An Improved Lever for Raising or Tilting Carving Dishes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lever for Raising or Tilting Carving Dishes.
I JOHN HENRY KNIGHT of Barfield Farnham Surrey Landowner and Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
It is difficult when carving a large and heavy joint of meat to raise or tilt the dish
so that the gravy can easily be taken up with a spoon.
To raise one end of the dish I arrange a lever working on a fulcrum, the end of
the lever is made to slip under the dish close to the table, this end is covered with
some substance, such as India Rubber, cloth, cork &c. to prevent the dish slipping on
the nose, or end of the lever when it is raised.
It is best to make the fulcrum not in the centre of the lever but nearest to the nose,
or end which actually lifts the dish. The fulcrum is carried by a plate or foot, so
arranged not to slip on the table, and of sufficient width to prevent the lever canting,
or turning over when the dish is raised.
In one form, I suspend the fulcrum of the lever by links from a raised projection,
or projections on the stand.
In another form, I do away with the stand, and make that part of the lever which
rests on the table, considerably wider, and curved on the underside, so as not to injure
the table cloth when the lever is moved.
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JOHN HENRY KNIGHT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lever for Raising or Tilting Carving Dishes.
I JOHN HENRY KNIGHT of Barfield Farnham in the County or Surrey Engineer
and Landowner do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
It is difficult when carving a large and heavy joint of meat to raise or tilt the
dish so that the gravy may easily be taken up by the spoon.
To tilt or raise one end of the dish 1 employ a lever working on a fulcrum,
the end or nose of the lever is made to slip under the rim or flange of the dish
close to the table, this end is covered with some substance, such as India rubber,
cloth, cork etc. to prevent the dish slipping on the end or nose of the lever when it
is raised. The lever is found to work better when the fulcrum is not in the centre
of the lever but nearer to the nose, or end which raises the dish, the other end of the
lever being depressed by the hand the dish is raised.
The Fulcrum is carried by a plate or foot so arranged not to slip on the table and
of sufficient width to prevent the lever canting or turning over when the dish is
raised. See Fig. 1. A being a plan view of the foot or plate carrying the lever.
In one form I suspend the lever by links from a raised projection or projections
on the stand.
In another form I do away with the stand or foot and make that part of the lever
which rests on the table considerably wider and slightly curved on the under side so
as not to injure the table cloth when the lever is moved. See Fig. 2 and 3.
Fig. 4 shews lever in use. It is most convenient to place lever on left hand side
of the person carving so as to cause the gravy to flow to the right hand side when it
is easily taken up by the spoon.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is
(1) The Lever as described above for raising or tilting carving dishes so that the
gravy can more easily be taken up by the spoon.
Dated this Thirty-first day of August 1889.
JOHN HENRY KNIGHT.