US1331786A

US1331786A - Butter-cutter

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Publication number: US1331786A
Authority: US
Inventors: William H Ruttle
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-10-14
Filing date: 1919-10-14
Publication date: 1920-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 1937-02-24

Description

BUTTER CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I4. T919.

1331,786. Peglted Feb. 24,1920.l

\ Fig- 1 ,n (T15 0&5" l [1221 /rf n il) dim/Mafi- T A butter, as sold commercially.

wrIvLLIAivipH. RUTTLE, orV SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

BUTTER-GUTTER. i

negarse.

Thev object of my invention is to provide a cutting means ot' the sort described which is composed of a number of wires, and to.

provide means Yfor `tightening and tor keeping tight all of the wiresused in this cutter.

My invention, comprises the novel parts and combinations thereof which are shown in the accompanying drawings, described in the speciiicationj, andparticularly defined by theV claim terminating the same.

In the accompanying drawings AI have shown my invention in its present preferred forni. Y

Figure 1 is a plan Vview or' my device.

I" g. Q is a transverse sectional .view of the device. l

Fig. 3 is a detail in section ot' the means for holding` and tightening an end of one of the wires. 1

In devices of this character it is essential that all of the wires be kept tight.` Preferably they should be kept at a nearly uniform tension throughout the device. It' the wires become loose, poor work results, and breakage of the wires. It is necessary, also, to produce a device which is simple to adJust,

and one in which new wires may be quickly and easily put in place in the event of breakage. These objects are accomplished'with the use of my device.

f Any suitable frame may be used in this device. The frame'herein shown `is intended for manual operation, The iframe 1 is provided with a rectangular opening 10, which is of a size to tit over an ordinary cake of The size Vand shape of the opening 10' may be varied to suit the desires and needs of the trade. Along two opposite sides of the opening 10, and as herein shown along all four sides of the opening, are raised ridges 11. These ridges are adapted to forni the supports orseries oil cutting wires. The wires 2 are held at their ends by means to be hereinafter ldel' Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Applicationniefiiototer 14,1919. senin No. 330,641;

scribed. They are passedxbaek and forth lacross the opening 10 from side to side, and are'held upon pins 12..al`ongthe edge of the frame 1.- As is shown. in the drawings, the

wires pass over the ridge 11 and. are pref- 11.v A similar 'wire 2O may extend lengthwise of the opening 10, beingsecured at oneA erably guided and heldk inl place thereon by r shallow transverse grooves 13 intheridge f frame and have their ends projected upwardtherefrom a considerable distance. The slot`f -tl extends partV way down to the Vframe and in these lslots the ends'of the wiresy 2 or 90 are placed. They may be secured therein by pinching together! the sides of the slots,

thus clamping the wire ends in place.

when the wire will lie in the bottom of the As the wire winds about the screw it is tightened, and when'adjusted to the proper tensionk may be held by means, of a lock nut 12 upon `the screwt at the side ot the frame opposite to the slot 41,. j

y While the initialtension upon the wires is secured in the manner described, this results in an inequality of tension between theends ofthe wiresand their centers. To overcome this, I provide ridgesy 15 vsubstantially parallel to the ridges 11, along the longitudinal sides of the openings 10, over whichthe wires pass. The wires then form a bridge across the trough between the two ridges 11 and 15. Upon theseportions of the wires,

and extending longitudinally between the] two ridges, member o. semi-circular in cross section.

The. y wire is thenV tightened by turningthe screw,"

with `all of the wires that pass across'the two y ridges 11 and 15. A number of screws 51 which screw into the frame are provided to clamp this bridge bar `5 to the frame. Thus when the linitial tension has been placed lupon the wires 2, a further tension may be placed upon the wires between their ends by clamping this bridge bar 5 in place. This produces an even tension upon all of the wires, .and by occasionally tightening the screw 51 the wires 2 maybe kept at all times tight in the frame 4and under an even tenwhich is very apt to occur if the Wires be-` come loosened.

A series of grooves 13 may be provided upon ridges 1l at each side of the frame.

These may differ in number upon each side, so that a variation may be made in each :frame of the number' of chips to be cut from a cakevof butter. j d While I have shovvn'but one Wire extending across the opening many times,-it is evident that any number desired may be used. Single Wires only may be stretched from side to slde; but I prefer to use one-Wire. only,'on account of the ease in adjusting it 'and tight- I' ening it upon; the frame. 'The cost of the device is lessened, also,` by reducing the nurnber of screwsand lock, nuts required.v

v1,331,7"86 ,f y l Y Vliat I claim as inyinvention is: Y p A butter cutter comprising a traine hav#V 111g an opening thereini toy'receive ,a cake of: butter a air of ridges u on the framev Aad-jY 7 v z: *Y jacent a side or said opening, means carried" by said frame for attaching lWires thereto, a wire extending back and forth across .said openlng and overzsaidridges, means foi-isecuring the ends of said Wire in the frame,

oppositely disposed bridge bars-'flyingV upon Y attachingmeans. t Y n Signed at Seattle, Vl/ashington, this V8th day of October, 1919.`

WILLIAM RUTTnE