An Improved Instrument for Scoring or Cutting in Parallel Lines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1891-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Instrument for Scoring or Cutting in Parallel Lines.
I, WILLIAM COLE, 1, Birmingham Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Butcher,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An instrument, having one or more blades placed at equal distances apart, and
so placed as to cut in a parallel direction.
The ends of the blades, may be placed in slots cut through a moving plate and
may be kept in position by one or more pins, which penetrates lengthways through
the middle of the moving plate and through the ends of the blades.
The moving plates moves on two or more bars, one or more bars at either end of
the plate.
The bars are fixed to the top plate, (to which the handle is fixed) and also fixed
to the bottom plate, through which the points of the blades project; the bars and
the top plate and the bottom plate thus forming the frame of the instrument.
The moving plate is worked up and down the bars by one or more screws coming
through the top plate, and as the moving plate is screwed nearer the bottom plate or
nearer the top plate, so the points of the blades are pushed farther through the bottom
plate or drawn back, thus regulating the depth of cut. When the moving plate is
screwed right back, the points of the blades may be level with the outside surface
of the bottom plate.
The outside surface of the bottom plate may be bevelled, to ensure working
smoothly over the surface being operated upon.
The handle may be similar to the handle of an ordinary knife.
To extract the blades for sharpening or to fit a new one, draw the pin or pins
from the moving plate; the blades are then released.
Dated this 19th day of April 1890.
WILLIAM COLE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Instrument for Scoring or Cutting in Parallel Lines.
I, WILLIAM COLE, 1, Birmingham Road, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, Butcher,
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 a device for scoring or cutting surface of pork, or such
like, and consists of the construction of a device with blades or knives projecting
therefrom, and so arranged that the projection of the blades or knives may be
readily made longer or shorter, so as to regulate the depths of the cuts in the surface
of the pork. Referring to the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 shows front elevation
of my scoring device. A A A A are four blades or knives which project through
the metal surface, B, and are secured to the piece, C, by screws or pins, D, E is the
regulator projecting from the handle, F, at G & H. The lower end of the regulator, E,
is made with a thread or screwed, and when the top of the regulator, G, is turned
round it withdraws or sends forward the piece, C, which slides on sides I, and
thereby either withdraws or sends forward the knives. The device may be inade
of any metal preferably of tinned iron. Fig. 2 shows side elevation of my device.
By means of the regulating screw E, I am enabled to make the blades shorter or
longer, and thus make the parallel cuts in the surface to be operated upon of
variable depths.

page_text: 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:
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In devices for scoring or cutting pork, the combination and arrangement of
the blades, A, secured to the piece C, with and operated upon by the regulator or
screw, E, from the point G, substantially as described and shown in the annexed
drawings.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.