Improvements in a Raisin Seeder, and for such like analogous purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 11th May, 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in a Raisin Seeder, and for such like analogous
purposes.
HERBERT HENRY PEARCE, 21 Wilford Grove Kerkwhite Street Nottingham
Wood Carver, 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:-
This invention has for its object to provide a simple, & inexpensive, & at the
same time efficient, & durable tool, or raisin seeder, or tongs, by the use of which
the seeds or stones of raisins may be quickly, & readily removed from fruit, & also
the pits, or stones, or seeds, of other fruit. In carrying out my improvements
I construct in German-silver metal, or steel, or any other metal, my seeder
resembling a pair of sugar tongs-in all respects similar in form to that well-
known article-except the ends & these I make the one end is flattened,
& provided with an elongated or elipitcal opening, or any other shaped opening-
which opening is slightly larger than the seeds to be removed from the raisin.
The other end of my raisin seeder-I make upwards then straight extending
elipitical or other suitable shape, so that when both the ends are forced together
this one fits on, or in, or over, the opening of the other end.
So, that my invention, may be fully understood-the accompanying drawings
illustrate the same clearly.
Fig. 1. is a perspective view, of my raisin seeder, emboding my invention.
Fig. 2. & Fig. 3. are the perspective views, of the ends of my raisin seeder,
which grasp the fruit & removes the seeds, & may be attached to any device.
The letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
a. the raisin seeder. 6 the ends of my seeder. c. elongated, or elipitical
opening in the end of seeder. d, the upward straight extending elipitical end,
which fits on, or in, or over, the other end, e the shaped tong, f. the arms to be
attached to any device.
The operation of my raisin seeder, is readily understood.
The portion of raisin, where a stone, or seed, is placed directly over the opening,
& the above end, being pressed down, by a squeeze of the hand, causes the stone, or
seed, to be forced out, & by a slight movement of the thumb aids the stone or seed
to drop through the opening.
As my improvements are capable of some more modifications in the ends of the
seeder-without departing from the principle of my invention, I do not restrict
myself to the demensions, of the openings or its corresponding part-or to the
precise forms thereof.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed-I declare what I
claim is
1st. The improved appliance or tool for stoning raisins & other fruit, arranged, &
operating substantially as herein described & illustrated in the accompanying

page_text: 2ndly. The ends of my raisin seeder, attached to any device, for removing seeds
or stones or pits from any fruit.
Dated this 11th day of February 1895.
JOHN
BENNETT,
4, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Patent Agent.