US295274A - William a - Google Patents

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No. 295,274. PatentedMar. 18, 1884.

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V APPLE FABER. N0. 295,274. Patented Mar. 18, 1884.

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SPECIFICATION forming part 0 2 Lettersy Patent No. 295,274, dated March 18, 1884.

,Application filed September 3, 1883. (Model.)

To @JZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that I, W'ILLMM A. C. OAKS, of Antrim, county of Hillsborough and State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Apple-Parere, of which the following is a specitication.

My invention consists in an improved arrangement of that class of apple-paring niachines in which motion is imparted to the apple-holding fork by moving the frame earrying it and part of the driving-gear around a central pivot and along` the rini of a fixed segmental toothed riin for discharging the apple by means of a pivoted doffer retained in place by a spring and operated bya cam-dog.

I am aware that the above-described machine is old, having been patented to D. H. Goodell, June 18, 1867, No. 65,804. I am also aware that it is not new to add a doffer to the above-mentioned machine, this having been shown in Patent No. 109,454, granted to Williain Robb, November 22, 1870. My invention, however, consists in a new and improved forni of doffer applied to the old Goodell or a similar machine.

In therdrawings, Figure 1 is a vertical front elevation oi' the Whole machine, the handle 'being in the position of one-fourth its course from the start. Fig. 2 is a side view of the machine attached to the edge of a table, as in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device for throwing oif the apple when it is pared. In this view the push-oif is in its lowest position as it would be when the handle is in the position shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is asimilar plan view of the device for throwing off the apple when the push-ofi is at or about its highest point, which is when it is in the act Of throwing oii the apple, as in Fig. 2, the handle being midway ot' its course on the return trip. Fig. 5 is a detailed front view of the Cain which operates the throwing-ofi' device.

The dotted line indicates its lowest position.

A is a seniieircular base-plate, having on its outer face, at the edge, a series of teeth, E, and provided at its upper part with a clamp, A', by means of which and the screw Zthe machine is secured to the edge of a table-top, the plate A being vertical and below the table-top.

To make the machine more secure, the upper and outer ends of the frame-plate A are `provided With two ears or projections, V W, having square notches in the rear, adapting them to iit against the lower edge of the tabletop, against which they are tightly pressed when the clamp is screwed down. The plate A is also provided with arins at suitable places to form supports for earns and the sweep or handle-lever.

Supported on the plate Ais a reciprocating frame or sweep, B, turning on a pivot, C, and having jonrnaled to its outer end a spur-Wheel, G, gearing with the teeth on the outer edge of A.

Integral With the spur-Wheel G is a spur- Wheel, D, larger than G. This spur-Wheel D gears with a pinion, F, placed above it, and secured to the outer end of the fork-shaft H, turning in bearings Mz on the top of the frame B. This shaft H carries on its inner end the fruit holder or fork I.

Extending outward from the frame B, in line Wit-l1 the journal pin or shaft on which the spur-Wheel G turns, is ahandle, J, by driving which in either direction 'the frame B will swing on the center pin, C, causing the spurwheel G t0 be rotated by teeth F on fraine A, the rotation of this spur-Wheel e'ectingthe rotation of the fork. A lever or push-off, R, is fastened to the reciprocating frame B at It', and on its outer end is a curved thin plate in the shape of a sickle. This acts as the pushoff. At the other end of the lever, which is slightly bent, is a rounded end, which rests upon or against the cani-dog S, pivoted to the baseplate A atb. This push-ott device oper etes as follows: As the reciprocating frame is pushed forward in the act of paring, the inner end, r, ofthe puslroff lever R passes over the upper curved surface oi' the earn-dog S, the springTalloWing it to inove downward enough to pass the end of the lever Without moving the push-off. As soon as the end r of the le ver escapes from the cam-dog S, the cani-dog is brought to its normal position by means of thespiral spring T, and is prevented from going up too far by the small stud a iu the frame A.

The dotted lines in Fig. 5 indicate the position of the cam-dog S when the lever o' is passing over it. After the apple is pared and the handle J is brought back toward the starting-point, the end r of the lever It is brought in contact with the side of the cam-dog S,

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pushing it outward and raising the push-off at the other end, so as to throw o' the apple. The spring U draws the lever R out of the way of the next apple as soon as the end r escapes from the cam-dog S.

My improved machine is operated in the following manner: The frame A is fastened to the top of a table by a clamp-screw, Z, and the clamp A A2. The endsV and W of the frame are pushed snugly against the table Y. The handle J is drawn clear around to V or to a horizontal position on the left side. An apple is placed upon the fork I. The handle is then pushed toward the end WV, causing the apple to rotate against the cutting-edge of the knife. On bringing the handle J back from W toward V, the end r of the lever R is pushed outward, raising the hooked outer end of the lever or push-oft` and removing the apple. The handle J is continued on its course toward V, and when it has been raised almost to a horizontal position the frame B comes in eontact with the knife-rod K and lifts it from its position in the notch L of the camgroove, and sets it free for action upon another apple. 2 5 Having now fully described the construetion and working of my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an apple-parer, the combination of 3o the reciprocating frame B, the pivoted dofter R, the spring U, the carndog S, pivot b, stud or stop S', and spring T,- substantially as set forth.

2. In an appleparer, the combination oi' a reciprocating frame vibrating upon a pivot, with a doft'er pivoted to said reciprocating frame, and a pivoted eanrdog attached to the main frame of the machine and retained injts normal position by a spring.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM A. C. OAKS. Witnesses:

JOHN M. OBRIEN, GEORGE H. SONNEBORN.

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