Improvements in and relating to Mashers for Vegetables, Fruits, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 15th Sept., 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Mashers for Vegetables, Fruits,
and the like.
We, GEORGE HAMEL ZANE, ARTHUR M. SNYDER, and CHARLES T. WORRELL,
citizens of the United States of America, all residing at 1814 Mountain Street, in
the City and County of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, one of the United
States of America, Gentlemen 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 :-
The invention consists of a masher for vegetables, fruits, &c. formed of parts
as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims that follow the Specification.
Figure 1 represents a top or plan view of a masher embodying the invention
Figure 2 a vertical section thereof, and
Figure 3 represents a side elevation of a detached part.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
Referring to the drawings, A. desiguates a body or vessel having a bottom B
which is corrugated and perforated. C designates a shaft which is supported on
said bottom B as a step, and guided and retained in position by the cross bar, C¹ at
the top of said shaft, the latter having a suitable crank handle D for operating
purposes.
Connected with the lower end of the shaft is a screw, spiral or twisted head E,
which sweeps over the bottom B, and above said head and secured to the shaft are
vanes or beaters F.
Secured to the side of the vessel A are vanes or beaters G, between which the
vanes or beaters F pass in their rotation with the shaft. The side of the vessel has
corrugations H, the same extending in vertical direction.
In order to secure the cross bar C' in position, the ends of the same are fitted
between eyes J, which rise from the vessel A and receive the spring hooks or
catches K, which are pivotally attached to said vessel below said eyes, and have
their noses over said cross bar, it being evident that when the catch is thrown
back said cross bar and the shaft C, with connected parts may be readily
removed.
The operation is as follows: The vessel is supplied with vegetables, fruit, &c., to
be mashed, and the shaft is rotated, whereby the beaters break up the material,
and the head E forces the latter against and through the bottom B, said material
being rolled or worked over the corrugations of said bottom, whereby it is mashed,
n which condition it is pressed through the openings in said bottom, the
olling and mashing operations being assisted by the side corrugations H against
which the material is worked by the action of the beaters F. On the exterior of
he vessel A is a hook L, which may engage with the top of a pot or other
eceptacle for the article that has been mashed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
laim is:
1. A masher for the purpose set forth consisting of a vessel having corrugated
ides and a perforated corrugated bottom, a detachable cross bar secured to the top
f said vessel, a rotatable shaft journalled in said bottom and cross bar, a spiral head
ecured to the lower end of said shaft, beaters secured to the sides of and within
aid vessel, and beaters on the shaft passing between said beaters on the side, said
arts being combined substantially as described.

page_text: 2. A masher having a vessel, a shaft carrying a mashing head, a cross bar
supporting said shaft, and ears and spring catches on said vessel, the ends of said
bar being between said ears, and the latter being engaged by said catches, said
catches being pivoted to said vessel below said ears, substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of August 1894.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.