A New or Improved Knife Cleaner.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 18th Jan., 1893—Accepted, 18th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Knife Cleaner.
I, GEORGE HERBERT ELLIS, of Heathfield, Lansdowne Grove, Neasden, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention is made in two parts. The first is in the form of an oblong tray
with raised margins to prevent the scattering and waste of knife powder. In the
centre of this tray is a raised and fixed narrow platform, and in the middle thereof
is a transverse rest or stop having two raised projections.
The second portion of my invention is a double "Rubber" for cleaning knives,
made as follows:-I take a solid piece of wood of suitable length and thickness
which I make hollow at the sides, and I cover the two other surfaces opposite to
each other with leather or other suitable material. The cleaning of knives is
effected by placing them singly upon the platform between the stop or rest (which
holds them in position), and having applied knife powder to the using surface of
from the tray, actuating it by hand to and fro across the knife
the "Rubber
blades.
1.
1000
GEO. H. ELLIS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Knife Cleaner.
I, GEORGE HERBERT Ellis, of Heathfield, Lansdowne Grove, Neasden, in the
County of Middlesex, Engineer, 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 knife cleaner.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 represents a plan of the tray and platform with raised projections.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line A B.
Fig. 3 is the end elevation of the rubber.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the rubber.
This invention is made in two parts. The first is in the form of an oblong tray a
with raised margins as in Figs. 1, and 2, to prevent the scattering and waste of
knife powder. In the centre of this tray a is a raised and fixed narrow/plat-
form b, and in the middle thereof is a transverse rest or stop having two raised
projections c c.
"
The second portion of my invention is a double "Rubber' as in Figs. 3, and 4,
for cleaning knives and made as follows:-
I take a solid piece of wood d of any suitable length and thickness which I make
hollow at the sides, and I cover the two other surfaces opposite to each other with
leather e e or any other suitable material.
Preferably I construct the tray a platform b and stop with projections cc of
wood, but other materials may be used, such as iron, tin, copper, brass or paper
maché.
The cleaning of knives are effected by placing them singly upon the platform b
on the stop or rest between the projections cc (which holds them in position), and

page_text: having applied knife powder to the using surface e (leather), of the "rubber"
from the tray a, actuating it by hand to and fro across the knife blades.
d
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. In a new or improved knife cleaner, the combination of the tray a with the
raised and fixed narrow platform and the transverse rest or stop having two
raised projections cc, substantially as herein described and according to Figs. 1,
and 2, of the accompanying drawing.
2. In a new or improved knife cleaner, the combination of the solid piece of wood
hollow at the sides and the leather surfaces e e at the top and bottom, and herein
termed the "Rubber" d, substantially as herein described and according to
Figs. 3, and 4, of the accompanying drawing.
3. In a new or improved knife cleaner, the combination of the rubber, tray, plat-
form and rest or stop with projections, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 18th day of January 1002
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.