provements in Machines for Printing Butter, Margarine, and the like
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Machines for Printing Butter, Margarine, and
the like
I, ROBERT FYFE KERR, of 1 Newhall Terrace, Greenhead, Glasgow, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
The invention relates to machines for printing butter, margarine, and such like
soft substance and it has for its object to improve their construction and action
Under this invention the cylinder with its piston is operated in a simpler and
better manner than heretofore
The frame of the machine, which is secured to a table, has two cross heads one
The upper cross
below the other capable of sliding on guide bars on the frame
head is pinned to and actuated by a bent hand lever which is fulcrumed to a fixed
cross bar at the bach of the machine The back of the lever is weighted so that
it normally rests in the up position The butter stamping piston is pinned to the
upper sliding cross bar
The lower sliding cross bar, which has a central horizontal hole in it for the
reception of the head of the printing cylinder, is connected by two rods, which pass
down through holes in the table, to a cross bar at the underside of the table
The treadle lever has
connected by means of a connecting rod to a treadle lever
a cord or chain attached to it which passes up over a pulley at the underside of the
table and is attached to a counterweight
The arrangement is such that by pressing on the treadle lever the cylinder can
be brought down on the butter, which is placed on a suitable wooden print held in
place on the table, and encloses it, until, by pulling down the hand lever the
piston is lowered sufficiently to force the butter into the print in order that a clearly
defined impress may be received
The butter can be withdrawn by pushing up the hand lever thereby pulling up
the piston attached to it The cylinder will also be caused to rise at the same
time by the action of the counterweight secured to the treadle lever
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The machine may be used for printing square, round, or other shaped prints,
the cylinder and piston being shaped accordingly
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HD FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent
Improvements in Machines for Printing Butter, Margarine, and
the like
I, ROBERT FYFE Kerr, formerly of 1 Newhall Terrace, Greenhead, Glasgow,
now of 435 Weeden Street, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA 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
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This invention relates to machines for printing butter, margarine, and such like
soft substance and it has for its object to improve their construction and action

page_text: Under this invention the cylinder with its piston is operated in a simpler and
better manner than heretofore
And in order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended one explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig 1 is a front elevation of the machine and Fig 2 a vertical section of the
same
The frame a of the machine, which is secured to a table 6 has two cross heads c, d,
one below the other, capable of sliding on guide bars e on the frame
The upper
cross head d is pinned to and actuated by a bent hand leverf which is fulcrumed
at g to a fixed cross bar at the back of the machine The back of the lever has
an adjustable weight on it so arranged that the lever normally rests in the up
position as shown The wooden butter stamping piston is pinned by pin¹ to the
upper sliding cross bar d
The lower sliding cross bar e which has a central horizontal hole c¹ in it for the
reception of the head of the wooden printing cylinder k, is connected by two
rods l, m, which pass down through holes in the table to a cross bar n at the
underside of the table, connected by means of a connecting rod o, to a treadle
lever p
The treadle lever has a cord or chain 9 attached to it which passes up over
a pulley r at the underside of the table and is attached to a counter weight s
The head of the cylinder k is held detachably in place in the bare by means of
the metal ring k¹
The arrangement is such that by pressing on the treadle lever the cylinder k
can be brought down on the butter, which is placed on a suitable wooden print t
held in place on the table by catches u and encloses it, until, by pulling down the
hand leverf the pision is lowered sufficiently to force the butter into the recessed
face of the print in order that a clearly defined impress may be received
The butter can be withdrawn by pushing up the hand leverf thereby pulling up
the piston attached to it The cylinder will also be caused to rise at the same
time by the action of the counter eight s secured to the treadle lever
The machine may be used for printing square, round, or other shaped pints the
cylinder and piston being shaped accordingly
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
consider novel and desire to claim is
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1 In combination, a frame, a sliding cross head carrying a printing cylinder
fitted in the frame, a second sliding cross head carrying a stamping piston also fitted
in the frame, lever mechanism for actuating the piston cross head and treadle
mechanism for actuating the cylinder cross head, all substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to the diawings annexed
2 In combination, a frame, a sliding crosshead carrying the printing cylinder, a
sliding cross head carrying the piston, means for actuating the piston and the
cylinder, and mechanism for automatically raising the cylinder after each printing
operation, all substantially as herein before described with reference to the drawings
annexed
3 The general arrangement and combination of parts of the machine substantially
as hereinbefore described and shown on the diawings annexed
Dated the 20th day of Tonune 1906
HD FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.