US1528231A - Egg poacher and placer - Google Patents

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Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

WQQDSN, 0F LQS ANGELES., GALIFORNIL ,394033K AND 131.4493533.

lamination nee January-i4, @1924. vserial no.v 686,078.

To all whom t may camera.'

Be it known that LGR-Annes WV. WVeoDsoN, a citizen of Ithe United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the-ceuntyef'Los yAngeles and State off Gali-fcnnia, haveinven-te'd new and usefulvlmprovements in Egg Poaehers and Placers, of wjlrich the 'fiel-lowing -is 'a specification. p

' My inventionlis-anlegg 'poacherlfand-placer and the main objeettlieieetis toprovide such a device "'by 1` means (if-:Which eggs 1may be properly '-pcached without-#breaking and conveniently laced P on@ to' ast er a 'plate-Fte be eaten. Arnot ercbje'etnl the invention iste provide an eOg poacher and placer which will be sinipe in construction, eitieient in operation and" cheap :to :'manii'facture.

' Other objectsand advantages will appear hereinafter, fand 'while I shoiv herewi-tlrand willdescribe a preferredfform of const-ructionJ Ido notz'fliniit myself :torsuchipre'terred form, but that -varioischanges and ada-ptations may be `lmade V"therein uwit-hout dep-artn ing from the spirit of myfinventi'ones llereinafter claimed.

My objects are'attained'by'thedevice illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which, V

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a preferred form of my invention in closed position for poaching eggs.

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and in the same position as in said ligure.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but in open position or in the position it assumes in placing the eggs.

Fig. 4 is a partial vention.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing 1 indicates a frame comprising a strap of metal bent in the form of two parallel side members 2 and 3 and rounded end members 4 and 5 and divided transversely in the middle by a partition strip of metal 6, said frame being mounted i plan view of my 1nvon four legs 7, two of which are secured to side member 2 and two to side member 3, each leg being secured near an end of a side member.

Pivotally mounted within the frame 1 within the spaces between the partition 6 and the ends res ectively of said frame are a pair of dish egg rece tacles 8 and 9 respectively, which receptac es are semi-circular Ain cross section. Each r'receptacle 8 and9 -is composed of'two sections 10` and 1l, which are quarter-circular in cross section and meet 'at their inner longitudinal edges to close the receptacle. Each section 10 and 1-1 is pivotedfat itsendsat the intersections of its inner and upperedges by screw pivots 12 and 153 which extend loosely throughsaid intersections, the screw l12 seating in the partition -6 and the'screw 13 vseating in an end vvmember 4 'or 5,the1'fe 'being washers Vl2a and 18e, respectively, on said screws between one end of said sections andfsaid partition and between the' otherends of said sections and'said "end members respectively. Strip- V pers i124 and l5 t within theegg receptacles kShawl f9 respectively, `and =each stripper is formed in -t'wo sections 16; and 17 Ifitting against the inside at the upper edges of the receptacle Vsections 10 and l1'1 respectively, the sections of said istrippersbeing secured at one endl -to V'partition -6 and "atl'their other ends to the irameend V members 4 rand 5 respectively. f

A standard 18 fis 'formed with a fork 19 at its "lower end which stradtlles the Vupper edge of the ypartition 6 at themiddle thereof and the members of said Vfork are secured to opposite sides of said partition so that said standard stands up Jfrom said partition. A sleeve 20 surrounds said standard 18 and a spring 21 surrounds the standard above said sleeve, bearing at its lower end against the upper end of said sleeve and at its upper end against a knob 22 secured on the upper end of said standard, which spring normally holds said sleeve in the lowermost position with the lower end against the upper edge of partition. Rods 23 and 24 are connected at their upper ends tolugs 25 and 26 respectively on the upper end of sleeve 2O and at their lower ends to arms 27 and 28 o-n the inner ends of the sections 10 and 11 respectively of receptacle 8.

Rods 29 and 30 are connected at their upper ends to lugs 25 and 26 and at their lower ends to arms 81 and 82 on the inner ends of the sections 10 and 11 respectively of receptacle 9. A pair of depending arcuate arms 88 and 34 are formed on the upper end of sleeve 20. The receptacles 8 and 9 are provided with perforations 35 in their sections 10 and 11.

The device placed in a kettle ot water and an egg broken in each receptacle 8 and 9 and poached therein. The device is then removed from the kettle, (the Water passing out of said receptacles through the perforations and placed over two pieces oi toast or over a plate, whereupon the operator places the-palm of one hand upon knob 2 and with his first two lingers pulling upwardly on arms 33 and 34 raises the sleeve 2O against Vthe tensio-n of the spring 21, which, in turn, through rods 23 and 24 and rods 29 and 30, swings the sections 10 and 11 of receptacles 3 and 9 respectively upwardly 90, as shown in Fig. 3, and the eggs are stripped by strippers 14 and 15 from said receptacles and delivered therefrom and placed on the toast or plate.

Upon releasing the arms 33 and34 the spring 21 returns the parts to their normal position as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 1.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent is:

1. A device as disclosed including a frame, a receptacle pivotally mounted in said iframe in which eggs are poached, a standard upstanding from said frame, 'a sleeve slidable on said frame, a knob on the upper end of said frame, a spring surrounding said rod above said sleeve and bea-ring at its 'ends against said sleeve and said knob, arms on said sleeve to be engaged by the iingers to lift the sleeve against the tension of said spring, and rods connected to said receptacle and to said sleeve for swinging said receptacle on its pivot for dumping said receptacle when said sleeve is lifted.

2. A device as disclosed including a frame,

a dished receptacle split longitudinally into two sections for poaching the eggs, said sections being pivoted at their meet-ing corners to said frame, a standard lupstanding from said frame, aasleeve slidable on said standard, a knob on the upper end of said standard, a spring surrounding said standard above said sleeve and bearing at its ends against said sleeve and said knob, arms on said sleeve to be engaged by the fingers to raise said sleeve against the tension of said spring,n and rodsl connected to said sections and to said sleeve for swinging said sections apart to deliver the egg from saidvreceptacle when said sleeve -is raised..

3. A device as disclosed'including a frame, a. dished receptacle split longitudinally inte two sections for poaching the eggs, said sec-. tions being pivoted at their meeting corners to said frame, a standard upstanding from said -tranne, a sleeve slidable on said standard, a knob on the upper end of said standard, a spring surrounding said standard above said sleeve and .bearing at its ends against said sleeveand said knob, arms on said sleeve to be engaged bythe lingers to raise said sleeve against the tension oi'lsaid spring, and rods connected tosaid sections and to said sleeve'l'or swingingsaid sections apart to deliver .the egg from said receptacle when said sleeve is raised, and a stripper engaging the inside of said sections for stripping the eggs from the receptacle when saidy sections are swung apart.

CHARLES w. wooDsoN.

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