Improvements in and Apparatus for or connected with Aromatizing Articles of Diet and Beverages.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 6th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 2nd Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Apparatus for or connected with Aromatizing
Articles of Diet and Beverages.
I, RICHARD REEVES Cox, of "Ianthe" Lansdowne Road, South Woodford,
Essex, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to impart a fine aroma to articles of diet, and
impregnate same therewith, such for example as tea, coffee, and other substances
or materials, and also to liquids or beverages. With this object, I take grain such
for example, as malt, and according to my invention I prepare same by roasting to
a desired or suitable degree, and I then grind the grain so prepared. Such
prepared grain I then place in a suitable receptacle, and I arrange the substance
or liquid to be aromatized, so that when the prepared grain is heated to say nearly
a scorching heat, the fumes given off therefrom will act upon and impregnate the
substances or liquids to be treated and impart the desired aroma.
A suitable apparatus for this purpose is composed of a casing, say of rectangular
form, open at the top, and provided with heating apparatus within the casing, at
its lower part, such as suitably arranged gas burners. An open tray is provided
lined interiorally with non-conducting material, as asbestos, this tray is intended
to contain grain prepared as aforesaid, and is adapted to be placed within the
casing above the heating apparatus. I also provide a second tray of wire gauze,
or with a perforate, or gauze bottom, intended to contain the substance to be
aromatized such as tea, coffee, etcetera; this second tray is adapted to be placed
within the casing above the first tray, and the top of the casing may be covered
with a fabric or other cover if desired or found necessary. Upon heat being
applied to the necessary degree below the first tray, an aroma arises from the
preparation therein contained, and impregnates the substances, or liquids, contained
by, or carried within, the second tray, and by a continuance of this action for a
proper time, the substances or liquids become impregnated with the desired aroma,
and the flavour of the articles so treated thereby greatly improved.
DL: 71 of Th1906
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Apparatus for or connected with Aromatizing
Articles of Diet and Beverages.
I, RICHARD REEVES Cox of "Ianthe," Lansdowne Road, South Woodford,
Essex, Gentleman, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to impart a fine aroma to articles of diet, and
impregnate same therewith, such for example as tea, coffee, and other substances
or materials, and also to liquids or beverages. With this object, 1 take grains
such for example, as malt, and according to my invention I prepare same by
roasting to a desired or suitable degree, and I then grind the grain so prepared.
Such prepared grain I then place in a suitable receptacle, and I therein arrange or
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page_text: place the substance or liquid to be aromatized, so that when the prepared grain is
heated say to nearly a scorching heat, the fumes given off therefrom will act
upon and impregnate the substances or liquids to be treated, and impart the
desired aroma..
In order that my invention may be readily understood I will describe same with
reference to the accompanying drawings, whereon
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of my apparatus aforesaid. Fig. 2 is a
right hand end elevation of same,
Fig. 3 shews in vertical longitudinal section, an inner casing removed from the
apparatus,
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a tray adapted to contain the substance or material
to be aromatized, and
Fig. 5 is a similar view of a tray for containing the material with which the
aromatization is to be effected.
Similar letters of reference refer to like parts in all the figures.
The apparatus according to my invention is composed of an outer casing A, say
of rectangular form, open at the top and provided with heating apparatus within
the said casing A at its lower part, such as suitably arranged gas burners B as
shewn, and which should be atmospheric burners. The outer casing A above the
burners B, is fitted with a chimney or flue A as shewn at Fig. 2, by which the
products of combustion are conducted away. C is an inner casing open at the top
(shewn detached at Fig. 3) and adapted to be inserted within the upper part of
the outer casing A above the gas burners or other heating medium or apparatus B.
It is within this casing C that trays, hereafter described, are placed. D Fig. 5
is an open tray lined internally with material D¹, such as asbestos; this tray is
intended to contain grain D' prepared as aforesaid, and is placed within the
casing C above the heating apparatus. I also provide a second tray E Fig. 4 of
wire gauze, or with a perforate, or gauze bottom E¹ as shewn, intended to contain
the substance to be aromatized, such as tea, coffee, etc.; this second tray E is
adapted to be placed within the casing C above the first tray D, and the top of the
casing C may be covered with a fabric or other cover F if desired or found
necessary. Upon heat being applied to the necessary degree below the first
tray D, an aroma arises from the preparation therein contained, and impregnates
the substances, or liquids, contained by, or carried within, the second tray E and
by a continuance of this action for a proper time, the substances or liquids become
impregnated with the desired aroma, and the flavour of the articles so treated
thereby greatly improved.
When beverages are to be aromatized, such should be placed or carried in
suitable vessels within the perforated tray Fig. 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. The improvements in aromatizing articles of diet and beverages consisting in
roasting and grinding grains, such as malt, arranging the prepared grain in a
receptacle within a casing having a heating apparatus below and arranging the
substances or liquids to be arómatized above the prepared grain, whereby the
fumes given off therefrom impart the desired aroma to the substances or liquids
substantially as herein before described.
2. The construction and combination of parts composing the apparatus for or
connected with aromatizing articles of diet and beverages substantially as described
and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of November 1896.
BREWER & SON,
Loudon and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.