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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN J. STOPPLE, OF BELLEVILLE, TEXAS.
COFFEE- ROASTER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,503, dated January 9, 1883.
Application filed July 1,1882. (No model )To all whom it nmay concern:
Be it known that I, JouN J. STOPPLE, a citi-
zen of the United States, and a resident of lielle-
ville,in the county ofAustin,and StateofTexas,
5 have invented a new and valuable Improve-
ment in Coffee-Roasters; and I do hereby de-
clare that the following is a full, clear, and ex-
act description of the construction and opera-
tion of the same, reference being had to the
io annexed drawings, making a part of this speci-
fication, and to the letters and figures of ref-
erence marked thereon.
Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation
of tihe body of the coffee-roaster in a perspec-
15 tive view. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the
cover. Fig. 3 is a detail showing a section of
the rings and wire-cloth composing the cover.
Fig. 4 is vertical section of the coffee-roaster,
Fig. 5 is a detail showing the manner of fast-
20 elling the wire-cloth in the bottom oftleroaster.
This invention has relation to utensils for
roasting coffee; and it consists in the construe-
tion and novel arrangement of a vessel having
a perforated or wire-cloth bottom, a side wall
25 projecting below the same, and a side handle,
and in connection therewith a lid or cover hav-
ing a perforated or wire-cloth top and a traus-
verse bowed handle, all as hereinafter set forth.
lu the accompanying drawings, the letter a
3', designates the body of the utensil, having the
side wall, b, the lower edge of which is turned
upward and inward to receive and hold the
downwardly-turned edge of the perforated or
wire-cloth bottom c. The side wall, b, there-
35 fore extends below the bottom c, and serves to
support the latter above the top of the stove
or heater when the vessel is placed thereon.
The handle d is firmly riveted to the side wall
and extends outward therefrom laterally, as
40 shown.
The cover e consists of the inner Fing, e',
outer ring, e", and the perforated or wire-cloth
top g, which is secured by its edge between
these rings. Transversely over the top ex-
45 tends the bowed handle it, the ends of which
are securely riveted to the rings e' and e".The object of this invention is to provide a
roasting utensil which can be used without a
stirrer. The candles are so arranged as to
enable the operator to shake it and move it 50
upside down and about with great facility.
The perforated or wire-cloth bottom and top
allow the heat friolm the stove or fire to pass
unobstructed to the coffee, so that a strong
and uniform. heat is applied. The wire-cloth 55
bottom also acts as a sieve, relieving the coffee
of dust, sand, small gravel, and hulls, and it
does nrot scratch or burn the grains, as a solid
bottom would do. The vessel therefore does
not require more than ordinary attention while 6o
the coffee is being roasted, and the coffee is
quickly and evenly parched.
Twobottomlessceylinders having each a wire-
gauze diaphragm and a side handle have been
hinged at a point diametrically opposite the 65
handles in order that they may be closed to-
gether to forml ai receptacle for the article to
be roasted. A wire-gauze pan havingahandle,
strap-iron bottom-supports lying against and
parallel to the bottom of the pan, and a closed 70
cover has been used for roasting coffee and
the like prior to my invention. I therefore
claim neither of these constructions, broadly,
herein.
Having described this invention, what I 75
claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,
is-
A coffee-roasting utensil consisting of the
vessel a, having the side wall, i, extending
below and turned inwardly and upwardly to 80o
secure a wire-cloth bottom, e, in place, a later-
ally-projecting handle, d, and a lid, e, com-
posed of the inner and outer rings, e' e", the
wire-cloth top y, and tile bowed handle h, sub-
stantially as specified. 85
In testimony that I claim the above I have
hereunto subscribed my name in the presence
of two witnesses.
JOHN J. STOPPLE.
Witnesses:
SAMUEL REESE BLAKE,
UARLES H. BROSSMANN.
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Stopple, John J. Coffee Roaster., patent, January 9, 1883; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170470/m1/2/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.