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UNITED
STATES
PATENT OFFICE.
DORA WILEY, OF DUBLIN, TEXAS.
STEAM-H EATER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 656,684, dated August 28, 1900.
.A&pplication filed May 28, 1897. Serial No. 638,599. (No model.)To all whom it may concePI:
Be it known that I, DORA WILEY, of Dub-
lin, in the county of Erath and State of Texas,
have invented certain new and useful Im-
5 provements in Steam-Heaters; and I do here-
by declare the following to be a full, clear,
and exact description of the invention, such
as will enable others skilled in the art to
which it appertains to make and use the
ro same.
This invention relates to steam-heaters for
articles of food; and it consists, essentially,
of a vessel divided into a series of compart-
ments by radially-arranged partitions ex-
15 tending from a centrally-disposed tube which
is closed at top and open at .the bottom and
having perforations therein leading to each
of the compartments, together with a specific
form of cover and other incidental attach-
20 ments. .
The invention further consists of the de-
tails of construction and arrangement of the
several parts, which will be more fully here-
inafter described and claimed.
25 The object of the invention is to provide a
simple and inexpensive steamer for the use
and convenience of small hotels, boarding-
houses, and restaurants that cannot afford
the expensive steaming apparatus usually
30 employed in large hotels and wherein differ-
ent articles of food may be placed in sepa-
rate compartments and kept warm and fresh.
without injuring the flavor and dished there-
from as used.
35 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is
a perspective view of a steamer embodying
the invention. Fig. 2 is a central longitudi-
nal vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a
top plan view of the holding vessel, showing
40 the arrangement of the compartments there-
in, the cover or lid being detached.
Referring to the drawings, wherein similar
numerals of reference are employed to indi-
cate corresponding parts in the several views,
45 the numeral 1 designates a hot-water-con-
taining vessel of any suitable dimension, but
preferably tapered toward its lower end to
reduce the space occupied on a stove or range
and having at the top a horizontal flange 2,
5o with an outer upturned edge 3, said flange
being located at such an elevation as to per-mit the seating of a vessel therein and bring
the bottom of the said vessel in contact with
the hot water in the vessel 1. At one side of
the said hot-water-containing vessel 1 is a 55
handle 4, by the use of which the contents
may be poured out or for any other purpose
desired. A preferred form of device is re-
movably seated on the flange 2, and consists
of a steamer 5 of a suitable size and prefer- 6o
ably cylindrical in form and having opposite
handles or grips 6. Within the said steamer
5 are a series of radially-arranged partitions
7, which extend from a central tube 8, having
an upper closed end 9 and its lower end open 65
and extending through the bottom of the
said steamer. The upper end of the tube 8
projects slightly above the upper edge of the
steamer 5 in the said tube at points exposed.
Within the compartments formed by the par- 70
titions 7 a series of apertures 10_are formed,
which extend partially downward from the
top thereof, but not entirely to the bottom,
the distance that the said apertures 10 are
from the bottom of the steamer 5 being regu- 75
lasted by the size of said steamer. A lid or
cover is applied to the steamer 5, and consists
of an outer struck-up top 12, with an annular
flange 13 applied to the inner side thereof in
a horizontal plane to form a space between 8o
the same and the said top. The inner edge
of the flange 3 is turned upwardly, as at 14,
and forms a trough or channel in which con-
densed steam or moisture congregates and is
prevented from dropping onto the food con- 85
tained in the several compartments. An ap-
erture 14' is formed in one side of the lid or
cover to pour the water of condensation there-
from, The upwardly-projecting end of the
tube 8 extends into the lid or cover, and the 90
latter firmly closes down over the top of the
steamer.
The operation of the device thus far de-
scribed is simple, and in arranging it for use
the hot-water- containing vessel 1 is filled 95
with hot water and the steamer 5 is placed
on the top thereof and rests on the flange,
the bottom of the steamer contacting with
the water in the said hot-water-containing
vessel. The vessel 1 and the steamer 5 are ioo
then placed upon a stove or range, and the
water becoming heated the steam gradually
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Wiley, Dora. Steam-Heater, patent, August 28, 1900; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514082/m1/2/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.