US1614661A - Broiler - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES FOREST V. DETWILER, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

IBROILER.

Application led Januaryy 13, 1926. Serial No. 80,999.

This invention relates to broilers and is designed more especially as an improvement upon the structure disclosed in my co-pending application iiled March 21, 1924, Serial No. 700,876.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a broiler having a heating unit combined with its base portion, it being possible readily to disconnect said heating unit from its supporting means'soas to give access to the parts of the unit and facilitate cleaning.

. Another object is to provide i a broiler which can be stamped readily from metal and which includes not only a lower plate for protecting the heating unit and collecting liquids separated by the cooking operation but also has means whereby food can be broiled, fried or roasted.

Another object is to provide a structure the parts of which are held properly assembled by the use of simple means provided for that purpose, all of the parts being readily detachable for the purpose of cleaning.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangment of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood l that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown. 1n said drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through the complete device.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the heating unit and its base.

Figure 4 is a side elevation thereof.

Fi ure 5 is a top plan view of the drip mem er of the broiler.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the grid member.

Figure 7 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the broiler showing one of the means employed for supporting the grid member above the drip member.

Figure 8 is a section on line 8 8 Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal section through a modified member which can be substituted for the grid member.

Figure 10 is a section through a portion of a modified form of heating unit.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a base plate provided with suitable supports such as legs 2 and on this plate is mounted a heating unit 3. This unit can be in the form of a block of any suitable material containing the coil 4 of an electric heater or, if preferred, a block 5 can be substituted for the block 3 the same being provided with a continuous tortuous passage 6 having parallel rows of vents 7 opening through nipples 8 on the block. In this last construction, which .has been illustrated in Figure 10, gas ca'n be used as a fuel. Where a coil 4 is employed, however, a suitable receptacle 9 is connected to the base plate 1 at a convenient point and is elec` trically connected to the coil, this receptacle being designed to receive a plug on an extension cord or the like. The block 3 is preferably formed with a recess 10 in its bottom face registering with a large opening 11 formed in the base plate 1. Longitudinal flanges 12 are provided at opposite sides of the plate 1 and each flange is formed with one or more keyhole slots 13 as shown particularly in Figure 3.

It will be noted that the block 3 is formed with parallel channels 14 extending between the coils, the said channels opening toward opposite sides of the block alternately as clearly illustrated in Figure 3. Thus a'. tortuous upstanding rib 15 is produced on the block directly above the coil. At desired intervals this rib can be intersected by transverse grooves 16 which allow hot gases to flow across the rib freely from one channel to another.

The drip member of the broiler is preferably stamped from sheet metal and is provided with a depending marginal trough or gutter 17 extending around a recess 18 adapted to receive the block 3 of the heating unit. That portion of the drip memberv eX- 100 tending over the heating unit is formed with parallel transverse depressions 18 providing drain channels 19 which open into the trough or gutter 17 and are suitabl inclined to insure flow of fluid to the gutter. 105

The depressions 18 are adapted to be supported within the channels 14 in the block of the heating unit and those portions of the drip member between the depressions 1S are formed with parallel slots 2O which are 110 located above the parallel portions of the tortuous rib 15.

The bottom of the peripheral channel or gutter 17 rests upon the mar 'nal portion ofthe base late 1 so as to e supported thereby and spending from the bottom portion or this gutter or channel 17 are lugs 21 having enlarged lower ends forming heads adapted to be inserted downwardly through the large ends of the keyhole slots 13. ABy then sliding the base plate 1 and the drip member relative to each other the lugs will enter the narrow portions ot the slots 13 and thus hold the parts together securely. rlhe base plate 1 is ot course slidable relative to the heating unit 3 so as to permity this relative movement of the drip member and the base plate while the heating unit is in position.

A. handle 22 is connected to the drip member by a downwardly offset shank 23 which serves to support the handle in a substantially horizontal position while the broiler is in use. At desired points outwardly odset ears 24 can be provided on the free edge portions ot the channel or gutter 17, these ears, as shown particularly in Figures 7 and 8 being formed with inwardly struck lugs 25 constituting supports for the' grid member or other food supporting element as hereinafter explained. One or more pouring spouts 26 can be formed integral with the outer wall of the channel or gutter 17 as shown in Fi re 5.

As heretoiie intimated dilerent types oli food supporting elements `can be used above the drip member, One of these food supporting elements is in the form ot' a grid member illustrated in top plan in Figure 6 and in section in Figures 1 and 2. This grid member is preferably stampedin a single piece of sheet metal and includes a depending'llange 27 provided, in its lower edge, with notches 28. Flange 27 is adapted to engage the inner faces of the ears 24 and the notches 28 are designed to receive the vlugs 25 which thus serve to support the grid member above but slightly away from the outer wall of the channel or gutter 17 {Outwardly and inwardly inclined flanges 29 are formed along the upper edges of the flanges 27 and surround a series of parallel grid bars 30 which are spaced apart and each of which has its opposite side portions diverging downwardly from acentral ridge 31. When the grid member is assembled with the drip mem-ber, these grid bars 30 are supported above the slots 20 in the drip member and the said bars 30 therefore serve to cause liquid to drain downwardly into the channels 19.and thence to the gutter 17. Depending aprons 32 arev formed along the free edges of the bars 30 so as to constitute side walls of the slots 33 provided between the bars. 'lhese aprons prevent the liquid reageer from flowing laterally under the bars 30 and being deposited on the slotted portion of the drip member. llt vwill be noted that the vside walls of the `channels 19 are flared upwardly at 34 to further insure drainage of all ot the liquid into the channels 19.'

lnstead of roviding a grid as a food supporting mem er, a pan 35, such as shown in Figure 9 can be used. rlhe upwardly eX- tending walls 36 of the pan are formed with a depending flange 37 and provided with notches 38 designed to receive the lugs 25 so as to be Iproperly supported in the same manner as has been illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.

Both the grid member and the pan are provided each with a handle whereby the same can be manipulated readily. 'lhe handle of the grid member has been illustrated at 39`and is extended from a downwardly odset shank 40 secured to the flange 27, 'llhese handles are so located and proportioned that when the grid member is properly located on the drip member, the two handles will Contact and can be gripped in one hand without disturbing the relative positions of the two members. The handle 41 of the pan 35 is similarly connected to the. pan by means of a downwardly offset shank 42 and should the pan be substituted for the grid member, the handle-41 would assume the same position relative to the handle 22 as has been illustrated in Figure 1.

When it is desired to cover the food being cooked, a dome-like cover 43 is used, this cover being provided with a handle 44 in the lill form of a knob or the like and being also preferably .provided with vent openings 45. rlhe lower portions of the wall of the cover are offset outwardly to provide an annular seat 46 so proportioned as to receive and bear snugly upon the upper marginal portion of the food supporting member. With this cover in place food may be baked or roasted, as will be obvious.

llmportance is attached to the fact that all or the parts 01E this structure except the handles and the block of the heating unit can be formed of sheet metal stamped to proper form, the metal being of such a nature as not to warp when subjected to the heat emanating from the unit 3. Thus the cost of producing the broiler is materially reduced. y

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit mounted on the base, a drip member cooperating with the base to house the heating unit, said member and base being detachably connected, and a ood supporting member detachably mounted and extending over the drip member.

2. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit thereon, a drip member extending over and around the heating unit and detachably connected to the base, said drip member including a marginal gutter or channel, parallel channels draining thereinto, and slots interposed between the parallel channels, and a food supporting member extending over the drip member.

3. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit mounted thereon, a drip member extending over the heating unit and having a marginal channel, said drip member being detachably connected to the base and cooperatinv therewith to house the heating unit, there being depressions in the drip member draining into the channel and slots interposed between the depression, and a food supporting member extending .t over and dctachably mounted upon the drip member.

4. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit mounted thereon,

a drip member extending overthe heating unit and having a marginal channel, said drip member being detachably connected to the base and cooperating therewith to house the heating unit, there being depreions in the drip member draining into the channel and slots interposed between the depression,

a food supporting member extending over and detachably mounted u on the drip member, a handle extending rom each of said members, said handles cooperating to provide a means for lifting both members simultaneously with one hand.

5. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit mounted thereon, a drip member extending over and around the heating unit and detachably connected to the base, said drip member having a marginal channel and intermediate channels opening into the marginal channel, there being slots in the drip member between the intermediate channels for the escape of heat from the units, laterally oi-set supporting members extending from the outer wall of the marginal channel, a food supporting member detachably mounted on the off-set supporting members -and centered thereby above the drip member, and handles extending from the respective members and normally overlying and in contact with each other.

6. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit thereon, a drip member extendin over and around the heating unit and detac ably connected to the base member, a food supporting member detachably supported .above the drip member, a cover detachably mounted on the food supporting member, and handles extending from the. drip member and food supporting member respectively, said handles normally overlying and contacting.

7. A device of the class described including a base, a heating unit thereon, a drip.

member having a marginal channel extending around the heating unit, means carried by the drip member for sliding engagement with the base member to hold said members and the heating unit assembled, said drip member having intermediate channels draining into the marginal channel and slots interposed between the intermediate channels for the escape of heat, a grid member extending over and supported by the drip member, said grid member including spaced cross bars, slots therebetween disposed over the intermediate channels in the dri member, and a handle extending from the rip member and the grid member respectively, said members normally overlying and contacting with each other.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed mysignature.

FOREST v. DETWLLER

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