Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1887
Complete Left, 27th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 1st June, 1888
I, HENRY FRICKER, of 4 Great Portland Street, Oxford Street, Middlesex, Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct, arrange and apply a series of cooking
utensils capable of being fitted within a vessel to enable various foods to be cooked by
steam heat derived from a small quantity of water contained in a lower vessel, the
heat to which is imparted by an ordinary oil lamp or gas flame which passes through
an aperture in the bottom vessel to impinge upon the water container. Some of the
food containing vessels have perforated sides for the passage of steam and others are
entirely closed for cooking by steam heat acting upon the outside of said vessels, the
whole of said vessels being enclosed by an outside canopy, or covering, within which
are channels for the reception of the condensed steam, which by suitable means is led
back to the first named water vessel.
Instead of the water vessel, such as when baking, or roasting, has to be carried on,
the flame of the lamp or gas may impinge against the bottom of the lower vessel
inserted into the casing and by means of trivets or folding frames, a joint can be
roasted by the surrounding heat and hot air which is retained within and around the
vessels by means of the canopy and outer covering. Other vessels are placed above
the joint, perforated or not, for the free passage of heated air between and among
them. Pies can be baked and other processes of cooking can be effected.
The whole of the vessels or appliances are made to fit within one another in a very
compact manner and when enclosed by the outer covering and secured in position
forms, so to speak, a kitchen in itself for ready transport specially applicable for
Pic-nic parties, Boating parties, Travelling for Emigrants and others.
Dated this 16th dox of November 1887
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Fricker.

page_text: I HENRY FRICKER of 4 Great Portland Street, Oxford Street, Middlesex, Manager
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 construct, arrange and apply a series of cooking
utensils capable of being fitted within a vessel to enable various foods to be cooked by
steam heat derived from a small quantity of water contained in a lower vessel, the
heat to which is imparted by an ordinary oil lamp or gas flame which impinges upon
the water container.
Some of the food containing vessels have perforated sides for the passage of steam,
and others are entirely closed for cooking by steam heat acting upon the outside of
said vessels, the whole of said vessels being enclosed by an outside canopy or covering.
Instead of the water vessel such as when baking or roasting has to be carried on,
the flame of the lamp or gas (atmospheric) may impinge against the bottom of a
screen or heat diffuser inserted into the casing and by means of trivets or folding
frames, a joint can be roasted by the surrounding heat and hot air which is retained
within and around the vessels by means of the canopy and outer covering. Other
vessels are placed above the joint perforated or not for the free passage of heated
air between and among them. Pies can be baked and other processes of cooking can
be effected.
The whole of the vessels or appliances are made to fit within one another in a
very compact manner and when enclosed by the outer covering and secured in position
forms so to speak, a kitchen in itself for ready transport, specially applicable for
Pic-nic parties Boating parties, Travelling, for Emigrants and others.
Figure 1 of the annexed drawings, is a sectional elevation of the cooking apparatus
when steam heat is employed for cooking food by moisture.
Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of the same apparatus, but with another bottom
plate through which a hole is formed, said hole being covered by a screen or heat
diffuser when the apparatus has to be used for dry heat cooking, such as for
Roasting or Baking whether it be Meat or Poultry, Vegetables such as Potatoes, or
Pies, or Pastry.
The apparatus when used for cooking purposes has the appearance shown at
Figure 3, a portion of the outer vessel being removed to show the door of the inner
casing the opening of which, enables, when cooking by dry heat, any of the internal
dishes or trays to be removed.

page_text: Figure 4 shows the apparatus with the stand reversed and the apparatus enclosed
within the legs of the stand for ready transport.
According to Figure 1 A is an open shallow tray or dish with a sunken central
portion forming a water well. The outer edge of this water tray rests upon a ring-
band B of the stand C having four legs D. E. F. G.
H is a metal dish provided at its bottom with hinged legs (which may be folded
up against the sides for packing) to support the dish H above the level of the water,
the sides of the dish being perforated.
I, I, are supports within a barrel or inner cylinder J; on which supports I, I, a
second dish K can be fitted. The bottom of the inner barrel or cylinder J, rests upon
the shallow water tray A in the well, immersed in the water making a water seal,
which closes it against the atmosphere.
Lis another dish resting on the top of the inner barrel or cylinder J, and is covered by
a lid M so that the chamber or space within the inner cylinder is hermetically closed,
or nearly so.
N is a canopy or covering which encloses the inner barrel or cylinder J and con-
sequently the dishes within it. This canopy or covering is dropped over the inner
cylinder its bottom edge resting on the step piece of the shallow water vessel but at
a slight distance from the edge of said vessel so that the water is kept just above the
beading or rim P to ensure that no steam can escape or air be admitted.
An ordinary oil lamp or a gas jet (atmospheric) placed under the shallow water
vessel A will heat the water and produce steam sufficient to cook all the food that may
be within the dishes, which may vary in number according to the size of the apparatus
and the requisite quantity of food to be cooked.
If the two dishes K. L only be inserted into the apparatus the lid M fits the top of
the barrel or inner cylinder J to enclose the two dishes only.
To utilize the apparatus for baking or roasting I dispense with the water vessel A
and substitute therefor a similarly made tray or bottoin A¹ for the inner barrel or
cylinder J, and also the outer covering or canopy N to rest upon. This bottom tray has
an aperture through its centre and above the aperture a screen Q with a clear space
round it, so that the heat derived from a lamp or from a gas flame (atmospheric) can
enter the inner cylinder and be diffused by the screen or heat diffuser Q for cooking
food by dry heat, said heat being confined within the inner barrel or cylinder J for
that purpose..
The step piece of this shallow vessel may be perforated at R for the escape of the
superfluous heated air from between the inner vessel J and canopy N.
I have shown the two dishes K, L, perforated near their upper edges, but the sides
may be plain when the pie crust is formed on the top edge, but for rice, sago, semo-
lina, the holes round the sides allow the heat to attack and brown the top, this being
assisted by reflected heat from the bottom of the upper dish.
The inner dishes can be removed at any time by the door S of the inner cylinder,
(see Figure 3,) being opened.
Cooking whether by steam heat or by dry heat, by my apparatus, requires no attention
during the cooking operation.
The bottom A¹ is made to fit within the bottom A and when the dishes H, K, L
are inserted within one another and within the inner cylinder or barrel J in compact
order and the stand reversed as at Figure 4, and the apparatus placed within the
legs as there shown, a simple cord tied across the top enables the whole of the apparatus
to be carried by hand.
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. As part of an apparatus in which cooking by moist steam heat is effected, the
free or open shallow water vessel A, for the reception and immersion of the lower
part of the inner barrel or cylinder J and stepped for the reception of the canopy or
outer covering N, the lower end of which is also immersed as described.

page_text: 2. As part of an apparatus in which cooking by dry heat is effected, the holed
bottom tray A¹ provided with a heat diffuser for the distribution of dry heat within
the inner barrel or cylinder J as described.
3. In a portable cooking apparatus, the combination of the stepped bottom
tray A or A, the inner barrel or cylinder J, the lid M, the outer covering or canopy
N, all fitted and acting as and for the purpose or purposes set forth.
постыг day от арг 1000.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said H. Fricker.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said H. Fricker.