US1546104A - Gas hot plate - Google Patents

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July 14, 1925.

G. E. PICKUP was HOT PLATE Filed Sept. 11, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTY5- July 14, 1925.

G. E. PICKUP GAS HOT PLATE Filed Sept. 11, 1922' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 3

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INVENTEIR EEEIREE E. F'lcKuF' ATTYEI.

Patented Juli, 14, 1925.

UNITED?! STAT GEORGE PICK P PYA'F oF-sro or" yawn ng; 'm'e; ssieitm arc- TH}? anam- COMPANY; 0F- NEWARK; onme ocnronarron or 0mm GAS HOT PLATE? Application flied September: 11, 1922': Serial Nd. 58%,639Q

To all whom it may-concern. v

Be it known that I, Gnonon E'..PIo-KU1 a citizen oftheUnited' States, residing.- at

Newark, in the county otLicking and State of-Oh'lo, have invented ZVCGltiLlILIlEW and useful Gas Hot Plateeof'whioh the following sa specification .The invention relates to gas heating. ap

plianees-of the-type generally known. as hot" plates,- and "the? object of ithe invention genera-11y stated is to increase theefiioiency of appliances of this-character as Well as to =i1nprovetheir-appearance? Y i I More speeifically athe obj eet "of the invention 'is to produce 't-lIOb-"PlfiltB having; enclos in'gIi side and "b-ottoin; Walls secured together in' v a s'mi-p'le and effective manner so as to form -Wi'th avtop': plate; a: housing for" the burners" which serves to prevent Waste of heatj renders the hot plate capable-of use;

0ut-0fd0ors,"r a'nd presents-a= neat and at tIZLCtlVG apfpearanee:v

In the accompanying parts may be niade by those skilled in the art" without departing: from the spirit "and scope of the; inventionras "expressed in the endin claims.

Figure 1 of the drawings isf' a perspective Fig-2 is i horlzontal sectional viewf looking upwardly? substantially in ther'plaTiie of' Fig: 3' is a vertical: sectional viewtaken:

Fig? 4*is-2v fragmentary sectional view showing adeta'il of construction; and taken in the planes of linesre l 'of 2Z1 V drawings I have illustrated but 'on'e' form 5 of my: invention; but it is contemplated that various ahangesr in the construction and arrangement ofthe Belovv each of' 'the" grids Sis supported a burner 13"upon a: rod 14 which also depends for its support upon the end plates 9." A' gas.

manifold 15 is carriedby brackets ltiiseciired upon the underside of tlietbp'pla'tel"?v for ardlythereo'fand is provided with valves 17: for controlling the flow of gas tothe burners 13.

The construction such :thatfthrough the ln terengagernentof the frontand' rear'plates Wltll theqtop, and end plates," saidf front-a'nd- 1 rearplates are firrnly ;held inpositioni- Gonsequentlj the use of belts in fastening the several lava-11s togetheravoided except in securingihe. end platesto the top '-plate'.

nient with therendr plat'esr.

The topeplate 7 is substantially rectanguhit in form having a-Fdepending flange:18 at its edges. Usua llyr in applian-ces o f this type two burners areprovided, and herein II? V r, The bottom platoon drip-pan illkeWlS Q s held infiits normalpositron hy'interengage? have shown. my top platel7 as provided two-grid openings 1'19 Whioh are rernovably supported,-,the grids 8 of usual con struction. Otherwise; the itopl plate foams a closed upper Wall for the burner chamber or housing.

The end plates 9' are): rigidly secured at their. upper edges to the underside of top plate -7 'nearfthe'opposite ends thereof. The" means for, thus securing' these parts together preferably; comprise] outwardly projecting biturcated-.- lugs 2() adapted to engage ati theirfree ends 1 the underside 1 of; the a top:

plate? andto receive"fastening bolts 2 1 en tered' through" apertures in the topp'late (Fig. 4:) Upon therear or inner side of the end plate -1s provided aupa-in of laterallypro jecting lu'gs 22-, -near'- the opposite edges 7 of said plate; adapted to'engage -Wi-th depend ingfvlugs :23 upon the under side of the top plates The diverging portions of. the bifur cated-.-lugs engage ith hosses upon-ppposite sides of thebolts 2-1, andthe construcg tion-is such; that when the clamping bolts 21; are -tightenedz a frigid connection between the end 'fra-mesand the-topplate-isohtained;

Protections 24: formed upon the underside of the' top plate aI -'e1?adap ted-= also to engage in'--the bifurjcated lugs 20 near their outer ends, and-thelower 'endsfoit said projections depend: -a short; distance beyond the lower surfaceof the lugs so astoprovide shoulders with-which the nuts of ".theelampin'gflbolts are arranged to engage and thus be held against turning. This facilitates the assembling of the parts since it renders it-unnecessary to hold the nut by means of a tool while the bolt is being turned.

The means thus provided for fastening the end plates to the top plate has been found to be exceedingly effectual, serving rigidly to hold the parts in proper relation.

The means for effecting the interengagement between the front and rear plates and 11, the top plate ,7, and the end plates 9, so as to hold said front and rear plates in position between the end plates, will now be described,

Projecting from the underside of the top plate near the front and rear thereof is a series of lugs for holding the front and rear plates 10 and 11 against lateral movement. -The lugs 25 are staggered so that the alternate lugs bear against opposite sides of the front and rear plates when the latter are pressed against the top plate. The vertical ends of each front plate 10 or rear plate 11 are wedged between an inwardly extending flange 26 on each end plate 9 and a curved shoulder 22 formed on the outer side of the lug 22. It will be remembered that the lugs 22 project from the end plate 9 and assist in securing the latter to the top plate 7. Thus, in the present instance, the upper end and the vertical edges of the front and rear plates 10 and 11 are held between two opposed surfaces, an outer surface formed by the flange 26 and the outermost lugs 25, and an inner surface formed by the innermost lugs 25 and the shoulder 22.

The lower edge of the front plate is supported in sockets 27 formed upon the inner sides of the end plates 9 as continuations of the flanges 26 (Fig. 3) and the lower edges of'the rear plate 11 are supported upon horizontal ledges 28 and between vertical flanges 29 on said ledges and the flange 26, said ledges and flanges being formed upon the inner side of each of the plates 9. Preferably the front and rear plates are constructed of sheet metal of relatively light guage, the lower edge of the front plate being beaded so as to enclose a reinforcing rod 10*, and the lower edge of the rear plate being provided with an inturned flange 30 adapted to engage in the socket provided by the ledges 28 and the flanges 26 and 29.

To receive the drip pan 12 the front plate 10 terminates at short distance above the lower edges of the end plates 9, and the latter are provided at a spaced interval below the sockets 27 with horizontal ledges 31 forming supports upon which the drip pan may slide. The flange 29 atthe rear edges of the plates 9 constitutes stops for limiting the rearward or inward movement 0f the drip pan (Fig. 3). For supporting the appliance in slightly elevated position, the end plates are provided with feet 32 formed integral therewith.

The gas burners 13 may be of any suitable or preferred construction, adapted to engage with the supporting rod 141-. The opposite ends of the latter are entered in sockets 33 formed upon the inner sides of the end plates a short distance below their centers.

The gas manifold 15 is in the form of a pipe closed at one end and open at its opposite end so as to be adapted for connection with a suitable source of gas supply. The brackets-16 for supporting this pipe may be of any preferred construction, being herein shown as formed of sheet metal and sesured at their upper rear ends to the underside of the top plate near its forward edge.

To this end each of said brackets is provided In order to receive the forward end por- 7 tion of the burner 13, and also provide for the admission of air to the burner chamber, the front plate 10 is provided with apertures 37.

It will be observed that-the construction which I have provided is extremely simple,

enabling the construction of the parts at a relatively low cost as well as their rapid assembling. By the provision of a chamber or housing for the burners, the efliciency of the appliance 15 increased through the con-.

centration of the heat upon the cooking utensils supported upon the grids. over, the enclosed chamber for the burners renders it possible to use the hot plate outof-doors where the ordinary construction is incapable of use because of excessive drafts. Finally, the appearance of the appliance is improved by reason of the fact that the housing serves to conceal the unsightly burners from view.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hot plate comprising a rigid top frame provided with one or more grid openings, a pair of rigid. end plates, means for detachably securing the end plates to the under side of the top plate at opposite ends of the latter, said end plates constituting cured t0 the top plate, said rear plate and More-- the two end plates coacting with the top plate to provide a burner chamber.

2. A hot plate comprising, in combination, a rigid top frame provided with one or more grid openings, a pair of rigid end frames bolted to the under side of the top frame at opposite ends thereof and constituting supports for the top frame, and front and rear plates interposed between said end frames beneath the top frame and interengaging with said frames so as to be held in position by the end frames when the latter are secured to the top frame.

3. A hot plate comprising, in combination, a rigid top frame provided with one or more grid openings, a pair of rigid end frames bolted to the under side of the top frame at opposite ends thereof and constituting supports for the top frame, front and rear plates interposed between said end frames beneath the top frame and interengaging with said frames so as to be held in position by the end frames when the latter are secured to the top frame, and a drip pan supported at its opposite ends by said end frames for sliding movement in a front to rear direction, the front plate having its lower end terminating above said drip pan to permit such sliding movement of the latter.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afiixed my signature.

GEORGE E. PICKUP.

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