Year: 1891

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
328th
being date of first Foreign Application (in -28th Mar. 1891
United States of America).
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 17th Sept., 1891 -
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan. 1892
United States of America).
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 17th Sept., 1891 -
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan. 1892
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 17th Sept., 1891 -
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan. 1892
I, KATE FREEMAN TAYLOR, Landlady, of Smethport, McKean County, State
of Pennsylvania, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows: --
My invention relates to improvements in vegetable mashers, and the object of
my invention is to produce a simple and convenient device in which potatoes and
other vegetables may be cooked and afterwards smoothly and quickly mashed.
The masher consists of a cylindrical vessel provided with a bail and with a
reticulated bottom. A cross-bar extends across the top of the vessel at the centre
of which is mounted a vertical rod supported beneath the bottom of the vessel in a
bearing carried on the inner ends of arms extending outwards and secured to the
sides of the vessel. The vertical rod terminates at its lower end in a button which
prevents its displacement and its upper end is cranked to serve as a handle for
turning it. Near the lower end of the vertical rod is attached a blade composed
of flat metal doubled over at the upper and lower edges and inclined in opposite
directions on each side of the rod so that when the rod is turned the inclined
surfaces of the blade will have a tendency to ride over the vegetables and mash
them between the lower edge of the blade and the sieve bottom. On each side of
the blade and at right angles thereto are arms, extending to the sides of the vessel,
which rub against the bottom, the arms being bent inwards and upwards at their
outer ends and attached to the upper portion of the blade. The arms and blade
being thus arranged at right angles form four radially-extending rubbers which
will all bear simultaneously upon the sieve bottom.
The vegetables to be mashed are placed in the vessel and the rod rapidly rotated
by means of the handle so as to cause the blade and its attached arms to mash the
vegetables finely and force them through the sieve bottom. If desired, the
vegetables may be placed in the masher in a raw state and the masher be then
placed in a kettle of water and the vegetables boiled within it. On lifting the
masher from the water, the contents will be quickly and thoroughly drained.
Dated this 17th September 1891.

page_text: Improvements in Vegetable Mashers.
I, KATE FREEMAN TAYLOR, Landlady, of Smethport, McKean County, State
of Pennsylvania, 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: --
My invention relates to improvements in vegetable mashers and the object of
my invention is to produce a simple and convenient device in which the vegetables
may be cooked and which will mash them smoothly and quickly after they are
cooked.
To this end my invention consists in certain features of construction and
combinations of parts which will be hereinafter described and claimed.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this
Specification, in which
Figure 1 is a vertical section of the device on line 1-1 Figure 2 and
Figure 2 is a sectional plan on line 2-2 Figure 1.
Similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.
The body of the masher consists of a cylinder 10 which is open at the top is
provided with a bail 11 and handle 12 and is partially closed at the bottom by a
sieve 13. A cross bar 14 extends across the top of the body and in this cross-bar
is mounted a vertical rod 15 the lower end of which extends through the sieve and
terminates in a button 16 which prevents the displacement of the rod and the
button is arranged beneath a support 17 which serves to steady the rod and the
support 17 is formed on the inner ends of the arms 18 the outer ends of the arms
being secured to the body 10. The upper end of the rod 15 is formed into a
crank 19 by means of which the rod may be turned. Near the lower end of the
rod 15 is a blade 20 which is secured to the rod and which is composed of flat metal
doubled over at the upper and lower edges. The blade 20 is inclined in opposite
directions on each side of the rod 15 so that when the rod is turned the inclines of
the blade will have a tendency to ride over the vegetables and mash them between
the lower edge of the blade and the sieve. On each side of the blade 20 and at
right angles to the same are rods 21 which rub against the sieve and which extend
to the body of the masher and are doubled upon themselves at 22 and then bend
inward and terminate at 23 at which point they are secured to the upper portion of
the blade 20. It will thus be seen that the rods 21 and the blade 20 being arranged
at right angles will form four radially-extending rubbers which will all bear
simultaneously upon the sieve 13.
The vegetables which are to be mashed in the masher are placed therein and the
rod 15 rapidly rotated by means of the crank 19 and the rods 21 and blade 20 will
mash the vegetables finely and force them through the sieve 13. If desired the
vegetables may be placed in the masher in a raw state and the masher may then be
placed in a kettle of boiling water so that the vegetables will be boiled within.it
and when the masher is lifted from the water, the vegetables will be quickly, and
thoroughly drained.
The masher is especially adapted for mashing potatoes as it will rub them as
smooth as cream, but it is obvious that any kind of vegetables may be quickly
mashed by it.
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:
1. A vegetable masher, comprising a cylindrical body having a sieve in the
hottam and

page_text: cross-bar and having its lower end held in a suitable support, a blade secured to
the rod and adapted to press upon the sieve said blade having its ends oppositely
inclined, and rods arranged at right angles to the blade and adapted to press upon
the sieve, substantially as described.
2. In a vegetable masher, the combination, with a cylindrical vessel having a
sieve in its bottom, of a handle rod mounted in the vessel a blade secured to the
lower end of the rod and inclined in opposite directions on each side of the said
rod, and rods projecting at right angles from the lower portion of the blade
extending nearly to the side of the vessel then doubled upon themselves and secured
to the upper portion of the blade, substantially as described.
3. In a vegetable masher, the combination, with a vessel having a sieve in its
bottom, of a support below the sieve and provided with arms extending to the
vessel, a cross-bar at the top of the vessel, a handle rod mounted in said bar and
support and radially-extending rubbers secured to the lower end of the handle rod,
substantially as shewn and described.
Dated this 10th dox of Denombor 1801
KATE F. TAYLOR.
By A. M. & Wm. Clark,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.