A New or Improved Appliance for Cleaning Knives and Forks and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 16th Feb., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Appliance for Cleaning Knives and Forks and
the like.
We, IRWIN BENNETT, of Town Street, Farsley near Leeds, in the County of
York, Engineer, and THOMAS MALLINDER, of 287, Broad Lane, Bramley, near
Leeds, aforesaid, Foreman Ironfounder, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved appliance for cleaning knives and
forks and the like, and its object is to provide a cheap, simple and efficient
appliance.
For this purpose we employ a leather or other suitable rubber provided with a
hollow handle or carrier forming a receptacle for fine emery powder or other
cleaning powder or abradant.
We may make the said handle somewhat in the form of a barrel or other
convenient shape having an internal cavity forming a receptacle for the cleaning
powder. A circular, square or other suitable socket is formed on one side of this
handle communicating with the internal cavity and a thick leather or other rubber
is fitted in this socket. A small hole is also forined in the handle preferably closed
by a screw or spring cap or plug. This hole may be at the opposite side of the
handle to the said socket.
In use the knife or fork to be cleaned is laid upon a board or other support, then
the small hole in the handle of the cleaner is opened and approximately the
required quantity of cleaning powder is shaken out of the hole on to the knife or
fork which is rubbed by the rubber to clean it. When the operation is finished
surplus powder may be returned to the receptacle by removing the rubber from its
socket and replacing the powder.
Dated thi 17th 1 of Mah 180A
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
A New or Improved Appliance for Cleaning Knives and Forks and
the like.
We, IRWIN BENNETT of Town Street, Farsley near Leeds, in the County of
York, Engineer, and THOMAS MALLINDER of 287 Broad Lane, Bramley, near
Leeds, aforesaid, Foreman Ironfounder, 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 relates to a new or improved appliance, for cleaning knives &
forks and the like, and its object is to provide a cheap, simple and efficient
appliance.
1. For this purpose, we employ a leather or other suitable rubber provided with
a hollow handle or carrier, forming a receptacle for fine emery-powder or other'
cleaning powder or abradant.

page_text: 2. We may make the said handle somewhat in the form of a barrel or other
convenient shape, having an internal cavity forming a receptacle for the cleaning
powder. A circular, square, or other suitable socket is formed on one side of this
handle communicating with the internal cavity and a thick leather or other rubber
is fitted in this socket. A small hole is also formed in the handle, preferrably
closed by a screw or spring cap or plug. This hole may be at the opposite side of
the handle to the said socket.
3. In use the knife or fork to be cleaned is laid upon a board or other support,
then the small hole in the handle of the cleaner is opened, and approximately the
required quantity of cleaning powder is shaken out of the hole on to the knife or
fork, which is rubbed by the rubber to clean it. When the operation is finished,
the surplus powder may be returned to the receptacle by removing the rubber from
its socket and replacing the powder.
The accompanying drawings show the different arrangements of the knife &
fork cleaner, which are described as follows:-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the knife & fork cleaner, which consists of
a receptacle A, of cylindrical or other convenient shape, provided with a socket A',
which receives a suitable rubber B, made of leather, or other material. Also,
the receptacle A is provided with a small screw C, the object of which is to allow
the powder to run out, & to be used in the process of cleaning. The powder for
cleaning may be of emery or other suitable material.
Fig. 1 shows an alternative arrangement, whereby the screw C may be
substituted by a spring catch, consisting of an indented metal plate D, fixed to the
receptacle A by means of a small screw E.
Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the cleaner.
Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.
Fig. 4 shows an alternative arrangement, whereby an additional or separate
plug B' can be placed at the end of the receptacle A in a socket A*.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said
invention, & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
(1.) An arrangement of knife & fork cleaner like Fig. 1, consisting of a
cylindrical or other form of receptacle A, provided with a socket A', & rubber
plug B, & screw C, all arranged substantially & described as set forth.
(2.) An arrangement of catch plate D, shown in Fig. 1A, retained in position by
screw E, fixed in the receptacle A, all arranged substantially & described as set
forth.
(3.) The receptacle A, as shown by Fig. 4, provided with a socket A¹ and a
rubber plug B, screw C, or catch arrangement, as in second claim, & further
provided with a socket A³, and rubber plug B₁, all arranged substantially &
described as set forth.
Dated this Fifteenth day of December 1894.
IRWIN BENNETT.
THOMAS MALLINDER.