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the material placed within the shell [0 to
securely hold the material flat against the
wall of the sheil, and to prevent displace-
ment of the material during the rotation of
5 the shell. As the retainer is of resilient con-
struction, it may be readily introduced and
removed through the neck or opening 15.
In Figs. 4 to 7, inclusive, there is disclosed
a modified structure of the utensil, and a re-
10 tamer which may be employed, in either
form. The supporting arms 11 are ar-
ranged in opposed pairs, each pair carrying
a semi-elliptical body section, such as 10a
and 1L0. The section 10, i of less size than
15 the section 10a and is adapted to turn about
the axis of the body into the section 10a.
The adjacent edges of the body sections are
overlapped, as shown in Fig. 5, and are pref-
erably provided at one side of the body with
20 complemental fastener members 23 and 24.
The fastener is adapted to hold the sections
from trying relatively to one another, As
the arms 11 are made of spring wire, the sec-
tions may be turned sflucimntly upon the end
25 of the rod or shaft 12 to introduce the food
or material to be cooked. The arms 11 at the
outer end of the body 10a converge and are se-
cured to an axially extending pivot; pin 25.
which passes through the overlapped por-
SO tions of the sections 10a and 10b and is adapt-
ed to pivotally connect the same.
The modified form of retainer shown in
detail in Fig. 0, comprises a plurality of
spring arms 26 of strap metal or the like
35 which are branched from an integral sup-
porting portion 27, the opposite ends of the
arms 26 being free and adapted to spring to-
ward. and from each other. The arms 20 are
bowed outwardly and are adapted to engage
40 against the inner side of the open mesh body
to retain the food or material thereagainst.
In operation, the shell is opened by the re-
noval of the cap) 17 in the form disclosed in
Fig. 1, and by the turning of the sections 10.
45 and .01) relatively to each other in the, form
shown Jr Fig's. 4 and 5. The material is in-
troduced into the body, and if it is relatively
flat, such as a steak, the same is spread out
:against the inner side of the shell w al. The
50 retainer is now fitted against the material
and the arms 20 thereof, if the form shown
in Fig. 3 is employed, or the arms 26 thereof
if the forti shown in Fig. is employed, are
pressed against the material to hold it flat
5 against the wall of the shell. The body is
now closed. The operator grasps the hand
grip 14 in one hand and the crank-handle
13 in the other hand. By rotating tie han-
dle 13, the shaft 12 and the body 10 are
oC turned and the material placed about the
inner wall of the body is brought conseeci-
tively to the lower side thereof arid in dire#t-contact with the fire or flame over which the
body 10 is adapted to. be held. The rod or
shaft 12 may be of any desired length, and 05
when the hand grip 14 is moved to the outer
end of the shaft as shown in Fig. 1, the body
10 may be projected at a considerable dis-
tance from the operator so that the latter
will not be burned ,or suffer inconvenience 70
from the Je t of the fire. It'is of course
understood that the hand grip 14 may be
moved toward the body 1 so asjto support
the same when considerable weight js placed
therein. The cap 17 expands the retainer 75
in the shell.
The device is adapted for use in popping
corn, roasting coffee and the like, and when
this kind of material is placed in the body
the arms of the retainer act as abutments to 80
insure the thorough mixing of the material
contained in the body so that the material
will be evenly heated and cooked.
It is of course understood that various
changes and modifications may be made in 85
the details of construction of the above spe-
.cifically described cooler without departing
from the spirit thereof, and being restricted
only by the scope of tbe following claims.
I claim: 90
1. In cooking utensil, the combination
of an open mesh booy adapted to be opened
to receive material to be cooked, means for
rotating the body, and a retainer arranged
in the body and including a plurality of 95
spring arms for engagement with the mate-
rial to yieldingly hold it against the inner
side of the body.
2. In a cooking utensil, the combination of
a body adapted to receive material therein. 100
and a retainer. arranged in the body and
comprising a piu ality of spring arms con-
nected together1 at one end and having their
opposite ends free, said arms being bowed
outwardly and adapted for binding engage- 105
ment against the inner wall of the body.
3. In A cooking utensil, the combination
of a. two part body, means for pivotally con-
necting said parts together, means for de-
tachably securing the parts in closed posi- 110
tion, a plurality of reinforcing wires extend-
ing longitudinally over the outer surface of
-the body and converging at the ends of the
body, said wires extended from one end of
the body and twisted to form a handle, a re- 115
tamer arranged in the body and including a
plurality of spring arms for engagement
with material to be cooked to yieldably hold
it against the inner-surface ofthe body, said
handle having its outer end bent angularly 120
with respect to the major portion thereof,
and a sleeve retatably mounted upon the
handle near the angled portion.
ROBERT J. BOGUE.
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Bogue, Robert J. Cooking Utensil., patent, June 17, 1919; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258429/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.