US654899A - Churn. - Google Patents

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No. 654,899. Patented July 3|, I900. J. A. KERNODLE.

C H U R N (Application filed May 19, 1900.)

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SIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO S. M.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,899, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed May 19, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LJAMns ALFRED KER NODLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Alamance and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Churn, of which the following is a specificat-lon.

My invention relates to churns, and has for, its object to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient rocking churn provided with improved locking devices for securing it in a fixed position when not in use.

The objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following description, and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churn constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig' 2 is a longitudinal vertical section .of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section. Fig. 4 is a partial bottom plan view.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawlugs.

1 designates a suitable base from which rise side standards 2, of looped or hair-pin construction, of which the sides or legs are arranged approximately parallel and are connected at their upper ends by an inwardly or downwardly turned oflset forming an opentopped bearing 3 to receive the trunnions 4 of the churn-body 5. In longitudinal vertical section the churn-body is of substantiallyelliptical shape, and it is provided in its upper side with an opening fitted with a cover 6, said churn-body being flanged, as at 7,

around the opening and having an inwardlyextending rib 8, which forms a seat for the cover. The cover is also upwardly flanged, as shown at 9, and this flange is bent outwardly anddownwardly at its upper edge to form a downwardly-concaved lip 10 to fit the upper edge of the flange on the churn-body. The lid may be provided with any suitable handle or grip 11, and arranged in connection with the lid to secure it in position when the churn is in operation is a locking device consisting of a rod 12, engaged at one end with an eye 13 and adapted at the other end for detachable engagement with a hook Serial M11255. (No model.

14, said rod extending over the top or cover and preferably bearing upon the handle.

Secured to the churn body is a handleframe having side bars 15, connected terminally and beyond the ends of the churnbody by means of grips or rounds 16, and said side bars of the handle-frame are preferably provided at their centers with spacing-blocks 17, which carry the trunnionsmounted in the bearings formed by the looped upper ends of the side standards.

Rising from the bottom of the churn-body or receptacle and extending transversely thereof is a longitudinally-convexed breaker or obstacle 18, approximately semicylindrical in cross-section,with its sides intersecting the fioor or bottom of the churn-body or receptacle approximately at right angles, whereby as the milk is dashed from one end of the churn-body to the other during the oscillation of the latter it is caused to pass alternately in opposite directions over this obstacle, which having the above-mentioned abruptly-rising sides violently agitates the contents of the receptacle. The breaker is hollow and constitutes a tempering-receptacle,with which communicates an inlet or supply funnel 19, arranged exteriorly upon one side wall of the churn-body or receptacle. Also communicating with the tempering-re ceptacle is an outlet or drain tube 20, let down below the plane of the bottom of the tempering-receptacle and extending termi= nally beyond the side Wall of the churnbody to receive a cork or similar stopper, if required. The outlet 21 for the contents of the churn-body is arranged at one end and may be fitted with a suitable cap or closure 22, and it is obvious that in order to empty the churn-body it is only necessary to tip the same without removing it from the support ingframe. v

In addition to the above-described features of the churn embodying my invention I employ a lock consisting of a looped slide 23, of which the parallel side arms are mounted in .sleeves or guides 24, securedtransversely to the under side of the churn-body, the looped end of said slide being disposed within reach of an operator from one side of the churnbody and being adapted to be extended laterally to a point between'the legs or uprights of the adjacent side standard,wherebylit se-' cures the churn-body against rocking move ment. The cross-piece at the closed end of the loop formed by the slide constitutes a grip, whereby the lock may be readilyextended. Also in connection'with this-slide I may employ an operating-rod 25, to'which maybe attached an operating power or motor or a windmill, such mechanism, however, not; being shown in connection with the churn The lower end-of the operating-rodis provided with. aneye 26,- which fits loosely upon one of the sidearms o'f' embodying my invention.

the slide, whereby the adjustment of the slide may be accomplished without disarranging' theoperating-rod. v

Variouschanges in the'form,proportion,and

the minor details of construction mayberesorted to without departing from thespiritor slide constituting a grip, whereby the slide maybe extended, substantially 'as specified.

, 2. In a churn, the combination of a base, hair;pin or looped side standards rising from the base and each havin g approximately-parallel sidesor legs, and also having their upper ends inturned or, looped downward to form bearings, a churn-body having trunnion's mounted in said bearings, anda looped slide having its side arms mounted in guides upon the under side of .the churn-body,and adapted for extension transversely of the churn-body to occupyaposition between the sides orlegs of one of said standards to lock the churn-body against rocking movement in either direction, substantially as specified.

3. In a churn,-the 'combination'of a base, looped-sidestandards risingfrom the base, a churn-body *having truunionslmounted Tin bearingsiat the upper ends of' the standards,

aslide monntedu-pon thechurnbody'for'extensionybetween thelegs of one-of the standards, said slide being of looped: construction,

and an operating-rod'arranged.atyoneside of the churn-body and terminallyattached to one-of the side arms of "the slide,=substantially as specified.

In testimonythat Iclaim the I foregoingxas my own I have heretoaflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ALFRED IKERNOD'LE.

Witnesses:

WM. PLUMMER, CLAUD GATES.

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