Improvements in Guards for Potato-mashers or the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Apr., 1892-Accepted, 28th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Guards for Potato-mashers or the like.
1, EMERSON ARCHER, of 40 Muriel Street, Caledonian Road, London,.
Domestic Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
In pressing, potatoes and other substances are placed in a perforated receptacle
and pressed with a lever and plunger to force the materials through the perforated
plates. To prevent waste and the overflow of the liquids and other matter that is
to be pressed I place a, portable covering outside the perforated plates, so as the
juices and watery matter cannot overflow the receiver. These coverings can be
made any shape to fit mashers or strainers.
Dated this 21st day of November 1891
EMERSON ARCHER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Guards for Potato-mashers or the like.
I, EMERSON ARCHER, of 40, Muriel Street, Caledonian Road, London,
Domestic Engineer, 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 relates to improvements in connection with potato-mashers or the
like, and has for its object, means for preventing the juices and liquids expressed
from the potatoes, fruits or other substances, squirting over surrounding objects and
being wasted thereby.
And in order that my invention may be the more readily understood, I have
shewn same upon the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, in which :—
Fig. 1 is a side view of my invention attached to a potato-masher or presser.
Fig. 2 a view of the masher or presser with the appliance removed therefrom,.
whilst―
Fig. 3 is a side view of the appliance removed from the masher or presser.
a is the guard, which is stamped, pressed or otherwise formed of sheet tin or
other suitable material whether metal or otherwise, and is preferably fashioned in
the form of a truncated cone or funnel, with the mouth a' of same, larger in
diameter than the top a². The top a fits firmly around the perforated cylinder b,
the said guard completely enclosing the perforated sides of saime, though leaving at
the same time an annular space between the sides of the guard a and the perforated
cylinder b, for the purpose of allowing the juices and any particles of potato or fruit
or the like, to fall into the receptacle held or placed beneath the mouth of the
guard.
The cylinder has a perforated bottom in the usual manner, as well as the
perforated sides shewn, and the guard a can be formed extending downward beyond
the bottom if found desirable, instead of ending flush with same, as shewn in the
illustrations.
The guard a will be provided with rims a³, the upper being given a rounded form
for the purpose of more easily sliding on the perforated cylinder b.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved guard, consisting of a funnel-shaped metal or other cover for
fitting over the perforated cylinder of a potato-masher or presser, or the like,
substantially as described and shown and for the purpose set forth.
Dated: this. 26th day of April, 1892.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38, Chancery Lane, London; W.C., Agents for the Applicant.