US1886118A - Agitator - Google Patents

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Nov. 1,1932. P. N. POTTSGROVE AGITA'I'OR Filed Feb. 13, 1930 1 n venior Patented Nov. 1, 1932 PHILIP N. POTTSGROVE, F ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA AGTTATOR Application filed February 13, 1930. Serial No..428,121.

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in the art generally known as agitating, and more particularly to a novel hand operable agitator for beating, stirring, or mixing various materials and is especially adapted for household use.

An important object of the invention is to provide an agitator, wherein the agitating elements are mounted on a stationary support wherein the receptacle may be easily removed from association therewith.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an agitator, wherein novel means is employed for securing the agitating element to the removable receptacle.

These various other important objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent to the reader after considering the invention as specifically set forth hereinafter.

In the drawing Figaro 1 represents a side elevational view of the agitator completely assembled.

Fig. 2 represents a top plan View of the complete device.

Fig. 3 represents a vertical sectional view taken substantialy on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Refering to the drawing, wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that the novel device includes abracket generally referred to by the numeral 5. This bracket includes a wall plate 6, which is secured by suitable screws 7 to the wall. The vertical edge portions of this wall plate are bent inwardly to provide downwardly converging guides 8 betwen which the laterally disposed plate 9 at one end of the bracket arm 10 binds when properly engaged with the plate 6.

Thus, the arm 10 may be supported in a horizontal position. The arm has an upstanding post 11 provided with a pair of parallel ears 1212. These ears are provided with openings to receive the pin 18, and one end of this pin 13 carries a gear 14.

A handle 15 projects from the gear wheel 14 at an eccentric point. An inverted U shaped riser 16 has the ends of its legs secured to the receptacle cover 17 and the bight portion of this riser is provided with a clownwardly and outwardly extending tongue 18 said tongue being spaced from the cover and provided with a depending projection 18.

Swingably connected to one of the sleeves 25 by a tubular end part 19 is a lever 19 hav ing a hook 20 at its outer end and a finger grip 21 projecting upwardly from one edge thereof. The peripheral portion of the cover 17 has a pair of depending rigid hooks 2222 which cooperate with the hook 20 for maintaining the receptacle to the cover 17.

As is clearly apparent, the receptacle 23 is of some suitable transparent material and is preferably provided with graduations indicating quantity on the outer side thereof. The upper edge portion of the receptacle is enlarged to provide a bead 24 for engagement by the said hook to lessen the liability of displacement of a receptacle accidentally from the cover 17. A small recess in the lever 19 will be engaged by the projection 18 on the tongue 18 when the lever 19 has been moved to a certain position on this tongue so that the projection and recess will hold the lever in a position where the hook 20 will hold the cover on the receptacle.

A pair of sleeves 2525 depend downwardly from the bight portion of the riser l6 and into the receptacle 23, when the latter is properly secured to the cover 17.. Each of the sleeves 25 has a shaft 26 rotatably mounted therein, and each shaft projects at its upper end above the riser 16 to connect to and support a gear or pinion 27. These pinions are constantly in mesh and one of the same is in constant mesh with the gear wheel 14. The lower end of each shaft 26 is provided with a beater structure generally referred to by the numeral 28. Each of these beater elements comprises a pair of ovate-shaped blades 2929 secured at their ends to each other on right angular planes.

It can be seen in Fig. 3 that these heaters mesh, or in other words, the blades of the said beaters overlap, so as to more efficiently, stir or beat the material placed in the receptacle 23.

It can be seen that the invention embodies certain advantages over the prior art, particularly in the means for fastening the re ceptacle to the cover, the detachable relation of the receptacle with respect to the cover, and the manner of mounting the agitating elements on the support.

Obviously, changes in the shape and size, as well as the materials necessary in the construction of this device may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In an agitating device, a supporting bracket, a receptacle cover attached to the lower edge thereof, a pair of spaced outwardly extending ears on the cover for engaging part of a receptacle, a bracket connected to the upper face of the cover and having its bight part spaced from the cover, and a bearin part having its upper end passing throug the bight part of the bracket and the cover, said bearing part being spaced from the center of the cover, a lever having a tubular end part encirclin that portion of the bearing part between the bight and the cover, a downwardly depending prong on the bracket having a projection on the under face of its free end, said lever having a recess therein for receiving the projection when the lever is in o rative osition, a hook on the free end of t ,e level or engaging a part of the receptacle to lock the cover in place and a finger engaging part on the lever.

11 testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

PHILIP N. POTTSGROVE.

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