Apparatus for Automatically Basting Meat, Game, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Dec., 1889-Accepted, 25th Jan., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Automatically Basting Meat, Game, and the like.
DAVID HAY CROLL, Gloucester Road, Ross, Hertfordshire, England, Brewer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the basting of meats during cooking by raising the gravy by means of elevator
buckets, or cups, joined together or on belts wheels or otherwise-driven by clock-
work. water, steam, electricity, or other motive power, or by manual power-and
distributing it (the gravy) over the meat.
D. HAY CROLL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Automatically Basting Meat, Game, and the like.
I, DAVID HAY CROLL, of Gloucester Road, Ross. Hertfordshire, England, Brewer,
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 :-
My Invention relates to the automatic basting of meat, game and the like, such
operation being accomplished by the means hereinafter described in a more efficient
and economical manner than applies with existing arrangements.
In order that my Invention may be the better understood I have appended the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative of my said Invention, Figure 1 repre-
senting a sectional elevation of my improved basting apparatus and Figure 2 a
horizontal section on line A. B. Figure 1; Figures 3 to 7 showing enlarged detail
views of several of the essential parts hereinafter more particularly referred to.
The apparatus according to my Invention comprises a horizontal tray or analogous
vessel C provided with vertical supports F, F. A second tray or containing vessel D,
within which the gravy or other basting liquid is contained, is supported somewhat
inclined within the tray C by the supports or feet a, a well being provided at the
lower portion of the inclined tray D within which the gravy or other basting liquid
collects, the space thus formed between the two trays C and D being preferably filled
with water. A horizontal rod E is carried a suitable distance below the horizontal
extension of the vertical support F by the bearings e, c', rotary motion being trans-
mitted to the rod E by clockwork at G carried by a bracket secured to the oven
door B. Mounted on the rod or spindle E above the well is a skeleton wheel H
employed for actuating an endless chain or equivalent d carrying a number of buckets
or elevators e for raising the basting liquid. A mitre or bevil wheely is mounted on
the end of the horizontal rod E the teeth of which engage with those of the mitre
wheel g' so that the rotary motion of the horizonta! rod E is imparted to the carrier
spindle which revolves in a vertical plane, an inclined shoot I being employed for
distributing the basting liquid over the meat after the liquid has been raised by the
chain buckets e. This inclined shoot I is suspended by a hook from the bearing c. the
upper end bearing against the rod E Figure 6. The lower end of the shoot ] is
provided with a telescopic extension adjustable lengthwise by suitable hooks or
equivalents which attach it to said inclined shoot I.
The apparatus as shown in the drawing is employed in connection with an oven A,-
B being the door, the apparatus being supported on the horizontal tray C which is
placed in the oven in the requisite position, the door is then closed and communication
established between the clock work shaft and the horizontal rod E by the arrange-
ment shown at Figure 7. Here the bifurcated end of the shaft k is slotted as shown

page_text: at, a detachable key K being employed to establish a connection, a square head of
said key engaging in a corresponding recess in the end of the horizontal rod E, the
stem of the key passing through the oven door B whilst the crosspiece " enters the
slots of the-forked end of the shaft k. The elevator buckets I employ are shown
more particularly at Figure 5. They each consist of a shallow metallic vessel e
carried by the links of the chain or equivalent d and are formed centrally with an
aperture through which the stem of a flat metallic support d'-which retains the
bucket horizontal while ascending is passed and secured to the link adjoining, so
that the chain and buckets may be readily cleaned by rinsing in water from time to
time as required. The skeleton wheel H for actuating the chain d with its buckets e
comprises a number of arms ³ carried by the boss the rotary motion being
obtained from the rod E.
The meat, game or other article to be cooked is preferably suspended by three or
more hooks m Figure 1 loosely hung to the vertical carrier spindle h, but, in cases
where the article is too large to be rotated, or, when it is convenient that the meat
should be deposited within the tray D I employ an arrangement shown at Figure 3.
The basting liquid, in this instance, is delivered by the conveyor spout i into the
circular receiving vessel L, provided with outlets n, n. A trough M is suspended
beneath these outlets by suitable hooks, said trough being perforated with holes
throughout its under surface so that the liquid is sparged or sprinkled over the meat
whilst the carrier spindle is revolving. The carrier spindle Figures 1 and 3 is
preferably carried by its upper end in a bearing case O fitted with balls to reduce the
friction. The height of the sparging trough M relatively to the article to be basted
being readily adjustable by the set screw o. As the trough M is loosely carried
beneath the openings n, n, of the circular vessel L it will be seen that it may be
shifted from the position shown so as to describe a larger radius and thus distribute
the liquid over a larger surface once during each revolution.
Figure 4 illustrates an arrangement employed for basting more than one article
whilst cooking. In this case the basting liquid is delivered by the conveyor extension i
into the annular receiver N carried by the depending rods p, the liquid passing out
of such annular receiver through the apertures q which are of a slightly increased
diameter than the supporting hooks r.
The apparatus before described may with advantage be employed with hasteners
wherein the meat or game is cooked by direct heat of the fire; and, if desired, the
motion may be transmitted to the horizontal rod by motive power other than that
above specified, a handle for instance might be employed, which, being connected to
the horizontal rod would be actuated at intervals to raise the basting liquid by the
elevator buckets.
Also, I may under certain conditions dispense with the spout or conveyor
aforesaid, in which case the liquid would be emptied by the elevator buckets into a
small syphon flushing cistern from whence it would be automatically discharged into
a tray formed with perforations through which the liquid would be distributed over the
article being cooked.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Iinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be under-
stood that I make no claim, per se, to the employment of elevator buckets for raising
the liquid to be distributed over the article being cooked, as I am aware that same
have already been employed for such purpose prior to the date of my said Invention,
but what I claim is :-
:-
The automatic apparatus for basting meat, game and the like substantially as
herein described and shown Figures 1 to 7 inclusive of the accompanying
drawings.
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JAMES STEVENSON.
20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.