US224112A - smelsor - Google Patents

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Y UNITED OFFICE. 4'

'HENRY sMLsomoF ARcADImunDIANA.

sPEcIrmATroN forming "of Letters Pai-.ent )No.f224,11`2, aafearebrualy 3, leso.

l Y H'Application ledNolvemberj/t, 18779. i i .y

To all whom t may concern: Be it` known that lyENYfSMELSOR, of Arcadia,"in thefcounty of Hamilton and State of Indiana, have invent-ed certain" new and useful Improvements in Churns; and I'do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thev invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to `which it appertains to make `and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawin gs,

and 'to lletters of reference markedf thereon',

which form a part of. this specification. c

This invention relates to :improvements in churns; and it consists inthe construction and novel arrangementof the dasher, which causes the globules of the ymilkto break and separate while undergoing vthe operation of churning, whereby theproduction of butter is greatly facilitated. i 1 H Theannexed drawings, to which reference is made, fully illustratemy invention,in which Figure l represents a vertical crosslsectional-Y view of my'improved churn. Fig.2 represents a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 represents a side view ofthe dasher detached -from the churn, and Fig. 4 shows a detached cross-sectional view of the same.

The capital letterAdesign ates'achurn-body, the lower portion or bottom of which is of cylindrical form, the same being constructed Vof any suitable material, and provided with legs a. a., upon which the churn-body is supported, and it is also provided with a lid or cover, a', on the top thereof, in order t'o close the opengingl through which the cream is poured into the churn. A groove, a2, is also made on the inner face of one end of the churn-body, extending from near the center ofthe same verticallyto the top of said churn-body A.V In the end opposite said groove is made a perforation, belowwhieh, on the outer face of the churn-body, is placed a drip-spout, b. Atube is also applied to one end of the churn-body,

the inner endof which is Haring and enters the interior of the churn.. The purposefor which the above'- mentioned perforation', groove,

spout, and tube are intended will be hereinafter explained. y l

B indicates a revolvin g dasher placed within the churn-.body A, and constructed with end pieces, b2 b3, having radial arms b4, in which are vsecured thedasher-blades b, that unite the end` pie`ces,b`2 b3, to one another. Said dasher .is also 'provided with curvedV bars o c, extendingjobliquely from one radial arlnfb to n.

`similar arm on the opposite end Vof the dasher aforesaid. This constructionof said curved bars causesthem to cross one another ator nearfthecenter ofthe dasher B, and at the Sametime does AnotI allow them to touch by formedapertbration running crosswise through ythe center of the end piece b2,'the` inner portionof which is provided with internal screwthreads, that receive thev screw-threaded end `of afrod, C.v `The opposite end thereof is forInedinto-:aJ crank having a handle, b5, by whichlthe churmdasher B is revolved.

*Opposite the perforation above mentioned, and in lineV therewith, is a lug or projection, a3,

ontheouter face of 'the endl piece b3, and betweenthe latter and the inner face of the vchurn `-A.y Saidlug or projection has its bearsuch crossing. `At one end of the dasher B is i Having thus given a description of how I construct my improved churn-dasher, and the construction of the churn-body, I will now proceed and explain how the different parts are operated in churning, removing the dasher' for cleaning, drawing off the buttermilk, &c.

Operation: The cream is poured into the top of the churn A, as is usual, after which the lid or cover a', that fits snugly therein, is

placed thereon, and the handle b5 on the crank portion of the screw-threaded rod above spokenV of is given a forward revolution, which has.

the .effect of revolving the churn-dasher B withinthe ch urn-body A.' At the same time the bladesb agitate the cream and the curved bars c cause the milk to be thrown from the center of VVthe vchurn-body, thereby compelling the blades b of the dasher B .to act directly upon the cream that `otherwise would remain with Ythe buttermilk, as is the case with previously` constructed churns.

It will thus be seen by the foregoing description that a churn-dasher constructed as herein described, and provided with the curved bars c c, is easily operated and causes the cream placed Within the churn-body A to change to butter with very little labor, and at the same time the bars aforesaid allow no cream to mingle with the buttermilk after the opera, tion of churning is completed; also, in order to remove the churn-dasher B from the interior ot' the ohurnbody A after churning, the operator may hold stationary the dasher B Withone hand, and with the other hand reverse the movement of the crank to that of churning, thereby causing the rod C to unscrew and disengage with the dasher B. It is then (the rod) slightly or entirely withdrawn, which allows the dasher B to be lifted out for the purpose of giving ready access to the. butter -within the churn, and allowing the dasherand interior of the churn-body to be easily cleansed. Furthermore, in relieving the churn-body of the milk after the Operation of churning, an ordinary plug is Withdrawn from the mouth of a tube, c', placed at the bottom of churn-body, and extending through the end of the same and entering the interior thereof, with a tlarin g end opposite to that in which is inserted the plug above mentioned, and the milk passes out and intoany suitable receptacle; also, the drip-spout b', hereiubefore mentioned, being secured to the outside of the churn-body and directly below and partly encircling. the rod C, catches all the milk that may find its way through the perforation in the end of the churn, and through which passes the rod aforesaid, and carries it off, and thus prevents it (the milk) from running on and besmearing the end of the churn-body A.

It will also be observed that in my construction of the dasher I dispense with a rod eX- tending from end bz to the end b3 ofthe dasher B, and apply the curved bars c c, thereby avoiding lhe possibility of the milk being drawn to the center of said dasher, as is the case with similarlyconstructed ehnrns, which prevents a portion of the cream from coming directly in contact with the dasher-blades, thus causing a waste of cream; also, the dasher B and interior of the churn-body A can be thoroughly cleaned without separating one from the other simply by pouring Water into the churn and revolving the dasher by the handle several times, after which the plug aforesaid may be withdrawn and the water allowed to pass out from the interior ot' the churn.

Having described my invention, wliatIcl-aim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent, is l The Within-described dasher, consisting of the cross-heads b2 b, parallel flasher-blades b b b b, curved bars or blades c c, attached to the cross-heads b2 b3, and crossing each other within the space of the parallel flasher-blades,

all constructed, arranged, and operating in4 the manner herein set forth.

In testimony that I claimfthe foregoing I have hereunto set-my hand this 27th day of October, 1879.

HENRY sMELsoa.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. SHAFER, GRANVILLE BISHOP.

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