Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 24th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 18th Mar., 1887.
I EMILE HERISSÉ of 40 Temple Street, Brighton in the county of Sussex,
wholesale confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
By this invention a number of biscuits or cakes can be "piped" at one expression
of ice cream and the same done in a superior manner to what can now be effected by
hand "piping"; and the invention is also suitable for the production of various fancy
forms or devices of ice cakes.
The machine for effecting the above is suspended on a screw threaded rod by two
screw threaded wheels on rod, in a frame attached to a suitable table in such a manner
that it can be raised or lowered by turning the screw wheels, the lower wheel raising
a part and the upper wheel the whole of the machine. The latter is constructed and
worked as follows. The chamber to hold the ice cream has a sliding bottom formed.
with a number of "pipes" or perforated devices to admit of the ice cream being
pressed through. This chamber is suspended on the screw rod by the lower of the
two wheel; within the chamber is suspended from the bottom of the screw rod, a
space above the perforated
stationary piston, the chamber for the ice cream being the
bottom and under piston. By turning the lower wheel the chamber is raised bringing
the perforated bottom nearer piston which expresses some of the ice cream through
"pipes" or perforations, then by turning the upper wheel the whole machine is lifted,
thereby cutting off in a superior manner the ice cream. Preparatory to expressing, a
tin of biscuits or cakes is placed under the bottom, each biscuit or cake being
arranged to come directly under a "pipe," so that the ice cream may be expressed

page_text: Suitable entrance and means for closing same, for introduction of ice-cream into
chamber is provided for. The screw threaded rod is prevented from turning by a pin
acting in a longitudinal grove.
The table or bed of the machine may be set on wheels to run on rails to enable it to
pass over a series of tins of biscuits laid in line of rails, to pipe them in turn; or an
endless band carrier may be used to pass the tins under the pipes or perforated bottom.
By the bottom of the ice cream chamber being made to slide in, different devices can
be quickly changed.
To produce fancy forms of "ice cakes," the cream is pressed out on to a tin direct
and left to harden in the usual way.
This invention embodies a principal important feature of novelty :-i.e. expressing
the ice cream by causing the bottom of the ice cream chamber to rise towards a fixed
piston within chamber.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
1, Quality Court, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: I EMILE HERISSÉ, of 40 Temple Street Brighton, in the county of Sussex
wholesale confectioner, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
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By this invention the piping or ornamenting of the whole of the top of large cakes,
or a number of biscuits can be done at the same time and in a much superior manner
to what can now be effected by handwork. The invention is also applicable for
making various designs of "icing."
To enable my invention to be properly understood I will proceed to describe the
same with aid of the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is front elevation of a machine for piping or ornamenting cakes.
Figure 2 plan.
Figure 3 side elevation.
Figure 4 partial front sectional elevation.
Figure 5, horizontal section at line 1-2 figure 1.
Figures 6 and 7 plan and vertical sectional view respectively of chamber for
holding mixing.
Figure 8 enlarged-sectional view of perforated bottom.
Figure 9 partial view of square bottom for piping 144 biscuits at same time.
Figure 10 vertical section of preceeding figure, and a means for holding bottom.
Figure 11 front elevation of a machine for piping 144 biscuits at same time.
Figures 12 and 13, end elevation and plan respectively of preceeding figure.
Referring to figures 1 to 10. A is bed-plate of cast iron having attached standards B,
fitted at upper parts with point bearings C for a frame E to turn upon. Sliding on
standards B, are stops F, to hold frame in working position. Suspended in frame on
pendant screws G, H, is a bridge I, arranged to work up and down in suitable
grooves in frame. To this bridge I is attached by slotted projections J and thumb-
screws K, a chamber L, to hold the "icing" or mixing to be expressed through
perforations in bottom, upon cakes biscuits or tin, placed under bottom for this
purpose.
The bottom (see figures 6. 7 and 8) is made of thin metal, with perforated designs;
the designs being formed of a number of small holes or slots of various shapes
through which the mixing is expressed and which partakes of the design. The holes
are drilled through under projections a, cast on the plate, (see figure 8).
Figure 6 shows a portion of a design made as described, for ornamenting the top of
large cakes.

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Figure 9 shows a partial view of a square bottom for ornamenting 144 biscuits at
same time. This bottom is of stouter metal than the bottom previously described.
The large holes are drilled through the metal plate without projections a, but under
each hole a separate plate or pipe" bis held, made with a design as described with
under projections a. These plates are retained in their place by an outside plate c
with holes corresponding to those in the bottom, and is screwed on to the bottom.
The round bottom is held to bottom of chamber by a collar D, with inner flange, and
attached to chamber by studs and bayonet slot, the collar being fitted with handles to
take it off; and the square bottom is held as hereafter described.
The screws G, H, are tubular and carried on a vertical spindle M, (see figure 4)
with a collar N, in middle; the thread of the screw G, is of twice the size of that
of H, and is retained on upper portion of spindle by collar O; and the screw H, is
held on lower portion of spindle by collar N and bottom collar N¹. Both screws are
free to turn on spindle. The lower end of spindle passes through bridge I and is
connected to a piston P within chamber L: this piston may consist of two plates of
metal Q, and a disc of leather R, between the three pieces being held together by
screws.
The piston and chamber have a differential movement imparted to them during
working, in the following manner. The screw H engages with the sliding bridge
and is turned by hand wheel S, loose on screw, but engaging latter by means of a
feather and vertical groove. The upper screw & is fitted with a nut T, arranged to
have a sliding movement in bridge of frame, and prevented from turning by groove
and stud, and is held in by spring U; the latter may be connected to the frame in the
manner shown in drawings. At the bottom of screw G, is fixed a hand wheel S'. By
turning the two wheels together, the chamber and piston are raised together by the upper
screw &, and the bottom of chamber brought nearer to piston by lower screw H, thereby
expressing mixing through perforations in bottom. The raising of the chamber L while
expressing mixing, prevents any blurring of the design which the mixing receives by
expression, which result is assisted by the under projection a of the pipes. To cut off it is
necessary to stop expressing and lift both chamber and piston together. This may
be effected by only turning the hand wheel S₁; or by a spring arrangement as
follows.
On top of bridge of frame are fitted standards V to carry an eccentric cam V₁,
fitted with handle for actuating same. This cam acts on the top of sliding nut T, to
press the same down which acts upon spring, and also brings down chamber to the
position for working. After expression of mixing the cut off can be instantly effected
by throwing up cam to allow the spring to act on nut T to raise chamber and
piston together. The top of nut T is fitted with a steel plate T2 for the cam to
act upon.
Or the cut off could be effected by an arrangement to cause the tin which carries
the biscuits to be quickly lowered while the piston and chamber remain stationary.
A simple way to do this is illustrated in figures 11, 12 and 13 which show an
arrangement of machine for piping 144 biscuits at once; in this plan the chamber L
is made square.
W tin of or for biscuits placed under chamber L preparatory to
expressing mixing, carried upon a table X working in side slides Z, bolted to main
standards of frame, and guided by two stems X1 working through guides in cross
girder bolted to standards. The table is held up by spiral springs on stems X'; the
lowering of the table being effected by the foot pressing down treadle X2, attached to
a cross shaft X³ fitted with projections X having lateral journal bearings X³ for
connecting rods X, connected to table X as shown by dotted lines. On releasing
the foot from treadle the spiral springs bring up the table to working position for
tin. The use of a spring or springs to the table in the manner described has a further
advantage of preventing any jar to the tin, on the table being quickly pulled down.
In the arrangement shown at these figures (11. 12. 13,) the revolving frame E is
carried on axles and turned by worm and wheel: and the perforated bottom used is
that shown at figure 9. This bottom is held in chamber L by grooves and drawn
close at entrance by screws and nuts D' and slots in flange at bottom of chamber. In

page_text: this arrangement the chamber L is fitted with slides L' to work in slide grooves L²
bolted to frame E, and the bridge I is bolted to chamber L. The wheel S is formed
with an under boss S2 through which the screw H₁ passes and engages; this boss S
has a bottom flange let into bridge to suspend chamber, and turns in bridge. Turning
the wheel S moves chamber on piston, and turning the two wheels together effects
the differential movement as has been explained.
When piping biscuits the latter are so arranged on the tin that each biscuit comes
directly under each pipe. To enable different size tins to be held the bed plate A
or table for tin is fitted with guides W₁ working in slots W2 and secured by
thumbscrew.
To fill the chamber L the revolving part of machine is turned to bring the bottom
uppermost which is drawn out or taken off and mixing poured in and bottom
replaced while doing this the frame E can be held by the stops F, but the latter are
not required when worm and wheel are used to turn chamber.
When making designs of "icing" by this invention, the mixing is expressed on to
a tin or paper and baked or left to harden in the usual way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is
1. The combination of the working parts in the machinery for the purposes herein-
before stated, constructed and operating substantially as herein described and
represented in the accompanying drawings.
2. In machinery for the purposes described, expressing the mixing from a chamber
to hold same through a perforated bottom, by causing the bottom to move towards a
held piston within chamber, as described.
3. In machinery for the purposes described, effecting the "cut off" substantially as
herein before described.
4. In machinery for the purposes described, imparting to chamber and piston a
lifferential movement during expressing of mixing.
5. In machinery for the purposes described, a bottom to the chamber that holds
he mixing, formed with perforated design or designs and having the exit of the
perforations formed with an outside projection a, as described.
6. In machinery for the purposes described, the revolving frame E, to enable the
bottom of chamber L to be turned up to fill chamber.
FREDERIC PRINCE,
Agent for Applicant.