US2627184A - Cocktail ingredient measuring device - Google Patents

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Feb. 3, 1953 T, JONES 2,627,184

COCKTAIL INGREDIENT MEASURING DEVICE Filed Aug. 18, 1947 l 5 kg 17 Jo/m mom own Jones.

/A WW Patentecl Feb. 3, 1953 UNITED oooKTAiL INGREDIENT MEAsiJaiNG DEVICE John Thompson Jones, Long, Beach, Calif Application August 18, 194 7, serial No. 761141 3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to a cocktail shaker, and the prime object of my invention is to provide a novel cocktail shaker which provides means for mixing a plurality of different kinds of cocktails, the mixing being automatic and without the necessity of measuring any of the ingredients or referring to instructions in a recipe book.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel cocktail shaker of the character stated,

which is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture and which will not get out of order after continued use.

A feature of my invention is to provide a cocktail shaker of the character stated, in which four, eight, or twelve or other numbers of cocktails can be mixed at one time, the quantity of the mix being determined by rings or shoulders on the inside of the mixer.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of my cocktail shaker taken on line I--l of Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my cocktail shaker taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view of the flange taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view of a modified view of flange and ring.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the modified form of ring.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I indicates the main container of the cocktail shaker, on the upper end of which a top 2 is tightly fitted. A cap 3 fits on the upper end of the top 2, and covers the strainer 4, which is integrally formed on the top 2. The container I is divided into a plurality of compartments (for example, four) by the radial walls, 5, 6, 1, and 8, these walls extending radially from a central hub 9. The walls, 5, 6, l, and 8, divide the container into compartments Iii, H, l2, and H3.

The hub 9 is formed with a plurality of concentric recesses, l4, l5, and it. When the compartments II], II, l2, and I3, are filled to the top of the partitions 5, 6, 1, and 8, a definite number of cocktails will be provided, for example, twelve. If it is desired to mix a lesser number, I provide an annular ring H, in each of the compartments, and a second annular ring I8, below 2 the ring l1. These rings or shoulders indicate the proper quantity for lesser numbers of cocktails, for example four or eightinstead of the full amount of twelve.

Adjacent the bottom of one of the compartments,- I provide a number of super-imposed shoulders l9, which indicate the quantity of lemon juice, or other ingredient, to be added to a cocktail. Again, these various shoulders indicate the quantity of lemon juice necessary for four, eight or twelve cocktails, as an example.

A horizontal flange 2 is integrally formed with the container I, and extends outwardly therefrom adjacent the upper end of the container. A ring 2! is slidably mounted on the flange, 20, so that it can be manually rotated as desired. The flange 2 has a number of slots 22, formed therein, these slots being arranged opposite the various compartments, substantially as shown. The ring 2| has etched or printed thereon a number of cocktail listings and in-- gredients for preparing said cocktails, each of which appears under the various slots as the ring 2| is rotated.

In Figures 4 and 5, the ring 23 rests on top of the flange 24, and the ring is provided with a plurality of slots 25, through which the cocktail listings and recipes appear, the listings being etched or printed on top of the flange 2 3.

As an example of the operation of my invention, the ring "2i is turned until the word Manhattan appears in one of the slots 22, as shown in Figure 1. In the other slots will appear all of the necessary ingredients for mixing the Manhattan. Assuming that twelve Manhattans are to be mixed, the compartment H is filled with Italian Vermouth, the compartment it with French Vermouth, the compartment it with rye, and in the compartment is lemon juice is added in the bottom of the compartment to top of shoulder l9, and the balance of this compartment is filled with rye. Each compartment is filled to the top. The recesses H5, H3, and iii are filled with Angostura bitters. The required ice can be placed in the space above the top of partitions 5, 6, 1, and 8, and the entire mix is shaken, thus providing a complete Manhattan cocktail, and without the necessity of measuring any of the ingredients, or referring to instructions in a recipe book. Other cocktails can be mixed in a similar manner.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A cocktail ingredient measuring device comprising a container, a plurality of radial walls in said container, said walls forming compart- 3 me'n ts therebetween, an external flange on said container, and a ring slidably mounted on said flange, said flange having a plurality of slots,

each slot being positioned opposite a compartment, and said ring having recipes inscribed thereon, each recipe consisting of a plurality of ingredients spaced around the ring so as to appear through said slots.

2. A cocktail ingredient measuring device comprising a container, a plurality of radial walls in said container, said walls forming compartments therebetween, an external flange on said container, and a ring slidably mounted on said flange, said flange having a plurality of slots, each slot being positioned opposite a compartment, and said ring having recipes inscribed thereon, each recipe consisting of a plurality of ingredients spaced around the ring so as to appear through said slots, a shoulder in each of said compartments,- said shoulder being arranged below the top of the compartment whereby a lesser amount of mix is indicated.

3. A cocktail ingredient measuring device comprising a container, a plurality of radial walls in said container, said walls forming compartments therebetween, an external flange on said container, a ring slidably mounted on said flange,

4 said flange having a plurality of slots, each slot being positioned opposite a compartment, and said ring having recipes inscribed thereon, each recipe consisting of a plurality of ingredients spaced around the ring so as to appear through said slots, a central hub at the intersection of the radial walls, said hub having recesses in the top thereof, and a horizontal shoulder in each of the compartments below the top thereof whereby a lesser amount of mix is indicated.

JOHN THOMPSON JONES.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

, UNITED STATES PATENTS Number France Jan. 4, 1927

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