US174971A - Improvement in oil-squeezers - Google Patents

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H. AOLSEN'. OL-SQUEEZER. No'. 174;.19HQ Patented March 21, 1.876.

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HANS OLSEN, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD RAWLINGS,

OF SAME PLAGE.

' IMPRVEMENT IN OIL-SQUEEZERS.

Specification ferming part of Letters Patent No. 174,971, dated March 21, 1876; application filed February 17, 1876.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, HANS OLsEN, of the city of Montreal, county of Hochelega, Province of Quebec, Dominion iof Canada, have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in Oil-Squeezers, of which I hereby declare the following specilication to be a full, clear, and exact description, and will enableanyone skilled in the-art to make and construct the same.

My improvement is designed t0 take the place of the -horse-hair bag, which is,I believe, the only article now in use for the purpose of extracting' the oil from seeds. I claim various advantages for my squeezer over that of the ordinary horse-hair bag. First, I can produce twenty per cent. more oil from the same amount ot' seed. Secondly,- the seed, after the oil is extracted; is left in a better shape for marketable purposes. Thirdly, it is less likely to get out of order, and is therefore more durable. Fourthly, the pressure is more direct, and there is-"no chance to expand at the sides, therefore much time is saved. Fif'thly, it is much4 easier to handle; and, sixthly, it is cheaper.

I will now proceed t'o describe itsconstruction, which is simple. It iscprnposedot' wood, iron, and zinc or tin. My object is to construct two tlat pressingsurfaces, which shall tightly incase the seed to be operated upon between them,rand at the same time yield suicient to allow the oil thereby extracted to pass out without the pressure injuring the sides of the squeezer, which represents the pressing-surfaces. To better describe my invention, I will have recourse to the drawing appended, which I desire to be taken as and form a part ot" this specification.

Figure l represents the face of one of the sides ot' the squeezers; Fig. 2, the exterior of the two sides, and Fig. 3 a side view ot' the squeezer.

A represents strips of wood, which should be sufliciently hard and tenacious to stand the heavy pressure brought to bear upon it without splitting. They f should be so cut that when laid side by side they will presenta surface which shall taper toward one end. I

`any other suitable metal.

desire to have it understood, however, that I do not ecnne myself to any particular shape or form; but the one I shall describe I find to be the best for all practical purposes. Through these strips of wood I run three iron rods, f, which at the smaller or tapering end ofthe squeezer are secured by rivets d, or by hammering their ends un til they are held in place.

when they are held securely by the rods f, are

secured plates E, of corrugated zinc, tin, or This metal forms the inner or direct pressing-surface, and is secured to the wood by nailing at intervals. To each side of the squeezers surfaces braided strips of horse-hair are attached, being secured by horse-hair thongs, which are pegged into the wood, being held the same as bristles in a brush. Any other suitable means may be employed. The object of this horse-hair braid is to keep the seed to be operated on in place between the pressing-surfaces of the squeezer, and being porous too, at the same time, allow the oil to pass out freely. The two sides of the squeezer, as represented in Fig. 2, are secured together by the leather hinge B. The end ofthe sq'ueezer, where the hinge B is located, is provided with an iron or a metal handle, C, which renders the squeezer more easily handled.

Having thus described the construction of my squeezer, l will now proceed to describe its practical operation Ihe seed to be operated ou is placed between the two sides A, provided with zinc or tin linings, care being taken that only sufcient is introduced to allow of the squeezer being closed when under pressure, so that the edges of the horse-hair braids shall be close to each other, or sufficiently sotto ,prevent the seeds oozing out. The 'squeezer isthen introduced under the metal E, horse-hair braids G, rods f, strips L, metal strips I, and handle C, the whole arranged and constructed substantially as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own invention, I have hereunto signed my name in the presen-ce of two witnesses.

HANS OLSEN.

Witnesses: HENRY FRANCIS QUELOH, UNo HILLMAN.

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