Improvements of Vessels used in Dairies to Facilitate the Work of Cheese-making.
Year: 1898

page_text: Improvements of Vessels used in Dairies to Facilitate the Work
of Cheese-making.
I, THOMAS DANCEY, of the Manor Farm, Beanacre, in the Parish of Melksham
(Without), in the County of Wilts, Farmer, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for improvements of vessels used in dairies to facilitate the work of
cheesmaking to be as follows:-
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The shape of the vessel is unique, novel, and peculiar, as shewn in the drawings at
Sheet 1 Figures 1, 2, 3. Working in a frame of wood or iron & shewn by letters A,
A. A. The vessel is being shewn by letters B, B, B, and so constructed that by a
rolling-bar D Figure 3 a winding belt of leather or chain F, F, Figure 3 attached to
vessel B under a lever rachet handle G-g. When heavy Figure 3 a common
windlas handle K, H, Fig. 3 when light ensures a most easy lifting of the vessel B.
The frame A is just an outer sige of the vessel B Figures 1 and 2 its axle D
Fig. 3 ends wheels working on the top of the frame A Figure 1.
The drawings will shew the shape of the frame and vessel which is of tin or
copper there the end, size, shape, or dimensions, will never vary. The length
nay if required to be larger or smaller according to the number of cows milked.
E, E means Fig. 3 strengthing ribs to vessel.
When the vessel is fill'd with milk Fig. 1 warmed, rennetted curd arrived at,
cut sufficiently small, settled, the whey ready for running off, a perforated tin or
copper drainer with ribs or bosses underneath or a cloth with two steel plates
inserted in its hem top and bottom is introduced by sliding (either,) down after
the inner side of the vessel C Fig. 1. When the vessel may be raised by lever
rachet G-g, which runs off the whey by a graduated gutter L through the tap
to the whey lead or other needful provision.
Now the most principal part of this my invention previously shewn and now
intended to be seen (that is the vessel) when raised rolls the curd over on to the
perforated drainer or strainer high and dry from the whey leaving it as before
described affording a pretty sight to the dairy maid most convenient and pleasing.
The curd being raised to the common height of a table for further finishing
operations.
Dated this 22nd Nov 1808
THOS. DANCEY,
Applicant.

page_text: Improvements of Vessels used in Dairies to Facilitate the Work
of Cheese-making.
I, THOMAS DANCEY, of the Manor Farm; Beanacre, in the Parish of Melksham
(Without), in the County of Wilts, Farmer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for "Improvements in vessels used in dairies to facilitate the work of
cheesemaking." and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
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The shape of the vessel is unique, novel, and peculiar, as shewn in the drawings
left with the Provisional Specification," Fig 1, 2, 3 working in a frame of wood
or iron.
The frame shewn by letters A, A, A. The vessel by letters B, B, B, so
constructed that by a rolling bar D Fig. 3 with a rachet wheel and snatch to
catch, a winding belt of leather or chain F, F, Fig. 3, attached to vessel B under
a lever rachet handle G-g, when heavy Fig. 3 a common windlas handle K, H,
Fig. 3 when light or empty, ensures a most easy working of the vessel.
The frame A, is just an outer size of the vessel B Fig. 1, 2, its axle ends I
(wheels) working on the top of the frame A, Fig. 12, I on a rod wheels grooved
out.
The drawings will shew the shape of the vessel and frame. The vessel being
of tin or copper-there that is at the end-size shape, or dimensions will never
vary the length may if required to be larger or smaller according to the number
of cows milked.
To more particularly describe the drawings shewn by A and B Figures 1 and 11.
The vessel B is placed inside of the frame A suspended by leather bands or
strong material affixed to B under at C other ends to rolling bar D-the axle ends
wheels of B resting on the top of frame A loose, as the pivot wheel grooved out letter I
to slide or run up or down on an incline (half an inch) round bar iron with a stop
at end-drawn up by the before mentioned lever rachet or windlas handle the
rolling bar on which is a cogged or rachet wheel for the clutch to catch, the
clutch being affixed to frame A and is supported and strengthened by a bent
over rod (half-inch) fixed on frame A to resist the lever pull.
Letters E, E, Fig. 3 means strengthening ribs.
When the vessel Fig. 1 is filled with milk warmed, rennetted, curd arrived at,
cut sufficiently small, settled the whey ready for running off, the novel and peculiar
shape admits of a perforated-tin or copper metal drainer (in two) with thin ribs
or bosses underneath-or a cloth with two steel plates inserted in a hem top and
bottom is introduced by sliding down after the inner side of the vessel C Fig. 1.
When the vessel is raised up by the lever handle rachet G-g-which runs off the
whey by a graduated sized gutter L through the tap to the whey lead or other
needful provision.
As the vessel is being raised the whey will run off accordingly. When gone
the curd will be lodged on the drainer or cloth ready for the cheese maker to
work after her own method standing erect to her work as on to a table much to
her case, comfort, and pleasure.
The cloth may be more especially used for suspending the curd to drain or to
convey to an acidifying, or cooling vessel or press if a small overhead pulley and
bar is at hand.
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:
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First—The novel and particular shape and mode of working this most useful

page_text: vessel in its frame with lever rachet, and rachet catch on rolling bar holding the
vessel at any angle or position with its sliding pivot wheel.
Secondly Its shape admits of sliding down after the inner side of the vessel
letter C-Fig. 1 a well fitting perforated metal drainer-(an excellent method of
easily separating the curds from the whey in its liquid state which no other
shape will admit of.
Thirdly On the raising of the vessel the whey will be gone and curd left for
the cheese maker to pursue her own method of cheese making standing erect to her
work.