Improvements in Cases for Holding Articles of Cutlery and other like Articles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1896-Accepted, 13th June, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cases for Holding Articles of Cutlery and other
like Articles.
1, JOHN CHARLES WAIN of 294 Western Bank, City of Sheffield Manager do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same has to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :--
My invention of improvements in cases for containing articles of cutlery, and
other like articles, relates more particularly to the means employed in such cases
for holding or securing each article in position, especially such articles as sets of
carvers which are sent out in flat ornamental cases lined with satin or other
material.
Hitherto such cases which usually have the interior lined with satin or velvet,
are made with grooved recesses corresponding with the form of the article or articles
which fit into such sunk recesses, and are prevented from shaking about by the
pressure of the lid when the case is closed.
It will be evident the cases so constructed and recessed cannot be used promis-
cuously as the handles of cutlery especially when made from pieces of stags horn
will vary in shape and size, as well as in pattern.
The object of my invention is to enable such cases when fitted with my improve-
ments, to hold securely nearly any of the ordinary sizes of carving knives and forks,
or other like articles, and thus to enable the manufacturer or the merchant to stock
large quantities of such cases in a finished state, which is an advantage for several
reasons.
I therefore dispense with sunk recesses and the skilled labour required to cut out
such recesses and use expansible grips in their stead.
My invention as applied to such cases, is illustrated in the annexed sheet of
drawings, in which:
Fig. 1, represents a clip made of wood or like material, both side and end views.
Fig. 2, represents a section of a case with a clip of the construction shown in
Fig. 1, expanded.
Fig. 3, plan of the clip.
Fig. 4, elevation of a metallic clip.
The clip as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 consists of two jaws A, and B, the jaw A
having an extension or slide A³, which rests upon the bottom of the case, and the
jaw B, is provided with a similar extension B2, which stands sufficiently high to
allow the slide A2 to pass underneath it.
The jaw B, is secured to the case by any suitable means such as glue.
An elastic band C, as a simple, inexpensive, and effective means, is passed round
the two jaws so as to draw them together, and to permit the expansion of the
space D.
To retain the elastic band or cord C, in position upon each jaw, I make a shallow
groove at each corner of the jaws marked E.
The case is marked F, and G, is a portion of the lid of same, and S, the satin or
other material.
Instead of a loop of elastic cord as C, I may use a metallic spring applied
in any suitable way to effect the closing of the jaws A and B, and if preferred
or desirable for special forms of any articles to be held, I may construct the
grip of sheet steel or other elastic metal, by bending a strip of the desired

page_text: width so as to form two expansible jaws as shown in Fig. 4, marked H, and I,
holding the clip to the case bottom F, by a piece of wood J, glued to the case, or
by equivalent means.
The clips are covered by the decorating material S, which is puckered, and allows
the movement of the sliding jaw A.
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:
1. The combination with a case for holding cutlery or other like articles, of an
expanding clip for holding the said articles as herein before described and shown.
2. In combination with a case such as hereinbefore described, a metallic spring
-clip concealed by the covering fabric, as described and set forth.
Dated the 5th day of May 1896.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.