US1931366A

US1931366A - Ice-cream lift

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Publication number: US1931366A
Application number: US583886A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harman B Woerner; David C Russell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-12-30
Filing date: 1931-12-30
Publication date: 1933-10-17
Anticipated expiration: 1950-10-17

Description

Oct. 17, 1933.

H. B. WOERNER ET AL 1,931,366

ICE CREAM LIFT Filed Dec. 30. 1931 IN VEH TOIFG, Harman B. Week-nor; Dav/J C. P116681), ,B MM mm A "thorn 2 Patented Oct. 17, 1933 Harman B.

Woerner and' David c." 7 Terre Haute, Ind.

Russell, s

Application nasal, 30, 1931 f "seriar-Nmtaasss I This invention relates to means for raising thelower remaining portionof ice cream frorn the lower part of a can to the upper part after the upper part has been served inorder that 35 the cream may be readily available without having to run ones arm down inside the can to the bottom thereof. a

The invention also has advantages in that the bottom plate has" removable lifting straps to permit stacking of the plates when not in use, and in the forming of the upper strap endsto be pressed outwardly against the can sides as they are being lifted so as to insure that the endswill spring over the top edge of the can when suffia ciently lifted.

A further advantage of the invention is in the particular form of lifting'iack so as to secure light weight with positive action and to have a base adapted to engage the can edge whereby a strap engaging membermay be lowered quickly below' the base to within the can to en'gage with the lifting strap and then pulled back upwardly rt'o lift the straps. 1 v.

These and other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following description of one form of the invention as illustrated by the accompanying drawing,'in which a a I Fig. 1'is a side elevation of a structure embodying' our invention as applied to an ice-cream can shown in transverse section;

v 'Fig". 2,. a'fragmentary end elevation; Fig. 3, a top plan view; and a .Fig. 4,"a detail in vertical transverse section through a can illustrating the manner of engage- 5 ment of the lifting strapsvwith' the'can top edge. v Likecharacters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in the drawing. n

We form a'circular plate 10 to have a diam eter which will permit it to be moved freely up .40 and down within the ice-cream can 11 but with slightclearance therebetween. Notches are cut in the plate edge on diametrically opposed sides so that lifting

straps

12 and 13 can extend from under the plate and up through these notches without interfering with the movement of the to pass removably through a loop 14 which is formed by punching a section of the plate down- 1 wardly. The major portion of each strap ex-- tends vertically upward through the respective notch in the plate and terminates with an upper .55 end which is formed by bending a portion of the APATE Nr strap;inwardlyanddownwardly and then upwardly and over outwardly :toward theside "of the can to form a shoulder 15; at the-inner lower, b ch; and fin b er und d n? wardly from the end to -form,;a downturned beyond the plane of the main vertical part of sprung inwardly sufliciently to cause the upper hooks 16 topas's'inside thecan without' engaging the top edge Ice-cream isthen-poured into the canto fill itand hardened. The top,ends of d the strapslg-and 13 terminate at ab ou't halfway up ,thecan; When i ce-cream has been-dipped ,out 'of the. can sufficient to -uncoverit he upperr ends of the strap's l2 andl1 3; the person ing the ice-cream has; reached down fi nto'. the

can about as far. as'is convenient and as is possible without' rubbing his coat sleeve against the inside of the can. Itis to be vunderstoodtl lat the can to whichreference is herein-madeis the usual elongated can employed by 'creameries to harden and: deliver cream in. When the strap ends are uncovered, theendsare then available to be engaged in order to pull up the plate 10 and therebylift the remaining ice -cream to the upperpartofthe can. i Since the cream frozen in the can it requires some little pull on the plate to break the cream loose from the canwall'l .In order to pull uplthe plate lll andliliftlthe cream thereabove we provide a speciallifting mechanism which will now be described. We

take two pieces 18and l9 o f strap metal and ltie thern together; in spaced apart parallel relation by bands ;20 and 421 to slidingly carry abarj221 therebetween, the lower ends of the

pieces

18 and 19 are spread apart and" are each provided 1 with

outturned toes

23 and 24 to rest on the top edge of the can 11 and with a downturned toe 25 between the other toes to extend downwardly within the can so as to retain theends" on the can edge. a

' The strap piece 18 is bent by its portion above the band 20 outwardly at an angle to the bar 22 and pivotally carries on this bent out portion an operating handle 26 which is here shown as a U-shaped band of metal having its open ends straddling the bent portion. Between the open ends of the'handle 26, we rockably securea pawl 27 with an upper head having a tooth like member directed toward the bar 22 and a leg hanging below the pivot line of connection with the handle. A spring 28 having one end held against the piece "18' bearsby its other end against the lower leg of the pawl 27 normally to rock the pawl head toward said bar 22. The piece 19 extends up along back of the bar 22 for a distance as a support against which the bar .22 may bear when pressed against by the pawl. The bar 22 is perforated substantially throughout its length by holes 29 into which the toothed end of the head of the pawl 27 may engage.

A bracket 30 extends from the piece 19 to rockably carry a dog 31 which has an upper toothed end directed toward the bar 22 through an opening provided therefor in theypiece. l9.v

The dog 31 also has a lower depending end which is normally pushed out away from the piece 19 by-aspring 32 bearing against'the piece 19 so that the "toothed end is normally pressed against thebar 22. The bar 22 has a sufficient length to permit it in its lowermost position to extend down into the can '11 to permit achamiel bar 33 fixed on thevlower bar end to be slipped by its ends to under the shoulders 15 on the straps-12 "when the handle 26 is liftedto drop the pawl 27 to-a lower hole 29, the dog 3-1 dropping into a hole 29, will hold the -bar I 22 against dropping, and by again pushing down on the handle 26 the pawl 27 will lift the bar 22 again.

When the bar 22 has been --'sufiiciently lifted 'by'working the handle 26 up'and down, the strap end's l6 will spring over the top edge of the can edge and thereby hold up the plate 10. The lower ends of the pawl 27 andfdog 31*may then be pressed in to carry the upper ends thereof away from the bar 22 to 'release the bar and permitdhe lower channel bar 33 to beturned around from under theshoulders 15 and allow "the entire lifting machnismto be removed from overthecan; By having the channel bar 33 engage the straps 12 :and 13 under-the shoulders 15, a rocking "ac'tion'on the ends of 'the strap is set up tending to force the hooks 16 against the wall of the can and thereby spring the hooks over. the cantopedge when carried that far.

While we have here shown and described our invention in the one form as now best known to us, it-is obvious that structural changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and we'therefore do not desire to be limited to-that precise formbeyond' the limitatrons-as *may'be'imposed by the following claims.

-:a :lower inturned end adapted to removably engage underjsaid plate, thefupperhooked end of We claim: a

1. For lifting ice-cream in r a can, a plate adapted to slidingly fit within the can; and a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, each of said straps having an upper hooked end and a lower inturned end adapted to removably engage under said plate a bar pulling on'the-straps, saidbar extending from one strap to the other and means for detachably securing the bar-ends to their adjacent straps.

2. For lifting ice-cream in a can, a plate adapted to slidingly fit within the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, each or said straps having an upper hookedend and gage under said plate, the upper hooked end of each strap having a shoulder therebelow, and. a'

bar having a lower transverse member adapted to-engageby its ends under said shoulders as a means for pulling on said straps.

3. For lifting ice-cream in a can, a plate adapted to slidi'ngly fit within the can, and'a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, each of said straps having an upper hooked end and a lower inturned end adapted to removably en'- gage under said plate, 'the upper hooked end'of each strap having a shoulder therebelow and a. *bar having a lower transverse member adapted to engage by its ends under said shoulders as a means for pulling on said straps; said shoulders its being spaced inwardly from the straps whereby pressure upwardly against'the shoulders will tend to spring the hooked ends against the can wall. I I 4. For lifting ice-cream in a -can, a "plate adapted to'slidingly' fit within the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engage said plate, each of said stra'ps having an upper hooked end and a lower inturned end adapted to removably .en-

each'strap having a shoulder therebelow, and a bar having a lower transverse 'memberg-adapted to engage byvits ends under said shoulders asza meansfor pulling on said straps, and jack means engaging said bar;- 3-20 fij-Fo'r lifting ice-cream in a'canfa plate adapted to slidingly 'fit within 'the can, and a pair of straps adapted to engage said p'1ate,'each of said straps having "an upperho'oked endand a lower inturned end adapted to reniovably 1811- gage under said plate; the upper hooked end of each strap having a shoulder therebelow,,and a "bar having a lower transverse member. adapted to engage by its" ends under saidshoulders as a means for "pulling on said straps, saidshoulders being spaced inwardly from the straps whereby pressure upwardly against the shoulders will tend to spring the hooked "ends against the can wall, and means for pulling up on said'barf l 1 I HARMAN B. 'WOERNER. DAVID c. RUSSELL.