is also perforated with one or more
hole or holes and may be either fixed or moveable.
In using my invention the conical bottom of the Steamer, is inserted in an
open topped saucepan containing water. When the latter is placed on the fire,
the steam from the water enters the steamer and the food is thereby prepared as
usual.
It will be obvious that my said invention may be carried out with many
modifications of form and construction.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved Steamer: Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in
seetion; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a fish kettle. a is the body of the Steamer,
b is the conoidal addition thereto, and c is a perforated bottom on which the viands
rest, when cooking. The bottom c may be made fixed or moveable, and with or
without perforations, as preferred. The lower end of the conoidal addition is left
open, as shewn ab', Fig. 2; and the position when placed upon a saucepan is shewn
in Fig. 1.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that what
I claim is :-
1. The manufacture and use of cooking utensils, having the lower part 6 formed
conoidally, with an open end 61, and fixed or moveable perforated or other plate c,
substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and shewn on the
drawings.
2. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the several and
respective parts, together forming my improvements in cooking utensils substan-
tially as herein before described and shewn on the drawings.
GEO. DOWNING,
Agent for Applicant.