US1111373A - Butter-cutting machine. - Google Patents

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L. GIVULINOVIGH.

BUTTER CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED rmme, 1914.

1,1 1 1 ,373. Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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gnventot \vulmoviah L. GIVULINOVIGH.

BUTTER CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 28, 1914. l 1 1 1,373 Patented Sept 22, 1914.

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gnventoz "UMT D ST TES ATENT oEFIeE.

LAWRE N GIv- LmovIcH, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

- BUTTEB CUTTING ZMACHINE.

Tote-ll whom-it may concern:-

t known that I, Lawnnxcn GIVULINO- $Qattle,- ii1 the county of King and State Vashington, have invented eer'tain new an nseful Improvements in Butter-Gutting kMaehins and Idohereby.deelarethe fol-.

loiyving to he "a. full,'--el ear, and exact tie-- ser'iptien of the invent-ion, snchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap pertains touna-ke and use the same.

'2 {Ellis invention relates to eutt-ersand is more particularly adapted for use-in hotels, restaurants, etcl, for Qntting bloelcs'of butter, and has for one of its objects the .provision of :means for cutting butter into blocks of army-desired size Another object of this invention residesin theprovision of means for maintaining =theeutting' members at :anyvdeslred degree tension.

the; provision of n'ieans n uniting theeutting pernbersfoi' prevent} I m seum; or iii-emergent thesame.

till further objeet' ofthis invention re sides'ih' the eons't-rnc't-ion'oftlie cutting them- 'andthemountingtherefor wherebythe" I p may he readilyfatta'cih'ed or detached '5 each other, andat the sametrme tofurmsh he pl fo iision of means for inereasing or decreasing the space between the parallel cutting members. 1

gure 1 IS a tu 'rplau-a'1e\v of-lnjy' device {front View ut the sani slu nilltg theluiounb in; (It the handles thereonfm operating the saline; IX. 3 Is a top View Ufa part of the 50 fiitmt. portion of niylllevice with one of the vren, a citizen oi the Unitedstates, residing I .an end elemtion,

line 44; of Fig. 1; Fig. 5' is;a-n end ele'v'a -tionof the same, takenon line -55 of Fig. .1, and, Fig. (3 is a fragnlientaryldetaiil View further objeet of thisf'in'vention, resides o r. vresilient-l y channelhar- 3=is arranged th t'heinsertioh ofafg'reate-r number 'ofth'e I nether ohjeetof this invention, resides These and ntheriolijeets will more fullyits complete fin-xu reauly for use, Fig. 2 is- Specification ornetters P Patented Sept.*22, 1914. a pncgu n filed February 28, 191 1. Serial No. 821,717.

channel lids rem'0ved,snow1n'gthe interior construction of the mounting of the butting members within the ehannel bars, Fig. i is partly in section, taken on illustrating the positions of adjustment oft-hecutting members.

Like reference eharacters- .de parts through the several views of the drawings, and reference being had'tothesame, 1 denotes the base having mounted thereon the elevated platform 2, upon-whieh'the objeets to be out are-positioned.- At, the for-' ward portion of the base -1 andarranged upon the same, is the -c -hannel bar 3, pro-j vided at each of its ends with t-hejpost' 4. Upon the channel bar?! is n 'ounted a Chane nel eover plate 5, the-ends of :whielia-re-cnt note fsimil'araway tofermethe laps G for restinguponthgf top- 0f the post's-4:. p f At the:fre'nt ofthebase. 1='.i'sarranged tl 1e handle 8, 'andawalso upon thf front f-ofi'the' :handle .9, above and in proximity- Kiththe h:i;ndle' 8,'

these handles-being :desigried for'opereting. I

the cutting frame and 't he'baserel'atifiieito men us to r conveniently rearryi ng the *dejvic'e,

one point to another.

. Arranged at the rear end oflthe Base 1 is also a similar channel bar 10, provided with the end posts 1 l, and npon the"channel bar 10 is arranged a' similar channel 'coyfer plate 12,:1lso being eut'an'ziy; to p'roi -ide laps-13 for engaging the mp of the posts rm retaining the plates 5 ti'pon -ehannel bar are thethumh nuts H passing through the laps (3 of the cover 5 and engaging the vertically disposed internal screw threads 14 of the post 6; The channel bar l0 and the rear portion of the base .1 are connected togetherthroligh the medium of the hinges 15, and for retaining. the plate =12 upon the ha r 10 (hereut are the thumb screws 15','engaging the posts 11 of the ehanne'l-bar 10in a] similar manner as the plate 5 ls-retained on the channel bar 3.

. fixedly mounted upon the ends of the rods.

Arranged beneath the rods 16 and 17 are the similar rods 20 and 21, these rods being positioned in opposed relation to the rods 16 and 17 the rods 20 and 21 being designed to engage transverse internal screw threads 20' in the posts 11 of the bar 10 and -having their opposite ends rotatably mounted in the posts 4 of the bar 3, as shown at 21, and for rotating the rods 20 and 21 are the thumb nuts 22 and 23, fixedly connected to the rods 20 and 21, respectively.

' Horizontally disposed within the device and extending from the channel bar 3 to the channel bar 10, are the parallel and equispaced cutters 25, and arranged transversely to the cutters 25 is the second cutter 26, arranged beneath the cutters 25 and having one of its ends fixedly connected to the plate 27 extending in vertical direction and having its ends embracing the rods 17 and 21, respectively. The opposite end of the cutter 26 being attached to the eye 28 of the 'bolt 29, the bolt projecting through the plate 30, similarly arranged upon the rods 16 and 20 in the mannerof the plate 27, and

for controlling the tension of the cutter 26 is the thumb nut 31, engaging the threads ofthe bolt 29 at the outer side of the plate 30. Any desired number of cutters 26 may be used.

Arranged longitudinally within each of the bars 3 and 10 and extending longitudinally therein, is the rod 32, the ends of the same being rotatably mounted within the respective posts of the bars, as at 32, see Fig. 3, one end of the bar 32 projecting outwardly through one of the posts of the channel bars and having fixedly secured thcreat the thumb nut 33 for rotating the same, and upon the opposite end of the rod 32 are the screw threads 34, upon which is adapted to travel the adjusting nut 35.

Interposed between one of the posts of the channel bars and the traveling nut 35 is the elongated coiled spring 36, the spring surrounding the rod 32, and to the coils are connected the cutters 25 through the medium of the hooks 37 arranged at each of the ends of the cutters 25.

The operation of my device will be apparent from the following advantages herein eniimerated, it being obvious that when a print of butter, or other object to be cut, is placed upon platform 2, the cutting frame being thrown rcarwardly upon the hinges 15, it is only necessary to grasp the handle 9' of the cutting frame and pull the same forwardly' and downwardly, whereb the cutters 25 and 26 will pass throng the article until the samerest upon the upper surfaceof the platform 2, and after this operation it will not be necessary, unless desired, to return the cutting frame to its rearward position, as the blocks of the article cut may be removed readily therefrom.

The cutters 25 are resiliently mounted within the device, the ends of the same being attached to the coils of the springs 36, and any number of these cutters may be used to meet the requirements of the user, and it is "clearly obvious that-by rotating the thumb nuts 18, 19, 22 and 23, the adjusting rods 16, 17, 20 and 21 will cause the channel bar 3 to move in the direction of the bar 10, which movement will cause the cutters 25 to sufficiently slacken in order that the hook ends 37 may be detached from the coils of the spring 36 for removing the cutters therefrom, or the operation may be reversed when it is desired to insert additional cutters. -The space between the parallel cutters 25 is also controlled by the rotation of the rod 32, which rotation will cause the traveling nut 35 to move upon the threads of the rod 32, according to the dircction of rotation of the rod. The respective travel of the nut 35 controls the 100 space between the coils of the springs, and consequently, the cutters 25 are brought closer together or further apart in accordance with the direction of travel of the traveling nut 35 within the channel bars. The 105 tension of the cutters 25 is obviously controlled by the rotation of the rods atthe sides of the device for connecting the respective channel bars.

Having thus described my\ invention, 110 what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States is,

1. In a device of the class described, com prising a base, a platform arranged upon said base, a frame hingedly connected to 115 said base and surrounding said platform, means for operating said frame, a series of cutters supported within said frame, meansupon said frame for adjusting the tension of said cutters, and means for yieldably 120 supporting said cutters.

2. In a device of the class described, comprising a base, a platform arranged upon said base, a frame hingedly connected to said base and surrounding said plat- 125 form, means for operating said frame.

a series of parallel and equi-spaced cut- In testimony whereof I have signed my ters supported within said frame, means name to this specification in the presence of 10 uyon slaid frame for adjfusting ltahe) 1tension two subscribing Witnesses. 0 sai cutters, means or yie a y sup- 1 rting said cutters, and means for adjust- LAVVRENCL GIVULINOVICH' mg the yieldably supporting means for de- \Vitnesses. termining the degree of space between said P. S. STREKEL, cutters. MARTIN METKovIoH.

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