Flour Sifter, Sqoop and 'Strainer.
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Flour Sifter, Sqoop and ‘Strainer. No. 205,560.
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‘ Patented 'July’2, I878.
N. PETERS, PNOTO-UTHOGRAPHE'R. WASHINGTON, D10v
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No. 205,560.
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UNITED STATES PATENT Or'nion. “'ILLOUGHBAY F. KISTLER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. IMPROVEMENT IN FLOUR SiFTER, SCOOP, AND STRAINER. Speci?cation forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,569, allied July 2, 1878; application ?led May 14, 1878.
To all whom it may concern:
if the arms were straight or curved in the op
Be it known that I, WILLOUGHBAY F. KIST posite direction. Teeth or pins I project up LER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton from the arms at intervals, to pass between and State of Ohio, have invented a new and spaces formed by corresponding teeth of the
useful Improvement in Flour Sifter, Scoop, stationary breaker E, which project down and Strainer, of which the following is a speci
from the bracket D.
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The crank-shaft f has its hearings in the tication: This invention relates to that class of ?our ends of brackets D. A collar, l, secured upon and meal sifters which consist of a'scoop shaped tube provided with a handle, with which it is held by the left hand, while the right hand operates a rotary agitator to facili tate the operation of sit'tin g. The object of the invention is to provide
it above the lower bracket D, prevents the agitator from rubbing too hard upon the sieve,
stance.
sieve.
while the spring g, which is secured at one end in the bracket, has its free end press
in g upon the collar, to keep the agitator down with the requisite pressure upon the sieve. a means to prevent the formation of lumps The shaft f is jointed to the agitator by hav in the ?our or other substance to be passed ing its lower end looped through a lug, 6, so through the sieve, and to break any lumps as to form a universal joint, to permit the agi that may be in the hour, meal, or other sub tator to adjust itself to any inequalitiesjndthe
In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is
The supporting-brackets D, agitator F, and
a perspective sectional view of the preferred form of my invention. In this form the agi tator, its bearin gs, and breakers are construct ed of cast metal. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, partly in broken section ; and Fig. 3, a central vertical section of my improvement when the agitator and its connections are constructed of tin and wire. A is a cylinder, ?tted with a ?at sieve at
breaker E may each be cast in one piece, and
require but little ?tting to adapt for use. The crank-shaft f is of wire, and the collar 5 is the
ordinary washer. It will be seen the parts are cheaply con
structed, and require but little ?tting. In the modi?cation shown in Figs. 2 and 3,
the supporting-brackets and their retaining ?anges are constructed of tin.
The shaft
the bottom, and having the top end inclined, bearings are straps of tin, soldered to the apex I scoop-shaped, upward from the handle side of the triangular bracket. The spring which to the opposite side. Secured to the inside keeps the agitator down is the same in‘i‘con of the cylinder A are lugs a, at a proper dis struction as in Fig. _1, and is, like the—wire tance to receive and ?rmly hold the brackets breaker E’, soldered to the bracket D’. The
D, which support the stationary breaker E, agitator is made of wire, bent to the shape the agitator F, its operating crank and shaft f, and retaining-spring g, by means of seg mental ?anges H, which form part of said brackets, and projecting from the sides there of, concentric with the cylinder, enter the grooves formed by the projecting ?anges of
shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is secured, by soldering or other suitable means, to the crank-shaft. Of course the breaker and agi tator in these ?gures may be constructed of
wire, of the same shape as shown in Fig. 1;
but this construction, when wire only is used, the lugs a. A depression or molding formed is deemed preferable.
To use my sifter, the bracket and its con-. nections are Withdrawn, a suf?cient quantity of ?our or meal scooped, and the parts re sition. The arms of the agitator F are curved in turned, as seen in the drawings. The vessel is the direction of rotation, so as to evenly dis now held in the left hand, while with the tribute the ?our over the surface of the sieve right the crank-shaft is revolved. B by overcoming the tendency to throw it to After it has been used, the parts may be the outer circumference, as would be the case easily removed for cleaning, as they may be in the cylinder serves as a rest for the bracket, to retain or stop it in the proper vertical po
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at any time when it is desired to use the uten- I breaker, E, substantially as and for the pur sil as a strainer, by simply lifting the bracket pose speci?ed. I) vertically until its ?an?‘es are (lisen?'an'ed
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YVitnesses:
EUGENE W. LIPPERT, GEO. J. MURRAY.
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2 Sheena-Sheet 1,.
W. P. KISTLER.
Flour Sifter, Sqoop and ‘Strainer. No. 205,560.
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‘ Patented 'July’2, I878.
N. PETERS, PNOTO-UTHOGRAPHE'R. WASHINGTON, D10v
2 Sheets-Sheet 2.
_ W. F. KISTLER.
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vFlour Sifter, Scoopand Strainef.
No. 205,560.
Patented Jul
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UNITED STATES PATENT Or'nion. “'ILLOUGHBAY F. KISTLER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO. IMPROVEMENT IN FLOUR SiFTER, SCOOP, AND STRAINER. Speci?cation forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,569, allied July 2, 1878; application ?led May 14, 1878.
To all whom it may concern:
if the arms were straight or curved in the op
Be it known that I, WILLOUGHBAY F. KIST posite direction. Teeth or pins I project up LER, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton from the arms at intervals, to pass between and State of Ohio, have invented a new and spaces formed by corresponding teeth of the
useful Improvement in Flour Sifter, Scoop, stationary breaker E, which project down and Strainer, of which the following is a speci
from the bracket D.
,
The crank-shaft f has its hearings in the tication: This invention relates to that class of ?our ends of brackets D. A collar, l, secured upon and meal sifters which consist of a'scoop shaped tube provided with a handle, with which it is held by the left hand, while the right hand operates a rotary agitator to facili tate the operation of sit'tin g. The object of the invention is to provide
it above the lower bracket D, prevents the agitator from rubbing too hard upon the sieve,
stance.
sieve.
while the spring g, which is secured at one end in the bracket, has its free end press
in g upon the collar, to keep the agitator down with the requisite pressure upon the sieve. a means to prevent the formation of lumps The shaft f is jointed to the agitator by hav in the ?our or other substance to be passed ing its lower end looped through a lug, 6, so through the sieve, and to break any lumps as to form a universal joint, to permit the agi that may be in the hour, meal, or other sub tator to adjust itself to any inequalitiesjndthe
In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is
The supporting-brackets D, agitator F, and
a perspective sectional view of the preferred form of my invention. In this form the agi tator, its bearin gs, and breakers are construct ed of cast metal. Fig. 2 is a perspective view, partly in broken section ; and Fig. 3, a central vertical section of my improvement when the agitator and its connections are constructed of tin and wire. A is a cylinder, ?tted with a ?at sieve at
breaker E may each be cast in one piece, and
require but little ?tting to adapt for use. The crank-shaft f is of wire, and the collar 5 is the
ordinary washer. It will be seen the parts are cheaply con
structed, and require but little ?tting. In the modi?cation shown in Figs. 2 and 3,
the supporting-brackets and their retaining ?anges are constructed of tin.
The shaft
the bottom, and having the top end inclined, bearings are straps of tin, soldered to the apex I scoop-shaped, upward from the handle side of the triangular bracket. The spring which to the opposite side. Secured to the inside keeps the agitator down is the same in‘i‘con of the cylinder A are lugs a, at a proper dis struction as in Fig. _1, and is, like the—wire tance to receive and ?rmly hold the brackets breaker E’, soldered to the bracket D’. The
D, which support the stationary breaker E, agitator is made of wire, bent to the shape the agitator F, its operating crank and shaft f, and retaining-spring g, by means of seg mental ?anges H, which form part of said brackets, and projecting from the sides there of, concentric with the cylinder, enter the grooves formed by the projecting ?anges of
shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is secured, by soldering or other suitable means, to the crank-shaft. Of course the breaker and agi tator in these ?gures may be constructed of
wire, of the same shape as shown in Fig. 1;
but this construction, when wire only is used, the lugs a. A depression or molding formed is deemed preferable.
To use my sifter, the bracket and its con-. nections are Withdrawn, a suf?cient quantity of ?our or meal scooped, and the parts re sition. The arms of the agitator F are curved in turned, as seen in the drawings. The vessel is the direction of rotation, so as to evenly dis now held in the left hand, while with the tribute the ?our over the surface of the sieve right the crank-shaft is revolved. B by overcoming the tendency to throw it to After it has been used, the parts may be the outer circumference, as would be the case easily removed for cleaning, as they may be in the cylinder serves as a rest for the bracket, to retain or stop it in the proper vertical po
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at any time when it is desired to use the uten- I breaker, E, substantially as and for the pur sil as a strainer, by simply lifting the bracket pose speci?ed. I) vertically until its ?an?‘es are (lisen?'an'ed
from the lugs (L
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I claimThe combination, in a ?our-Sifter, of agi tatorF, armed with teeth I, with a stationary
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YVitnesses:
EUGENE W. LIPPERT, GEO. J. MURRAY.
