Improvements in Apparatus for Shaping, Lidding, Ornamenting, and Finishing Meat, Fruit, and other "Raised" Pies.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 16th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 14th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 29th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Shaping, Lidding, Ornamenting, and
Finishing Meat, Fruit, and other "Raised" Pies.
I, FRANCIS JAMES of Market Street Longton, in the County of Stafford
Confectioner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention takes the form of a mould or ring of wood or metal or either,
circular, oblong or square in shape and open at the top and bottom. The mould
or ring may be either divided in the centre, into two parts and united together at
one side with a hinge (thus allowing the mould or ring to be opened and closed at
will) or may be a perfect undivided mould or ring. The outside of the top edge of
such mould or ring is "turned up" to a cutting edge and the inside thereof is
indented with an ornamental design. To the back of such mould or ring and
hinged thereto is a circular oblong, or square die or plunger with bevelled edge
ornamented or notched at the top and sides of such bevelled edge which when
pressed down upon the pie unites the pie lid to the outside case ornamenting the
same and cutting off all superfluous paste.
1000
FRANCIS JAMES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Shaping, Lidding, Ornamenting, and
Finishing Meat, Fruit, and other "Raised" Pies.
I FRANCIS JAMES of Longton in the County of Stafford Confectioner, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved machine or apparatus for making meat,
fruit or other "raised" pies and takes the form of a mould hoop or ring of wood or
metal (preferably metal) circular oval square or other desired shape open at the
top and bottom. The mould hoop or ring may be divided in the centre (or at any
other desired point) into two parts and when so divided is jointed together at one
side by a hinge thus allowing the said hoop mould or ring to be opened or closed
remain
at will as shown in Figure 1. A of the annexed drawings or the same may
an undivided mould hoop or ring open at the top and bottom. The outside of the
top edge of the mould hoop or ring is turned or fitted up (either hollow or straight
preferably hollow) to a "cutting edge" the inside whereof being plain or
ornamented as the case may be with various designs as shewn in Figure 1B of
annexed drawings. To the back of such mould hoop or ring and hinged thereto in
order that it may be raised and lowered at will is a circular, oval, square or other
shaped die or plunger of wood or metal (preferably the latter) the under side of
which is bevelled as shown Figure 1 C. of annexed drawings the face of the bevel
may be indented with ornamental designs or remain plain as shown Figure 1 D.
The under side of the rim of die or plunger Figure 1 E is turned to a flat surface
and is intended to fit upon the "cutting edge" before referred to when the machine
or apparatus is closed. Round the inside edge of such flat surface and nearest to
the base of the bevel are arranged teeth or other ornamental designs for the
purpose of ornamenting the top and inside edge of the pie. Through the centre
of the die or plunger a hole of desired diameter is bored for the purpose of
allowing the air to escape when the die or plunger is pressed down upon the pie
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page_text: Figure 2.J. To further describe my said invention I refer to the annexed
drawings.
Figure 1 represents the machine or apparatus partially open with the die or
plunger raised the mould hoop or ring hinged together at the side the "cutting
edge" and ornamentations as also a latch at one side for the purpose of securing
the mould hoop or ring when in use.
Figure 2 is a section of the machine or apparatus showing bevel of die or
plunger C turned up to a "cutting edge" of mould hoop or ring B under side of
die or plunger with flat surface before described on cutting edge with teeth or
other ornaments round base of bevel E. In some cases it is expedient that the
cutting edge of mould hoop or ring should be "turned up a straight bevel in
which case a corresponding groove to fit the bevel is turned on the flat surface of
the die or plunger as shown in Figure 3 of annexed drawings.
"
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion & in what manner it is to be performed I declare what I claim is
"
The construction of a machine or apparatus for making meat fruit & other raised
pies having a divided or undivided mould hoop or ring open at the top & bottom
which when divided may be joined together at one side with a hinge the top
outside edge of such mould hoop or ring being "turned up to a cutting edge as
before described and having hinged to the back a die or plunger bevelled turned
and ornamented in manner herein before set forth and more particularly described
in and by the annexed drawings Figures 1. 2. 3 & 4.
Dated this 13th day of March 1893.
FRANCIS JAMES.