Improvements in connection with Carving Forks.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Dec., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mar., 1898-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1898
Improvements in connection with Carving Forks.
I, KATE ISABELLA PEPPIN, of 27, St. Leonard's Road, Exeter, Widow, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with forks used for carving
purposes, and provides an improved device by which the hand is protected during
carving.
The arrangement I propose to employ consists of a small pivoted or hinged
arm which is adapted when the fork is in use to project at an angle from the
fork. The body of the fork at the lower part of the handle is provided with lugs
and the arm may also be formed with lugs, the two sets of lugs being connected
by a pivot. The arm is curved and is provided with a finger piece which projects
at the handle end, and is of suitable form to receive the top of the finger when
the fork is in use. The finger will press upon this piece, aud causes it to bear
on the back of the fork. The curved arm at the other side of the pivot will
project at an angle from the fork, and will serve as a protection. When the
finger is removed the arm will drop down out of the way.
Jen......
1907
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, Loudon,
Agent for the Applicant.
J. KATE ISABELLA PEPPIN, of 27, St. Leonard's Road, Exeter, Widow, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with forks used for carving
purposes, and provides an improved device by which the hand is protected during
carving.
.
The arrangement I propose to employ consists of a small pivoted or hinged
arm which is adapted when the fork is in use to project at an angle from the
fork. The body of the fork at the lower part of the handle is provided with lugs
and the arm may also be formed with lugs, the two sets of lugs being connected
by a pivot. The arın is curved and is provided with a finger piece which projects
at the handle end, and is of suitable form to receive the top of the finger when
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page_text: the fork is in use. The finger will press upon this piece, and causes it to bear
on the back of the fork. The curved arm at the other side of the pivot will
project at an angle from the fork, and will serve as a protection. When the
finger is removed tho arm will drop down out of the way.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings,
1.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a carving fork fitted according to this invention and
Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
The body of the fork A is provided with lugs a either formed on or attached
thereto and the pivoted arm B is also formed with a lug b and the lugs a and b
are connected by means of a pivot pin c. The pivoted arm B is curved some-
what as shown and the part 6 forms a finger piece projecting at the handle end
and is of suitable form to receive the top of the finger when the fork is in use.
The part is thus caused to bear on the back of the fork and the part 6ª projects
at an angle from the fork and will serve as a protection or guard while carving.
When the finger is removed the part of the pivoted arm B will drop down
out of the way as shown in broken lines in Fig. 1.
It will thus be seen that while in use the pivoted arm B is in its protecting
position and acts as a guard, being kept in such position by the finger of the user
but when not in use, drops down out of the way.
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). Improvements in connection with carving forks consisting pivoting a
curved arm upon the body of the fork in such manner that whe in use one
portion of the said curved arm is retained in an inclined position to act as a
protection or guard, by means of the finger of the user acting upon the other
portion of the said curved arm and the curved arm drops down out of the way
when the finger is removed substantially as described and for the purposes
specified.
(2). Improvements in connection with carving forks substantially as described
with reference to the accompanying drawings and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1898.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London,
Agent for the Applicant.