US995798A - Cake-hanger. - Google Patents

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P. 'B. MUOULLOUGH.

CAKE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILE-ID MARZS, 1910.

995,7/98@ Patnted June 20, 1911.

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FRANK B. MCCULLOUGH, 0F INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

CAKE-HANGER.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK B. MoCtiL- LoUcn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cake- Hangers; and I do declare the following to I ping them in preparations for coating them to produce so-called icing on their surfaces,

. and to suspend the cakes on conveyors to be carried slowly thereby until the coating becomes dry and hardened, the invention having reference particularly to the portions of the hangers by which the cakes are hung on a horizontal bar.

In bakeries where cakes are produced on a large scale and are coated with icing o1 the like, the cake hangers heretofore used ha ve been of such character that in the process of dipping the cakes into the icing solution the horizontal bar used of necessity was immersed in' the solution, owing to the fact that the cakes were practically connected to the bar by various devices, with the result that the solution adhered to the bar which necessarily must have considerable area, and

inasmuch as the coating must be removed from the bar and discarded after removing the completed cakes in order to thoroughly cleanse the hangers, the resulting loss in icing has been very considerable.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved cake hanger whereby the cakes may.beimmersed in the coating solution without necessitating the immersion of the supporting horizontal bar, and to provide an improved hanger that will be su'tliciently strong for the purpose and yet be extremely thin in all portions thereof that of necessity must be immersed. in the coating solution; so that relatively little surface is presented that can become coated and result in loss of the lrelatively expensive coating sub.- stance. all to the endjlthat economy in a high degree shall result in the production of iced or chated cakes.

A still further object oft-he invention is toprovide a hanger that will be adapted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 20, 1911.

Application filed March 25, 1910. Serial No. 551,551.

to be easily and quickly cleansed of the dried coating substance before being used, absolute cleanliness being required in such operations.

lVith the above-mentioned and minor objects in view, the invention consists in a supporting bar provided with a pair of arms having hooks whereby to hang the bar horizontally, and a plurality of relatively thin shanks or stems secured rigidly to the bar and provided at their ends with devices for holding cakes removably thereon; the invention consisting further in the novel parts, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as hereinafter particularlydescribed and then pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1. is a perspective view of the improved hanger as preferably constructed in which portions are broken away and omitted as being supertluous to an understanding of the invention; Fig. 9,, a fragmentary side view showing the manner of securing the shanks to the supporting bar; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the preferred form of shank or stem and devices for securing cakes to the end thereof;

-Fig. 4, a perspective view of the preferred form of sbankor stem having modified forms of cake holding devices thereon; Fig. 5, a fragmentary perspective view of a modified form of shank and cake holding device; Fig. 6, a side elevation of the preferred form of shank or stem having modified forms of cake holding devices thereon adapted more particularly for holding the larger sizes of cakes at considerable distance apart; and Fig. 7, a perspective view of the improved'hanger with cakes thereon and in operative position in connection with a well known type of carrier which is illustrated by broken lines as is also the box or vessel for holding the coating solution into which the cakes are to be dipped.

"Similar reference characters in the diii'crent figures of the drawings indicate correspending elements or features of construction herein referred to. f

In practically carrying out the objects of the invention a large number of cake holding devices of novel form areprovided to be used in groups of convenient number.

each group being connected rigidly to a bar 1 Whlch'is preferably square in cross section and has arms 2 and 2 extending from its ends in one direction at an angle thereto,

which is a square aperture 5 to receive the bar 1. Each collar has a main shank or stem thereon that reaches out a considerable distance and is thin and narrow. but prcts erably comprises a broader portion 6 adjacent to the collar and relatively narrower end portion 6. the shank being tapering. and on the end of the shank are two spurs 7 and 7"extending from opposite sides of the shank. the spurs preferably extending at acute angles to the longitudinal axis of the shank.- A shank extension R or the same thickness as the thinner portion 6 extends from the bases ot the spurs and the end o! the main shank in alinelnent with the main shank and has two spurs 9 and 9 extending from opposite sides of the end of the shank 7,

extension opposite the spurs 7 and 7. respectively. The spurs preferably are tapering throughout their length, the upper sides '10 of the spurs 7 and 7 preferably being parallel to the under'sides ll of the spurs 9. 9. the under sides 12 ot the spurs-7 and 7 and the upper s'ides l fl ot' the spurs 9 and 9 therefore diverging outwardly so that when a cake is pressed onto two spurs the portion of the cake between the two spurs is slightly compressed to assist in holding the cake in position. The collars t are placed on the bar 1 before the arms and hooks are formed and the collars are preterably secured to the bar by means of beards 1t and 15 formed at opposite sides ot the collar on each corner of the bar by pressing up portions of the metal of the bar, so that slight indentations 16 and 17 are left adjacent: to the beards. The arrangement is such that the shanks and the arms extend from opposite sides of the bar 1 in one and the same plane, the shanks depending from the lower side of the bar so as to suspend the cakes.

In some cases, for coating relatively small cakes. the cake holding device is slightly modified and the smaller end 6' of the main shank has two oppositely extending spurs 18 and 18 on opposite sides thereof which may extend at right angles to the shank, the end portions of the spurs having upper beveled faces 19 and 19' respectively, near which are notches 20 and 20 whereby beards or barbs 21 and 21' are formed to assist in holding cakes thereon, but permitting the llach cake holding Vhen it is desired to hold only one cake on each shank the devices may be modified as in Fig. 5. a thin shank 2/2 being composed of round wire and .having one end 23 upsetafter driving it through a suitable aperture in the bar 1, the other end of the shaft having a spur 24 thereon that has a sharp point and a notch 2c near the point whereby a lbarb 2T is formed. When it is desired to carry two relatively tance apart so that the air may circulate tre'ely between the cakes, the better to dry the coating. the devices for connecting the cakes to the shank are preferably modified and the opposite ends of the cross-bar have cross-bars 29 and 29' thereon having two spurs-3t) and 30. and spurs 31 and 31 respectively thereon. the cross-bars 29 and 29' preventing the cakes from being placed disadvantageously close to the shank.

It will be readily understood from the foregoing that the ends of the shanks remote from the su 'iporting bar may he variously equipped according to expediency or fancy. for connecting the cakes or like articles tothe shanks, tor the purpose specified.

As clearly indicated in the drawings, the shank or stem portion of each hanger has being relatively thinner than the bar. the portion 6 that receives some (it the coating while the cakes are innnersed inthe coating solution being extremely small in diameter as are also the spurs, so that the quantity of solution adhering to the shanks is much less than the bar 1 must retain it-innnersed in the solution. Each shank is many times longer than its supporting collar, and preferably is longer also than either arm 2 or 2' so that. the attendant after dipping operations may hit the cakes at. considerable distance from his hands and dexterously shake or whip oil the surplus solution that may be dripping from the cakes and their immediate supporting devices into the receptacle containing the solution, and thus avoid waste of expensive material.

Referring to Fig. 7, the function of the improved cake, hanger may readily be understood, the equipment of the-bakery including a box or receptacle 32 for holding the coating solution, there being a shaft 33 supported above the box and having two wheels 3 1- and 31 thereon over which exspectively, and provided on the inner sides thereof with projecting pins or lugs 36, 36', to which the hooks 3 and 3 may be hung. It will be understood that the chains are of great length and are'moved slowly over guide wheels, preferably in the direction indicated by the arrows.

large cakes on each shank and at some dis-.

less surt'aceper lineal inch than the bar 1,

tend two conveyer chains 35 and 35, re-- as in Fig. t', the thinner end portion 6 of the shank having a cross-bar 28 on its end,

box while the bar is kept out of the solution and therefore does not become coated, there being but relatively small a surface areas of the shanks and spurs that inevitably receive coatings. After dipping the cakes the barsiare hung up horizontally on the endless carrier and the cakes are carried until dry and then removed at asuitably arranged station. Then for hygienic reasons the hangers are thoroughly cleansed of coatings before being again used.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A cake-hanger including a plurality of series of cake-holding spurs, each series of spuw s being provided with a single slender ste that'is relatively longer than either "one of the spurs and extends angularly therefrom, and a cont-rolling bar secured to the free end portion of all the stems, for

dipping cakes held on the spurs without immersing the controlling bar.

A cake-hanger including a plurality of sbries ofcake-holding spurs, each series of spurs being provided with a single slender stem that is relatively longer than either one of the spurs 'andextends angularly therefrom, .each stem having a collar on its free end, and a controlling bar secured to all. the collars and provided with handles, for dipping cakes held on the spurs without immersing the controlling bar.

3. In a cake hanger, a cake-holding and suspending device comprising a long and slender main shank that is rod-like in forni, spurs extending from one end of the thread like shank, a shank extension projecting from the bases of the spurs in alinement with the main shank, spurs extending from the end of the shank extension, and a collar on the opposite end of said main shank, said main shank being appreciably longer in one direction only than either one of said spurs, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. In a cake hanger, a cake-holding and suspending device comprising a main shank that is rod-like in form and of uniform thickness in one direction transversely, one end portion of the shank being relatively narrower than the opposite end portion thereof in the other direction transversely, said narrow end portion being approximately square in cross-section, a collar an the broader end portion of said shank, spurs on said narrower end, a shank extension projecting from the bases of said spurs in alinement with the longitudinal axis of said main shank, and spurs on the end of said shank extension, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a cake hanger, the combination of a bar having a plurality of series of boards thereon, the bar being square in cross-section and the beards being formed on the corners of the bar integrally therewith, and collars on said bar and engaged each by a series of said beards, each collar having a long and slender stem thereon that diminishes in diameter transversely in one direction from the collar outward, and spurs on the narrower end of each of said stems.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK B. MGCULLOUGH. Witnesses E. T. SILvIUs, K. R. VVODDELL.

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