Improvements in Toasting Forks.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 22nd Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toasting Forks.
I, WILLIAM MOLINEAUX of 76 Heath Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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These improvements consist in making a Toasting fork which may be left by the
attendant without holding, the bread or other article requiring to be toasted, being
reversed by a simply operation without being removed from the prongs, while the
fork may be removed to any convenient distance without causing the attendant more
than a moment's trouble.
The fork is made with three or more prongs. The prongs are mounted on a small
bracket which terminates at the top in 2 pivets which are sprung into 2 holes placed
opposite each other at the end of the tube handle of the fork. The prong bracket is
provided with a stop ou each side where the pivets enter into the tube handle and
these stops coming into contact with a flange placed round the tube handle prevent
the prong bracket moving beyond a right angle with the tube handle, and thus making
it perfectly rigid when the article to be toasted is being placed on the prongs.
In addition to the Toasting fork as above described there is a loose metallic part which
is of such shape that it can be hung from one of the bars of the grate. It is also
supplied with a vertical arm which rests against the grate bars and it has a horizontal
arm which projects from the grate say 6 inches or any suitable distance. This horizontal
arm is made so that it slips inside the tube handle which thus allows the toasting fork
to be placed close to the fire or it can be instantly removed to any convenient distance
up to the extreme end of the hanger. When the bread has been toasted on one side the
fork is withdrawn from the hanger, and by simply turning the handle round, the prong
bracket by its own gravity falls, and thus presents the other side of the article to be
toasted to the fire, and the fork is again replaced on the hanger until the operation is
complete.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Toasting Forks.
I WILLIAM MOLINEAUX of 76 Heath Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Engineer 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 :—
These improvements consist in making a Toasting Fork which may be left by the
attendant without holding the bread or other article requiring to be toasted-Being
reversed by a simple operation without being removed from the prongs-while the fork
may be removed to any convenient distance without causing the attendant more than
a moments trouble.
The fork is made with three or more prongs. The prongs are mounted on a small
bracket which terminates at the top in 2 pivets which are sprung into 2 holes
placed opposite each other at the end of the tube handle of the fork. The prong
bracket is provided with a stop on each side where the pivets enter into the
tube handle and these stops coming into contact with a flange placed round the tube
handle prevent the prong bracket moving beyond a right angle with the tube handle,
and thus making it perfectly rigid when the article to be toasted is being placed on
the prongs.

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In addition to the toasting fork as above described there is a loose metallic
part called the hanger which is of such shape that it can be hung from one of
the bars of the grate, the hanger is supplied with a vertical arm which rests
against the grate bars and it has on the bottom of the said vertical arm an elbow
or hook called the rest, this rest is made so that another loose part called the ring can
be hung on the said rest when required. This ring is bent round or of such shape
that a small casting fastens the two ends of the ring together, in this small casting
there is made a hole or eyelet to allow the foresaid bent elbow or hook on the bottom
of the vertical arm to fit inside and fasten the ring and rest together. This ring is
placed on the bottom of the hanger for the purpose of putting on a plate or tin
when cooking anything of a greasy nature and thus prevent all greasy liquids
from dropping on the hearth. The hanger has also a horizontal arm which pro-
jects from the grate say six inches or any suitable distance. This horizontal arm
is made so, that it slips inside the tube handle which thus allows the toasting fork
to be placed close to the fire or it can be instantly removed to any convenient
distance up to the extreme end of the hanger. When the bread has been toasted
on one side the fork is withdrawn from the hanger, and by simply turning the
handle round, the prong bracket by its own gravity falls, and thus presents the
other side of the article to be toasted to the fire, and the fork is again replaced
on the hanger until the operation is complete.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings in
the herein before described Invention, the hanger comprises the horizontal and
vertical arms as represented, thus.
A indicates the vertical arm that hangs on and rests against the grate bars
with two lips B. B. for the purpose of keeping the horizontal arm C. perfectly
straight and prevent it from moving when placed on the grate bars. D has
-reference to the rest on the bottom of the vertical arm were the ring E and F.
the cast hole or eyelet fits on the rest D, the horizontal arm C. slips inside the
tube handle G. which allows the fork to be placed at any suitable distance from the
fire. H has reference to the flange on the end of the tube handle G. and I. I. were
the two stops and pivots enter.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my Invention and the manner
the same is to be performed,
I declare that I claim as my Invention of improvements in Toasting Forks the
construction and arrangement of parts herein before described and illustrated in the
accompanying representations.
Dated this Twenty-first day of January 1890.
WILLIAM MULINEAUX.