A New or Improved Luncheon and like Basket or Box.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th June, 1895-Accepted, 27th July, 1895.
A New or Improved Luncheon and like Basket or Box.
I GUSTAVE RENAUDY of 17 Arlington Street, W., Chef, 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 relates to an improved basket or box for carrying food and the '
like for luncheon or other purposes, and has for its object to provide an article of
this description which will afford greater conveniences than the ordinary arrange-
ment.
In carrying out my invention I employ a rectangular or other shaped box formed
from metal or other suitable material, and of a size sufficient to carry plates and
other articles to be used in preparing luncheons or other meals. This box is
divided into two parts by means of a vertical partition at the back, the rear
chamber, which is of smaller dimensions, being employed as an ice box. This ice
chamber extends completely across the back of the box, and when the box is in
use this chamber is filled to a suitable height with broken ice, a tap at the lower
end being provided to draw off the water when required.
The front of the box is hinged to the bottom so that it can turn down and
expose the interior. The lid is removable, and fits inside the top of the box when
the front of the latter is closed, a suitable catch being employed to secure the
parts.
Inside the main chamber of the box a series of trays is fitted, slides being
secured to the sides of the box, similar to those employed in ovens, on which the
trays rest.
When the front of the box is opened, the trays can be slidden out,
or in, as required, the food, plates, and the like being placed upon the trays.
Each tray is formed with a rim around its edges and a wire grill or second tray
is placed in each of the ordinary trays. This grill raises the articles carried above
the surface of the ordinary trays, permitting a free circulation of air around every
part.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the box with the front opened,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing the box closed, and
Fig. 3 is a plan with the lid removed.
The box is divided into two main compartments A and A' by means of the
partition a extending vertically across the box towards the back.
The compartment A¹ serves as an ice chamber as above mentioned, and is
partially or completely filled with ice, a tap a¹ at the bottom being employed to
turn off the water when required.
The front B of the box is hinged to the bottom so that it can turn down to
expose the chamber A. A small catch b or any other suitable device serves
to secure this front in closed position.
To the sides of the box inside the chamber A are secured the slides C formed
from lengths of angle iron riveted or otherwise fixed in place.
These slides serve to carry the flat trays D which extend completely across the
chamber.
Each tray is formed with a rim d around its edge, this rin serving to retain the
wire grill E in position when the latter is placed on the tray.

page_text: This grill is formed from a series of wires_secured together by means of two or
more stouter wires extending across them. These cross wires raise the grill a short
distance above the surface of the trays forming an air space underneath the materials
carried.
In the arrangement I prefer to employ a larger number of slides than of trays,
so that the distance between the trays can be varied, making room for the different
sizes of articles.
The cover F is detachable, and fitted in place by means of a small rim at its
edge. This cover is provided with a handle fat the centre, the handles a² serving
for carrying purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1.) An improved luncheon basket or box formed in two compartments one
serving as an ice compartment and the other for food and the like, a series of
trays in the latter compartment carried on slides, and a hinged door at the front
giving access to the trays, substantially as described and for the purposes
specified.
(2.) An improved luncheon basket or box formed with an ice chamber at the
back, and a hinged front, provided with a series of trays carried by means of
slides, and a set of wire grills fitted in the said trays, substantially as described,
and for the purposes specified.
(3.) The improved luncheon basket or box, formed in two compartments, and
with a hinged front provided with a set of trays and grills which slide into position,
and a removable cover all constructed substantially as described and shown in the
accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 20th day of June 1895.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.