US2217319A - Roast, cake, and pie lifter - Google Patents

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Ott. 8, 1940. I POOLE r AL 2,217,319

RbAST, CAKE, AND PIE LIFTER Filed Feb. 2, 1940 INVEN TOR 4 N/Mq L POOLE EDGHR RFoLsom 1? ATTO NEY Patented Oct. 8, 1940 ROAST, CAKE, AND PIE LIFTER Nina L. Poole and EdJgarfR. Folsom, Riverside,

Application February 2, 1940, Serial No. 316,966

7 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in kitchen utensils and more particularly to that class used in cooking operations for lifting and. turning hot roasts, cakes and the like.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a lifter which is more efficient and which has a wider range of utility than those now in common use.

Another object of the invention is to provide a lifter of the class described which has means for preventing the roast from sliding off the scoop when turning it over during the cooking operations and when removing it from an oven or kettle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a roast lifter in which the handle construction is such as to proportionately increase the gripping pressure of the object being lifted as the operators hand grip increases in intensity.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a locking device to hold the lifter in a compact closed position when not "in use.

A simple form of the invention may comprise a scoop associated with a movable clamp member positioned centrally above the said scoop, and upper and lower handle bars rigidly connected at one of their ends to the clamping member and scoop respectively, and to each other at their opposite ends by means of an interposed hinged spring member.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, substantially as hereinafter described and more particularly defined in the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereinafter disclosed invention may be made as come within the scope of the claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device.

Figure 2 is a side elevation.

Figure 3 is a perspective view and is drawn at a reduced scale.

Figure 4 is an enlarged front elevation of the locking member.

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the device shown in a closed position and illustrates the locking member in operative position.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral l designates a scoop which may terminate in an inclined guard or apron 2 at its rearward end portion. A plurality of apertures 3, 3 may be provided in the said scoop; apertures 3, 3' being positioned to receive prongs 4, 4' which are in the present instance integrally connected to a transverse clamp member 5. To provide a more rigidly constructed scoop plate l, the edges at each side may be rolled into reinforcing ribs 6 and 1 respectively.

A pair of oppositely disposed handle bars may be provided, the numeral 8 designating the lower handle bar and 99' the upper handle bar. The forward end of the bar 8 is rigidly connected to the apron 2 by means of an interposed fork designated by inclined oppositely disposed side members iii, ii) respectively, which may be secured to the said apron by welding, which means of connecting the various pieces is preferably employed in constructing the present invention. The said fork members l0, converge as at H and terminate in the handle bar 8. Substantially adjacent the converging point i l, a transversely positioned bar or stop member i2 may be provided and may be anchored at its end portions to the fork side members l0, l0.

To provide spring pressure for maintaining a normally expanded position of the scoop I with respect to the clamp 5, as best illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, a combination hinge and coil spring" I3 is provided. The rear end portion of the handle bar 3 may be integrally connected to one lower end partion of the said spring 13, and likewise the outer end portion of the handle bar 9 may be integrally connected to the opposed end of the said spring. The forward end of the handle bar designated as at 9' may be integrally connected toan intermediate portion of the holder 5.

Positioned intermediate the end portions of the handle bar 9, 9' a downwardly projecting U bend or hook i4 is formed, the bottom portion of which is adapted to engage the stop I 2, as best shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing, thereby preventing upward or expanding movement of the clamp member 5, beyond a predetermined point of travel.

To afford means of retaining a compressed or closed position of the roast lifter as illustrated in Fig. of the drawing, a sliding triangular shaped loop member may be provided and is preferably adapted to slide from the free position best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing to the engaged or looking position illustrated in Fig. 5.

Handle plates i6 and H may be provided and attached to the upper and lower handle bars 9 and 8 respectively, and preferably have outer faces of an arcuate convexity to fit the hands downwardly pointing more comfortably when gripping them tightly.

When it is desired to lift an article such as a roast from, a container or oven, the scoop I may first be slid under the article and then the handle 9 may be moved downwardly by tightening the grip of the operators hand on the handle 9, at which time the prongs 4, 4 are caused to penetrate the article, as deeply as the hand grip permits, thereby greatly lessening the tendency of the article to slip from the lifter when moving it. Obviously the holding of meat and the like in this manner provides a safe way of handling and reduces the hazard connected with handling hot roasts and the like. Removing hot pies from an oven, cakes and the like is a simple and safe operation when employing the lifter described herein.

What we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A lifter of the class described, comprising a scoop, a movable clamp member positioned above and arranged in vertical alignment with the said scoop and provided with pointed prong means directed toward and adapted to approach the central portion thereof, and upper and lower handle bars having their front end portions attached to the said clamp member and to the said scoop respectively, and having their rear portions connected to opposed end portions of a spring hinge member, said upper handle bar being provided With a downwardly disposed U bend positioned intermediate the ends thereof and adapted to engage a stop member on the lower handle bar for limiting the expansion movement of said clamp member.

2. A lifter of the class described, comprising a scoop, a pivotally mounted clamp member positioned opposite and above said scoop and adapted to approach and separate therefrom, upper and lower handle bars having their front end portions attached to the said clamp member and to the said scoop respectively, and having their rear portions connected to opposed end portions of a spring member forming a pivotal mounting for said clamp member, and means intermediate the end portions of said handle bars for limiting the expansion movement of said clamp member.

3. A lifter of the class described, comprising a scoop, a hinged clamp member positioned above and in vertical alignment with the said scoop, and upper and lower handle bars having their front end portions attached to the said clamp member and to the said scoop respectively, and having their rear portions connected to opposed end portions of a spring hinge member, said clamp member having downwardly disposed prong member connected thereto and having its longitudinal axis positioned transversely with respect to the longitudinal axis of the said upper handle bar.

4. A lifter of the class described, comprising a scoop, a movable clamp member having spaced prongs directed toward the upper face of said scoop member, upper and lower handle bars having their rear portions pivotally attached to each other and their front portions attached to said clamp member and scoop member respectively, and locking means associated with the intermediate portion of each of said bars for preventing outward travel of said upper bar beyond predetermined limits.

5. A lifter of the class described, comprising a perforated scoop member, a pivotally mounted clamp member having spaced prongs pointed toward the upper face of said scoop member, and upper and lower handle bars having their front end portions attached to the said clamp member and to the said scoop member respectively, and having their rear portions connected to opposed ends of a coil spring hinge member, said clamp prongs being adapted to enter corresponding apertures in said perforated scoop member when the lifter is in a compressed position.

6. A lifter of the class described, comprising a scoop member, a pronged clamp member positioned above and in vertical alignment with said scoop member, upper and lower handle members having their front end portions attached to the said clamp member and to the said scoop member respectively, and having their rear end portions -connected to opposed end portions of a spring hinge member, and a slidably mounted hollow ring-like member adapted to embrace both of said upper and lower handle members for limiting the expansion movement of the upper handle member, when in one position, and for locking the said upper handle member in extreme compressed position in another position on said handle.

'7. A lifter of the class described comprising a pivotally supported scoop member, a plurality of downwardly disposed clamping prongs pivotally supported above and in vertical alignment with said scoop member, a hinge member positioned at the rearward end portion of said lifter and connected to supporting means for both the scoop and clamping prongs, spring means associated with said hinge for creating an outward pressure on said prong supporting means, and a hook portion formed intermediate the end portion of one of the supporting means adapted to embrace the opposed supporting means for limiting the outwardly directed movement of said prongs beyond predetermined limits.

NINA L. POOLE. EDGAR R. FOLSOM.

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