Improvements in Ice Cream Dishers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
Improvements in Ice Cream Dishers.
We, SAMUEL FRANCIS RUKENBROD, Iron Worker, JONAS CANDEL, Carriage Builder,
and WILBUR HENRY APPLETON, Book-keeper, all of Youngstown, in the County of
Mahoning, State of Ohio, one of the United States of America, 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 ice cream dishers, and the object of
the same is to provide a device of improved construction for dishing the cream
from the receptacle in which it is contained, and for removing the same from the
disher as will be hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invention,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, and
Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the same.
Referring to said drawings 1 indicates a conical shaped dipper having the stationary
arm 2 secured upon its outer surface. Raised from the stationary arm is the lug 3,
which is pivoted between the depending lugs 4 of the movable arm 5. Thus the
movable arm is pivoted to the stationary arm, and for holding said arms normally
separated we provide the coiled spring 6, which is held in position by the lugs 7
forined on the arms. Secured upon the inner end of the dipper is the bracket 8, in
which is journaled the shaft 9, the opposite end of the shaft extending within the
dipper where it is secured to the cutting blades 10. This shaft is reduced at its
ends where it is journaled in the bracket and dipper, and has its flat portion twisted
to form a spiral. The inner end of the movable arm extends within the bracket, and
is slotted to engage the spiral shaft. When the outer end of the movable handle
is depressed, its inner end is raised, which by engagement with the spiral shaft
causes the rotation of the blades within the dipper, so that the cream contained
therein is effectually separated from the walls thereof.
By the use of our disher, the cream may be dished from the freezer and removed
from the dipper without the necessity of the operator using both of his hands. In
the constructions now in general use, the disher must be held with one hand, while
the blades are operated with the other to remove the cream therefrom.
From the above description it will be seen that we have produced an ice cream
disher which possesses decided advantages over constructions now in use, as the saine
is much more conveniently operated, it requiring but one hand of the operator to
dish the cream from the freezer and remove it from the disher.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the saine is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. A device of the character described, comprising a cup, a stationary arm
secured thereto, a movable arm, cutting blades rotatable within the cup, said blades
adapted to be rotated by the movable arm, and means for returning the movable
arm to its normal position when released, substantially as described.
2. A device of the character described, comprising a dipper, an arm secured
thereto, a movable arm pivoted to the stationary arm, a spiral shaft suitably
journaled and extending within the dipper, said shaft adapted to be engaged by the
movable arm and rotated by the movement of the same, cutting blades movable

page_text: within the dipper, to which the end of the shaft is secured, and means for returning
the movable arm to its normal position after being rotated, substantially as described.
3. A device of the character described comprising a dipper or cup, a stationary
arm secured at one end thereto, a movable arm pivoted to the stationary arm, the
inner end of the movable arm being slotted, a spiral shaft suitably journaled and
adapted to be engaged by the slotted end of the arm, cutting blades secured to the
shaft and rotatable within the cup, said blades.adapted to be rotated by the depression
of the outer end of the movable arm, and a spring for returning the movable arm
to its normal position after being depressed, substantially as described.
4. A device of the character described comprising a cup or dipper, a stationary
arın secured thereto, a lug raised from said arm, a movable arm having depending
lugs between which the lug of the stationary arm extends whereby the movable arm
is pivoted thereto, a bracket upon the inner end of the cup, a spiral shaft journaled
at one end in said bracket and extending within said cup, cutting blades secured
upon the end of the shaft within the cup, the inner end of the movable arm being
slotted and adapted to embrace the spiral shaft, and a spring adapted to normally bold
the outer end of the movable arm raised, whereby when said arm is depressed its
inner end is raised and the spiral shaft rotated, thus causing the cutting blades to
separate the cream contained within the cup from the walls thereof, substantially
as described.
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JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.