USRE14776E - Apparatus for dispensing semisolid substances - Google Patents

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J. W; KENNEDY. APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SEMISOLID SUBSTANCES'..

f RPPLIC ATIQN FILED FEB. 25. 1919- A Relssued Dec. 23, 1%). 14,776.

6 SHEETSSHEET'3.

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. gy/W flrrn J. W. KENNEDY. v APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SEMISOLID SUBSTANCES.

7 APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. I919. Reissued Dec. 23

J. w. KENNEDY.

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING S'EMISOLID SUBSTANCES.

APPLIICATION FILED FEB. 25. I919.

Reissud Dec. 23, 1919. A 14,776;

6 SHEETS-SHEET 5' J.- W. KENNEDY. APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING suvnsoub SUBSTANCES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25-1919.

' 14,776. 6 SHEETSSHEE.T 6.

Reissued Dec 23, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MENTS, OF THREE-SIXTEENTHS T JOHN E. DUNGAN, OF CANTON, OHIO, ONE- FOURTH TO WALTER S. BRYSON, ONE-SIXTEENTH TO BENJAMIN F. BONE, ONE- SIXTEENTH TO ERANK M. HOWARD, ONE-SIXTEEN'I'H TO JAMES -A. SCHAUB, AND

ONE-SIXTEENTH TO ALLEN C. SCROGGINS, JR., ALL OF MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIR- GINIA, ONE-FOURTH TOG. WILLIAM WAY, OF WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, AND ONE-SIXTEEN'TH TO HENRY J. ZINK, OF MOUNDSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA.

APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SEMISOLID SUBSTAN Specification. of ReissuedLetters ratentf Reissued Dec, 23, 1919 Original No. 1,250,470, ,dated December 18, 1917, Serial No. 15c,4ac, filed Karen 21, 1917.v Application for reissue filed February 25, 1919. Serial No. 279,215. i

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. KENNEDY,

a citizen ofthe' United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Dispensing h semisolid Substances, of which the following is a specifi cation.

My invention relates to improvements in apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances and has more especial reference to an apparatus designed to dispense ice cream and the like and arranged to be placed beneath a counter of a soda fountain in a drug store or the like. The present invention bedispensing the ice cream or otherlsubstance contained in the machine in any desired quantity.

A still further object is to provide means for molding the ice cream or other substance into pleasing forms or shapes as the same is dispensed from the apparatus:

A still further object isto provid means for automatically cleaning the dispensing mechanism with each operation of the apparatus. i

, A still further object is the provision of an apparatus of the character referred to which is contained beneath the counter of a eration of the apparatus, the advertisements bemg changed or moved with each operation of the dispensing apparatus. 1 a

A still further object is the provision of .which' the'cream is kept out of contact with consists in the novel construction and ar-.

soda fountain or the like and which is easily to the view of the customer during the opthe outer air and dispensed from the apparatus without coming into contact with the hands of the operator, and in which the ice is kept at. all times sealed from theouter air,

thus making a great saving in-the amount of ice used and dispensing with the inconvenience of frequently refilling the tank with ice.

With these objects in view the'invention rangement of :parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the, form, proportions, size and minor details of-construction may be made within the scope of the appended claims,

without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In th accompanying drawings: Figure .1 1s a front elevation of my improved apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances and the like.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line -2,2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33, Fig, 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44, Fig. 2. Fi .'5 is a detail perspective view of the doub e walled cork lined tank which contains the ice and Within which the ice cream container is placed. Fig. 6 is a side elevation partly in section of the dispensing mechanism showing the dispensing cylinder in dotted lines in the dispensing position.

Fig. 7 is a side "elevation of the dispensing mechanism on a smaller scale, parts being .broken away for the purpose of illustration.

Fig. 8 is a rear elevation of the dispensing mechanism, parts being broken away for the purpose of illustration.

Fig. -9 is a section on the line 9-9, Fig. 7

Fig. 10 is a detail view of the mechanism controlling the amount of ice cream dispensed. I Fig. 11 is a detail view of the ratchet and pawl uponthe dispensing mechanism.

Fig. 12 is a detail perspective view of the cap upon. the container.

Fig. 13 is a bott' m plan view of the same. Fig. 14 is a detail perspective view of one of the. locking cams which hold thecontainer inposition.

Fig. 15 is a detail perspective view of the mechanism upon the rear of the apparatus for operating the worm.

Fig. 16 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the mechanism upon the front of the apparatus for operating the worm.

Fig. 17 is adetail perspective view'of the pawl and ratchet which forms a part of the plunger mechanism. a

\ Fig. 18 is a detail sectional view of a por-. tion of the screw threaded shaft which operates the plunger, showing the gear wheel 3 0 and nut.

, Fig. 19 is a detail perspective view of the operating lever which operates the ratchet mechanism for raising the plunger.

Fig. 20 is a fragmentary sectional view showing the means of retaining the spring pressed plate within the extremity of the dis ensing cylinder.

imilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In the usual method of cream and the like it is customary to'keep the ice cream in a covered can or receptacle, the cover being removed and a ladle or disher inserted into the can to remove the.

desired quantity of cream therefrom. It

' will be readily seen that this method is both unsanitary and wasteful and that the cream thus dispensed is often times not in the proper condition to be served. For instance when the can or container is opened dust and dirt ay enter the can and be de posited upon t e contents thereof and it is necessary with each operation for gthe hand of the person serving'the cream to be inserted intothe can or container; The frequent opening of the can-or container also permits the outer atmosphere to contact with the cream, thus quickly melting the cream so that often times a quantity of cream in the bottom of. the container becomes too soft to be served. v

. With my improved apparatus for dispensmg ice cream or the like the cream isserved from a sealed receptacle without coming dispensing iceinto contact with the hands of the operator I and without requiring the opening of the receptacle after the cream has-been placed therein, until all of the cream has been served therefrom, thusobviating the disadvantages above enumerated.

Referring more especially to the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings; the numeral 1 indicates the casing.

within which the container is located and comprises a double walled, cork-lined tank comprising the inner and outer walls 2 and 3, respectively, between which wall is lo catedla layer 4 of cork or other suitable heat insulating material. This tank is open at its upper extremity and provided upon its forward face with the longitudinal cut-out portion 5 which forms a door way, which will be hereinafter described. Connected to each side of the door way and extending into the tank is a curved wall 6 preferably formed from a sheetof metal, said wall terminating at points spaced from the upper and lower extremities of the tank, supporting brackets bein provided upon the lower wall of the tank or supporting said curved wall. made in two sections, each of which is composed of spaced, metallic walls between which a cork packing is located. The tank is designed to be supported by means of the legs 9 beneath a counter 10 of a soda fountam or the like as best shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. v

Located at the upper extremity of the curved wall 6 is the cap for the ice cream container, said cap being provided with the barrel portion 12, the extremity of which extends through the cut away portion 5 of the outer tank, a worm 13 being located through said barrel, the shaft 14 of said is soldered or otherwise suitably connected to the upper edge of the curved wall 6.

A relatively heavy plate 19 is connected to the front face of the tank 1 at the upper portion thereof and is provided with an aperture 20 of the diameter of'the interior of the barrel 12, said aperture arranged to register with the interior of said barrel. plate 21 of less width. than the plate 19 extends across the lower portion of the front .wall of said tank and upright plates 22 are located at each 'side of the. cut-out portion 5, thus formin a door-way within which.

the door 23 is ingedly mounted by-means The lid 8 for the tank is preferably scribe I said shaft extending throu tegral with the bottom of the tank or casingand located around said bear-- *ing. The screw threaded shaft 36 passes of the hinges 24- connected to one of the plates 22-, said door being formed of spaced walls between which cork packing 2'5 is located, a relatively heavy plate' 26 being connected to the outer face of said door in order to give the front of the tank or casing a finished appearance.

The container 27 is. formed of metal of cylindrical form and open 'at'both ends, an annular rib28 bein formed near thelower end thereof, said r1 being arranged .to be engaged by the locking cams 29, which are pivotally mounted'upon the curved wall-6 and arranged to support the container within the compartment formed by said curved wall, the upper extremity of the container being arranged to be seated within an annular oove 30 formed in the under sur-v face of the cap -11. An inwardly disposed annular ring 31 is provided upon the interior of the container near the upper extremit thereof for a purpose hereinafter deand is arranged to contact with the gasket '32, which is located within a. suitable groove in the cap 11. Knives '33 are located across the under open portion of the-cap 11, beneath the worm 13, said knives being located at approximately the angle of the blades u on the worm. The ice cream is contained within a cylindrical paper sack 34 of substantially the diameter of the interior of the container 27 and is" arranged to be placed within said container, as best shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawin The upon t e plunger 35, said carried upon the screw threaded shaft 36, gh a suitable bearing 37, a conical cap 38 being formed indouble walled throu h the nut 38, said nut being preferably ormed integral with the bar 40, said bar bein slidably mounted upon the lower extremities of the tie bars'41, which tie bars clamp the cap 11 in position as best shown 1n Fig. 3 of the drawings. Although the edges of the sheet metal cover 18 are soldered to the curved wall 6 for the purpose of forming a water tight joint between said curved wall and the cover 18, it has been found necessary to more securely attachthe cap 11 owing to the pressure exerted-against said cap when the plunger is operated and for this reason the tie bolts 41 are provided. The bar 42 is mounted upon the lower extremities of the tie bars 41 resting upon the heads 43 thereof and coil s rings 44 are located around said tie bars etween the bars 40 and 42, the bar 40 thus resting upon the coil ,springs. A beveled gear 45 is loosely meunted upon the screw threaded shaft 36 above thenut 38, said beveled gear being provided with a key 46 mounted in the key .walled" "tank 1.

- nected to the its other extremity aper sack 34 is arranged to rest plunger being:

seat 47 which is threaded shaft.

A beveled pinion 48 meshes with the gear provided in the screw 45, said pinion being mounted upon a shaft' 49, which is journaled in suitable bearings 50, suspended from the plateg51 which is attached to the under surface of the double ratchet 52 is fixedly' mounted upon the shaft 49- and mounted upon said shaft and adjacentsaid ratchet wheel is a pair of spaced levers 53 between which is pivotelly mounted a pawl 54 provided with a spring 55 arranged to normally hold said the ratchet 52, a, link 56 beingpivotally'contail 57 of the pawl for the purpose of holding said pa'wlout of engagement with'the ratchet when desired as will be hereinafter described. A crank 58 is mounted upon the extremity of the shaft 49 for'the purpose of rotating said shaft to draw the plunger 35 back to the lowermost or initial position when the pawl 54 is held out of engagement with the ratchet 52. For the purpose of operating the ratchet and pawl mechanism above described; a link 59 is connected to the upper extremities of pivotally awl in engagement with the levers 53, said link being connected at I to the foot .lever 60, said foot lever being plvoted at 61 to the adjacent leg of the apparatus, a spring 62 being connected to said lever and to the bottom plate 51"for the purpose of normally holding the lever in theinitial'position.

The dispensing mechanism is carried upon the rectangular plate 63, said plate being connected to the plate 19 in any well known manner and provided with a central aperture 64 arranged to register with the aperture 20in said plate 19. Ahollow rectangular frame 65 is provided around the edges of the plate 63, said frame being filled with cork or other heat insulating material 66. A pair of horizontally disposed guide rods 67 are carried from opposite sides of the frame 65, each of said guide rods being provided at its outer extremity with an enlarged head 68, a brace 69 extending from each of said heads to the lower portion of the frame 65, for the purpose of supporting sald guide rods. The dispensing cylinder 70 is provided at diametrically opposite points with trunnions 71 which are j ournaled 1n the sliding bearings 72, which bearings are slidably mounted upon the guide rods 67: The interior of may be of any formed of a metallic sheet 7 3. This interior wall of the cylinder is preferably spaced from the outer wall, a packing 74 of cork or the like being interposed between the outer and inner walls. The outer end of the cylinder is closed by,means of inner end thereof is open, a rectangularplate suitable and aplate 75 and the the dispensing cylinder 70 cross sectional form and as. shown in th drawings is a nine pointed star plate 75 and the the pin 94 76 being connected thereto, said plate having an inturned flange 77 around its edges, the upper flange being provided with a knife blade 78 for purposes hereinafter mentioned.

A rectangular, plate 79 is located within the flanges 77 and slidably mounted upon the interior portion 73 of th dispensing cylinder, said plate being necessarily provided with an aperture of the same shape as the interior portion 7 3 of the cylinder. The plate 79 is provided at each corner with a screw threaded stud 80, which is loosely mounted within an aperture 81 formed in the end plate 76, a nut 82 being provided upon the outer extremity of the screw threaded stud and springs 83 being located between the end plate 76 and the movable plate 79 for the purpose of normally holding the movable plate in the position shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings. A rectangular plate 84 provided with a cylindrical aperture 85 of.

the same diameter as theaperture 64 is con nected to the plat 63 111 any suitable and well known manner and spaced fro-m said plate 84 and connected within the frame in any suitable manner is a plate 86 provided with an aperture 87 which is of the size and shape of the interior portion 73 of the dispensing cylinder. Slidably mounted between the plates 84 and 86 is a cut-off plate 88 arranged to normally close the neck 17 of the container cap and to be operated as will be later described.

Slidably mounted within the interior portion 73 of the dispensing cylinder is a plunger 89 formed. to, fit snugly within the star shaped interior of the cylinder, said plunger providedwith a rod 90, which extends longitudinally within the interior of the cylinder and is slidably mounted into a central aper ture 91 in the end plate of the cylinder, a'

neck 92 being'formed upon said end plate and forming a bearing for the rod. The end neck 92 are provided with the slots 93 adapted to receive the pins 94, 95 and 96, as the rod is slidably passed through the aperture andneck as will later described.

As best shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, is located a short distance from th rear end of the rod, the pin 95 is located upon the diametrically opposite side of the rod and for a considerably afarther distance over the end than the pin 94 and the pin 96 is located upon the upper. side of the rod at about half the distance between the extremities thereof. A knob 97 is provided upon the rear extremity of the rod 90 and arranged to contact withthe neck 92 when the plunger is in the normal position as best shown in Figs. 6 and 7. For the purpose of automatically dispensing a predetermined amount of cream a series of operating keys arranged to c'o-act with the pins94, 95 and this construction of keys,

. reel 123 mounted in suitable 'stricted portion being the cylinder, the keys 98 and 99 being pivotally- 98 and 99 is provided witha finger 107 arranged to engage with a lug 108 carried upon the adjacent side of the key 102. With it will'be seen that only one of the keys .may be moved into position to engage the corresponding pin as each key when moved into operativ position. I

A pair of operating levers 109 are pivotally mounted upon being connectedat their outer extremities by means of a handle 110. A tie bar 111 connects the levers 109 intermediate their connected to said mounted upon. said shaft betweenoperative position Wlll automatically move'the other keys out of the.

theknobs 68, said levers the knob 68 and the ratchet wheel. A spring pressed pawl 118 is pivotally mounted upon the sprocket wheel and arranged to be held in engagement with the ratchet wheel by means of the spring 119'when the ratchet wheel is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 11. v

A casing 120 formed hliiged together. at 121'is mounted above the dispensing mechanism, said casing oomprising the barrel portion 122 provided with a and the restricted portion provided upon the side toward the counter of the soda fountain with a glass pane1126. A corrugated roller 127 is journaled in the lower portion of the casing and provided with pins 128'around its periphery.- A sprocket 129 is mounted upon the shaft .130 of the roller 127 a sprocket chain 131 connecting said sprocket with the sprocket 117. ranged to receive a roll 132 of paraffined paper, the free end of said roll of paper arranged to be passed through the restricted portion125 of the casingnd provided with advertising matter. arrangedto be displayed through the glass panel 126, said paper pass roller 127 and being locate'd through the gu'de passage 133 and ing the corrugated The reel 123 is arof two sections bearings V124, 125,. said re- 1 down through the narrow space 134 which is formed between the plates 79 and 86. The inner edge of the metallic sheet-forming the interior portion 73 of the dispensing cylinder is sharpened as indicated at 135 forming a knife which cuts 'astar shaped piece from the roll of paper as will be further described. Spring clips 136 are provided upon the hinged portion o f-the casing for the purpose of normally holding sai hinged portion in the closed position, a knob 137 being provided thereonfo-r the purpose ofopening said hinged portion as desired. Pivotally connected to the cut off plate 88 at 138 is a lever 139, said leverbeing pivotally connected at one extremity to a link 140, said link being pivoted at141 to one of the front plates 22, spaced pins 142 limiting the movement of said link. The other extremity of the lever 139 is pivotally con-' nected at 143 to the I link 144, the lower extremity of said link being provided with a short roller 145, a relatively longer roller 146' bein spaced a short distance above said short roller. A cam 147 is provided upon the link 144 near the lower extremity thereof and arranged to engage a pin 148 which is fixedly mounted in the lower front plate 21.

A foot lever-149 provided with a pedal 150 is pivotally mounted intermediate its ends.

upon a bracket 151 suspended from the bottom plate 51, said foot lever being located between the rollers 145 and'146, a spring 152 being connected to the forward end of the foot lever and to the bottom late 51 for the purpose of normally holding said lever in the lnitial position.

The rear extremity of the; lever 149 is located in a slot 153 formed in the lower extremity of the link 154, said link being pivotally connected at its upper extremity to a lever 155 which is pivoted at 156 to the rear face of .the double walled casing or tank, said lever carrying a pawl 157 arranged to engage the ratchet wheel-16 provided upon the worm screw 13, At the lower extremity of the doublewalled tank is provided an outlet pipe 158 having therein a trap 159, said ipe bein arranged to carry off the water t rom the ice compartment of the tank. v r r In operating the above described apparatus the plunger 35 is first moved to the lowermost limit of its movement, this being accom lished by. raising the tail of the pawl. 54, t e rod 56 being moved into position to rest upon the floor holding said pawl out of engagement wlth'the ratchet 52, the handle 58 being then rotated and through thepinion 48 and gear 45 the screw 36 is operated in a direction to lower the plunger. The door 23 is then opened and the container 27 within which is contained the ice cream or other substance to be dispensed, said-substance being confined within the collapsible sack 34, is placed withinthe tank, the upper edge of the container being seated within the annular groove 30 within the cap 11,

after which the locking cams 29 are operated to hold the container fixedly in the position shown in the drawings. "The pawl 54 is then released allowing the same to be thrown into engagement with the ratchet 52.

The foot lever 6.0 should-then be depressed rotating the pinion shaft 49 by means of the ratchet and pawl and in turn rotating the beveled gear 45, raising the screw threaded shaft 36 which carries the plunger 89 inorder to allow the desired amount of me cream to be diipensed into the d spensing receptacle. The

and through the lever 139, moving the cut. ofl plate 88 away from the aperture in the neck of the container cap. As the out off plate is moved out of engagement with the aperture the link 22 by means of the cam 147 and in 148 is moved into a position to throw the roller 145 upon said rod out of engagement with the foot lever 149 allowing the foot lever to descend farther without moving the link 22. As the foot lever continues oot lever 150 is .then depressed, drawing the link 144 down are thenbperated to engage the desired pin upon the rod of the to descend the rear extremity of said lever which has traveled through theslot 153 in the link 154 raises said link and causes the pawl 157 to operate the ratchet 16, thereby rotating the worm 13 in a direction to feed the contents of the cap into the dispensing receptacle.

As the cream is thus fed into the dispensing, receptacle a sheet of itper which as been cut by means of the ife 135 as e container ahead will be hereinafter explainedis pushed through the interior of t ofthe cream thus cleaning the interior of the The cream forces the dispensing cylinder. plunger back into the dispensing receptacle untilthe roper pin upon the rod 90 engages the key which has been set to determine the amount of cream'to be dispensed. As the foot lever 149 is released the-spri 152 will move the same back into the norma position, said leverstriking the longroller 146 and movin the link 122 back to the position closing t e cut-ofl' plate 88.-

The handle 110' of the dispensing receptacle is then moved into the position shown in Fig.6 rocking the dis ensing receptacle into a vertical position a plate or saucer into the dish or other receptacle placed to receive the same. The paper is then removed from the top of the molded cream, thus discharged, and the cream is ready to serve 1n a clean and sanitary condition and in a pleasing form.

As the dispensing receptacle is moved back into the normal position the sprocket 117 will be operated by means of the ratchet and pawl 116, and'118 and through the chain 131' and sprocket 129, the corrugated roller I 127 will be rotated, said roller acting upon piece from said paper.

the paper from the roll 132 and moving said paper'down through the guide 133 and between the plate 86 and the spring pressed plate 79, said spring pressed plate catch-- ing the strip of paper and holding the in position as the dispensing recepf tac e reaches the normal position the knife edge 78 shearing said strip of paper and the knife edge 135 cutting a star shaped The piece of paper which is cut by the knife edge 78 and from which the star shaped portion is cut is allowed to drop out of the device as the dis 7 pensing receptacle is moved again into the discharging position. This paraifinedpaper is provided with an advertisement upon one side of the paper which is arranged to be displayed between the glass panel 126 as the dispensing apparatus is operated.

It will be seen that as the plunger 89 is moved downwardly to discharge the cream the star shaped paper upon the top of the cream will clean the interior of the dispensing receptacle, thus keeping this part of the device always clean and sanitary. Attention is also called to the fact that all parts of the device are sealed at all times during the operation thereof, thereby obviating the necessity of washing the parts after each operation, and doing away with theusual vessel of wash water which is used in the present method of dispensing ice-cream and which in itself is uncle-anly and unsanitar glthough the drawings and above specification disclose the best mode in which I have contemplated embodying my invention I desire to be not limited to the details of.

such disclosure, for, in the further practical application of my invention, many changes in form and construction may be made, as circumstances require or experience suggests,

- without departing fromthe spirit of the inclaims.

I c1a1m vention, within the scope of the appended 1. An apparatus for dispensing semisolid substances comprising a container surrounded by a cooling chamber and providedwith an outlet aperture near one extremity,

a cut-'ofl provided for said outlet aperture, means for forcing the contents of the container toward said extremity, a worm for forcing the contents transversely across said extremity through the aperture, means for automatically opening the cut-off before the worm is operated, a dispensing .1 receptacle mounted-adjacentsaid aperture for receiving the contents from the container, means formoving said dispensing receptacle into a vertical, position after being filled and means for discharging the contents of said dispens- .the contents to be received by said dispensing receptacle.

3. An apparr us for dispensing semi-solid substances, comprising a cohtainer surrounded by a cooling chamber and provided with an outlet aperture near one extremity, a cut-off provided for said outlet aperture, means for forcing the contents of the container toward said extremity, a Worm for forcing the contentstransversely across said extremity through the aperture means for automatically opening the cut'od before the Worm is operated and a dispensing receptacle mounted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from the container.

4:. An apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances, comprising a container surrounded by a cooling chamber and provided with an outlet aperture near one extremity, means for forcing the contents of the container toward said extremity, a worm'for forcing the contents transversely across said extremity through the aperture, horizontally disposed knife blades located adjacent the worm for separating said contents before it reaches the worm and a dispensing receptacle mounted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from the container.

5. An apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances comprising a container surrounded by'a cooling chamber-and provided with an outlet aperture near one extremity, means for forcing the contents of the container toward said extremity, a worm for forcing the contents. transversely across said extremity through the aperture, kni fe blades located adjacent said worm and dlspensinv posed at the same angle'as the blades of the worm for separating the contents before it reaches the worm and a'dispensing receptacle mpunted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from the container.

6. An apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances, comprising a container surrounded by a cooling chamber and provided with an outlet aperture at one extremity, means for forcing the contents of the container through said aperture, an open-ended dispensing receptacle mounted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from said container, means for moving said dispensing receptacle away from said aperture for discharging the contents, a paper supply located adjacent said dispensing receptacle, means for cutting said paper when the lispensing receptacle is operated and means for passing the paper thus cut through the disreceptacle aheadof the contents to cle the receptacle.

. An apparatus for dispensing semi-solid substances I comp ising a container -surrounded by a coohng chamber and provided with an outlet aperture at one extremity,

means for forcing the contents of the container through said aperture, an open-ended dispensing receptacle mounted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from, said container, means for moving said dispensing receptacle away from said aperture for discharging the contents, a paper supply located adjacent said dispensing receptacle, means for passing the paper before the open end of the dispensing receptacle with each operation. of said dispensing receptacle and means for cutting said paper'when the dispensing receptacle is operated and means for passing the paper thus cut through the dispensing receptacle ahead of the contents to clean the receptacle.

8. An apparatus for dispensing semisolid substances comprising a container sur-.

rounded by a cooling chamber and provided with an outlet aperture at one extremity, means for forcing the contents of the container through said aperture, an open ended dispensing receptacle mounted adjacent to said aperture for receiving the contents from said container, a slidable plunger located within said dispensing receptacle, a rod provided upon said plun er and extending throu h the closed end 0 the container, a serieso s aced stops provided upon said rod and a p urality of keys arranged to engage said stops to limit t e amount of, contents received into said receptacle.

9. An apparatus for "dispensing semi solid substances, comprising) a. container surrounded by a cooling cham er and provided with an outlet aperture at one extremity, means for forcing the contents of the container through said aperture, an open ended I receptacle away from said aperture for discharging the contents, a paper supply located adjacent said dispensing receptacle, means for passing said paper before said aperture when the dispensing receptacle is operated, means for cutting said paper when the dispensing receptacle is operated and means for passing the paper thus cut through the dispensing receptacle ahead of the contentsto clean the interior of the dispensing receptacle.

10. In an ice cream dispensing machine an insulated box, a chamber formed withinthe said box, a plunger fitting within the said chamber and adapted, to have placed thereon a collapsible container filled with ice cream, a worm conveyer operating through the upper portion of said chamber, means for forcing the said plunger upwardly within the said chamber to compress the said collapsible container and to force the ice cream contained therein out of the said cantainer and into engagement with the said worm conveyer and means for rotating the said worm conveyer to feed the ice cream forced into contact therewith to a point of delivery. l

11. In an ice cream dispensing machine, an insulated box, a chamber formed within the said box, a plunger fitting within the said chamber and adapted to have placed thereon a collapsible container filled with me cream, .a worm conveyer operating through the upper portion of said inner chamber, the ,side walls of the said chamber being tapered at their upper ends toward the said worm conveyer, means for forcing the'plunger within the said chamber upward to collapse the saidcontainer, the contents of the said container being forced upward and guided by the said tapered side walls into engagement with the said worm conveyer, means for rotating the said worm conveyer to force the said ice cream to a point of delivery.

12. In a machine for dispensing ice cream, a cork insulated box, a chamber located within said box, a plunger adapted to be moved vertically within the said chamber, a receptacle formed of paper or the like and adapted to be filled with ice cream and placed within the said chamber and to be collapsed by the u ward movement of the said plunger within the said chamber to force the ice cream from the said container when so' collapsed.

13. In a machine for dispensing ice cream, a'cork insulated box, a flexible container formed of paper or the like and adapted to said bozi for-collapsing, the said flexiblecon tainer to force the; ice cream therefrom.

- 14. A machine for dispensin ice cream, a box formed with non-heat con noting walls,

a collapsible container formed of paper or the like, means within the said box for receiving and collapsing the said-container, the sald container belng adapted to keep the ice cream contained therein from coming 10 into contact with the collapsing means.

15. An apparatus for dispensing ice cream,

comprisinga chamber surrounded by a coolin'g chamber and provided with an outlet aperture at one extremity, a collapsible container located within said first ember,

said container being filled with ice cream, means for collapsing said container and forcing its contents through said aperture. In testimony that I claim the above, I

have hereunto subscribed my name.

/ JAMES W. KENNEDY.

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