US1277474A - Strainer. - Google Patents

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A. G. PETIT.

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y APPLICATION FILED JULY 5'. 1918. LWATQ. Patented sept. 3,1918.

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Application mea :my 5, 191s. seal ne. 243,361.

To all whom it my concern.'

Be it known that I, ALBERT G. PETIT, a citizen of the Republic of France, residing 40 downturned end portions or ears 9 through which clamping screws 10 extend to enter recessesin the spider and thereby locate the frame member.

secured to the hub 14 of the pinion by screws 15 or other appropriate means. A hand shaft 16 operated by a crank 17 is journaled latter for manually rotatin the presser.

ln testimony whereof l a X my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT G. PETIT.

A beveled pinion 11 is journaled in a boss Witnessest y 45 12 of the member 8, being retained therein C. R. STICKNE'Y, against axial displacement by a washer 13 A. M. Dom. i

at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State y in a bearing member 18 mounted on the 50 ofMichigan, have invented certain new and frame 8, and is provided with a beveled gear useful Improvements in Strainers of which 19 meshing with the pinion 11. the followmg` is a specification, reference be A helical presser 20 with screw blade 2l ing had therein to the accompanyingdrawadapted to sweep the inner face of the screen p lings.l 5 has a conical core 22 that is stepped in the 55 *V This invention relatesv to a strainer for bearing 6, an upright spindle 27 from the forcing fruits and vegetables that are inv core extending through the beveled pinion suspension, as in soups or the like, through 11, andbeing either squared or splined for a screen that eliminates large lumps or like non-rotatable engagement therewith. matters. The invention includes an ar- The proportions of the core 22 and blade 60 rangement of parts whereby the device may 21 are such that the space between the screen be readily cleaned and whereby it iS easily and the core within the helix steadily diminadapted for various uses. y ishes so that solid articles caught by the rev- The invention consists in the matters olution of the presser are gradually forced vhereinafter set forth and more particularly through the screen as they are worked down 65 pointed out in the appended claim. i toward the apex thereof. In the drawings, Because of its construction the device is Figure 1 is a view, partially in section and readily mounted on any cooking vessel or partially. in elevation, of a strainer that emthe like,'is readily taken apart for cleaning bodies features ofthe invention; and is extremely eiiicient in crushing and 70 25 Fig. 2 is a view in plan thereof; and straining solid or semi-solid matter.

Fig'. 3 is a view in perspective, reduced, Obviously, changes in the detail of conof the device. i struction may be made without departing Referring to the drawings, an annular from the spirit of my invention and I do not spider 1 has a projecting arm 2 with dependcare to limit myself to any particular form 75 ing lug 3 and a radially opposite handle 4 0r arrangement of parts.

whereby it may be supported on the rim of What claim is a vpail orcooking vessel. A conical sieve 5 .i A strainer comprising a spider adapted to of foraminous material depends from the be supported on the rim of a cooking vessel, spider, a bearing cap 6 being provided atthe a bearing frame detachably secured across 80 '86 lower end and stay members 7 aiding in the spider, a conical screen depending from supportingl the latter directly to the spider thespider. a helical presser ste ped at lts and in sti enin fthe sieve 5. lower-end in the apex portion o the screen, vA frame mem er 8, preferably in the form` a spindle extendingl from the presser of a metal bar spans the spider 1 and has through the bearing frame and means on the 25

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