An Improved Knife Cleaner.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 19th Nov., 1898
COMPLETE DITULATION
An Improved Knife Cleaner.
WILLIAM RICH, The Laurels, Hurst Green, Etchingham, Sussex, Gentleman,
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:—
This invention is an improved knife cleaner and consists in the first place of
a board or other material of any shape length width and thickness that may be
desirable, with a narrow strip running up the length and which may be placed
either in the middle or on either side of the board as may be desired, and nailed
Borewed, or fastened on in the most convenient way, and in the second place of
a rubber made of wood or other material, of the most convenient size and shape
with a handle on the upper side the size or shape of which is also immaterial
so that it affords a firm and convenient grip. The edges of the underside may
be rounded and the whole of the under surface, and if needed includeing the
sides and end or ends covered with leather, india rubber, or any material that
would be most suited for the purpose either glued nailed or fastened on in a like
manner, the end or ends of the rubber may be either square, rounded or pointed
or any shape.
The manner of useing being to lay the board on a table or other firm support
so that the board is pointing away from you, dust some knife powder on the
right hand side of the strip, in which the under side of the cleaner is rubbed
so as to take up a portion of the powder, then place the blade of the knife flat
on the strip holding it lightly with the left hand, & polish with the rubber, the
knife may be held in the hand while the shoulders and back are cleaned.
Instructions for makeing the board A may be 18 inches long by 10 inches
wide by 1 inch thick. the corners of one end may be rounded off, a hole F being
bored at that end so thot it can be hung on a nail, the strip B should 1 inches
wide and 3, of, an inch thick, 10 inches long screwed on the board lengthways
from the back, 5 inches from the right hand side of the board.
The rubber C, should be 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, 1 inch thick, the ends
and sides of the bottom rounded slightly to allow of the leather D or other
material with which it is covered to be turned up all round for at least 3 of an
inch, the leather or material with which it is covered being glued on.
On the upper side is screwed a handle E 5 inches long, 1 inch thick & slightly
curved, of an inch high at the ends riseing to 1½ inches in the center fixed
lengthways in the center of the rubber, which may be stained varnished or
painted.
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) An improved knife cleaning device consisting of a board, a narrow pro-
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hich the blade of the knife

page_text: is placed, and a rubber provided with a suitable handle and having its under
surface covered with leather, indiarubber or other material and its edges slightly
rounded the said rubber being dipped in knife or other powder and rubbed
across the blade of the knife which has been placed on the narrow strip sub-
stantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) An improved knife cleaning device substantially as described with refer-
ence to the accompanying drawing and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 26th day of August 1898.
WILLIAM RICH.