Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Knives.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1892—Accsoted, 21st May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Knives.
I, SUSAN WEBBER of number 30 Augusta Road, Ramsgate, in the County
of Kent, Housekeeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention aims at complete working simplicity in an apparatus for cleaning
knives. I have found the box circular machines very wasteful to knives, and the
interior not being accessible to the user, repairs and cleaning the buffers from grease
have to be done by an expert, which causes both expense and interruption to
household work.
My invention is in two parts. I first take two flat pieces of wood or other
material and shape one end of each into the form of a handle: the other two ends
are united by an adjustable screw which converts the handles into levers. The
inner surfaces are formed with recesses into which I place a pair of suitable
cushioned cleaning buffers. A knife being put between these buffers and the screw
properly adjusted, it is cleaned by drawing the apparatus to and fro across the
blade and the needful pressure is given by the grip of the hand upon the two
levers.
The other portion of my invention consists of a flat board which may be attached
to a shelf or table, to which is fixed in a suitable position two vertical pieces
arranged side by side a little distance apart and having recesses at the tops some-
what in the form of a V for receiving and holding the handle of a knife while it
is being cleaned. The board is so arranged that its edge forms a stop to prevent
the hand from touching the knife and limiting the forward stroke to the ends of the
cleaning buffers. I fit a piece of leather or other material upon the surface of the
above named flat board for the purpose of cleaning the backs of knives. The
vertical pieces for carrying the knives are cased in at the ends to form a receptacle
for knife powder.
Deted this 8th day of October 1801
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Oleaning Knives.
1, SCSAN WEBBER, of "Heathfield," Lansdowne Grove, Neasden, in the County
of Middlesex, (formerly of 30 Augusta Road, Ramsgate, in the County of Kent,)
Housekeeper, 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 :-
My invention is in two parts. 1 first take two flat pieces of wood or other
material and shape one end of each into the form of a handle: the other two ends
are united by an adjustable screw which converts the handles into levers. The
inner surfaces are formed with recesses, into which I place a pair of cushioned or
flexible cleaning pads. A knife being put between these pads and the screw
properly adjusted, it is cleaned by drawing the apparatus to and fro across the
blade, and the needful pressure is given by the grip of the hand upon the
two levers.
The other portion of my invention consists of a flat board or stand which may
be attached to a table, upon which is fixed two vertical pieces arranged side by
side a little distance apart, and having recesses at the tops somewhat in the form

page_text: of a V which receive and hold the handle of a knife while it is being cleaned. A
piece of leather or other material is fitted to the surface of the flat board for
cleaning knife backs. There is also a receptacle for knife powder between
the V pieces.
Fig. 1. is a section of the first portion of my invention, through the centre from
end to end. A. A. A. A. are the two flat pieces of wood, one end of each being
shaped as a handle. B. B are the two cleaning pads fitted into the recesses
formed within the flat pieces as above. C is the adjustable screw. D is a
dowel pin for preventing a knife blade coming in contact with the hand of the
operator.
Fig. 2. is a side view in elevation of the flat board or stand for holding knives
while being cleaned. H. H is the flat band for fixing to a table. E. E. are the
two vertical pieces with V recessed tops. F is the receptacle for knife powder, and G
is the piece of leather for cleaning knife backs.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what way the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :
The complete annaratus in two parts for cleaning knives substantially as
described.
Dated this 19th day of April 1892.
SUSAN WEBBER.