An Improved Automatic Guard for Use on Carving Forks.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 14th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic Guard for Use on Carving Forks....
I EDWIN PUTLEY of 45 Pembridge Road, Notting Hill, London, Cutler 'do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved automatic guard for use on carving forks.
The construction of the guard refers principally to a balance made at the end of
the guard, the guard and balance being formed of one peice of metal. I make
an incision in the neck of the carving fork of sufficient size to allow the balance of
the guard to work automatically. I then form a slot in the balance of the
guard and place through the slot a screw or pivot which supports 'the, guard,
the screw or pivot are then joined to each side of the incision inade in the neck
of the carving fork. On the carving fork being raised or placed downwards the
adjustment of the guard becomes self acting by means of the slot formed in the
balance supported by a screw or pivot attached to the neck of the carving fork.
The guard can be applied to forks in use or in the manufacture of forks, it will
not get out of order by dust or other substance and can be made at small cost.
¡Dated this 11th day of January 1896.
By SYDNEY CARLTON,
Applicant's Agent.
I, EDWIN PUTLEY of 45, Pembridge Road, Notting Hill, London, Cutler, 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 an improved automatic guard for use on carving forks
and has reference more especially to a slotted balance provided at the lower end
of the guard, the guard and balance being preferably but not necessarily formed of
one piece of metal. I make an incision right through the neck of the fork of
sufficient size to allow the balance of the guard to work and swing freely and
automatically. I also form a slot in the balance of the guard and place through
the slot a screw, pin, or pivot which supports the guard, the said screw or equivalent
being then joined to or passed through each side of the incision made in the neck of
the fork. On the carving fork being raised or placed point downwards the guard
adjusts itself automatically by means of the slot in the balance supported by the
screw, pivot, or like above mentioned.
In order to more clearly explain my invention I make reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 shows the fork with the guard as it automatically raises itself when the
fork is raised or pointed down, and
Fig. 2 shows the fork with the guard as it lowers itself on placing the fork on
the table or other surface.
The same letters refer to the same parts in each figure.

page_text: The dotted lines a indicate the two extremities of the incision in the neck b of
the fork. c is the balance and d the guard both of which can be ornamented in any
suitable manner by any suitable means. e is a (preferably) curved slot in the
balance and the pivot or equivalent passing through the sides of the incision in
the neck, and also through the slot e. The guard and balance can be applied to
existing forks or to those in course of manufacture; the arrangement is not liable
to get out of order by dust or other substance and can be carried out at small
cost.
I do not restrict myself to the precise shapes, or relative proportions, as
shown in the drawings as they may be varied without departing from the spirit of
the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
A balanced guard for use on carving forks, the balance being free to swing
within an incision provided in the neck of the fork and in which incision it is
retained by a pin, pivot, or equivalent passed through or attached to the sides of
the incision and also through a slot made in the balance, the said slot being of
greater length than the diameter of the pin or like, the whole substantially
as described in the above specification and exemplified in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of October 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.