An Improved Machine for Shredding or Cutting Butter, Cheese, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May, 1899
2144
·Complete Specification Left, 2nd Feb., 1900-Accepted, 17th Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Machine for Shredding or Cutting Butter, Cheese,
and the like.
I, VALLIE GEORGE TICE, of Alburtis, in the County of Lehigh and State of
Pennsylvania, United States of America, Creamery Superintendent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to an improved machine for shredding or cutting butter
cheese and similar articles.
It is a common practice in the trade to place butter made during seasons of
large production and unfavourable market conditions in cold stores and this
butter which was originally packed in tubs, boxes and other large sized packages
when to be placed upon the market is usually reduced in bulk and worked, moulded
or pressed into small packages of from one to five pounds in weight. In order
to successfully work butter which has been thus cold-stored, it has been necessary
to soften it by raising its temperature and the length of time required for this
purpose when ordinary means are used, injures the quality of the butter and thus
causes it to deteriorate in value.
The object of the present invention is to so prepare the butter that it may be
worked, moulded or pressed into any form without requiring to raise the tempera-
ture thereof, for which purpose the butter is cut or shredded into small narrow
thin strips by means of the machine hereinafter described.
The machine is constructed of a framing having a top or cover provided with
a central circular opening adapted to receive a rotating disc having a downwardly
extending flange provided with gear teeth. Upon the frame beneath the cover
is mounted a plate provided with an upwardly extending flange adapted to fit
within the flange of the rotating disc and form a journal upon which said disc
may rotate.
Mounted in the plate and upon the frame is a vertical shaft provided with a
pulley or other means of driving it, and having keyed upon its upper end a
pinion gearing with the teeth on the disc for the purpose of rotating the same.
The disc is provided with a diametrical slot which extends substantially entirely
across the said disc, or the number of slots may be increased if desired. The
inner walls of the slot are made sloping and have cutting blades secured thereto
with their upper edge projecting. above the upper surface of the disc upon which
is placed a layer of wood for the reception of the butter and rotating together
with said disc. The cutting blades have their upper edges toothed, the teeth
projecting slightly above the wood dise. Two knives are placed on opposite
sides of the centre and so arranged that the teeth of the one correspond with the
spaces of the other, so that as the disc rotates beneath the firkin of butter, strips
will be taken from the bottom by one knife, while the other knife in turn will
ake out the ribs which have been left by the spaces in the other knife. In this
manner the butter is reduced to narrow shavings or strips of such size as to be
apable of being readily worked and moulded at a low temperature. One of the
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page_text: knives may be made without teeth in which case it removes the ridges left by the
toothed knife.
The firkin of butter is placed in a rectangular box or frame without top or
bottom provided on opposite sides with vertical grooves in which boards are
adapted to slide so as to be held at a sufficient distance above the table to prevent
contact with the knives.
In using the machine the butter is placed on the rotating disc and the boards
adjusted in position so as to prevent the butter from rotating, and as the disc
and the knives carried thereby are rotated, the butter is gradually pared down,
leaving it in narrow shavings which drop through the slot in the disc into a tub
placed beneath it, and to prevent the butter from being thrown to one side a
canvas or other chute is provided which is attached at its upper end to the flange
of the plate about which the disc rotates as before mentioned and extends down-
wards a sufficient distance to enter the tub or terminate just above it so as to
direct the shredded butter therein.
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1000
Dated the 10th day of a
1000
A. M. & WM. CLAKA,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London:
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An Improved Machine for Shredding or Cutting Butter, Cheese,
and the like.
M
!, VALLIE GEORGE TICE, of Alburtis, in the County of Lehigh and State of
Pennsylvania, United States of America, Creamery Superintendent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to an improved machine for shredding or cutting butter,
cheese and similar articles and comprises a rotating disc having radial slots there-
in and one or more toothed knives therein upon which the butter is placed-and
shredded by the rotation of the disc.
My invention comprises certain novel features which will be hereinafter de-
scribed and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding
parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a cross sectional elevation of my device on the line 1-1 in Figure 2,
and showing a firkin of butter in place;
Figure 2 is a cross sectional elevation taken upon the line 2-2 of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a top plan view;
Figure 4 is a sectional view taken upon the line 4-4 of Figure 2; and
Figure 5 is a perspective showing one of the knives.
It is a common practice among dairymen, butter manufacturers and dealers,
to place butter made during seasons of large production, and unfavorable market
conditions of demand and value, and for other purposes in cold storage until
demand and sale thereof are more favorable. This butter originally packed into
tubs, firkins, boxes and similar large sized packages, when placed upon the market
is usually reduced in size and worked, moulded or pressed into small sized pack-
ages of from one to five pounds.
To successfully work butter which has been in cold storage it is necessary when
ordinary means are used to raise the temperature thereof until it has become

page_text: Sortened so that it may be worked. The length of time required to raise the
temperature of the butter injures the quality thereof, causing it to acquire, absorb
and develop objectionable flavor and taste, thereby deteriorating its value and
causing it to bring a lower price than it would otherwise obtain. The object
5 of my device is to so prepare this butter that it may be worked, moulded or
pressed into prints or other small sized packages, without raising the temperature
thereof. To obtain this result the butter is cut or shredded into small narrow,
thin strips so that it may be immediately worked, moulded or pressed into any
form without raising the temperature.
My machine is constructed upon any suitably shaped frame A which has a
top or cover C provided with a central circular opening adapted to receive a
rotating disk. This disk E is provided at its outer edge with a downwardly
extending flange E³, said flange being provided with gear teeth E². Upon the
frame and beneath the cover C is placed a plate D preferably of cast iron, which
is provided with an upwardly extending circular flange d adapted to fit snugly
within the flange E¹ of the disk E and to form a journal upon which the disk
may rotate.
Mounted in the plate D and upon the frame A is a vertical shaft G provided
with a pulley G¹, or any other suitable means by which it may be rotated, and
having at its upper end a pinion g engaging in the teeth E2 upon the disk E, where-
by the disk is given a rotary movement.
As shown in the drawings this is a diametrical slot extending substantially all
The disk is provided with radial slots e.
the way across the disk. This construction may, however, be varied so as to
increase the number of slots, if desired,
The inner walls of this slot are sloping as shown in Figure 1, and have cutting
blades secured thereto with their upper edge projecting above the upper surface
of the disk. A layer H of wood is secured to the upper surface of the disk in
order to provide a more suitable surface for the reception of the butter than
iron would be.. The cutting blades or knives F have their upper or cutting edge
toothed as clearly shown in Figure 5, the teeth f being of substantially the same
width as the space between the teeth. The ends of these teeth project slightly
above the upper surface of the wooden disk H. This disk H rotates with the
iron disk E.
The two knives F are placed on opposite sides of the centre and so arranged
that the teeth of one correspond in location with the spaces of the other so
that as the disk rotates beneath the firkin of butter, strips will be taken from the
bottom of the firkin by one knife and the other knife, when it comes round, will
take out the ribs which have been left by the spaces in the other knife.
reduces the butter into narrow shavings or strips which are of such size that they
This
may be readily worked and moulded at a low temperature.
found that one of these knives may be made plain or without teeth in which
In practice I have
case it removes the ridges left by the toothed knife.
To hold the firkin of butter in place a frame B is provided. This, as shown in
the drawings, consists of a rectangular box or frame without top or bottom and
provided with a series of vertical grooves b in two opposite sides. Boards B¹ are
provided which are adapted to slide into these grooves and be held thereby. The
grooves terminate short of the bottom of the frame so that the boards B¹ are
held at a sufficient distance above the table C to prevent engagement of the
nives therewith.
In using this device the butter is placed upon the rotating disk E and the
boards B are adjusted in the frame B in such position that they will engage the
ides of the butter and prevent its rotation. As the disk and knives carried
hereby are rotated they gradually pare the butter down, leaving it in narrow
havings. These drop through the slot e in the disk and into the tub or other
eceptacle T placed beneath the same. To prevent the butter from being thrown
ut to one side a canvas or other suitable chute J is provided, which is attached
t its upper end to a downward extension d of the flange d, and extends down-

page_text: ward a sufficient distance so as to enter the tub T or to terminate just above .it,
so as to direct the shredded butter into the tub.
By cutting the butter up into small shavings in the manner described, it may
be readily worked, moulded, or pressed into prints or any other form of package
at any ordinary temperature. As it is not necessary to raise the temperature
of the butter in order to work it into prints or any other form of package, neither
the quality, flavor or the grain of the butter is impaired... Although this device
has been especially designed and described for shredding butter it is evident
that it may be used for shredding or similarly cutting cheese and other similar
articles.
J.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
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1. The cutter disk when supported and driven from its periphery so as to
leave the central portion of the disk entirely unobstructed for the reception of
the material.
2. The annular support for the rotating cutter disk when combined with a
chute extending downward therefrom to prevent scattering of the shredded
material on its way to the receptacle.
3. The rotating cutter disk when provided with a slot in which are set knives
one at least of which is toothed, while the other has a straight edge or teeth.
alternating with those of the mating knife.
Dated this 2nd day of Waha 1000
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London: