or Claw, for Domestic, Culinary, or other Uses.
Year: 1885

page_text: or Claw, for Domestic, Culinary, or other Uses..
I, FRANK FIDLER Artist Dale View, Chesterfield Road Meersbrook Bank, (near
Sheffield) Derbyshire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for: IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FORKS & TONGS, WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSING JAW OR CLAW, FOR
DOMESTIC, CULINARY OR OTHER USES to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to that class of impliments designed for Domestic, Culinary,
and other purposes, by means of which pickles or Fruit may be grasped and lifted
from a jar or bottle, or salad meat, or vegatibles, may be lifted or served, or articles
reached from a window, or other similar uses.
My Invention consists of a rigid Fork, Spoon or Blade with a handle of Ivory,
Pearl, Wood or other material to which is attached a sliding or moving rod, working
through, or up to, or into the said handle, or through the hollow shank of said
Fork, Spoon or Blade. This sliding or moving rod to have a Jaw or Claw hinged
or linked to its lower end, and this Jaw or Claw being pivoted to the said rigid
Fork, Spoon or Blade, so that on the sliding or moving rod being depressed would
open the Jaw or Claw and on removing the pressure from the sliding or moving
rod the Jaw or Claw would be automatically closed by means of a coiled spring in
the handle. The said spring resting on a shoulder formed by boring the hole in the
handle larger where the spring was placed. The said spring being coiled around
the sliding or moving rod between the shoulder and a button or nob on the end of
the sliding or moving rod or the spring may be between the end of the sliding or
moving rod and the end of the handle. .
Or the Jaw or Claw may be opened by moving or raising the sliding or moving
rod towards the handle, and automatically closed on releasing it, by the spring placed
at that end of the handle nearest the shank, or at the pivot of the moving Jaw or
Claw. The different movements to be given by the pressure of a finger or thumb
on a button or nob. at the end of the sliding or moving rod, or by a ring, hook,
lever, or other contrivance on or near the handle.
The features of novelty in this Invention are the combination with a Fork,
Spoon or Blade of an Automatic Closing Jaw or Claw, linked or binged directly to
the sliding or moving rod and pivoted to the rigid Fork, Spoon or Blade, without
the usual loose link or toggle arm. In this way making the impliment simple and
cheap to construct.
That it has a handle similar to an ordinary pickle fork or window reacher.
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page_text: or Claw, for Domestic, Culinary, or other Uses.
FRANK FIDLER, Artist Dale View, Meersbrook Bank Chesterfield Road (near
Sheffield) Derbyshire do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FORKS & TONGS WITH AUTOMATIC CLOSING JAW OR CLAW, FOR
DOMESTIC, CULINARY OR OTHER USES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention relates to that class of implements designed for Domestic,
Culinary, and other uses, by means of which Pickles or Fruit may be grasped and
lifted from a jar or bottle & or Salad, Meat, or Vegetables may be lifted or served,
or articles reached from a shop window, or other similar uses.
The said invention consists essentially of a rigid fork spoon or blade, with handle
of Ivory, Pearl, Wood, Bone or other material and having a jaw or claw hinged or
pivoted to it, the said jaw or claw being attached to a rod working through or
into the said handle, and having a spring coiled around the end of the rod enclosed
in the handle, the spring being for the purpose of closing the jaw or claw and
keeping the same closed when not in use.
I would here say that I do not bind myself to the particular form or configura-
tion set forth in the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the Drawings. Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device.con-
structed in accordance with this invention, The jaw or claw being closed.
Figure 2 is a central vertical section through the same, the jaw or claw being
open.
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Figure 3 is a view of the same looking at the convex side of the spoon, or back.
The handle in section.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of a modification of this invention, with part of
handle in section. Jaw or claw closed.
Figure 5 is a central vertical section of the same the jaw or claw being open.
Figure 6 is a modification of this invention suitable for serving Salad,
Asparagus, & showing rod D, spring E, and buttons F and M.
Figure 7. is a perspective view of the jaw or claw C, of Fig. 1.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the jaw or claw C of Fig. 4.
In Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. and 6 of the said drawings, A represents the handle. B. the
shank and rigid fork, spoon, or blade, this shank is fitted firmly to the handle at G
by a ferrule, D is the rod to which is attached or pivoted at I the jaw or claw C,
and this jaw or claw is pivoted or hinged to the rigid fork, Spoon, or blade B
at H. As will be seen by Figs. 1, 2 and 3, part of the jaw or claw C passes
through an opening in the shank B allowing the end to be pivoted or attached to
the rod D as shown.
And this rod D goes through a hole in the handle provided for it, and is screwed
or fastened to the sliding plug of the press button F. There is a space provided in
the handle A for the spring E. And the said spring being coiled around the
rod D and confined between the end of the plug on F and the shoulder formed
at J.

page_text: It will be apparent that on pressure being applied to the button F the rod is
depressed, and the jaw or claw opened, the jaw or claw moving on the pivot or
hinge H. And on releasing the button, the rod is instantly raised again by the
spring, thus closing the jaw or claw.
In Figs. 1. 2 and 3, the rod D is shown exposed.
In Figs. 4. 5, and 6, the rod D works inside the shank B, which is a tube. And
in Figs. 4 and 5 the jaw or claw is opened by pressure on the button F as in
Figs. 1. 2 and 3. But the jaw or claw it will be seen is not hinged or pivoted in
the same manner as in Figs. 1. 2 and 3, as no part of the jaw or claw passes
through the shank B.
There are lugs or projections on the shank B at N through
which at H the jaw or claw is pivoted. And the rod D is attached to the said jaw
or claw at I by means of a loop or eye on the end of the said rod.
It will be seen by Fig. 8 there is a hole through the jaw or claw C at K through
which the rod is looped around the piece left as a pivot at I.
Reference to Fig. 5 will show the manner of attaching the rod D to the jaw or
claw.
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Figure 6 is the same principle as the others with the addition of the button M,
screwed to the rod D which is enlarged at that part to recieve it. The said
button M works in a slot in the shank or tube B. so that this impliment can be
operated either by the press button F, or the button M, as most convienent.
I propose to use either the button's F, or M, or both, as may be required.
In adapting this invention to different purposes, or uses, I would keep the
essential features the same, and would simply proportion the implement to the
purpose for which intended.
Having now discribed the nature of the said invention and the manner of
carrying the same into effect, I wish it to be understood that what I claim is
First. The combination substantially as herin before set forth of a rigid fork,
spoon or blade with handle of Ivory, Pearl, Wood, Bone or other material, and with
automatic closing jaw or claw pivoted or hinged to the said rigid fork, spoon or
blade, and connected directly to a rod without the usual toggle arm or link, and
with a spring coiled around that part of the rod enclosed in the bandle.
Second. The combination with a rigid fork, spoon or blade and automatic closing
jaw or claw of the buttons F, and M.
Third. The manner of hinging, pivoting or connecting the jaw or claw as herin-
before set forth in the accompanying drawings.