Year: 1886

page_text: I, ELIZEBETH BARBER of 65 Walterton Road St. Peters Park in the County of
Middlesex Housekeeper do hereby declare my invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
This invention consists of an appliance for basting meat automatically.
According to this invention I construct a vessel of suitable shape to contain the
fat for basting and to the bottom of this vessel I fit a series of tubes having very
fine openings at their outer ends, this vessel I provide with chains or other
suitable fastenings to suspend or otherwise fasten it to the roasting jack so that
the aforesaid tubes come within a short distance above the meat but not so as to
turn therewith.
One way of carrying out this invention is to construct a semicircular vessel say
of tin and complete the circle by means of half a ring of tin hinged to the aforesaid
vessel and to the bottom of said vessel fix the aforesaid tubes this appliance is
then suspended to the jack so as not to turn the fat therein will keep melted from
the heat of the fire and will drop through the aforesaid tubes and to the meat and
thus baste it automatically..
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will now proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which figure 1
represents perspective view of my improved appliance for basting fitted on to an
ordinary roasting jack and as it would appear when in operation. Figures 2, 3, 4
and 5 shew detached views drawn to an enlarged scale hereinafter referred to. At
each of the above figures the same letters denote the same parts.
A shews vessel of metal or other suitable material to contain the fat for basting.
A is cover of same. In the bottom of said vessel are fitted short tubes A¹ shewn
clearly at Figures 2 and 4 into which are inserted the tubes B closed at top (one
of which is shewn detached at Figure 5) these tubes have a hole B¹ corresponding
to a hole a¹ in the tubes A¹ so that by turning the tubes B round until the holes B₁
come opposite to the holes a' in the tubes A¹ the fat will flow through the tubes B
and drop on to the meat thus basting it as shewn at figure 1 but the flow of fat
may be entirely or partially shut off by turning some or all of the tubes B round
so that the holes a¹ are shut. The vessel A is suspended from an ordinary jack E
by means of the ring D passing round same and fitted with the crank arms D¹ D¹
having slots therein so as to adjust the vessel A at the required distance from the
meat by means of the suspension arms C C these arms have a stud at their upper
ends as shewn taking into the slots in the arms D.
The lower ends of the bars C are provided with key hole slots as shewn, into
one of which a stud a fitted to each side of the vessel takes so as to adjust this
vessel at a suitable heighth.
In conclusion I would remark that I do not intend to limit myself to the precise
details above described.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner to same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1st. The combination with the vessel holding the fat for basting of one or more
tubes through which the fat drops on to the meat, to be basted.
2ndly. The appliance for basting meat automatically during roasting substan-
tially as described and represented.