Improvements in Appliances for Securing Plate, Cutlery, and other Goods in Luncheon Baskets, Tea Baskets, and like Receptacles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Securing Plate, Cutlery, and
other Goods in Luncheon Baskets, Tea Baskets, and like
Receptacles.
GILDEROY SCOTT 144 Charing Cross Road London W.C. Basket Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the attachment of plate, cutlery and dinner
ware in luncheon baskets, tea baskets etc. in such a manner that the articles attached
shall be firmly and securely held without danger of disarrangement in transit..
In this my invention I take a piece of millboard or thin wood or other suitable
material and cover it with American cloth to give it an ornamental appearance,
and affix the said millboard or thin wood to the inside of lid of luncheon baskets etc.
and to said millboard or thin wood I affix a metal cap or loop into which slides
the blade of a knife, or prongs of a fork or other articles of plate and by means
of a spring attached to the metal cap or loop the handle of the knife or fork etc.
is securely held by a sockett made of metal or other suitable material.
July 29th 1893.
GILDEROT SCUIT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Appliances for Securing Plate, Cutlery, and
other Goods in Luncheon Baskets, Tea Baskets, and like
Receptacles.
I, GILDEROY SCOTT of 144 Charing Cross Road, London W.C. Art Furniture
Manufacturer, 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 improvements in appliances for securing plate, cutlery
and other goods in luncheon baskets and like receptacles and the object of my
invention is to removably secure articles of plate, cutlery or the like to the lid or
other convenient part of a luncheon or tea basket by the means hereinafter
described.
In order that iny invention may be readily understood reference is made to the
accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout
the several figures and in which :-
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Figure 1 represents a plan view of my invention when retaining a knife.
Figure 2 represents a side elevation of Figure 1.
Figures 3 and 34 represent bottom perspective views of a part of my invention.
In carrying out my invention I construct a metal guide B which I fasten by
means of tongues C to a suitable backing D. Said guide is adapted to permit
the end of a knife, fork or other article being passed through it and the sides of
said guide B are grooved as at E in which grooves slides a clip F which is bent
upwards at one end G so that a knife or other article on being passed through
the guide Bengages with the end G of the clip F. A spring H is attached to
the under side of said clip by means of pins J, the free end of said spring pressing
against a plate K which is attached to the guide B, the whole being so arranged
that normally the bent end G of the clip F is in close proximity or in contact with
the guide B (as shown in Figure 3).

page_text: To a suitable part of the backing D and any necessary distance from the spring
device above described, I attach a metal rest L. Said rest may be attached in
any suitable manner, and is adapted to receive the opposite end of the knife or
other article to that which has been inserted in the spring device.
For the purpose of inserting any article say a knife within both the devices
above described, it is necessary to first pass one end through the guide B against
the resistance of the spring clip F (as shown in Figure 34), until the opposite end
of said knife or its handle may be passed over the edge of the cover or top of the
rest L when, on the knife being released, the said spring actuated clip will push
it into the rest as shown.
Instead of employing a rest L I may employ a similar spring device to that
firstly described so that the knife or other article may be inserted or removed
from either end.
The backing D is adapted to be secured to any convenient part within a
luncheon or tea basket, and may be constructed of any suitable material and the
devices may, if desired, be ornamented in any manner. Instead of employing a
spring D as shown may use a spiral or other suitably shaped spring.
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. In devices for securing cutlery, plate or other articles to the lining, lid or
other convenient part of a luncheon or tea basket, a spring device consisting of a
guide B provided at its sides with grooves E a spring actuated clip F and plate K
all for the purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
2. In combination a device consisting of a guide B provided at its sides with
grooves E a spring actuated clip F, plate K, rest L and backing D all for the
purposes and substantially as described and illustrated.
3. In combination two spring devices each consisting of a guide B provided at
its sides with grooves E a spring actuated clip F plate K and backing D all for
the purposes and substantially in the manner described and illustrated.
Dated this 25th day of January 1894.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents..