An Improved Carving Fork.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 12th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 12th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Carving Fork.
1, JAMES WATSON JOHNS, Solicitor, residing at Hermitage Hill House,.
Hermitage Hill, Restalrig Road Leith do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to secure the permanent and certain action of the
guard upon the fork; it is accomplished in this way, the shank of the fork that is
the part between the prongs and the handle is slotted or cut right through, into
this slot the guard is inserted the guard terminates in a joint resembling the tumbler
of a gun lock, and having a bent as close as possible to the piu on which it rises or
falls behind the guard in the same slot is placed the finger piece or trigger having
its scear or nose as distant as possible from its fulcrum, this finger piece terminates
in a leaf or button projecting behind and as little above the level of the handle as
will allow only enough space for the requisite depression in raising the guard to
the requisite height the action of the finger piece is as follows, the instant the fork
is seized for use and the button depressed the nose or scear of the finger piece
operates upon the bent of the tumbler and the guard instantly rises, or is cocked,.
and remains so, as long as the fork is being used.
Eleventh love of 1901
J. WATSON JOHNS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Carving Fork.
I JAMES WATSON JOHNS, Solicitor residing at Hermitage Hill House,
Hermitage Hill, Restalrig Road Leith 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 :-
The object of this invention is to secure the permanent and certain action of
the guard upon the fork, the shank of the fork, that is the part between the prongs
and the handle is slotted or cut right through, into this slot the guard is inserted.
The guard terminates in a joint resembling the tumbler of a gun lock and having
a beut as close as possible to the pin on which it rises or falls, behind the guard
in the same slot is placed the finger piece or trigger having its scear or nose as
distant as possible from its fulcrum this finger piece terminates in a leaf or button
projecting behind and as little above the level of the handle as will allow only
enough space for the requisite depression in raising the guard to the requisite
height, the action of the finger piece is as follows the instant the fork is seized for
use and the button depressed the nose or scear of the finger piece operates upon
the bent of the tumbler and the guard instantly rises or is cocked.
Figure 1 shows the fork in profile with the guard down, and the leaf or trigger
inclined upwards ready for action.
Figure 1 shows the fork in use the leaf being depressed by the thumb or.the
finger in the act of carving has elevated or cocked the guard.
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
The construction of a carving fork with the guard so constructed that by the

page_text: pressure of the thumb or fingers, or the hand in the act of use upon a lever or
trigger in the shank of the fork or any other convenient place, the guard is cocked
or raised without the use of springs or any other mechanism.
Edinburgh. February 11th 1892.
J. WATSON JOHNS.