US1200225A - Ice-cream spoon. - Google Patents

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R. NIELSEN. ICE CREAM s oon.

APPLICATION FILE!) DEC. 2. NH.

1,200,225. Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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R. NIELSEN.

ICE CREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED 0c.2. I914.

1,200,225. Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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RASMUS NIELSEN, OF TROY, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Application filed December 2, 1914. Serial No. 875,144.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, RASMUS NIELSEN, citizen of the United States, residing" at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ice-Cream Spoons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others;

skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ice-cream spoons, and more particularly to the means employed for permitting the removal of the scraper, and the means for increasing the throw of the scraper.

In my Patent No. 781,899, dated Feb. 7th, 1905, I show and describe an ice-cream spoon of the type contemplated in the present application, this invention involving improvements in the means for holding the spindle-in operative position, and for increasing the rotary action of said spindle.

In the structure shown in the patent referred to, it was necessary to provide two scraper blades to effectually remove the.

cream from the bowl, due to the construction and mounting of'the finger lever. I have found that one of the blades may be dispensed with, by providing improved means for connecting and operating the finger lever, and it is in regard to this feature, the present improvement has to deal with.

I find that by placing an additional lever tails of construction and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved spoon, inverted.

. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View, the parts being in normal position. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the finger lever and the associated parts. Fig. 4c is a perspective view of the spoon looking from the top.

Fig. 5 is a detail vertical central section.

Fig. 6 is a cross section on the line a2w of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is an annular view, the finger lever being in position to rotate the scraper across the bowl. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing the finger lever broken away to disclose the latch.

1 indicates a bowl, from which extends a handle 2. The top of the handle adjacent the bowl is formed with a longitudinal recess 3, and in the bowl in alinement with the recess, is an opening 1. The rear wall of the recess is formed with anopening 5, and in the bottom of the handle and communicating with the recess 3 is an opening 6.

7 indicates a scraper having a trunnion 8, which is mounted in an opening 9, in the forward end of the bowl, and attached to the scraper in alinement with the trunnion is a spindle 10. The spindle is formed adj acent the scraper with a hub 11, which finds a bearing in the recess 3, and the opening 1, while the rear end of the spindle operates in the opening 5. Encircling the spindle is a coil spring 12, one end 13 being fastened to the spindle, and the opposite end being bent and passed through the opening 6, and engaging the wall thereof.

Detachably fitted on the free end of the spindle is an arm 17, the upper surface of which is normally in engagement with the under surface of a lateral extension 18, on

the handle, while the hub is confined in a cut out portion 19, in the bottom of the handle. A finger lever 20 is pivoted at 21, to the arm 17 one end of which is extended at 22, and engages the under surface of the extension 18 to hold it in relative position.

The opposite end of the finger lever projects beyond the plane of the side of the handle,

as at 23, to aflord a convenient means for operation.

Pivoted at 24 to the under side of the handle, in rear of the end of the spindle, is a latch 25, having a lip 26, which fits in a notch 27, in the handle. The forward end of the latch engages the rear of the hub of the arm 17, and prevents the latter becoming disengaged from the spindle. To insure the latch against accidental displacement during operation of the spoon, the lip 26 is located in the path of movement of the finger lever, and acts as a fulcrum for the latter.

In operation, the finger lever is rocked rn'the direction of the arrow a, and because of the relative disposition of the pivot 21,

and the fulcrum point of the finger lever, the spindle can be rotated one-half revolution, which of course, causes the single scraper to sweep over the inner surface of the bowl. This is only possible by reason of the fact that the arrangement of the finger lever and arm are so relatively disposed that the movement is multiplied.

If'it is desired to remove the scraper from the bowl, the latch 25 is turned to one side, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 8, and then the arm 17 is slipped from the end of the spindle, the operator holding the scraper, which is under the tension of the spring. The arm 17 having been removed and pressure on the scraper released, the spring will turn the scraper up in alinement with the opening i, and the alined recess 3. Now by slightly moving the scraper back into the recess, the trunnion 8will be disengaged from the opening 9, then by moving the scraper forward, the same and the spindle can be entirely removed. Of course when the scraper is turned into registry with the recess, the spring is relaxed and the hooked end 40 becomes disengaged from the wall of the recess What I claim is w 1. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle mounted in the handle, and means including an arm extending from the spindle and a finger lever pivoted to the arm for rotating the scraper, the finger lever extending beyond and engaging the handle, the latter acting as a fulcrum for the finger lever when the scraper is operated.

2. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle mounted in the handle, spindle operating means including an arm mounted on the spindle, and a finger lever pivoted to the arm, a latch for holding the arm on the spindle, said finger lever engaging the latch and holding the same against displacement when the spindle is operated.

3. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a handle extending from the bowl and having a recess which communicates with the bowl, a scraper mounted in the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper and mounted in the recess and in an opening formed in the handle, an arm extending from the spindle and normally engaging the handle, a finger lever pivoted to the arm and extending beyond the plane of the handle, said finger piece operating against the handle as a fulcrum when rotating the scraper, and a spring for rotating the scraper in one direc tion.

4. An ice-cream spoon comprising a. bowl, a handle extending from the bowl and having a recess which communicates with the bowl, a scraper mounted in the bowl, a spindle attached to the scraper and mounted in the recess, and in an opening formed in the handle, an arm extending from the spindle and normally engaging the handle, a finger lever pivoted to the arm and extending beyond the plane of the handle, said finger piece operating against the handle as a fulcrum when rotating the scraper, a spring for rotating the scraper in one direction, a latch mounted on the handle to hold the arm on the spindle, said latch being engaged by the finger lever when operating the scraper and preventing said latch becoming disengaged.

5. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the 1 scraper and mounted to rotate in the handle,

means connected to the spindle for multiplying the rotary movement of the scraper, said means including two arms pivoted to each other, and a latch on the handle to hold one of the arms in operative position.

6. An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the scraper and mounted to rotate in the handle, an arm detachably mounted on the spindle and normally mounted on the spindle and normally bearing against the handle, a finger lever pivoted to the arm, said lever engaging the handle and rocking on same when operating the scraper, a latch for holding the arm and the'lever in operative relation with the spindle, and a spring for op erating the scraper in one direction.

7 An ice-cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper in the bowl, a handle extending from the bowl, a spindle extending from the scraper and mounted in the handle, an arm detachably mounted on the spindle, a lever pivoted to the arm, the lever and arm constituting scraper operating means, said lever engaging the handle to form a fulcrum when operating the scraper, whereby to rotate the arm and rock the spindle to scrape the whole inner area of the bowl, and a spring for operating the scraper in the other direction.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

RASMU S NIELSEN.

Witnesses LEONARD H. GiLns,

NELS NIELSEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for i ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

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