Improvements in the Machines known as "Guillotines" and Used for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1889-Accepted, 21st
ec.. 188,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Machines known as "Guillotines" and Used
for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
We THOMAS FURNIVAL of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish in the county of
Lancaster Engineer, EDWARD TUDOR, Junior of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish
in the county of Lancaster, Cashier and WILLIAM BYWAY of 138 Princess Street,
Manchester in the county of Lancaster Plumber do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to fixing the knives or blades used in the machines known
as guillotines" and used for cutting paper and other materials.
"
According to our invention we form the edge of the knife or blade which abuts
against the stock or holder by which it is carried when in use, angular and we form
in the stock or holder an angular groove into which the angular edge of the knife
or blade passes.
The angular groove and the angular edge of the knife or blade enable the knife or
blade to be secured to the stock or holder by a less number of bolts or screws than
have hitherto been used for such purpose.
Dated this Twentieth day of Bahru 1000
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
"
Improvements in the Machines known as "Guillotines' and Used
for Cutting Paper and other Materials.
We, THOMAS FURNIVAL of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish in the county of
Lancaster, Engineer, EDWARD TUDOR, Junior of the Reddish Iron Works, Reddish
in the county of Lancaster, Cashier and WILLIAM BYWAY of 138 Princess Street,
Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Plumber 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 :-
Our invention relates to fixing the knives or blades used in the machines known
as "guillotines" and used for cutting paper and other materials.
According to our invention we form the edge of the knife or blade which abuts
against the stock or holder by which it is carried when in use, angular and we form
in the stock or holder an angular groove into which the angular edge of the knife or
blade passes.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a front view and Fig. 2 a cross section
of that which is shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 1 and 2 show so much of the knife or blade
of a 66
guillotine" for cutting paper or other materials as is requisite to illustrate
our invention.
a is the knife or blade and 6
is secured by means of bolts c.
is the stock or holder to which the knife or blade a
We form the edge a' of the knife or blade a which
abuts against the stock or holder 6 by which it is carried when in use, angular and
we form in the stock or holder 6 an angular groove into which the angular edge a¹
of the knife or blade a passes.
The angular edge a¹ of the knife or blade a and the angular groove in the stock
or holder 6 enable the knife or blade a to be secured to the stock or holder b by a
less number of bolts c than have hitherto been required for such purpose.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
The hereinbefore described improvements in fixing the knives or blades used in
the machines known as $6
guillotines" and used for cutting paper and other materials
which improvements consist in so forming each knife or blade and the stock or
holder by which it is carried when in use, that the said knife or blade shall be
provided with an angular edge to pass into an angular groove formed in the said
stock or holder to receive such angular edge substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this Twentieth day of November 1880
W. T. CHEETHAM,
Manchester, Agent to the Applicants.