Improved Machine for Use in Raising and Lidding Pies.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 1st July, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Machine for Use in Raising and Lidding Pies.
We, EDWIN FROST 34 Trentham Road, Longton Staffs, Baker and Confec-
tioner, and GEORGE HOLBROOK Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, Wood-turner,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This our invention has reference to an improved machine for use in raising and
lidding meat and other pies, the object of our invention being to construct such
machines so that the same lever is available for use for moulding and lidding such
pies, instead of a separate lever for moulding and lidding.
In carrying our said invention into practice, between two vertical or nearly
vertical ears or lugs radially fixed or cast on the upper surface of a suitably shaped
metallic base plate we fit a suitably shaped metallic lever, and connect such lever
to the said lugs by means of a suitable metallic pin or bolt, and in or through
such lever we form a hole or aperture of any suitable shape and size to enable
metallic moulds or lidders to be exchanged and secured to such lever as required,
to the top side of such lever we secure by any suitable means a length of suitable.
metallic pipe, the outer end of such pipe being connected by means of a flexible or
other suitable pipe to a gas supply, the inner end of the pipe on the lever being
bent at, or at about right angles to such pipe on the lever and fitted with a suitable
burner, so that when a mould is attached or fitted to the underside of the said lever
such inner end of the pipe and burner will project a suitable distance downwards
into the mould and conduct gas to the interior of the said mould, the gas when
burning warming the interior of the mould and preventing pastry adhering to the
external surface of such moulds when the lever is brought down to form or shape
the pastry. Near to the rear end of the lever of such machines we fit or secure
by means of a bolt, thumb-screw or the like an adjustable metallic weight of any
suitable shape and size to act as a counterbalance to the said pivotted lever and
mould or lidder attached thereto.
To the upper surface of the base of such machines we attach by any suitable
means, or cast in one with same a circular or other ridge or projection so that the
tin containing the dough or paste to be formed into the shell of a pie, or the tin
containing a pie to be lidded shall be readily placed in correct position for receiving
the moulder or lidder attached to the underside of the pivotted lever, suitably
shaped gauges or metallic plates being super-imposed within or between such
projections as required, according to the size of the pie to be made.
To prevent the pie-tin being lifted when the moulder is withdrawn from the
paste within the tin, I attach a slotted metallic plate to the upper surface of the
base of such machines by means of a screw or the like, the adjustable ear or lug
at the upper end of the vertical or nearly vertical portion of which slotted plate
engages with the top edge of each tin as placed in position for use.
Dated this 28th day of September 1894.

page_text: Improved Machine for Use in Raising and Lidding Pies.
We, EDWIN FROST, 34 Trentham Road, Longton,, Staffordshire, Baker and
Confectioner, and GEORGE HOLBROOK Wolstanton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,
Wood-turper, 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:-
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This our, invention has reference to an improved machine for use in raising and
lidding, meat and other pies, the object of our invention being to construct such
machines with but one lever, so that such lever is for use both for the operation of
moulding or blocking, and lidding such, pies, instead of requiring a separate lever
for each operation of moulding and lidding.
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In carrying our said invention into practice we make such machines as herein
referred to of any suitable, size, the several parts of each machine being made of or
from cast-iron, wrought-iron, malleable cast-iron or other such suitable materiál,
or of or from any suitable metallic alloy. At one end of the upper surface of a
suitably shaped metallic base plate we cast or fix two suitably shaped vertical or
nearly vertical ears or lugs at a suitable distanco apart, and between such lugs we
fit a suitably shaped metallic, or metallic and wood lever by means of a suitable
metallic pin or bolt, and in or through such lever we cast or otherwise form a
circular or other suitably shaped hole or aperture to enable suitable metallic
blockers or lidders to be interchanged, and be secured, to such lever by means of a
metallic bolt or screws, passing through the side of such lever where such blockers
and lidders fit into same, near to the rear end of such lever we fit or secure by
menus of a metallic bolt, thumb-screw or the like an adjustable metallic weight of
any suitable shape aud size to act as a counterbalance to the said pivotted lever,
and the blocker or lidder attached thereto.
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To the top side of such lever at a suitable distance from the counterbalancing
weight we secure by any suitable means a length of suitable metallic pipe, the
outer end of such pipe we connect by means of india-rubber or other suitable
flexible,piping to any suitable gas supply, the inner end of such metallic pipe being
bent at right angles, or at about right angles to the length, of the pipe on the lever,
and may be fitted with a suitable, burner,, so, that when a blocker or lidder is
attached or fixed to the said lover, the inner end of the said pipe, or the inner end
of the pipe and burner will project a suitable distance into the blocker or moulder,
and conduct gas to the interior of the said mould, the gas when burning warming
the interior of the mould and preventing the pastry or dough of the pie from
adhering to the exterior surface of the blocker when the lever is brought or pulled
down to form, or shape the pastry or shell of the pie.
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To the upper surface of the base plate of such machines we attach by any
suitable means, or we cast in one with same a circular, oval or otlier suitably shaped
ridge or projection of suitable height, so that the tin or dish containing the dough
or paste to be formed into the shell of a pic, or the tin or dish containing a pie to be
lidded can be readily placed in correct position for receiving the blocker or 'lidder
attached to the aforesaid pivotted lever. To prevent. the pie-tin or dish being
lifted when the blocker or lidder is withdrawn from the paste or dough in the tin
or dish we attach a suitably shaped slotted metallic plate to the front part of the
upper surface of the base plate of such machines.by means of a metallic screw, bolt
or the like, the adjustable ear or lug at the upper cud of the vertical or nearly
vertical forepart of the said slotted plate engaging with the top edge of each tin as
placed in position of use.

page_text: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pie-moulding and lidding machine made
according to our invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the base-plate of the machine shewn at Figure 1 and
a portion of the table or bench to which it is attached, the pie tin aud slotted plate
being removed.
Figure 3 is a plan view of the lever of the machine shewn at Figure 1, without
the blocker and gas-conducting pipe.
Figure 4 is an enlarged side elevation of the round metallic blocker shewn at
Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a plan view of Figure 4.
Figure 6 is a side elevation of a round metallic lidder for use in connection with
such machines for lidding pork-pies, other meat pies and fruit pies.
Figures 1, 2, and 3 are drawn about one-sixth of full size, and Figures 4, 5 and 6
are drawn about one-third of full size.
In these figures a is the base of such machines on which is cast, or fixed by
metallic screws or other suitable means a circular ridge b into which a smaller
removable ridged plate is placed or fixed, the upper metallic ridged plate d
having a circular pie-tin e-secured therein by the adjustable ear or lug of the
slotted metallic plate g.
The metallic lever / pivotted on a metallic bolt i fitted or fixed in the cars or
lugs having a suitably shaped adjustable metallic weight attached to, or fixed
to near its rear end by a metallic bolt or other suitable means, a metallic blocker k
being shewn attached or connected to such lever by a metallic bolt or screw 1, and
a short length of metallic pipe m attached or fixed thereto by screws, wire or other
suitable means. The said lever h may be provided with, or have a projection
formed on its underside to limit the extent of the stroke of such lever. It will
be understood on reference to the drawings that the pie-tin e is for small pies, when
the ridged metallic plate d is removed, a pie-tin to fit the ridged metallic plate c is
substituted, and when the said plate c is removed, a pie-tin to fit with the circular
or segmental ridge b is substituted, thus three different sizes or priced pies can be
made by the same machine, a blocker and lidder being used according to the size
of pie being made.
After the selected tin has been secured in position, a sufficient quantity of dough
or paste is first placed with such pie-tin, the gas having been turned ou and lighted
within the blocker k at the inner end of the burner or pipe m, the lever is drawn
downwards causing the heated blocker k to shape the dough or pastry in the tiu,.
after one or more shells have been thus formed meat or other filling is placed
within such pastry lined tins, such tins are then replaced in succession in position
on the base plate a, the blocker k removed from the lever, and a metallic lidder n
secured to the lever by the bolt or screw 1, a sufficient quantity of dough or
paste is then placed on the pie in the tin on the base-plato and the lever pulled
downward causing the lidder n to form a paste covering or lid to such pic.
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-
The construction of a pie-raising and lidding machine consisting of a base plate.
with suitable lugs, between which lugs a suitable removable lever is pivotted, the
said base-plate being provided with moans for securely holding round, oval or other
shaped pie-tins or dishes in which pies are to be blocked and lidded in position for
such operation, and an adjustable plate with an adjustable ear or lug for retaining.

page_text: such pie-tins on the said base-plate when the blocker or lidder is withdrawn from
the pie being made, the lever of such machines having a suitable adjustable
counterbalance weight fitted near to its rear end, and suitable removable or inter-
changeable blockers or lidders as herein substantially described and set forth.
Dated this 29th day of June 1895.