Improvements in Milk Churns or Receptacles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Dec., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1896-Accepted, 23rd May, 1896
Improvements in Milk Churns or Receptacles.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM Welford, of Clumber Shoot-up Hill, Brondesbury, in the
County of Middlesex, Milk Purveyor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention.
to be as follows: —
This invention relates to churns or receptacles from which milk is drawn off for
retail delivery and the object of the invention is to ensure equal richness of the milk
in cream from first to last by preventing the cream from rising to the surface and
separating from the mik.
According to my invention I provide surfaces for the globules of cream to adhere
to and from which they are washed off by the agitation of the milk incidental to
transport. One arrangement consists of a number of horizontal discs superposed
removably at short distances apart upon a rod held centrally in the top and bottom.
of the churn, while another arrangement consists of a perforated hollow cone placed
within the churn the base resting on the bottom of the churn and the apex fixed to.
the inner lid.
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Dumber 1805
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
I, RICHARD WILLIAM WELFORD of "Clumber," Shoot-up Hill, Brondesbury, in
the County of Middlesex, Milk Purveyor, 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 churns (so-called) or receptacles for milk in transit and.
during retail delivery, and the object of the invention is to ensure equal richness of
the milk in cream from first to last by preventing the cream. from rising to the
surface and by separating from the milk leaving the latter deficient of its due.
proportion of cream.
According to my invention provide surfaces for the globules of cream to.
adhere to and from which they are washed off by the agitation of the milk during
transport.
The invention consists of a perforated hollow cone placed within the churn, as
illustrated in perspective sectional elevation in the accompanying drawings forming
part of this Specification wherein Figure shews the cone made in one piece and
Figure 2 shews the same made in segments hinge-jointed and fastened together.
In Figure 1 A is the churn or receptacle which may be provided with the usual
draw-off tap if used for retail delivery and within which is placed the cone B of
tinned plate which may be mounted on feet b resting on the bottom of the churn A
or suspended therein and its upper end rising into the dome a of the cover whereby
the cone is kept central in the churn. The base of the cone is raised from the
bottom of the churn by the feet and the sides of the cone have numerous apertures c
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page_text: formed in them to permit the milk within and without the cone to intermingle
freely by the agitation incidental to transport and the cone has preferably an
external flanged at about mid-height to form an additional intercepting and
depositing surface for the cream globules.
As the cone must be removable for cleaning the diameter of the base is limited
by that of the mouth of the churn if the cone is rigid as shown in Figure 1. To
enable the diameter of the cone base to be made larger than the month of the
churn, the cone may be made collapsible so that it may be easily inserted and
withdrawn, and divisible to facilitate cleaning, storage, and transport of the cone.
This construction is illustrated in Figure 2 wherein the cone B is shewn as divided
longitudinally into separable halves each half being divided longitudinally into two
sections 616 connected by hinges e e admitting of the two halves being folded on
their hinges and separately introduced into the churn the two halves when thus
introduced being connected by pin lugs attached to the one half received in
sockets affixed to the other half. The cone sections are supported on feet and
apertured as before but devoid of the external flange.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The herein described means of preventing the rising and separation of the cream
of milk, consisting of a hollow cone with apertured sides substantially as specified.
Dated thin 01 of 1 1004
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.