US567684A

US567684A - Egg-whisk

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Publication number: US567684A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-09-15
Anticipated expiration: 1913-09-15

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T. A. MOODY. EGG WHISK.

No. 567,684. t Patented Sept. 15, 1896.

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NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS A. MOODY, OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA.

EGG-WHISK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,684, dated September 15, 1896.

Application filed February 26, 1895. `Serial No. 539,717. (N model.)

To all whom. it may concern: y

Be it known that I, THOMAS A. MOODY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Monica, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements inEgg-Vhisks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to handwhisks used by bakers for beating eggs, cakes, or other material which requires beating. It is necessary with devices of this class that the handle, at the point where the wires are attached, be smooth and devoid of any crevices or openings within which matter may accumulate and ferment. For this reason it has heretofore been deemed necessary to solder the wires to the handle andl to fill the interstices between the wires with solder. Such whisks are somewhat expensive, and since the outside layer of wires of which they are composed soon become worn through by rea-` son of friction against the sides of the vessel in which the material is beaten, the whisks which are soldered together quickly become useless and must be discarded, although the major portion of the wires maybe as good as new. l

The object of my invention is to produce a neat, compact, and convenient hand-whisk which will have its wiresl removably attached to the handle in such a manner as not to allow matter to enter the joint, but yet so arranged that when any wire becomes worn through it may be removed and a new one substituted therefor without trouble, so that by providing a single handle the whisk practically becomes everlasting, it only being necessary to replace the wires as they become worn, the handle lasting for an indenite period of time and being readily cleaned without being taken apart. It is the object of my invention to produce a whisk of this character which will be so arrangedY as to allow the wires to be readily detached from the handle; but when the wires are secured in place a hermetical closure between the wires will be formed to prevent the entrance of any liquid or other material into the han-A dle below the face-plate which binds the wires in their place, thus to avoid the accumulation of matter which would ferment or spoil were the crevices between the wires not tightly closed,

My invention comprises an egg-whisk composed of a hollow handle having a socket at one end, the whisk-wires arranged within the socket against the wall thereof, a compressed elastic plug seated in the socket and compressed endwise and expanded laterally against and between the wires and against the inner wall of the socket, andthe screwbolt and nut arranged to hold the elastic plug D thus compressed in the socket.

My invention also comprises the various features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

AFigure l is a fragmental side elevation of my improved egg-whisk ready for use, a portion of the ferrule being broken away to eX- pose the construction. Fig. 2is an end view of the handle, the whisk-wires being removed therefrom. Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental side elevation of a modiiied form of my invention, a portion of the ferrule being broken away to expose the construction. Y Fig. 4 isa fragmental longitudinal midesection of my improved egg-whisk.

In theV drawings, A represents a handle, which is provided with a longitudinal bore A', which is arranged to chamber the bolt C, which operates to compress the elastic plug D in the socket E, formed by the ferrule E, which isarranged upon one end of the handle and has its inner wall slightly tapering toward the handle, so that when the plug is drawn into the socket by the operation of the bolt C the plug will be compressed by the tapering walls of the ferrule and Vby the contact of the plug against the end a of the hann dle and will be caused to expand outward around and bed the ends of the wires F, which compose the body of the whisk.

The outer end of the bolt or rod C is provided with a washer O', which has arranged around its edge a series of notches c, in which to seat the wires F, which form the whisk. This washer is large enough to practically close the outer end or mouth of the socket E,

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as shown in Figs. 2 and 4L. A butterfly-nut C is provided upon the other end of thcbolt C, whereby the bolt may be drawn inward, thus to compress the elastic plug D in the socket and cause it to expand tightly against and around the ends of the wires F, thus to form a hermetical closure for the end of the ferrule and to prevent the entrance of any liquid or other material into the socket or spaces between the wires. In Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown a spring G, which is arranged between the elastic plug D and the end d, of the handle to throw the plug outward when the butterfly-nut is unscrewed, thus to allow the wires to be readily removed from their position in the socket when it is necessary to replace a worn-out wire. A washer G' is interposed between the spring Gr and the plug D to give a iirni seating against which to compress the plug. The bolt and lint serve to hold the plug and the wires in place and also to compress the spiral spring, so that when the nut is unscrewed the spring will operate to push the plug outward.

In practice the wires F, which are of the form, size, and material customarily used in whisks of this class, are placed in position in the socket, one wire occupying each notch c in the washer Cl If deemed desirable, the plug D may also be correspondingly notched to receive the wires, but I do not limit my invention to notching the plug, since sufficient pressure may be exerted upon the plug by the bolt C to cause it to expand sufficiently to form a hermetical closure between the wires without notching the plug. Vhen the wires are all in place in the socket, the butterfly-nut C is screwed down to draw upon the bolt C and the washer C' operates to draw the elastic plug D into the socket E until the plug is compressed axially and expanded laterally to grasp the wires with a sufficient degree of firmness to prevent them from being withdrawn from the socket while in use. 7 hen it is desired to replace a worn-out Wire, the butterfly-nut is unscrewed, releasing the plug, so that the wires can be easily withdrawn from the socket. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the spring G assists in forcing the plug from the socket, so that the worn wire can then be easily withdrawn from its seat and anew wire substituted therefor. Then the butterfly-nut is again tightened to draw the plug into the socket, firmly securing the wires in place therein.

The ferrule may be lined with an elastic packing and the plug may be inelastic and cone-shaped, so as to force the wires outward and cause them to bed in the elastic packing, without departing from the spirit of my invention. This arrangement, however, is a mere reversal of parts and will be fully understood by those versed in the art, so that illustration thereof is not necessary herein. lVhen an elastic plug is used, it is not necessary that the socket be tapering, but if an elastic lining is employed in connection with an inelastic plug the socket should taper. The elastic plug (or elastic packing, .if used) should be made of india-rubber, so as to readily expand laterally and bed the wires and close the joint when compressed by the action of the bolt or nut.

Now, having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. An egg-whisk composed of a hollow handle having a socket at one end; the whiskwires arranged within the socket against the wall thereof; a compressed elastic plug seated in the 4socket and compressed endwise and expanded laterally against and between the wires and against the inner wall of the socket; and the screw-bolt and nut arranged to hold the elastic plug thus compressed in the socket.

2. An egg-whisk comprising a holder provided with a socket, an elastic packing arranged in the socket, the whisk-Wires having their ends seated in the socket, and suitable means arranged to compress the packing to thereby cause it to expand around and bed the wires.

In an egg-whisk, the combination of the hollow handle having a socket at one end; a spiral spring arranged in the socket; a washer arranged upon the spring; the egg-whisk wires arranged within the socket against the wall thereof a compressible elastic plug seated on the washer in the socket and arranged to hold the wires in place; and the screw-bolt and nut arranged to compress the elastic plug and the spring.

T. A. MOODY. lVitnesses:

C. W. HATHEWAY, B. F. LEE.

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