Improved Apparatus for Moulding Butter, Lard, and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Complete specification Left, 1921, 19 Accepted, on Aug
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Moulding Butter, Lard, and the like.
I, MARIA PFENING, of Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., Gentlewoman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a mould in which butter, lard, and
the like substances may be quickly made up into various ornamental shapes, and,
if desired, of different sizes according to the weight required.
The invention comprises a preferably rectangular receptacle provided with a
series of cells open at the top and bottom. The receptacle is adapted to be placed
on a suitable support or tray.
A suitable handle is provided, and has a series of plungers with die plates
thereon conforming to the configuration of and fitting the cells. The plungers
are made entirely removable and adjustable so as to enter the cells any required
distance.
A cover or plate adapted to fit over the receptacle is provided with openings to
receive the plungers and is loosely arranged over the same between the die-plates
and the handle.
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R. RAINSFORD,
Agent for Applicant.
I, MARIA PFENING, of Santa Barbara, California, U.S.A., Gentlewoman, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The invention relates to improvements in butter-moulds.
The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of butter-
moulds and to provide a simple inexpensive and efficient one, especially adapted

page_text: for moulding small prints to be placed upon individual butter plates and capable
of being conveniently taken apart for cleaning.
The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrange-
ment of parts, as hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended.
In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a butter-mould constructed
in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper
portion of the mould. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the portion in
which the butter is placed. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view
of the upper and intermediate portions of the mould.
Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures
of the drawings.
1 designates a solid rectangular handle or grip grooved at the side edges and
adapted to be conveniently grasped by the hand in operating the mould. The
handle which presents a lower flat face, is provided with a series of plungers 2,
carrying die plates 3, secured to the lower ends of the plungers and provided at
their lower faces with suitable depressions or projections for forming the design
to be impressed upon the butter. The plungers support a rectangular plate or
cover 4 provided with perforations to receive the plungers and having a depend-
ing marginal flange 5, adapted to receive within it a section 6.
The section 6 which is rectangular, is provided with a series of cells corre-
sponding to the dies, which are preferably rectangular, and the section 6, which
is open at the top and bottom, is reversible, being adapted to be used with either
face uppermost. The cells of the section 6 are formed by longitudinal and trans-
verse partitions suitably secured to the ends and sides of the sections.
The section or butter receptacle 6 is placed upon a tray S, which is rectangular
and provided at its sides and one end with upwardly extending flanges 9. The
tray has its other end 10 open, and its flat upper face is capable of simultaneous
evening or levelling the butter in the various cells.
When it is desired to make the prints, the section or butter receptacle 6 is
placed upon the tray 8. In the cells 7 a suitable quantity of butter is placed, the
upper portion of the mould is then placed in such position that the die plates
enter their corresponding cells, and pressure is applied to the handle 1; after
application of the requisite pressure the butter receptacle is slid off the tray 8
with the dies still in position and the butter falls from the cells or is ejected by
exerting a slight pressure on the handle 1.
The
The invention has the following advantages: The butter mould while being
simple, inexpensive, strong and durable, is adapted for moulding butter for indi-
vidual butter plates and is capable of being conveniently cleaned after use.
cover or plate is loosely arranged upon the plungers and is adapted to remain over
the tray or receptacle when the device is reversed for causing the weight of the
handle to eject the butter from the cells.
Changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be
resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages
of this invention, such as varying the number of cells, and increasing the size of
the parts and changing the form of the cells and die-plates.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:―
A device of the class described, comprising a butter receptacle or section pro-
vided with a series of cells open at the top and bottom, said section or receptacle
being designed to be placed on a suitable support or tray, a handle, a series of
plungers depending from the handle and provided at their lower ends with die-
plates conforming to the configuration of and fitting in the cells of the section or
receptacle, said plungers and die-plates being entirely removable therefrom, and

page_text: a cover or plate provided with openings to receive the plunger and loosely arranged
on the same between the die-plates and the handle, and carried by the said parts.
said cover or plate being adapted to fit over the section or receptacle, substantially
as described.