A New or Improved Portable Attachment for Spoons.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Portable Attachment for Spoons.
I GEORGE WILLIAM HICKSON of Bottesford in the County of Leicestershire
Solicitor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a portable attachment for spoons such
as soup spoons dessert spoons or other similar spoons whereby is provided a guard
or cover preventing the diners' moustachios while partaking of liquid foods from
entering or coming into actual contact with the same.
My invention essentially consists in the employment of a guard or cover of
suitable metal, plate, or other material attachable to the side of the spoon-
either on the right or the left as may be required-by means of a spring catch;
this guard or cover is made so as to project a convenient distance over the top
of the spoon leaving a suitable open space on the opposite side, and can be arranged
so as to stand slightly above the edges of the spoon thus providing a means for
preventing any deposit or residue of the liquid on the top of the guard or cover.
The upper face of said guard may be convexed or concaved longitudinally, or made
flat as required, or be further provided with suitable perforations preventing any
deposit of the liquid remaining on its upper face.
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In order to make my invention applicable to existing patterns of spoons and that
it may be attached or detached at will and at the option of the user I provide
suitable spring-catch or clip extending at right angles to the guard; this spring-
clip grips the side or edge of the spoon and the guard stands over and covers part
of the top of the spoon thus providing a ready and effective means for preventing
the moustachios dipping into the liquid as the same is conveyed to the mouth, while
sufficient open space is left on the feeding side of the spoon and by means of this
convexed or perforated cover the upper face of same which is in contact with the
moustachios substantially prevents the inconvenience otherwise experienced by the
use of the ordinary and unprotected spoon.
Of course it will be understood that this invention is equaily applicable to either
right-handed or left-handed persons by attaching the guard or cover to the required
side of the spoon.
Dated this 24th day of January 1894.
GEORGE WILLIAM HICKSON,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Portable Attachment for Spoons.
I, GEORGE WILLIAM HICKSON of Bottesford in the County of Leicestershire
Solicitor, 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 portable attachment for spoons
such as soup spoons dessert spoons or other food spoons by means of which
is provided a guard or cover to prevent or shield the diners' moustachios while
partaking of liquid foods from entering or coming into actual contact with the
same.
My invention essentially consists in the employment of a guard or cover of
suitable metal plate or other material arranged so as to be attachable to the side of
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page_text: the spoon-either on the right or left as may be required-by one or more spring
catches or other suitable device.
This guard or cover is so made or shaped as to project a convenient distance over
the top of the spoon thus covering over a suitable portion of the same while a con-
venient open space is left on the feeding or mouth side; this open space between
the edge of the cover and the edge of the spoon resembling somewhat an elongated
ellip
ipse, and the ends of the cover on the same side--that is the distance between
the apices of the ellipse-the handle of the spoon on the one side and the end of
the spoon on the other are made to dip down in order to prevent the liquid from
escaping from these parts.
The side opposite the feeding or mouth side, which I will term the receiving
side, is provided with sufficient space to receive pieces of solids that may be in the
soup such as pieces of kidney and the like, and to accomplish this I raise the edge
of the cover on the said receiving side, and as by so doing the top face of the guard
is inclined downwards towards the mouth side, any deposit or residue of the liquid
is prevented from remaining thereon. The said upper face may be convexed or
concaved longitudinally or made flat as required or be further provided with
suitable perforations to prevent any deposit.
In order to made my invention applicable to existing patterns of spoons and that
it may be attached or detached at will and at the option of the user I provide
suitable spring catches or clips preferably one at each end and on the receiving
side these are fixed to the under side of the cover and extend downwards at
right angles these spring clips consist of two pieces of thin elastic material-or
one piece bent double-the open or lower ends when sprung on the side of the spoon
grip the same and keep the guard firmly in its place, or, instead of the said
spring clips, screw clips may be substituted or other ready and effective means.
It will be seen that this arrangement is equally applicable to right-handed
or left-handed persons by reversing from one side to the other as may be
required.
And in order that my invention may be fully understood 1 will now proceed
to describe the drawings hereto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
The same reference letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Fig. 1. is a plan of the guard, and
Fig. 2. an inverted plan of same.
Fig. 3. an elevation from the mouth side, and
Fig. 4. an elevation from the receiving side.
Fig. 5. shews the clips detached, and
Fig. 6. is a plan of a spoon with the guard attached thereto.
A is the guard or shield, B. the spring clips for attaching and holding same to
side of spoon and more particularly shewn in Figure 5 of the drawings-C. is a
lug or stop to prevent the guard A from moving longitudinally, and D. the spoon
to which the guard or shield A. is shewn attached in Figure 6.
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 ;-
.
1st. A detachable guard or shield for the moustachios as applied to food spoons
substantially as herein described.
2nd. A detachable guard or shield for the moustachios as applied to food spoons
as described with reference to Figures 1. to 6. of the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of April 1894
GEORGE WILLIAM HICKSON,
Applicant.
GEORGE WILLIAM HICKSON,
Applicant.