A New or Improved Appliance for Stoning Raisins and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 21st July, 1892-Accepted 3rd Sept. 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Stoning Raisins and the like.
I CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER MANN, of Broad Hinton, Swindon Wiltshire
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved appliance for stoneing raisins and the
like resembling a pair of scissors or pliers in shape, and formed of two blades
joined centrally together by a rivet and two ends of which have the form of handles,
while the other two ends are terminated with rounded points whereby the raisins
may be picked up and opened out on after being cut. One of the blades carry
below the rivet aforesaid, a curved blade to rip the raisins open, while both blades
are furnished near their pointed ends with scoops or bags to receive the stones
which are picked out by the curved parts of the blades to which the scoops are
attached, and are pushed into the said scoops by a suitable device secured
thereto.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from
the principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to materials dimensions, or to the
precise form or placement of the parts thereof.
Dated this 9th day of November 1891
F. G. CASSELL,
22, Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Stoning Raisins and the like.
I, CHRISTOPHER FLETCHER MANN of Broad Hinton Swindon Wiltshire
Gentleman 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 relates to a new or improved appliance for stoning raisins and the
like resembling a pair of tongs in shape, and formed of two blades or wires joined
centrally together by a rivet and two ends of which have the form of handles while
the other two ends are terminated with rounded points whereby the raisins may be
opened out after being cut. One of the plates carry below the rivet aforesaid a
curved blade to rip the raisins open while both branches are furnished near their
pointed ends with scoops or bags to receive the stones which are picked out by the
curved parts of the branches to which the scoops are attached and are pushed into
the said scoops.
In the accompanying drawings
Fig. 1 is a plan of the appliance opened and
Fig. 2 is a side view of the same closed.
My improved appliance for stoning raisins and other similar fruit consists of a
pair of tongs each branch a and b of which is curved to form a loop w on each side
while the outer ends are bent over at g as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The other ends
of the appliance are terminated with rings e e¹ forming handles. To each loop is
soldered or otherwise secured the edges of a piece of sheet metal furnished with
perforations P and P' and which is curved to form a vertical receptacle or scoop c
and a horizontal receptacle or scoop d respectively. The two branches a and b are
joined at o by a rivet and the branch a is furnished with a ripping blade r
preferably of the shape shown in Fig. 2. A raisin being held between the thumb
and the index finger of the left hand the handles e and e¹ of the offhand are grasped
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page_text: in the ordinary way by the right hand and the front of the blade is inserted into
the lower part of the raisin which is now ripped up throughout its length. The
end g being now pushed into the opening thus formed the appliance is opened in
order to fully expand the fruit when the loops ware brought into play and by a
suitable manipulation or opening or closing of the branches a and b all the stones
are gathered in the scoops and c by the loops w from which they are finally
removed by dipping the latter into a basin of water or by merely shaking
them off.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim. is
The improved appliance or tool for stoning raisins and other fruit arranged and
operating substantially as herein before described and shown.
Date : 01
1000
F. G. CASSELL,
Of Cassell & Co.,
22; Glasshouse Street, Regent Street, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.