US101520A - Improvement in cabbage-cotters - Google Patents

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JOHN D. SOHAUB, OF BIRMINGHAM. PENNSYLYANIA.

Letters Patent No. 101,520, dated April 5, 1870.

The Schedule referred to In the Letters Patent and making part` of the sama To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN D. SCHAUB, of Birmingham, in the county of Allegheny and State of Penn- Sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cabbage-Cutter; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to tbe accompanying drawing making a partof this specification, in which-A Figure 1 is a perspective view of the revolving cutting-plate of my improved cabbage-cutter,V exposed by breaking away a corner of the box or frame-work;

, Figure 2 is a view of the working gear, whereby power is applied? to the cutting-plate; and

Figure 3 is a view ofthe under side of the enlistingplate.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts iu each. My invention consists in an improvement in the I feeding devices of horizontally-rotating vegetable-cutters, whereby the cabbage or other vegetable is fed continuously to the revolving knives, and prevented from turning or revolving with the knives.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe `its construction and operation.

' In the drawiuga represents the revolving plate, which is set in a box, b, in the top of the frame c.

In this revolving plate a I make slots, d,.as many as may .be desired, inclined in such a way that their planes shall cut the-plane of the surface of the plate 'a obliquely.

To the upper side of these slots, d, I fasten knives c, the cutting-edges of which project above the surface ofthe plate a. These knives do not entirely ll the slot, but leave a comparatively wide opening in front of them.

They are fastened by screws-to a projection or raised part, f, back of the slots d on the under side ofthe plate a. V

The plate a' is operated by means of a shaft, g, whichis turned by two bevel gear-wheels h 'and fi, one of which, i is turned by a crank, k, which projects from the side f the frame or box c, and gears into and turns the other, h, which is firmly fastened to, and of course turns the shaft g.

Onto the lower end of the shaft g I have fastened another bevel gear-wheel, l, which gears loosely into the operating-Wheel t', merely, however, to keep the wheel i in gear wit-h the wheel h.

Upon the' top of the box c, around the revolving plate a, I place Ya box, m, into which the cabbage to be cut up is placed, and, to prevent the cabbage from catching on the knives c and revolving with the plate a, I place a knife, n, in the box m, extending from plate a.

The up-turned edge of this knife is sharpened, so that, when ythe cabbage is pressed down into the box m, it will cut it in two. This eleetually prevents the cabbage from turning, and at the same time the knife is set high enough to not interfere with the knives e on the revolving plate a..

For convenience in .pressing the cabbage down upon the cutting-knives e, I make a lid, o, which fits inside of the box m. This lid has a recess, p, which is of such a shape, when that the lid is presseddown, it s hall not come against and thereby injure the knife n.

The lid is prevented from coming against the revolving plate a by the edges r which extend below its lower surface, and which, when the lid is at the bottoni of the box m, rest upon the top plate of the box b outside of the revolving plate a. Inside of the box b I place a board, s, extending diagonally from one of the top corners to the opposite lower corner. This is for the purpose of catching the cnt cabbage which comes through the slots in the plate a, which, when it falls 011 the inclined board slides down it, and out of an opening in the side of box b, made for that purpose.

The operation of the machine consists simply in turning the crank k, after the cabbage has been put into the box m,.and the lid o put on, and in due time the cabbage comes thronghthe opening in the side of the box b,eeompletely ut up. 1t may he cut coarse or fine by gauging the knives e by means of the screws h.

The knives e and slots ll can be made curved if desired, either form answering equally well for the purpose.

I desire to apply my invention not only to cutting up cabbage, but also other vegetables and fruits.

Power may be applied in any other convenient way beside that shown.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with the revolving knives e, a fixed knife or cutter n, arranged in the box nl, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. Av feeding lid, o, havinga recess, p, in its lower face, when used iu connection with a knife, n, in the chamber m, substantially as described.

In' testimony whereof, I, the said J omv DISCHAUB, have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN D. SCHAUB.

Witnesses:

THos. B. KERK, Joux GLENN.

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