Improvements in Gridirons.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gridirons.
I, ALBERT WILLIAMS, of Courtlands, Lympstone, Devon, Butler, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved grid-iron for cooking purposes and pro-
vides an article of this kind which will keep the fish or meat being grilled or
broiled in the proper position preventing it shifting on the gridiron.
In carrying out my invention one half of the gridiron is formed with tw
additional cross bars one on each side of the bar commonly employed.. Through
these additional bars a number of small pins passes these pins projecting from the
surface of the bars for some distance. The pins project sufficiently to pass
through the other half of the grid iron when the two parts are closed together and
the bars of this second half are formed with holes which receive the pins placed
opposite to them. These pins serve to keep the article which is being cooked in
place on the gridiron. The cross bars and pins I prefer to fit to the outside of
the gridiron in such a manner as to allow of the gridiron being used without them
the pins in this case simply projecting at the outside and not interfering with the
article being cooked.
Trated thin 15th day of Hocambar 1897
GEO. H., RAYNER,
Chancery Lane, London; Agent for the Applicant.
improvements in
I, ALBERT WILLIAMS, of Courtlands, Lympstone, Devon, Butler, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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This invention relates to an improved grid-iron for cooking purposes and pro-
vides an article of this kind which will keep the fish or meat being grilled or
broiled in the proper position, preventing it shifting on the grid-iron.
In order that this invention may be more clearly described, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings on which,
Fig. 1 is a side view of a grid-iron constructed according to this invention.
Fig. 2 is a front view and,
Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.
The grid-iron is formed with the two portions A A¹ hinged together at a. The

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portion A is provided with an extension a¹ terminating in a loop a² for hanging
up or other use, and the portion A is provided with an upward extension
These portions A A' are provided with hook portions 6 b' and distance bars 62 1,3
for attaching to the bars of the grate, and retaining the grid-iron at a distance
therefrom, the two sets being provided so that the grid-iron can be turned round
and used from either side. A ring or loop C is passed over the extensions a¹ a³
to hold the two portions A. A' together. Cross bars d d are also provided on the
portion A A¹.
Upon the portion A of the grid-iron adjacent to the cross bar is mounted a
bar e which acts as the pivot for a bar f having a number of pins or points fl
which project through the bars of the portion A when the two portions of the
grid-iron are closed together. The pins or points fl serve to keep the article
which is being cooked, in place on the grid-iron. As the bar f is pivoted it can be
turned up to move the points f¹ out of the way when not required. A tray G is
also provided for catching grease and the like.
It will be seen that the grid-iron can be used either over the fire or in front
thereof, and in what ever position it is used, but especially the latter, the article to
be cooked is held in position thereon.
The construction of the grid-iron may also be varied as this does not enter into
the invention which may be applied to various arrangements, but that shown and
described is found most convenient in practice.
If desired a perforated bar may also be employed to receive the ends of the
or points. The pins or points may also be rigidly attached.
pins
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:
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(1) An improved grid-iron having pins or points on one portion thereof, so
that when the two portions are closed together, these pins or points keep the article
which is being cooked in position on the grid-iron, substantially as described.
(2) The combination with the two portions A A¹ of the grid-iron hinged at
and having hooks and distance bars bb, of a bar el adjacent to the cross bar
and acting as a pivot for the bar f having pins or points f¹ which pass through
the bars of the other portion of the grid-iron to keep the article which is being
cooked in position on the grid-iron these points being pivoted so that they can
be turned out of the way when not required, substantially as described with
reference to the drawings."
Dated this 10th day of September 1898
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.