An Improved Device for Paring Potatoes, Apples, Pears, and such like.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Paring Potatoes, Apples, Pears, and such
like.
I, THOMAS SALTER, of 2, Kings Road, St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex, Builder, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved device for paring or removing skin from
potatoes, apples, pears and such like fruits and vegetables, and has for its object to
prevent cutting or injuring the hands of the user and to reduce waste to a
minimum.
My improved device consists of a sheet steel knife of a semicircular or curved shape
in cross section bevelled off to a point at the end and provided with a suitable handle.
The paring or knife edge is formed by cutting a diagonal slit in the curved surface of
the blade and bending the metal slightly outwards to form the said edge.
In using the device the curved outer surface of the blade is passed over the skin of
the potato apple, or other fruit to be pared, giving it a slight turn so that the knife or
cutting edge takes off a thin paring of the skin or outer covering which passes through
the slit into the concave part or hollow of the blade.
Dated this 21st day of September 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER.
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Paring Potatoes, Apples, Pears, and such
like.
I, THOMAS SALTER, of 2, Kings Road, St. Leonards on Sea, Sussex, Builder, 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 relates to an improved device for paring or removing skin from
potatoes, apples, pears and such like fruits or vegetables, and has for its object to
prevent cutting or injuring the hands of the user and to reduce waste to a minimum.
The said device consists of a sheet steel knife of a semicircular or curved shape in
cross section bevelled off to a point at the end and provided with a suitable handle.
The paring or knife edge is formed by cutting a diagonal slit in the curved surface
of the blade and bending the metal strip so cut slightly outwards to form the said
edge, the latter being sharpened for the purpose. In using the device the curved
outer surface of the blade is passed over the skin of the potato, apple or other fruit to
be pared, giving it a slight turn so that the knife or cutting edge takes off a thin
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page_text: paring of the skin or outer covering, which passes through the slit into the concave
part or hollow of the blade.
And in order to clearly understand my invention, reference is made to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan of the device, Fig. 2 is a
longitudinal section of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross section taken through the
blade.
a is the metal blade bevelled to a point at the end and of a semicircular shape in
cross section as shown in Fig. 3, b'is the diagonal slit cut in the blade, and the
strip cut and bent upwards at an- angle to form the cutting edge. The blade a is
attached at its rear end to a handle d for holding the same when using the device.
The stripe is ground to a sharp edge as shown in Fig. 3 for acting as a knife or
parer.
For the purpose of paring or skinning a potato, apple, or other similar fruit or
vegetable the outer surface of the blade a is passed over the skin of the same, whilst
at the same time it is given a slight turn so as to cause the knife edge of the strip c
to cut into the skin thus taking off a thin paring of the latter which passes through
the slit b'into the concave, or hollow portion of the blade a.
.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion; and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) The improved device for paring potatoes, apples, pears, and such like com-
prising a pointed steel blade of semicircular cross section provided with a diagonal
slit for forming a bent up diagonal strip or knife and attached to a handle for
manipulating the said device substantially as described.
(2) In an improved device for paring potatoes, apples and such like, the com-
bination of a steel blade such as a, a slit b formed therein, a bent up strip c
provided with a cutting edge, and a handle d. substantially as described and shown
in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of June' 1898.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.