US1534418A - Butter chipper - Google Patents

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April 21, 1925.

A. SLATEN BUTTER CHIPPER Filed June 2 '7 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 21, 1925.

A. sLATEN BUTTER CHIPPER Filed June 27, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 H 'was' 3mm M hw Elal en pr'l 21, 1925.

I A. SLATEN BUTTER cHPPER Filed June 27, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 Elaen April 21, 1925.

A. SLATEN BUTTER CHIPPER Filed June 27, 1922 B Sheets-Sheet 4 jmwbcz. g AUDET Slaan April 2l, 1925. 1,534,418

A. sLATEN BUTTER CHIPPER Filed June 2.7, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet s Alberi 5131211 @M atten-uq A. SLATEN BUTTER GHIPPER April 2l, 1925 Filed June 27, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 311 u vdo@ Albal-' Elauan A. SLATEN BUTTER CHIPPER Aprilzl, 1925. A 1,534,418

Filed June 2.7, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 7 AUJET 51E-dan April 21, 1925. 1,534,418

A. SLATEN BUTTER C HIPPER Filed June 27, 1922 8 Sheets-Sheet 8 UJEFT Elaen Patented Apr.v 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALBERT sLATEN, orrARGo, NORTH DAKOTA.

BUTTER CHPPEB..

Application filed June 27,

,To all whom t may conoci/n:

Be it known that l, IALI-:nireSLATEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fargo, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota, have invented certain neuT and uscful Improvements in Butter Chippers, of which thefollowjing is a specification.

This invention relates to dispensing apparatus, and the primary object of the invention is to provide a butter dispensing machine for lunchrooms and the like, in which the butter is automatically cut into chips and delivered to butter dishes, which `are in turn, moved to a dispensing position, where they can be readily grasped, said apparatusallowing the customers of the restaurant or lunch room to wait upon themselves.

Further objects of the invention, are first `the provision of `novel means for automatically feeding pound squares of butter to the cutting apparatus in a-step-by-step motion; second, to provide novel means for cutting the squares of butter into a `predetermined number of chips at desired intervals; third, to provide novel means for receiving the cut butter from the cutting mechanism; fourth, to provide novel means for dropping and guiding one butter chip at a time on butter plates; fifth, to provide novel means for carrying the butter plates past the butter chip dropping and guiding means; and sixth to provide novel means for automatically feeding one butter plate at a time to the butter plate carrying mechanism. i Y i Y A further object of the invention is the provision of novel means for incorporating an ice container or a cooling casing with the .improved butter chipping and dispensing machine; so that the cakes of butter and the chips already cut will be-maintained in a cool and solid condition until used.

A further object of the invention is the provision o f novel means for permitting the loading of the machine with the butter plates, so that a number of the said butter plates can be placed in the machine at one time and in a convenient and expeditious manner. y A

A furtherobject of the invention is the provision of means for locking the machine against operation, when the supply of butter plates in the machine becomes low, said locking means being so constructed as to necessitate the placing of a new load of 1922. Serial No. 571,144.

butter plates in position before the machine can be again actuated, the locking means assuring against'the 4cutting and the dropping ofthe butter into the Vmachine when there are no'butter-plates 1n position for `receiving the same.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means whereby the cutting wires or knives canbe readily held-in posi-l tion and adyusted, so that any slacktherein' maybe readily taken up, thereby allowing the efiicient operation of said euttingmecha- IllSlTl.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novel means for operatively connecting` all ofthe mentioned operating parts of the butter chipping and dispensing machine to a single operating shaft, thereby allowing the machine to`be operated by a hand crank or the like, which can be readily turned by the patrons ofthe lunchroomor restaurant.

A still further object of the invention-'is the provision of a novel butter chipping and dispensing` machine of theabove character, which will be durable and eiiicient in use, one thatV will be positive in'operat-ion, and one which can be placed upon the market at a vmoderate cost.

lilith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter inorespecitically described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying 'L drawings, forming a ,part of this specification, in which drawings:

Figure l is a fragmentary top plan View of the improved machine, the top Wall being shown removed.

Figure Qis a verticallongitudinal section through the improved machine, taken on the line 2-*2 of Figure l.

Figure f3 is a vertical transverse section through the improved machine, taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating the means for receiving the butter from the cutting mechanism. y

Figure Aiis a similar transverse section taken on the line i-4 of Figure l, `and looking inthe direction of" the arrows, illustrating the novel cutting mechanism,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view partly in section illustrating parts of the operating mechanism for the various mechanisms for the improved delil vice, this figure showing the butter receiving means in butter engaging position.

Figure 6 is a transverse section through the forward end of the machine taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 2, illustrating the operating mechanism for permitting the delivering of one butter plate at a time to the butter carrying mechanism.

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical horizontal section through the machine taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 5, illustrating the cam shaft and mechanism for operating the butter chip releasing means.

Figure 8 is an enlaroed fragmentary vertical longitudinal section through a portion of the machine illustrating the cam wheel and roller for actuating the butter cutting knife.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 9 9 of Figure 5, illustrating the means of mounting the sleeves for supporting the butter engaging and releasing means on its supporting shaft.

Figure 10 is an enlarged vertical section through the forward portion of the apparatus illustrating the butter plate carrying means and the arms for releasing one plate at a time to the butter plate carrying means.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary vertical section through the butter plate feeding means taken on the line 11-11 of Figure G, said section illustrating the means for operating the releasing arms for the butter plates.

Figure 12 is an enlarged fragmentary longitudinal section through a portion of the machine illustrating the means for permitting the butter plates having butter chips thereon to be dropped or delivered to the dispensing platform.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letter A indicates the cas` ing of the improved apparatus; B, the means for feeding the squares or cakes of butter to the cutting mechanism in a step by step motion; C, the cutting mechanism for periodically cutting the squares or cakes of butter into a predetermined number of chips; D, the means for receiving and carrying the cut butter chips away from the cutting mechanism C: E, the means for releasing and guiding the cut butter chips one at a time into butter plates; F, the means for carrying the butter plates past the butter chip releasing and guiding means; G, the chute for the butter plates; H, the novel means for dropping one butter plate at a time to the butter plate carrying means F from the chute G; I, the loading means for facilitating the placing of the plates in the chute; J, the locking means for preventing actuation of the apparatus when the supply of plates in the chute runs low; and K, the means for guiding the butter plates containing the cut butter chips into a dispensing position.

The casing A. can be constructed in any desired way and of any preferred material and it is contemplated making the same out of porcelain or the like so that the same will present a pleasing appearance. As shown, the casing A includes an outer shell 15 and an inner spaced shell 16 defining an intermediate compartment 17, in which can be placed ice or some other cooling medium, so that the butter will be maintained in a cool and `firm condition.

rlhe ice compartment 17 may be constructed so that a circulation of air may be had through the same if so desired. As shown the inner casing includes the side walls 18 and 19, the rear wall 20, the front wall 21, and the bottom wall 22. The outer siell 15 includes the side Valls 2?) and 2li, the rear wall 25 and the bottom 26. rlhe side walls 18 and 19 of the inner shell 1G and the side walls 23 and 2i of the outer shell 15 abut the front wall 21 as is clearly shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The shells 15 and 16 may be maintained in their spaced relation by a suitable spacing inember 28 and the inner surfaces of the shells may be provided with a suitable metal lining if so desired. The forward end of the compartment 17 is closed by a cross strip which defines a forward delivery compartment 30, the forward end of which is left open. The front end of the lower wall 26 of the casing forms a delivery platform 81 for the delivery compartment 30. A transverse partition 32 can be disposed iii the inner shell 16 adjacent and in spaced relation to the front wall 21, and this partition 32 defines a front chamber 33 in which is positioned the chute G for the butter plates and in which is adapted to travel a portion of the butter plate carrying means F. The partition 32 defines a rear compartment Bel, in which is positioned the butter cake feeding means B; the cutting mechanism C; the butter engaging means D; the butter dropping and guiding means E; and other various operating portions of the device. lt can be seen that the lower end of the partition 32 is spaced from the lower wall 22 of the inner shell, which permits the extending of the butter plate carrying means F into the compartment and into the compartment 34.

The butter square or the cake feeding means B includes a longitudinally extending frame and a transverse frame 3G. rEhe frame 35 supports a guiding means 37 for the squares or cakes of butter. This guide incluses `the longitudinally extending tracks 38, the outer side edges of which may be Aupturned to provide guide flanges 39. The

lower bars il and 42- guide means 37 may be of a sufficient length so that two or three pound cakes or squares of butter can be placed on the saine. The transverse frame 36 includes the upstanding posts 4:0, which are spaced a suliicient distance to enable a pound square of butter to ride between the same. These posts are braced by transversely extending upper and The lower cross bar 42 forms means for supporting the` forward 'ends of the guide means 37 for the butter.

The transverse frame 36 also supports a part of the cutting' mechanism C which will be` hereinafter more fully described.

A follower bleek i3 having substantially the same area as the cross sectional area of acake of butter slidably mounted within the guide 37, and this follower hloeli: is adapted to force the pound calzes or squares of butter toward the cutting mechanism C. rlhis block may have secured te its rear faceI a hase plate 4:47 which carries an outwardly ext-ending arm l5. This arm 4i?) is provided with a bearing i6 for slidably engaging` a longitudinally extending' ruido red 47, which may have its terminals secured in place against movement in any' preferred manner. The extreme outer end of the arm 45 carries a. clutch 1li-8, for gripping the reciprocating operating rod 4:9. The outer end of the arm i5 is provided with an opening' for receivingl the reciprecatingl rod i9 and the clutch it consists of a flat plate pivot-ally secured as at 50 to the arm. This clutch. plate a8 is provided with an opening through which the reciprocating operating` rod extends and this clutch plate is so associated with the arm l5 that upon rearward movement of the rod a9, the plate te is swungl on its pivot until the opening)` formed tliei'einwill register with the .opening formed iu the arm 1li, thus pern'iitting free sliding movement of the operating` rod i8 in a rearward direction. Upon the forward movementof thel arm 1119, the clutch plate i8 will be moved forward and the openings formed in the plate 4S and the arm l5 will he moved out of alignment with one another thus causing a binding; action upon the reciprocating` rod -l-9 which will move the block. 43 forwardly a predetermined distance, so as to guide the butter cakes toward the cutting1 mechanism. The rear end of the rod 49 is slidably mounted within a suitable bearing` or guide 5l, which is secured to the rear wall 2O of the inner shell 16. The forward end of the rod ll-S) is slidably mounted within a guide 5l which can be secured to the transverse frame 3G. This reciprocating red -l-Q is connected with the operating parts of the apparatus in a novel manner as will be hereinafter more fullyv described.

rlfhe cutting mechanism C includes a pair of cross wires 53 and 54, and these wires are adapted to divide a butter calze into four equal longitudinal parts as the butter cake is fed forwardly. It can be seen` that these wires 53 and Bil are carried by the side edges of the transverse frame 36 and the wires can be secured in any preferred way to the frame, but it is preferred that the same be secured in place so that the same can be removed when they become broken, and so that any slack which may occur therein can be taken. up. As shown in Figure 2 of the drawings, it is desirable te have one end of the wires anchored as at 55 and the Vopposite end slidably held in place by a nut or the like 56. lt is to be understood, of course, that the terminals S0 of the wire are threaded through suitable openings 57 formed in the transverse. frame 3G. The cutting` mechanism C also includes an oscillating knife 58, which is adapted to cut the cutter transversely so as to sepa- S5 rate the same into chips. This oscillating knife 58 includes an open frame 59 the arms of which support a cutting wire G0. rlChe lower ter .iinals of the arms may he grooved to form a guide for the cuttingl wire and one arm can be provided with an eye 6l, to which one end of the Wire can be attached. The other end of the wire may he attached to a threaded rod 62, which can be extended through a guide eye G3 and 95 have threaded thereon a suitable turn nut or the like lt can be seen that by adjusting` the turn nut Gl, that the tension of the wire 60 can be readily adjusted. The frame 59 is provided with an outwardly 100 extending` shank G5 and the outer end of this shank can be hifurcated as at G6, and has secured thereto a suitable bearing sleeve 6i". This bearingv sleeve G7 is adapted to be mounted upon a supporting pin GS, which can he secured to the side wall 1S) in any preferred manner. This cutting;l knife 5S is oscillated by a n'iechlnism which will be hereinafter more fully described. The knife 58 is actuated at certain intervals so 110 that the butter chips will have time to be ajiiided and dropped onto the butter plates between the cutting' operations.

The means lll for receiving` the cut butter chips from the cuttingl mechanism consists of a plurality of arms 70. As shown the arms 'TO are four in number, one for each butter chip.y and these arms have their inner ends provided with right angularly disposed feet 71 which are mounted for swinging movement in bearings 72 carried a disc This (hsc73 is secured adjacent to the rear end of a` sliding sleeve Tl, reciproeahly mounted upon a second sleeve This second sleeve 75 is formed relatively long and 125 mounted for rotary movement upon an inwardly extending` shaft 76, which can he secured in any preferred manner to the partition 32. ln order to permit sliding movement of the sleeve Tel en the sleeve 75 and l synchronous rotary same, the sleeve 74: is provided with an inwardly extending pin 77, which is mounted in a slot .78 formed longitudinally of the inner or second sleeve 75. rllhe inner' end of the sleeve T11 is provided with a second rigid disc 79, and this disc 79 is provided with oppositely bent out tongues 80, which define guide slots S1 for the arms 70. rlhese arms T0 are normally maintained in engagement with the disc 79 and with a disc 82 by means of springs 83. The disc 82 is secured to the inner end of the sleeve and forms means for spreading` the arms 0 against the tension of the springs 83 as will hereinafter more fully appear, The dise 82 may also be provided with guide pins S5 for the. arms T0 if so desired. clearly shown, the guide pins 85 are arranged in pairs and ext-end radially from the dise The inner ends of the arms T 0 are provided with inwardly bent portions 8G and it obvious that when the arms ar moved baci; and the bent portions S0 are in engagementwith the disc 82, that the arms will spread against the influence of the springs 83. rfliese arms T0 may be provided with entensions 87 which are in alignment with the bent portions 86, so as to maintain the arms 70 in their spread position for a considerable length of time. Beyond the bent portion S6, the arms 70 are bent outwardly as at 8S and the terminals thereof are bifurcated and sharpened to provide butter engaging forks 89. 'l he sleeve 75 has keyed or otherwise secured thereto a relatively large gear wheel 90 and this `gear wheel is operated by a means which will hereinafter more fully appear. The sleeve Til cali also be provided with a rotatable collar 91 carrying' outstanding pins 92 which can be engagedv by the yoked end 93 of the lever 9-1, which is operated by a means which also will be hereinafter more fully described lt is obvious, howeer, that when the lever is rocked, the disc 73 and the arms 70 will be moved back and forth on the sleeve 75, while the sleeve 75 is beine' rotated. The extreme inner end of the shaft 7G can be provided with a stop disc or head 95 and if desired, the disc 79 can be provided with stops and guide pins which are adapted to extend through suitable openings formed in the dise 82 engage the rigid disc 95, so that all of the part-s will be locked against movement, when the same are in one poi-:ition, that is, when the. forks 89 are forcibly moved into engagement with the butter chips.

The means E for releasingl and guiding;` the chips one at a time into the butter plates which are indicated by the reference character L and which are brought one at a time past the butter chip dropping and `guiding means E by the carrying means F conmovement with the sists of an arcuate arm which extends inwardly and downwardly from a supporting bracket 101 which can be secured to Yhe inclined platform 102 in any preferred manner. rl`his platform 102 is merely provided a support for the certain operating; parts of the device and extends inwardly from the transverse partition 32 to the bottom wall Disposed above and in spaced relation to the arcuate arm 100 is a depending arm 103 which can be soldered or otherwise secured as at 1011 to the rigid disc 95. The lower free end of the rod 103 can lvo prrr'ided with an arcuate portion 105, if so desired. Now, it is obvious that when the forks S9 have been moved inwardly into forcible engagement with the chips of the butter cut and then rearwardly, that as the arms 70 ride between the arcuate arms 100 and 103 and are reciprocated baci; and forth by the lever 94 which will be hereinafter more fully described, that the butter chips will be forced of the forks, where they will drop downward onto the butter plates L which are carried past by butter plate carrier l". n order to insure the falling;v of the butter chips on to the butter plates, an inwardly eXtr-zndingl `guide am or rod 100 carried by the wall 18,r and the inner end of this rod is provided with a depending guide foot 107. As the butter falls upon the plates L from the butter dropping and guiding means ll in a substantially straight path, there is a likelihood of butter standing up on the plates or on their edges and in order to throw the butter chips fiat on the butter plates, the arm 108 is provided. rlhis arm 108 can also be carried by the wall 1S and extends downwardlv and forwardly from the wall in an arcuate path and terminates in substantially a hook shaped member 109. As this hook shaped portion 109 of the arm 108 is disposed in the path of the butter plates after the same. rides by the butter droppingand guiding means E. it is obvious that. the hooked end will draw the butter chips downward fiat upon they plate.

The butter carrying` means F comprises a circular turn table 110 which is provided with a plurality of spaced openings 111 arranged in annular formation for the reception of the butter plates L. lt can be seen that the butter plates L will lit into the openings and rest upon the lower wall 22 and that as the turn table is rotated by means hereinafter more fully described, the butter plates will be moved over the upper surface of the wall 22. Yew, this turn table 110 is secured in any preferred manner to the axial vertically disposed shaft 112, which can be mounted for rotary movement in a bearing- 113 and a bearing 11-1, secured to any preferred rigid part of the casing A. This shaft 112 has keyed there- `brackets 117 if so desired.

to a. relatively large gear wheel 115, which is adapted to be engaged by the operating mechanism, which as stated, will be hereinaftcr more fully described. This turn table rides under the butter plate chute G and then under the butter chip dropping and guiding means E and then past the butter plate guiding means K.

The chute G for supporting the butter plates L consists of a vertically disposed tube or the like 11G. This tube can be formed of metal, if so desired, and has a diameter slightly larger than the lbutter plates L, so as to permit the easy movement of the butter plates therethrough. This chtite can be heldin position by suitable The forward portion of therchute can be provided with a vertically disposed slot 113, which facilitates the placing of the butter dishes therein as will be hereinafter more fully described. The extreme lower and of the tube, which is left open, is also provided with oppositely disposed cut out portions 119, in which are adapted to extend the releasing arms 120 and 121. These rockable plate engaging and releasing arms 120 and 121 are of the same construction and each including parallel spaced rods 122 and end bars 123, which support bearing studs 12a, which can be rotatably mounted in suitable bearings. These arms are so arranged that when the same are disposed in a vertical plane, the rim of the butter dish will be rested between the upper and lower bars 122 and when the same are rocked in one direction a butter plate will be released, and` permitted to fall in an opening 111, which may be directly below the same at that time. This movement, of course, will spread the lower bars 122 outwardly and move the upper bars 122 inwardly and hold the other plates against falling' movement. l'lilhen the arms are rocked in their opposite directions, the lower bars 122 will be moved inwardly while the upper bars 122 will be moved outwardly, thus permitting` another plate to drop into releasing position and between the upper and lower bars 122 olf the rocking arms 120 and 121. The studs 12aL of the rocking arms 120 and 121 at the ear ends of the arms are secured respectively to levers 125 and 126, which have their inner ends connected by slot and pin connections 127. The lever 123 is of a hell crank formation and has the operating arm 123 thereof connected by a link 129 to Van operating crank 130, which is keyed or otherwise secured to an operating shaft 131,

which is actuated by the operatingrmeans of the apparatus, which, as stated, will be hereinafter more fully described. It can be seen, however, thatduring the rotation or the shaft, the arm 128 will be rocked hack and forth through the medium of the links 129, and levers 126 and 125 will rock the arms 120 and 121 in the manner just described.

ln order to facilitate the placing of the.V butter dishes or plates L, in the chute G, the loading means I' is provided. This means l consists of a relatively long tube 132, which has a diameter slightly less than the tube 116, so that the same can readily lit within the tube 116. This loading tube 132 is adapted to receive a plurality of the dishes and the dishes are held against falling movement from the lower end of the tube 132 by sliding plate 132. lWhen the tube 132 has been placed within the tube 116, the sliding plate 132 can be easily withdrawn through the slot 118 formed within the tube 116 asl hereinbefore described.

It is essential that somemeansk be provided for preventing the operation of the machine when the supply of butter plates or dishes L becomes low, so that the butter will not be dropped in the machine without any butter plates to receive the same and in order to lock the machine against operation in this contingency, the locking means J is provided. This locking means J consists of a swinging lever 133, which is held in place at its upper end by a pivot pin 134. This lever is adapted to normally extend into the chute G through a slot 135 formed therein, and when the plates are moved into the chute, the lever 133 will be swung outwardly as is readily apparent. This lever 133 has pivotally secured thereto intermediate its ends by a pin 136, a rod 137, which is secured to one arm of the bell crank 133. This bell crank 13S is mounted upon a pivot pin 139 at its angle and its arm, which .has not been mentioned has pivotally secured thereto a stop rod 140, which is normally urged into the path of the operating crank 141 for the operating parts of theV machine, which will be hereinafter more fully described, by the contractile coil spring 1112, which engages the first mentioned arm of thev bell crank and a rigid portion of the frame or easing A of the machine. Now, it can be seen that asthe dishes are moved out of the chute G or below the lever 133, that the lever 133 will be swung inwardly by the spring142, which will in turn move outwardly the arm 140 into the path of the 'crank 141, as stated, and thus prevent the movement thereof.` When the chute is lilled with dishes, how ever, the lever 133 will be forced outwardly swinging the bell crank 138 on its pivot 139 against the influence of the spring 1&2, which will move the rod 140 inwardly out" of the path of the operating crank 1111.

New, as. heretobefore stated, the turn table 110 is adapted to move the dishes'from the chute past the cutting mechanism C and the but'ler dropping and guiding means E and then to the means K for guiding the butter plates to the dispensing platform 31. The means K for guiding the plates containing the butter to the dispensing platform 31 may be of any preferred character and by way of example, the means has been shown to consist of a platform 145, which is pivoted at its inner end upon a suitable pin 14:6. The platform 115 is normally maintained in a raised position by a contractile toil spring 1117 which is secured to the door 1/-15 and to an eye 1518 carried by the casing A. Now, the turntable is adapted to move the dishes containing the butter on to the door or platform and the weight of the dishes will overcome the tension of the spring 147, and thus permit the lowering of the trap door and permit the dishes to slide down the same on to the platform 31 as is readily apparent.

The operatingmeans which has been designated by the reference character M consists of a main operating shaft which is mounted in suitable bearings 151 carried by the frame A of the apparatus. This shaft 150 is adapted to be turned by the hand crank 141 which can be rotatably mounted for movement thereon if so desired and previded with a clutch face 152, which is adapted to engage a rigid clutch section 156 and which is normally moved into engagement with the clutch section 153 by a spring 15e, which can be coiled about the shaft 159.

his is to prevent retrograde movement of the shaft 159 by the hand crank 1411. The inner end of this shaft 150 has keyed or otherwise secured thereto a pinion 155, which meshes with a relatively large gear wheel 156 which is keyed or otherwise secured to a counter shaft 157, which can be mounted in suitable bearings 158 carried by the casing for that purpose.

rllhe inner face of the relatively large gear wheel 156 has secured thereto at one side of the axis, a bracket 159, which is'slotted for the reception of a pin 160. This pin is held in any preferred adjusted position in the slot for a purpose which will hereinafter more fully appear. This pin has pivotally secured thereto a connecting link 161, which in turn has its inner end pivoted as at 162 to the reciprocating operating rod 19 of the butter chip feeding means Thus it is obvious that when the gear wheel 156 is turned, the operating rod L1-9 will be reciprocated back and forth. Now, it is often desired that different widths of the butter chips be cut and in order to adjust the width of the cut, the pin is adjusted in the slot formed in the bracket 159 toward or away from the axis of the gear wheel 156, which of course, will regulate the stroke of the reciprocating operating rod 49, and thus control the movement of the follower block. The frame 59 of the cutting` knife 5S is oscillated up and down by means of a connecting rod 166, which is pivotally connected to the shank portion 66 as at 16st. The inner end of this connectingl link or rod 163 is pivotally connected to an oscillating Ushaped yoke 1161-, which is mounted at its bight portion iu suitable bearings 165 carried by the inclined support or table 102. rhe in ermost arm of the oscillating frame 161 has secured thereto a roller 166, which is mounted within the elliptical shaped cam track 16T, which is secured in any preferred manner to the outer face of the main operating gear wheel 156. New, it is obvious that during the rotation of the gear wheel 156, that the Eit-shaped yoke 161 will be raised and lowered by the roller 166 and the elliptical shaped cam track 167, which, of course, will actuate the connecting rod or link 163 up and down, consequently oscillating the cutting knife 5S, moving the same back and forth across the butter cake to be cut. y1`his operating means for the cutting` knife 58 is synchronized with the butter receiving means D, as will now be described. The gear wheel 156 is provided with spur teeth, which mesh with the pinion 155 as heretobefore described, and this gear is also in the nature of crown gear as the .inner face thereof is provided with inwardly extending gear teeth 166. These tefth are. however, interrupted for a portion of the circumference of the gear 156, and in this smooth portion of the gear is dis'iosed. an arcuate locking plate 169. rlhe gear teeth 166 are adapted to be engaged ly a pinion 176 which is keyed or otherwise secured to a longitudinally disposed counter shaft 111 which can be mounted in suitable bearings 172 carried by rigid portions of the frame or casing A of the improved apparatus. rEhe shaft 171 has secured to its forward end a iead 176, which provided with a flat face '1T-1, and the shaft 171 is so timed with relation to the gear 156 that this tlat face will be in alignment with the lock arcuate plate 169 when this plate moves past the gear 176. Thus it can be seen that when the teeth 166 are out of mesh with the teeth of the pinion 170 that the lock plate 169 will engage the flat face 171 of the head 173 and thus ab solutely preclude this shaft against accideir tal movement. T he forward end of the shaft 171 has secured thereto a pinion 175 which meshes with an idle pinien 176. which iu turn meshes with the relatively lar'ge "er" wheel 96 secured to the rotatable s eere of the butter receiving means D. 1t is obvious that during the rotation of the g wheel 156 that the sleeve will be rotated, and consequently the arms 76 mored past the butter chip releasing and guiding means E.

The shaft 1'i1 is held against movement by the lock plate 169 so that when the arms 70 llfi butter plates, which are then moved to a dispensing position where the same can be readily obtained by the patrons of the dining room.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention; but,

I claim:

l. A. butter cutting and dispensing machine comprising means for receiving` a cake of butter, a cutting mechanism, means for periodically feeding the butter forwardly to the cutting means, means for receiving the butter after the same has been cut, means for feeding butter plates past the cut-ting means, and means for dropping the butter cut from the receiving means onto said butter plates.

2. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, means for receiving the chips of butter after being cut, means for carrying butter plates past the cutting means, means for feeding butter plates one by one to the butter plate carrying means, and means for removing the chips of butter from the chip receiv ig means and delivering a single chip of butter to each plate as the same is carried past the butter cutting means.

3. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, reciprocating means for engaging the butter chips during the cutting operation, means for feeding plates past the butter chip cutting means, and means disposed in the path of reciprocating butter chip engaging means for forcing the butter chips off of the reciprocating butter chip engaging means and for guiding the same on to the butter plates.

ll. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, means for cutting squares of butter into chips, means for placing the butter chips upon plates consistingof a plurality of arms for engaging the butter during' the cutting operation, a supporting shaft, a rotatable sleeve mounted upon the shaft, a reciprocating sleeve mounted upon the shaft for rotary movement therewith for supporting the arms, means disposed in the path of the arms for removing the butter chips therefrom, and means for synchronously rotating the first mentioned sleeve and for reciprocating the second mentioned sleeve.

5. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, and means for placing the chips one b v one on independent plates consisting of a supporting shaft, a sleeve rotatably mounted upon the supporting shaft, a second sleeve mounted upon the rst mentioned sleeve for movement therewith and for reciprocating movement thereon, a plurality of arms pivotally secured to the second mentioned sleeve, the forward ends of the arms being bent inwardly, a rigid disc carried by the first mentioned sleeve and disposed in the path of the inwardly bent portions of the arms for permitting outward movement of the arms during reciprocation of the second mentioned sleeve, butter engaging forks formed on the extreme inner ends of the arms, means for synchronously rotating the first and second mentioned sleeves and for reciprocating the second mentioned sleeve, means disposed in the path of the forks for removing the butter therefrom, as the forks are rotated and reciprocated past said last mentioned means.

6. In a butter cutting and dispensing means, the combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, means for placing` the chips upon plates, means for feeding plates past said butter chip placino' means, said butter chip placing means including a supporting shaft, a sleeve rotatably mounted upon the supporting shaft, a sleeve mounted upon the first mentioned sleeve for movement therewith and for reciproeatory movenient thereon, a disc slidably carried by the second mentioned sleeve, a plurality of arms pivotally secured to the disc, a rigid disc carried by the first mentioned sleeve, the arms having their inner ends provided with inwardly extending bent portions for engaging the second mentioned disc, resilient means for normally holding the arms in engagement with the second mentioned disc, forks formed on the inner ends of the arms for engaging said discs during the cutting operation, rigid means for removing the butter chips from the forks, the forks being moved, one by one past said rigid butter chip removing means during the reciprocation of said second mentioned sleeve.

7. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, a plurality of forks for engaging the butter chips during the cutting thereof, means for removing tlie butter chips from the forks, and means for moving the forks one by one and inwardly of the butter chip removin means.

8. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of .means for cutting squares of butter into chips, a plurality of forks, means for forcibly moving the forks into engagement with the butter during the cutting operation, an arcuate arm for moving the butter from the forks, and means for reciprocating and turning the forks past said arcuate arm one by one.

9. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, he combination of means for cutting squares of butter into chips, a plurality of butter chip engaging forks, means for forcing the forks into engagement with the butter during the cutting operation,

rigidV arins` disposed in the path otithe floikspnieai'ls tor turning and',reciprocating the toi-lis past tl'ierigidarins to permit the butter chips to beV withdrawn from the forks, butter plate carrying means `disposed beloiv the arms :t'or receiving the butter therefrom, and a second ai'nidisposed in the path ot' the butter carrying )means for engaging the chips to insure the laying thereof fiat :on the butterplates. i

y l l0.` `'ln a butter chip cutter and dispensing machine, means tor cutting squares ot' butter into chips comprising a longitudinally` extendingguidetor `the squares ot the butter,`ia follower plate for the butter reciproca ibly, mounted `in the guide,cross wires arranged in trent oi the guide tor `cutting. the squares oit` butter longitudinally, an outwardly extending arm carried by the plate,

a reciprocating rod, a clutch carriedby the tolloweil arm for engaging the rod, an operating lnit'e for cutting the squares otbutter transversely in `front opt the cross rods, and means `for raising and lowering the knife at predetermined intervals. y

ll, ln a butter chip cutting` and dispensing machine, means for cutting the butter into chips consisting of cross wires tor dividing squares ol butter longitudinally, a

tollower plate tor forcing the squares ot butter into engagement with the wires, means `tor moving the follower plate in a step by step motion, an operating lni'te tor cuttingtlie squares of butter transversely in trent oi the cross wires, butter engaging forks, ine-ans for forcibly moving the forks into engagement with the butter in advance o'l' the cross wires, and means tor moving the operating lini'te dmvnwardly while the 'loilis are in engagement with the butter.

` l ln a butter chip cutteriand dispensing machine, means for cutting the butter into i chips consistingot a guide 'for the squares of butter, a plurality ot' cross wires carried by the toi-ward end of the guide.v a follower block slidablyniounted in the guide for forcing the square ot'ybutter into engagement with the cross wires, the cross wires being adapted to divide the butter longitudinally, a reciprocating rod, a clutch cari i"ied by the follower block lor locking` engagement with the rod during forward nioveinent thereof, a gear wheel, means for operating the gear wheel, a pitman rod operatively connecting the reciprocating rod with the gear wheel, and means for moving the pitman rod toward and away from the axis ot' the gear wheel to vary the stroke ot said reciprocating rod.

18. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, means for cutting squares of butter into chips, a turntable having recesses therein for butter plates, `means for operating the turntable 'for moving the butter plates past the butter cutting means,

and means `for feeding the butter plate to fthe turn table one by one at predetern'iined y intervals and means for releasing the butter thebutter plates past the butter cutting n'ieans,meansfor feeding butter plates to the turn `table including a vertically disposed chute, the opposite sides o'f the chute ,at the lower end thereof having cut outportions, a pair ot rocking arms 4disposed in the c iit out portions tor engaging tliebut? Ater plates, said rocking arms including upper andlower parallel vdisposed cross bars and bearing studs disposed intermediate the ii'ieans 'lor rocking the arms 'for causing the cross bars to move toward and away l'rom the edges of the chute.

' l5. ln a butter chip cutter and dispensing machine, the combination ot means for cutting' squares of butter into chips, means 'tor vreceivino the butter from the cutting means,

ineens i for dropping butter chips one by one on butter plates, a turntable for niovingtl-ie butter plates past the butter chip receiving means, a supply chute tor feeding the butter plates to the turn table, operating means including a hand crank 'for the buttercutting means, the turntable, and the p butter receiving means, and means tor locking the machine against operation when the supply of butter plates in the chute runs low. i

16. ln a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, the combination of a casing having an ice compartment therein, means tor cutting squares of butter into chips, a turn table for carrying butter plates pastthe cutting means, means tor receiving the butter chips from the cutting means for dropping the chips in the butter plates, means for delivering butter plates 'to the turn table including a chute, operating means for the cutting means, the turntable, and the butter chip engagingand dropping means including a hand craiilc a lever pivotally secured at its upper end to the chute, means normally urging the lever into the chute, the plates being` normally adapted to hold the lever out ot the chute, a bell crank, `a stop lever secured to one arm of the bell crank 'iter movement intoA the path ot' the operating portion ont the machine, and` `cross barsv'a-t the ends oit the arms,` `and s llO iso

means for feeding butter plates one by one from the delivery chute, a removable supply chute for receiving a plurality of butter plates, a slide carried by the lower end of the supply chute, thel delivery chute having a slot formed therein for permitting the movement of the slide out of the delivery chute when the supply chute is moved into said delivery chute.

18. In a butter chip cutter and dispensing machine, means for cutting the butter into chips, a supply chute, a turn table for earrying the butter plates from the supply chute past the butter cutting means, a pivoted trap door disposed in theJ path of the turn table, means normally holding the trap door in araised position, the butter plates being adapted to be moved upon the trap door by the turn table, the weight of the butter plates being greater than the tension of the spring whereby the butter plates will be permitted to fall below the turn table.

19. In a butter chip cutting and dispensing machine, means for cutting butter into chips, a turn table for movement past the butter chip cutting means, a chute for supplying butter plates to the turn table, and means for delivering the butter plates one at a time at predetermined intervals to the turn table including a pair of oppositely disposed arms, each of said arms consisting of upper and lower parallel disposed bars, between which a plate is adapted to rest, pivoted studs disposed at the ends of the arms and between the parallel bars, bearings engaging in the studs, rearwardly extending levers connected with the arms, a slot and pin connection connecting the inner ends of the levers together, an operating shaft, a crank carried by the operating shaft, a link pivotally secured'to the outer end of the crank, -and means operatively connecting the link with one of the levers carried by said rocking arms.

ALBERT SLATEN.

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