An Improved Machine for Basting Meat.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
Date of Application, 26th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 15th May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Basting Meat.
We, ADELAIDE CATHRINE HALL, known as Lady Hall of Dunglass, and
JOHN MALCOLM, Cockburnspath, Plumber, both in the County of Haddington,
North Britain, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved machine for basting meat.
It consists of a machine carrying gravy buckets on an endless chain by means of
clock work. The machine is wound up and automatically keeps lifting the
bucketfuls of gravy from the well of the dripping pan and pours the gravy over
the joint or bird as it is roasting. The machine may consist of two upright iron
side plates, forming a framing between which is the clock work gear. The gear
may consist of a casing containing a coiled spring which is wound up from the
outside of the machine by means of a key or by means of the equivalent of a key,
such as a hand lever, operated by a ratchet wheel and pawl. In order to control
the speed of the machine, we employ a fly, such as is used in clocks and musical
boxes and we vary the speed of the machine by altering the angles of the blades;
thus any desired speed may be given to the gravy buckets. The one end of the
endless chain for carrying the buckets passes round a sprocket wheel which is
keyed upon a spindle which spindle is in gear with a toothed ring fitted around the
coiled spring box; the endless chain is thus driven direct from the rotating spring
box. The other or elevated end of the endless chain is carried around another
sprocket wheel which sprocket wheel is supported at the required angle by means
of an arm which is pivoted upon the same shaft which drives the lower sprocket
wheel. By means of a bracket piece provided with a ratchet wheel and pawl the
said arm can be set to any required angle so as to make the buckets on the endless
chain suit the meat which is roasting. In order to effect an even pour of the
gravy as each bucket passes over the top wheel, we provide the one side of each
bucket what a spout, the arrangement being such that as the bucket passes
over the top wheel the gravy is caused to escape out from the spout on to the
roast.
An Improved Machine for Basting Meat.
We, ADELAIDE CATHRINE HALL, known as Lady Hall of Dunglass, and
JOHN MALCOLM, Cock burnspath, Plumber, both in the County of Haddington,
North Britain, 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 :-
L
od machine for basting meat.

page_text: It consists of a machine carrying gravy buckets on an endless chain operated by
ineans of clock work. The machine is wound up and automatically keeps lifting
the bucketfuls of gravy from the well of the dripping pan and pours the gravy
over the joint or bird as it is roasting.
But in order that our said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the
accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is an elevation and
Figure 2 a plan of our improved machine with parts of the framing removed for
the sake of clearness.
Referring to the said drawings we employ two upright side plates A forming a
framing between which is the clock work gear. The gear may consist of a casing B
containing a coiled spring which is wound up from the outside of the machine by a
ratchet wheel b and pawl 6' operated by the hand lever C. In order to control the
speed of the machine, we employ a fly D such as is used in clocks and musical
boxes and we vary the speed of the machine by altering the angles of the blades d
thus any desired speed may be given to the gravy buckets. The one end of the
endless chain E for carrying the buckets e passes round a sprocket wheel F which
is keyed upon a spindle which spindle is in gear with a toothed ring G fitted
around the coiled spring box or casing C; the endless chain is thus driven direct
from the rotating spring box. The other or elevated end of the endless chain E is
carried around another sprocket wheel F' which sprocket wheel is supported at the
required angle by means of an arm H which is pivoted upon the shaft f which
drives the lower sprocket wheel. By means of a bracket piece H' provided with
a ratchet wheel and pawl the said arm H can be set to any required angle so
as to make the buckets on the endless chain suit the meat which is roasting. The
buckets e are constructed of two oval shaped metal plates connected together by
means of a narrow strip of similar metal which is provided with a slot or opening
whereby the buckets can be filled from the well of the dripping pan, and in order
to effect an even pour of the gravy as each bucket passed over the top wheel we
provide the one side of each bucket e with a spout e' the arrangement being such
that as the bucket passes over the top wheel F the gravy is caused to escape out
from the spout on to the roast.
A lever J is also provided for stopping and starting the clockwork gear.
We may also wind up the gear by means of a key or other equivalent in place
of the ratchet and pawl and hand lever described.
It is to be understood also that we do not limit ourselves to the precise
construction described and shewn as the various details may be varied in many
ways without departing from the scope of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1. The machine for basting meat, substantially as hereinbefore described and
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a machine for basting meat, mounting the gravy buckets e upon the endless
chain E which passes over the sprocket wheels F, F the upper wheel F¹ being
carried by the arm H pivotted on the spindle carrying the lower wheel, the said
arm being retained in position by the ratchet wheel h and pawl h' whereby the
arm can be set to any desired angle; or the mechanical equivalent of the said
arrangements; substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and
shewn in the accompanying drawings.
3. The means for winding the spring of the clock work consisting of the ratchet
wheel b and pawl & operated by the hand lever C; or the mechanical equivalents
of the same; in combination with the clock work gearing, substantially as herein-
before described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
4. The arrangement and construction of the buckets e, substantially as and

page_text: for the purposes herein before described and shewn in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 25th day of February 1897.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicants' Agents.