US1931089A - Saltcellar - Google Patents

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Oct 1933- R. G. SCHVVARZ ET AL SALTCELLAR Original Filed June 24, 1932 tum, insures a Patented Oct. 17, 1933 1,931,089 SALTCELLAR Robert G. Schwarz, New

Vorbusch,

Adolph H.

Orleans, La., and

Original application June 24, 1932, Serial No.

Divided and this application January Serial No. 652,753

4. Claims. (01. -57) The invention relates to salt cellars and condiment holders, and has for its object to provide a device of this character comprising spaced coiled springs axially disposed within the chamber of the holder and connected together by an axially disposed connecting portion on which is slidably mounted a weight agitator, which not only agitates during a reciprocating movement during a shaking operation, but incident to its momenwide range of compression and expansion of the coiled springs for facilitating the agitation of the contents of the holder.

A further object is to provide the weight member with outwardly extending agitator arms.

; A further object is to form the weight arms from a single piece of wire, bent to form and disposed in an annular groove in the weight and having outwardly extending loops for forming the arms.

With the above and other objects in view the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the condiment holder.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view through the agitating device taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view in elevation of the agitator weight.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a conventional form of salt cellar, 2 the chamber therein and 3 the perforated top. The present application is a divisional part of our application Ser. #619,134 filed June 24, 1932.

It has been found that condiments, particularly salt, become stuck or solidified within the chamber 2, and to obviate this difficulty an agitator is provided which comprises spaced coiled springs 4 and 5, connected together by an axially disposed portion 6, on which is slidably mounted an agitating weight '1; Weight 7 performs a double function, one of which is as an agitator, and the other as a compressor for the springs 4 and 5 at the ends of the reciprocations and at which time the momentum of ,the weight '7 will compress the springs.

By utilizing the weight '7, it is obvious that a maximum range of compression and expansion of springs 4 and 5 is accomplished at the ends of the reciprocations of the cellar during a shaking operation. It will also be noted that springs 4 and 5 and connecting member 6 may be formed from a single piece of wire bent to form, thereby reducing the cost of manufacture to a minimum; During the manufacture of the device weight '7 is placed on the member 6 before the forming of the final spring 4 or tinuous operation, and the parts out apart afterwards.

Weight? is provided with a peripheral groove 8, in which is disposed the concentric portions 9 having outwardly extending loops 10 forming agitator arms. It will be seen that the agitator portions 9 and loops 10 are formed from'a'single piece of wire bent to form, thereby allowing the device to be cheaply manufactured and the agitator arms 10, being in loop form, form U-shaped members for the agitating operation. One of the portions 9 of the agitator is split as at ll'so that it will be easily received when expanded in the groove 8 of the weight, and as the device is made from spring wire it will contract into the groove 8. By providing the split 11, it is obvious, during the initial placing position on the weight, the" member 6 may easily assume a position within the agitating device.

From the above it will be seen that a salt cellar agitating device is provide, which is'simple in construction, positive in its operation and one wherein the parts are reduced to a minimum and constructed in a manner whereby they may be cheaply manufactured and sold. f

The invention having been set forth what is claimed as new and useful is: 1

1. The combination with a condiment holder having a chamber therein, of an agitating device 1 therein, said agitating device comprising axially disposed spaced coiled springs, an axially disposed connecting arm between the adjacent ends of said coiled spring and a combined agitating Pass Christian, Miss. 1

6, or the same can be a conand spring compressing weight member slidably I mounted on the connecting arm and forming means whereby said springs are compressed at the ends of reciprocations of the holder during a shaking operation.

2. A condiment holder agitating device, said device comprising spaced coiled springs disposed in the chamber of the condiment holder, said springs terminating adjacent the ends of the holder chamber, a connecting bar axially disposed andconnecting the adjacent ends of the springs, a weight slidably mounted on said connecting bar and forming means for compressing the springs at the ends of reciprocations, and

' agitator arms extending outwardly from the weight member.

3. The combination with a condiment holder,

of an agitator having a weight slidably mounted on a bar, agitator arms carried by said Weight,

said arms being U-shaped, the arms of the U-' shaped arms being connected to adjacent arms by concentric portions disposed in an annular groove in the weight.

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