AN IMPROVED GUARD FOR CARVING-FORKS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, BENJAMIN CLAYTON, of Horbling near Falkingham, in the county of Lincoln-
shire, Butler do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED
GUARD FOR CARVING-FORKS to be as follows:—
This invention consists in providing in the stem of the fork-that is between
the tangs and the handle a slot, for the reception of the end of the guard; the
said slot is provided with a pin which passes through a hole in the end of the
guard, the said hole is elongated for the purpose hereinafter mentioned: the guard
is further provided on the side nearest the handle with a projecting piece, upon
which, when the guard is down and is required to be raised, the operator presses
his forefinger which raises the guard into a vertical position, the pressure of the
operators finger upon this projecting piece causes the guard to drop lower in the
slot provided in the fork stem, provision being made for this by the elongated hole
provided in the end of the guard aforementioned, thus increasing the length of
radius between the lower end of the guard, and the pin upon which it moves; the
Blot in the stem of the fork is so formed as to prevent the guard from falling down
until the said radius is shortened, and during use the operators finger is constantly
pressed on the projection, thus preventing the guard from falling out of its vertical
position, and thereby giving increased safety. When it is required to lower the
guard, the same is lifted up a little so as to shorten the radius at the lower end,
which enables it to be laid flat: in the event the guard should not be raised when
using the fork, the projecting piece aforementioned, which is formed with the
guard, and at right-angles thereto, will act as an ordinary guard.
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page_text: I BENJAMIN CLAYTON of Horbling near Falkingham, Lincolnshire Butler do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED GUARD FOR CARVING
FORKS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention consists in providing in the stem of the fork-that is between the
tangs and the handle a slot for the reception of the end of the guard; the said slot
is provided with a pin which passes through a hole in the end of the guard; the
said hole is made elongated for the purpose hereinafter mentioned.
The guard is
further provided on that side which is nearest to the handle, with a projecting
piece, upon which when the guard is down and is required to be raised, the operator
presses his forefinger which raises the guard in a vertical position; the pressure. of
the operators forefinger upon this projecting piece causes the guard to drop lower
in the slot provided in the fork stem; provision being made for this by the
elongated hole provided in the end of the guard aforementioned, thus increasing
the length of radius between the lower end of the guard and the pin upon which it
moves and the slot in the stem of the fork is so formed as to prevent the guard
falling down until the said radius is shortened, and, during use the operators
forefinger is constantly pressed on the projection, thus preventing the guard from
falling out of its vertical position, and thereby giving increased safety.
When it is required to lower the guard the same is lifted up a little, so as to
shorten the radius at the lower end, which enables it to be laid flat.
In the event the guard should not be raised, when using the fork, the projecting
piece aforementioned, which is formed with the guard and at right angles thereto
will act as an ordinary guard.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
The combination with a fork (A) provided with a slot (F), of a guard (B)
provided with an elongated slot (C) and a projecting piece (D), the said guard
being movable upon a pin (E) all for the purpose herein before described and
illustrated by the accompanying Drawing.
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