Improvements in Skewers.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
Improvements in Skewers.
I, WALTER SCOTT SHIPE, of 32 Lansdowne Avenue, in the City of Toronto,
in the County of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Machinist, 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 improvements in meat skewers and the object of the
invention is to devise a wooden skewer which can be more readily inserted in the
meat and more readily withdrawn therefrom than the common skewer at present in
use and it consists essentially of a skewer provided with a broadened knife edge
point projecting longitudinally knife edge ribs and an enlarged flaring head
constructed in the manner hereinafter more particularly explained.
Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a skewer constructed in accordance with my
invention.
Figs. 1, 1, 1°, are cross sections near the point of the skewer.
Figs. 1, and 1, are a plan and cross section of the head.
Fig. 2, is a side view.
Fig. 3, is a longitudinal section through Fig. 2.
In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each
figure.
A is the body of the skewer, which is provided with a knife edge point A¹ having
preferably a semi-circular knife edge a at the tip of the point. The thickness of
skewer at the cross section x-y is very slight as indicated by Fig. 1ª. The
thickness increases at x²-yl as indicated in Fig. 1B, still presenting knife
edges a¹ and the thickness at x²-y2 Fig. 1° is such that the cross section is
circular as indicated.
A² are longitudinal ribs having knife edges b. The form of these ribs is
indicated in Fig. 1. At the point end the ribs merge into the body of the
skewer still preserving the knife edge. At the head of the skewer the ribs A are
flared out into the wings a² and rounded off in order to enable it to be grasped.
The end of the intermediate body portion is also flared out into semi-oval wings a³,
thus providing a four-winged flaring head, the construction of which will clearly
appear on reference to Figs. 1 and 1º.
The advantages of my skewer over others will now be apparent. The old
skewer enters the meat by wedging the fibre of the meat apart. My skewer,
however, with its knife point and knife edges cuts the fibre, thus causing it to enter
more easily. As the head is enlarged and flaring and winged it will be readily
understood that it will be more easily withdrawn as it may be first turned in the
meat.
In practice it will be understood by those accustomed to the use of skewers that
the turning of a skewer is necessary to loosen it in the meat and I find that
the turning is more easily accomplished with the knife edge skewer such as I
describe.
Again as the head is enlarged it may be readily grasped and much more readily
withdrawn. The butchers will appreciate the point and knife edges of the skewer
n inserting it into the meat while their customers will appreciate the knife edge
ibs and winged head in turning and extracting it.

page_text: It will also be apparent that the head presents an enlarged surface enabling it to
be pressed upon with less danger of injury to the hand and consequently with
greater force.
Although I show my skewer provided with longitudinal ribs it will be understood
that such ribs might be dispensed with in which case the end of the head
would be substantially oval in form and present merely two outwardly flaring
wings.
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:
1. A skewer comprising a body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge and knife edge tip as and for the purpose specified.
2. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip and a flaring enlarged head as and for the
purpose specified.
3. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip and longitudinal ribs having knife edges as and
for the purpose specified.
4. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip, longitudinal ribs having knife edges and flaring
rounded head ends for the ribs as and for the purpose specified.
5. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip, longitudinal ribs having knife edges, and
flaring ends in the body portion between the ribs as and for the purpose
specified.
6. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip, longitudinal ribs having knife edges, flaring
rounded head ends for the ribs, and flaring head ends in the body portion between
the ribs as and for the purpose specified.
7. A skewer comprising a body portion and longitudinal ribs having knife edges
as and for the purpose specificd.
8. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge and an outwardly flaring winged head as and for the purpose
specified.
9. A skewer comprising the body portion with broadened point having double
knife edge sides and knife edge tip, the breadth of the point having a gradual taper
until it reaches the circular portion of the body and the thickness of the point
between the knife edges also having a gradual taper until it reaches the circular
portion of the body as and for the purpose specified.
Deted the 27th day of April 1807
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.