US1455258A - Machine for cutting butter - Google Patents

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May 15, 1923. 1,455,258

R. M GREER ET AL MACHINE FOR CUTTING BUTTER Filed March 6 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 15, 1923. v 3,455,258

' R. MCGREER ET AL MACHINE FOR CUTTING BUTTER Filed March 6. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented May 15, 1923.. I

time t RAY MCGREER AND HUETT J. BELCHEE, F OKLAHOMIA, UHOIHA.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING BUTTER.

Application filed March 6, 1922. Serial at. 541,519.

To all whomz't may concern:

Be it known that we, RAY MGGREER and Huia'r'r J. 'BELoHnR, citizens of the United States, and residents of Oklahoma city, in the county of Oklahoma and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Cutting Butter, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of the invention is to provide a cheap, simple, and convenient machine for cutting butter, ice-cream, soap and otherlike substances.

Figure 1 of the'drawings is a perspective of the improved machine.

Figure 2 is a similar view in approximately the same direction, showing the main supporting frame of the machine and a few of the moving parts carried thereby.

Figure '3 is a similar view of a cutting die. I

Figure 4 is a plan view'of the machine, and shows three blocks of butter at different stages of cutting.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 ofl igure 4.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

The machine shown in this instance in- 36 eludes a rectangular frame 10 having channel-iron side members 11 and 12 and end members 13- and 14; this frame being disposed in the horizontal plane and supported at its corners by legs 15.

The frame 10 is spanned transversely by an angle-iron member 16 whose ends are secured to the-side members 11 and 12; and the space between the member 16 and the end member 14 is spanned by a similar angle-iron member 17 parallel with'the side members 11 and 12.

The two inner members 16 and 17 support three cast- metal standards 18,19, and

20 whose feet 21 are riveted to their upper surfaces.

These standards 18, 19, and 20 are channeled vertically as at 22, so as to receive and hold two reetangularcutting dies 23 and 24 in vertical. planes at right angles to to each other, the standard 19 at the angle being cast as a twin and being common to both dies.

Both of these dies23 and 2 1 include' a substantially rectangular frame 25 which may be inserted straight downward into Figure 3 shows one of the cutting dies removed from its standards, but .shows the upper end lower members 27 of its frame 25 slightly arched to resist the pull of the wlre 26.

In order to properly level the frames 25 of the dies 23 and 24, each frame rests with its ends on set-screws 28 which are fitted in the members 16 and 17 adjacent the standards 18, 19, and 20; and each setscrew is locked by a jam-nut 29.

Each standard is also provided with a set-screw 30, shown only in Figure 2, for locking its respective end of its die frame 25 against rattling or shifting movement.

The wires 26 of the dies 23 and 24: may be secured in the frames 25 in any suitable manner and he kept taut by any suitable means.

In this instance the lower ends of the wires 26 pass down through holes 31 in the lower member 27 of the die frame 25 and are held against withdrawal from said holes by having their ends knotted.

The upper ends of the wires 26 pass up through holes 32 in the upper channeled member 27 of each frame 25 and said ends I are wound around and secured to tensionpins 33 extending through the flanges 34: of said members; the tension-pins in this instancebeing common bolts which are provided with nuts 35 to frictionally resist their unwinding movement.

To support the blocks of butter in position to be forced through. the'frames 25 of the dies 23 and 24, a plane table 37 rests on the frame 10'; this table being cut away to neatly clear the standards 18, 19, and20 and the lower portions of said frames.

After the die frames 25 have been set in place in the standards 18, 19, and 20, .the clearance openings 38 in the table 37 are closed by bridge-plates 39 which are rabbeted to said openings as best shown in Figure 5; said bridge-plates being slotted as at 4:0 to clear the wires 26.

Figure 4: shows three blocks of butter lying on the table 37one block 41 lying in position to be forced horizontally through a block 46 is fitted to slide between said block 54 and hasits ends journaled in the side member 12 and the inner member 17;:

the first or shorter cutting die 23; a second block 41 which has been forced through said die 23 in the direct-ionof the arrow 42 and slitted into slabs; and'a third block 41 which has been forced through the second die 24 on a line at right angles to its initial line of movement and cut into small blocks.

The table 37 may be of any suitable material, for exan'iple hard wood; and when wood used and well saturated with salt water the blocks of butter slide over its surface with very little frictional resistance.

In order to force sliding movement of the blocks of butter through the cutting dies l 23 and 24, screw-controlled puslrblocks 43 and 44 are arranged to move over the table 37.

. In arranging to move the first push-block 43, two parallel guide-ways 45 of angle iron extend from the end member 11 of the frame 10 to the inner cross member 16. and

guide-ways. v

A shaft 47 is screw-threaded through the block 46 and has its ends journaled in the end member 11 and the cross member 16; the pull of the shaft being borne by a tight coller 48 which is carried on its inner end and bears against the cross member 16.

The block 46 is formed with an integral standard 49 which projects up through a slot- 50 in the table 3'1 and is connected to the push-block 43 by bolted angle-irons cornerpieces 51. v

The shaft 47 is provided with a handwheel 52 for manuallyrotating it; .and by rotating the shaft the push-block 43 is ad-- vanced to force the block of butter 41 through the first die 23.

In arranging block 44, two parallel gude-ways 53 extend .from the side member 13 of the frame 10 to the inner member 17; and ablock 54 is fitted to slide between them.

A shaft 55, is screw-threaded through the the pull of the shaft being borne by a tight to move the second push-- ter on the table 37 and guide the movements of said blocks through the dies 23 and 24, cleats 61 may be secured to the surface of said table.

The following is claimed 1. In a machine of the class described, a

support, aflrectangular table thereon, push.

blocks movably mounted'on said table for movement at angles to each other, and independent screw means for moving said push blocks in directions at right angles to each other, said push blocks being vertically slitted, open-topped frame-holding means and dies removably held in said means having cutting wires cooperating with the slits of said blocks.

2. In a machine of the class described, a suport. a rectangular table thereon, push blocks movably mounted on said table for pendent screw means for moving said push blocks in directions at right angles to each other, said push blocks being vertically slitted. dies with rectangular frames having cutting wires cooperating with the slits of said blocks, and Iangularly-dispos'ed uprights with channels, the said dies being rcmovably' held in two adjacent walls thereof, one of said push blocks being movable in said frame.

\Vit-ness our hands this 27 day of February, 1922.

RAY MCGREER. I-IIIETT J. BELCHER.

movement at angles to each other, inde-

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