Butter Rolling Machine.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1892.
Complete Specification Left 27th May, 1893-Accepted. 19th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Butter Rolling Machine. .
STEPHEN THOMAS LANDER Castle Street Mere Wiltshire Cabinet Maker do-
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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This machine is for rolling butter, and consists of rollers fitted in a cradle, the.
cradle is supported by bearings on standards fixed to a trough.
The rollers are placed in a position so that they roll three sides of the butter at
the same time one rolling the bottom and one each side, the side rollers are set a
little below the centre thus taking rather less than half the roll so that it is easily
shifted from its position.
The rollers are made to go in the same direction by means of toothed wheels or
sprocket chain and wheels-and turned by a windlass.
The butter when rolled is shifted from its place in the cradle by rising the back.
of the same, the action of which at the same time draws a shelf or tray in a.
position to receive it.
There is also a top roller which is brought to bear on the butter as required.
The ends of the butter is flattened by means of beaters worked from one of the.
rollers.
Dated this 19th day of September 1892.
STEPHEN THOMAS LANDER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Butter Rolling Machine.
STEPHEN THOMAS LANDER Castle Street Mere Wiltshire Cabinet Maker 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 machine is for rolling butter and is made in various sizes to roll half lb..
one lb. or two lb. rolls, or any other size that may be required.
It is made with rollers fitted in a cradle which is supported by bearings fitted to.
standards fixed to a trough.
The rollers are fitted in a position so that they roll three sides of the butter at
the same time one rolling the bottom and one each side, see A, B, C, Fig. 1, the
side rollers are set a little below the centre taking rather less than half the roll so
that the butter is easily shifted from its position when rolled.
The rollers are made to move round in the same direction by means of toothed
wheels or sprocket chain and wheels and turned by a windlass or other power.
To work the rollers as before mentioned is as follows; Toothed wheels are fitted
in connection with rollers, A B and C, also a loose toothed wheel X fitted to run
on the centre of cradle W thus A drives X and X drives B and C, which causes
the rollers to revolve in the same direction. The same motion is attained by means
of sprocket wheels fitted in connection with rollers A B and C a sprocket chain
running round the said wheels.
There is also a top roller fitted in a frame hinged to the cradle which can be
brought to bear on the butter as required, see D Fig. 1. .
The ends of the rolls of butter are flattened by beaters which are fitted to rollers,
see E Fig. 2, and are kept in position by stems fixed to the beaters and running
through the centre of cradle which is of hollow tube.

page_text: The heaters are worked by means of side-toothed wheels, see F Fig. 3, fixed to
centre of roller A.
Arms are hinged to sides of cradle, see H Fig. 3, against which the aforesaid!
side toothed wheels work, springs are fitted to keep the beaters from the butter, the
toothed wheels force them against it, thus producing a patting movement on the
ends of the butter, see Fig. 3.
The butter when rolled is shifted from its position between the rollers, by rising
or tilting the back of cradle as shown in Fig. 4 (the roll of butter is represented by
letter, this movement draws a frame connected to the cradle, see K Fig. 1, (and
on which the tray or shelf is placed) into a position to receive it.
Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed; I declare that what I claim is
1st. The rollers fitted in the cradle in the position and worked as before
. described;
2nd. The top roller which is brought to bear on the butter and acts jointly with
the above mentioned rollers in rolling the butter;
3rd. The beaters connected with the cradle which flatten the ends of the butter
as it is being rolled;
4th. The sliding frame hinged to the cradle on which the tray or shelf is placed
to receive the butter.
Dated this 10th day of July 1893.
STEPHEN THOMAS LANDER.