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for connecting said bails within the forks 16
at the upper ends of the rods 14, particularly
when the holder 17 is lowered to a consider-
able distance within the said receptacle. The
5 holder 17, like the receptacle 1, is pieferably
constructed of sheet metal and completely
closed around its side wall and bottom, ex-
cept opposite end openings 20 and bottom
openings 21. The top of the holder is clear,
1o and to the bottom is secured a depending
flange 22, within the confines of which the
openings 21 are formed, and said flange may
at times serve as a bottom rest or support for
the holder; but its special purpose is to insti-
i5 tute a steam-chamber or means of directing
the steam through the said openings 21. The
openings 21 are at an interval apart equal to
the interval between the injectors 10 or the
nipples 9, and when the holder 17 is lowered
20 the flange 22 stands over the said injectors
and the openings 21 are at all times in line
with the mouths or upper ends of said injec-
tors. It will be observed from this arrange-
ment that the steam dispensed or delivered by
25 the injectors will be thrown up into the holder
and that the depending flange 22 will mate-
rially assist in carrying out the desired con-
centration of the steam within the central
portion of the said holder by preventing a
30 lateral spread or deflection. Entrance of
steam to the holder 17 may also take place
through the openings 20, and by this means
the cans of vegetables or fruits will be in-
fluenced in this direction and the heat more
35 uniformly distributed without chilling or in-
jurious variation at any point. It is pre-
ferred, however, that the steam circulate in
the holder and around the cans that may be
contained therein and then exit in part
40 through the openings 20, as well as pass out
from the clear open top portion of said holder.
It will be understood, therefore, that the
thorough envelopment of the canned mate-
rials that may be located in the holder by the
45 steam will depend upon the degree of heat to
which the entire device is subjected.
In operation water is placed in the recep-
tacle 1 and flows into the depressed chambers
4 as well as the pipes 7. To make the pipes
50 7 effective in the operation sought, the water
should not rise up to the level of the mouths
of the injectors 10. The cans containing the
fruits or vegetables are placed within the
holder 17, and the latter is suspended through
55 the medium of the bails 18 and adjustable
rods 10 within the receptacle 1. The eleva-
tion of the bottom 17 relatively to the bottom
of the receptacle 1 will depend upon the re-
quirement for a quick or slow operation and
6o in accordance with the treatment of the par-
ticular kind of fruit or vegetable. In some
instances it may be necessary to rapidly carry
on the heating operation and in others to re-
tard the rapid heating of the contents of the
65 cans, and this variation will be compensated
for by means of raising or lowering the holder
17. It is also desirable at times to first sub-ject some fruits or vegetables to a certain
medium degree of heat and then gradually
increase such heat, and to carry this opera- 70
tion into effect the holder will be primarily
elevated within the receptacle at a certain
distance and then gradually lowered. The
cans containing the fruits or vegetables are
arranged within the holder 17, so as to clear 75
the openings 21, and as the steam is formed
it is injected through the said openings and
permeates the space between the several cans
and the holder. The pipes 7 assist in the
rapid formation of steam in that they present 8o
a limited quantity of water to the most in-
tense heat-point, and the upward inclination
of said pipes has a tendency to forcefully ap-
ply the steam through the injectors and thor-
oughly drive it up into the holder. The said 85
arrangement of the pipes also sets up a thor-
ough separation of the water and heats it
more rapidly and particularly as the pipes
connect with the chambers at diagonally op-
posite points. 90
After the cans of fruits or vegetables have
been sufficiently steamed and heated the
holder 17 is removed and successive charges
can be placed in the holder and subjected to
similar operations. It is important in these 95
steaming operations that chilling of the cans
be avoided as much as possible, or, in other
words, that the heat may be equally distrib-
uted over the cans and completely affect the
contents of the same. too
The proportions and size, as well as the
minor details of construction of the several
parts of the improved device, may be changed
without departing from the spirit of the in-
vention or sacrificing any of the advantages io5
of the same.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed as new is-
1. In a device of the character set forth, the
combination of an outer receptacle having a ito
bottom with depressed chambers, pipes con-
nected to said chambers at diagonally oppo-
site points and extending inwardly and up
through said bottom, and a holder removably
and adjustably supported within the said re- 115
ceptacle having feed-openings in the bottom
thereof, cooperating with the said pipes.
2. In a device of the character set forth, the
combination of a receptacle having a bottom
with depressed chambers, pipes connected to 120
said chambers and extending inwardly in a
horizontal plane and in reverse directions and
upwardly through the bottom, a holder for
containing cans adjustably and removably
suspended within the receptacle and provided 125
with openings in the bottom thereof, said
pipes cooperating with the openings in the
holder and a depending flange on the bottom
of the holder.
3. In a device of the character set forth, the 130
combination of a receptacle having tubular
guides at opposite ends provided with vertical
slots and transverse seat-slots communicating
with the same, rods movably mounted in the
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Henderson, Alfred Jasper. Fruit-Steamer., patent, November 7, 1899; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509500/m1/3/: accessed June 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.