Small Chips and for Slicing Vegetables.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 31st May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 5th July, 1887.
or Small Chips and for Slicing Vegetables.
I GEORGE AMBROSE WILKINS of the Inns of Court Hotel in the County of
Middlesex Gentlemen do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in machines for
reducing lumps of ice into shavings or small chips for use in cooling wine and the
preparation of iced drinks and otherwise and for slicing vegetables.
According to this Invention the receptacle in which the ice or vegetables to be
reduced or sliced are placed is of tubular form and at one end of the tubular
receptacle a rotatory shaft is mounted which shaft is provided with or connected to a
wheel having a handle by which it may be turned and carries a plate or plates which
nearly close the said end of the receptacle in or to which plate or plates blades or
cutters are secured which act on and cut or chip or slice the ice or vegetables placed
in the said receptacle. The said ice or vegetables is or are fed up to the cutters by
means of a plunger or disc which works within the said receptacle and is caused to
force the said ice or vegetables towards the blades or cutters by means of a lever
which is secured or connected to the said plunger or by means of a spring or a screw
acting on the said plunger or by means of a weight. The ice or vegetables to be
acted on in the machine are fed into the said receptacle either through the end
opposite to that in which the cutters work or through an aperture in the said
receptacle which aperture is provided with a hopper.
At that end of the said receptacle in which the cutters or blades work is a box
containing a sliding drawer into which the cut or chipped or sliced matters fall as
they pass from the tubular receptacle or at the said end of the machine a shoot is
formed by which the cut or chipped or sliced matters pass from the machine. The
machine is supported by a suitably formed foot or standard by which it may be
secured by means of screws or otherwise to a bench or table when desired. Where
the machine is to be used for cutting or chipping ice the part into which the cut or
chipped ice passes is or may be provided with means for conveying away any water
resulting from the melting of the ice.
D. This dor of Contambor 188f
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in machines for Reducing Lumps of 106 in Davi
or Small Chips and for Slicing Vegetables.
I GEORGE AMBROSE WILKINS of the Inns of Court Hotel in the County of
Middlesex Gentleman 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 :-
My invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in machines for
reducing lumps of ice into shavings or small chips for use in cooling wine and the
preparation of iced drinks and otherwise and for slicing vegetables.
According to this Invention the receptacle in which the ice or vegetables to be
reduced or sliced are placed is of tubular form and at one end of the tubular receptacle
a rotatory shaft is mounted which shaft has secured to it or is connected to a wheel
having a handle by which it may be turned and carries a plate or plates which nearly
close the said end of the receptacle to which plate or plates blades or cutters are
secured which act on and cut or chip or slice the ice or vegetables placed in the said
receptacle the said ice or vegetables is or are fed up to the cutters by means of a
plunger or disc which works within the said receptacle and is caused to force the said
ice or vegetables towards the blades or cutters by means of a lever which is secured
or connected to the said plunger or by means of a spring or a screw acting on the
said plunger or by means of a weight. The ice or vegetables to be acted on in the
machine are fed into the said receptacle either through the end opposite to that in
which the cutters work or through an aperture in the said receptacle which aperture
is provided with a hopper.
At that end of the said receptacle in which the cutters or blades work is a box
containing a sliding drawer into which the cut or chipped or sliced matters fall as
they pass from the tubular receptacle or at the said end of the machine a shoot
is formed by which the cut or chipped or sliced matters pass from the machine. The
machine is supported by a suitably formed foot or standard by which it may be
secured by means of screws or otherwise to a bench or table when desired. Where
the machine is to be used for cutting or chipping ice the part into which the cut or
chipped ice passes is or may be provided with means for conveying away any water
resulting from the melting of the ice.
Several arrangements of the parts constituting the machine hereinbefore described
are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and are hereinafter described the parts
of the several Figures of the said drawings being referred to by means of the letters
and figures marked thereon. The same letters and figures of reference indicate the
same parts in all the Figures of the Drawings.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings is a side elevation Figure 2 is a plan and
Figure 3 is a vertical section taken on the line A Figure 2 showing one of the said
arrangements Figures 4 to 7 are separate views of certain parts of the arrangements
illustrated in the said Figures 12 and 3 Figures 4 and 5 being face views and
Figure 6 an edge view of the plates carrying the blades or cutters and Figure 7 a side
elevation of the drawer in which the chips or slices of ice or vegetables are received.
The said Figures 4, 5 and 6 are drawn to a larger scale than that of the other Figures.
a is the tubular receptacle for containing the ice or vegetables to be chipped or

page_text: sliced b, b are the blades or cutters which act on the ice or vegetables c c are the
plates carrying the blades b b which are secured by screws b¹ b¹ to the inclined faces
of projections 63 63 (see Figures 5 and 6) formed on the said plates the acting edges of
which blades bb project (as shown in Figure 6) beyond the faces of the plates cc
opposite to those to which the said plates are secured. The holes in the blades bb
through which the screws 61 6¹ pass are slotted in order to admit of adjustment of the
said blades for varying their depth of cut or compensate for wear of their acting
edges d is the rotatory shaft to which the said plates cc are secured by means of a set
screw c¹ which passes through a boss or socket c² formed on the said plates and bears
on the inner end of the said shaft d. e is the wheel secured to the outer end of the said
shaft by means of a set screw e¹ and e² is the handle by which rotatory motion is
communicated to the said shaft d. f is the plunger which consists of a disc slightly less
in diameter than the internal diameter of the receptacle a and is carried by an arm g
formed on a lever g¹ jointed at 92 to arms a³ a³ formed on the outer side of the
receptacle a. 993 are bosses or projections formed on the said lever g' by which its
range of motion is limited is the drawer which receives the chipped or sliced ice or
vegetables and i is the box containing the said drawer which is supported above the
bottom of the said box by means of a rim ¹ formed at its outer end and a rib 2
formed within it. When the machine is used for chipping ice any water resulting
from the melting of the ice collects in the space between the bottom of the said
drawer and the bottom of the said box i and passes from the machine through a
nozzle to which a pipe may be connected for conveying the water away into a
receptacle or otherwise as may be desired. a' is the foot or standard by which the
machine is supported and a² a² are holes formed in the said standard which admit of
the machine being screwed to a bench or table when desired.
The said machine may be conveniently constructed of cast iron by forming the
parts marked a and in halves and securing the halves together by rivets passed
through lugs at a and formed on the said halves and then immersing the whole in
a bath of molten zinc (as in the ordinary process of galvanizing iron) by which the
junction of the two halves is effectually closed. In thus constructing the machine
each of the two patterns required for making the moulds for casting consists of
one half of each of the parts a and i so that the whole of the said parts consists of two
castings the line of connection of which is the centre line of the plan Figure 2.
In using the machine the lever g¹ is turned on its joint to the position indicated in
dotted lines in Figure 3 the lump or lumps of ice or the vegetables to be operated on
is or are then dropped into the receptacle a the lever gl is turned on its centre so as to
cause the plunger f to rest on the ice or vegetables in the said receptacle the said lever
is then forcibly depressed whereby the ice or vegetables is or are pressed towards and
against the faces of the plates c c. The shaft d carrying the said plates is then caused
to rotate by turning the handle wheel e and the ice or vegetables contained in the
receptacle a is or are cut into the form of small chips or slices or shavings by the
action of the blades b b the said chips or slices or shavings falling into the drawer h
by withdrawing which the said chips or slices or shavings are removed from the
machine. As the lumps of ice or the vegetables contained in the receptacle a are cut
they are forced up to the cutters b b by the pressure of the plunger f until the motion
of the lever g' is arrested by contact of the projection g² thereon with the upper edge
of the receptacle a the contact of the said parts preventing the possibility of contact of
the said plunger with the cutters and consequent injury to them.
Figure 8 of the accompanying Drawings is a plan and Figure 9 is a central vertical
section showing another arrangement of the parts hereinbefore described. In this
arrangement the parts d and i are of a form somewhat different from that shown in
Figures 1, 2 and 3 and are supported by a base plate j in bearings j¹¹ on which a shaft k
is mounted carrying levers the former being provided with a handle and the latter
being connected by a bar or rod m to the plunger on which a shield f¹ is formed for
preventing the contents of the hopper from descending into the receptacle a behind
the plunger when it is advanced towards the cutters. The upper part of the receptacle a
is provided with a hopper n having a cover n' through which hopper the lumps of

page_text: ice or vegetables to be acted on are passed into the said receptacle. The position of
the plunger fand of the parts connected to it when the said plunger is at the end of
its inward traverse is indicated in dotted lines in the said Figure 8. Those of the
parts of the said Figures 8 and 9 which have been already described with reference to
Figures 1 to 7 of the accompanying Drawings and are marked with letters and
figures of reference corresponding with those in the said Figures 1 to 7 need no
further description. In using this arrangement the ice or vegetables are placed in the
hopper n and fall into the receptacle a and are forced up to the cutters by means of
the lever l.
Figure 10 of the accompanying drawings is a plan and Figure 11 is a central
vertical section of part of a machine similar to that illustrated in Figures 8 and 9
except in respect of the arrangement for actuating the plunger f which arrangement
consists of a rod o and spiral spring p which spring when the parts are in the position
shown in the said Figure 11 is compressed between the plunger fand a plate g which
nearly closes that end of the receptacle a most distant from the box i. In using this
arrangement the plunger is held by means of the rod o in the position shown in
Figure 11 while the ice or vegetables is or are being placed in the receptacle a and
when this has been done the plunger is released when the spring p forces the ice or
vegetables against the cutter plates c c. The cutter shaft is then turned by means of
the handle and as the cutters act on the contents of the receptacle a they are fed or
forced up to the cutters by the action of the said spring p..
In place of the spring p a screw may be used for actuating the plunger. Where a
screw is used it is substituted for the rod o and the spring p is dispensed with and the
plunger is actuated by turning the said screw in one or other direction or by turning
a screw box in which the said screw works.
Figure 12 of the accompanying drawings is a vertical section of another
arrangement of the parts hereinbefore described showing a lump of ice (marked r)
placed in the machine. In this arrangement the receptacle a is arranged vertically and
the cutter plates c c are arranged horizontally at the lower end of the said receptacle
and the shaft d on which they are mounted is geared by means of bevilled wheels s, s to
another shaft t which carries the handle wheel e. The plunger which is marked u is
loosely placed (as shown) on the matter or thing to be chipped or sliced. The said
plunger may be weighted sufficiently to produce the required pressure or it may be
provided with a headed rod on its upper side (as indicated in dotted lines at w) in
order to admit of its being pressed downward by hand or the said plunger may
connected to a lever or a screw by which the required pressure may be produced ris
the shoot which in this arrangement is or may be substituted for the box i and drawer h
herein before described with respect to the other arrangements. The method of
using and the action of this arrangement will be evident on examining the said
Figure 12 after perusal of the description of the other arrangements illustrated.
The several machines illustrated in Figures 8 to 12 inclusive may each be
constructed by casting in halves and connecting the halves as hereinbefore described
with reference to the arrangement illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3.
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In each of the said arrangements one blade or three or more blades may be
substituted for the two blades or cutters hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
drawings each of the blades being secured to the edge of a plate or to the edge of a
gap in a plate formed and arranged and acting substantially as herein before described
with reference to and illustrated in the accompanying Drawings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I wish it to be understood that I do
not limit myself to the precise details hereinbefore described as they may be varied
without departing from the nature of my Invention but I declare that I claim as my
said Invention of "Improvements in machines for reducing lumps of ice into shavings
or small chips and for slicing vegetables."
First The machine hereinbefore described with reference to and illustrated in
Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying Drawings the essential parts of which

page_text: machine are a curved tubular receptacle for the reception of the matters to be treated
within which receptacle and near one end thereof blades carried by a plate or plates
secured to a rotary shaft work and a plunger carried by a lever jointed to the outer
side of the said receptacle in such a position relatively thereto that by turning the
said lever on its joint the plunger may be caused to enter the said receptacle and pass
through it to the end in which the said blades work.
Secondly-The modification of the said machine hereinbefore described with
reference to and illustrated in Figures 8 and 9 of the accompanying Drawings.
Thirdly The modification of the said machine herein before described with
reference to and illustrated in Figures 10 and 11 of the accompanying Drawings.
Fourthly The modification of the said machine hereinbefore described with
reference to and illustrated in Figure 12 of the accompanying Drawings.
Dated this Twante sighth day of May 1207