HAND SHIELD to be as follows:
Year: 1885

page_text: L ALFRED BAILEY of 42 Tarvin Road in the parish of Boughton in the City of
Chester, Machinery Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for a
"HAND SHIELD to be as follows:-
"
My Invention relates to a contrivance for protecting the hand when withdrawing
the corks of Beer, stout and other bottles, or removing pans from the fireplace or
stove, the handles of which having become heated, and has for its object the pre-
vention of injury to the hand by the bursting of bottles during the operation of
withdrawing the corks or by burning, when removing pans etc, when the handles
of same have become overheated.
My Invention consists of a shield or sheath to surround the neck of the bottle
or pan handle, made of wood or other suitable material, having one side slit down
or parted, which enables the said shield to be compressed or closed upon the bottle
neck or pan handle so as to grip same tightly in the same manner as gripped by
the hand, the elasticity of the material causing the said shield to expand when the
pressure is removed and enable the same to be withdrawn without inconvenience..
I make my said shield or sheath preferably with a bell shaped end so as to.
provide a bearing against the bottle, and constitute a shield between same and the
hand of the operator.
I do not confine myself to the rigid form of Hand Shield as herein described but
may make my said Hand Shield in two halves hinged together with a spring
hinge causing the same to expand when the hand is opened, or I may make my
said Hand Shield of other material such as Ebonite, metal, Vulcanized Fibre,
India rubber or other suitable substance, and may also make it of hexagonal or
octagonal or other form for obtaining a more firm grip of my said Hand Protector.
Nor do I confine myself to the one cut or slit. I may make my said Hand
Shield with two, three or more slits running to within a short distance of the top
that end being prevented from splitting by means of a metal hoop, or a lashing of
wire or other binding, or other method of preventing the said slits from extending
and allowing my said Hand Shield to separate into two or more pieces.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1885.
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page_text: I, ALFRED BAILEY of 42, Tarvin Road in the parish of Boughton in the City of
Chester, Machinery Agent, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for ▲
HAND SHIELD and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
My Invention relates to a contrivance for protecting the hand when withdrawing
the corks of beer, wine, stout and other bottles, or removing pans from the fire
place or stove, the handles of which having become heated, and has for its object
the prevention of injury to the hand by the bursting of bottles during the
operation of withdrawing the corks, or by burning when removing pans etc., the
handles of same having become overheated..
My said Invention consists of a shield or sheath to surround the neck of the
bottle, or pan handle, made of wood or other suitable material, having one side
slit down or parted which enables the said "Shield" to be closed or compressed
upon the bottle neck or pan handle so as to grip same tightly in same manner as
gripped by the hand the elasticity of the material causing the said "Shield" to
expand when the pressure is removed and enable the same to be withdrawn
without inconvenience.
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I make said
my
Shield preferably with a bell-shaped end so as to provide
a bearing against the bottle and constitute a shield between same and the hand of
the operator.
I do not confine myself to the rigid form of "Hand Shield" as herein described
but may make my said "Hand Shield" in two halves hinged together with a
springe hinge causing the same to expand when the hand is opened.
Or, I may make my said "Hand Shield" of other material such as ebonite,
metal, vulcanized fibre, india rubber or other suitable substance, and may also
make it of hexagonal, octagonal or other form for obtaining a more firm grip of
my said "Hand Shield."
Nor do I confine myself to the one cut or slit I may make my said "Hand
Shield" with two, three or more slits, running to within a short distance of the
top, that end being prevented from splitting by means of a metal hoop, a lashing
of wire or other binding, or other method of preventing the said slits extending
and separating the said "Hand Shield" into two or more pieces.
Fig. 1. shows Hand Shield in position for putting on bottle neck or pan handle;
Perspective side view.
Fig. 2. Vertical section showing shield cut through transversely.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. Complete protection from cuts, by accidents through bottles breaking or
bursting while withdrawing corks.
2. Complete protection from burns when handling hot pan handles or flat irons
overheated by the fire or stove.
3. When pressure is put on the "Shield" it grips the neck of the bottle as the
hand does, and when pressure is relaxed the "Shield" relaxes its hold of the bottle
by its own elasticity.