Improvements in or relating to Meat and like Chopping Machines.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Meat and like Chopping Machines.
I, ELLEN GRADDON, of 5 Nottingham Terrace, Regent's Park, County of
London, Widow, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention bas for object certain improvements in or relating to meat and
like chopping machines.
For the purpose of my invention, I mount a bowl upon a stand and revolve it by
gear from a hand wheel, this being carried by an upright from the base of skeleton
or other form.
I arrange an arm from the upright with a head within which a slider has an up
and down motion by crank or otherwise. Said slider has a chopper blado or
blades attached for reducing the material placed in the bowl which revolves
gradually.
In connection with the fixed head is a throw over turn or up sliding fork or
rake with the tines or blades so made that as the bowl rotates, the material
is gradually not only moved to the chopper or choppers but is turned over to
ensure reduction.
I purpose having the rake affixed in such manner that it can yield to hard.
material, or large pieces put into the bowl, or if the bowl be overcharged from
negligence of an attendant.
COLL
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Ellen Graddon.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Meat and like Ohopping Machines.
I, ELLEN GRADDON, of 5 Nottingham Terrace, Regent's Park, County of
London, Widow, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what.
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for object, certain improvements in or relating to meat and
like chopping machines.
For the purpose of my invention and as I show in the annexed drawings,.
Figure 1 of which is a front elevation, Figure 2 a side elevation, and Figure 3 a
front view of the fork showing a method of altering the height, I mount a block A
to be rotated upon a stand B and revolve it by gear C and band D from a hand
wheel E, this being carried by an upright F from the base B of skeleton or
other form.

page_text: I arrange an arm G from the upright F with a head H within which a slider I
has an up and down motion by crank J, or otherwise. Said slider I has a chopper
blade K (or blades) attached for reducing the material placed on the block A
which revolves gradually.
In connection with the fixed head is a throw over, turn, or up sliding fork or
rake L for gradually separating and moving the material to the chopper or
choppers and to turn it over to ensure reduction.
The rake L can be affixed in such manner that it can yield to hard material,
or large pieces put into the bowl, or if the bowl be overcharged from negligence of
au attendant.
The block A is surrounded by a screen M which can be slipped over the edge
of the block A and readily removable for cleanliness and I provide said soreen M
with a fall down or other gate N for easy passage of the chopped substances by a
spoon or scraper tool when the chopper blade K and fork L are raised.
At Figures 1 and 2, I show the fork L binged to head H, so that it can be
turned up, as in dotted lines. Figure 1, but if its stem P be carried through tho
head H it can be set to any desired height and its pin Q be set in either of the
notch teeth R, and if a spring S be fitted over the stem P it can yield sufficiently
when hard portions of meat or other substance be brought into contact which
yielding motion will allow of the chopper blade K continuing its motion notwith-
standing any slip motion, that may occur to the bowl (comprising the block A and
screen M) from looseness or want of grip of the band D on the rim of the block A,
said slip being important for the successful working of the machine.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
The particular construction and arrangement of the several parts of the chopping
machine, as shown on the annexed drawings and the operation of the movable
parts, as set forth.
The 12th day of January 1897.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Ellen Graddon.