Improvements in Knife-cleaning Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept.. 1895-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1895
I, JOHN ALEXANDER SAMUELS, of 40 High Road, Upper Tooting, in the County
of Surrey, Lamp Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in knife cleaning machines, which consists
of two revolving discs of any suitable material operated by a handle on a vertical
spindle with a coil spring and enclosed in a drum having two or more slots for the
purpose of inserting the blades of knives.
At the base of the apparatus in the centre I fix a bearing to receive the end of
the vertical spindle, and above I place two revolving discs the top one having a
receptacle to hold the emery powder with holes so that the emery powder will
work itself through into the bottom disc. Above the top disc on the vertical
spindle I place a coil spring in order to press the two discs together.
The aforesaid I enclose in a drum with slots and a base the whole being firmly
fixed together.
The handle is then fixed to the top of the vertical spindle.
Emery powder may be passed through holes in the top of the drum.
If preferable the apparatus may be worked with cogs and cog teeth on each of
the discs or in any other suitable manner.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Knife-cleaning Machines.
I, JOHN ALEXANDER SAMUELS, of 40 High Road, Upper Tooting, in the County
of Surrey, Lamp Manufacturer, 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 knife cleaning machines.
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, is a plan of the top disc or receptacle to hold the emery powder.
Fig. 2, is an elevation of the apparatus.
Fig. 3, is a plan of the top of the drum before the handle is fixed to the vertical
spindle.
The invention consists of two revolving dises a and 6 of any suitable material
operated by a handle con a vertical spindle d with a coil spring e and enclosed in a
drum having two or more slots g for the purpose of inserting the blades of
knives.
At the base of the apparatus in the centre I fix a bearing to receive the end
of the vertical spindle d, and above 1 place two revolving discs the top one a

page_text: having a receptacle to hold the emery powder with holes i so that the emery
powder will work itself through onto the bottom disc b. Inside the bottom disc bon
the vertical spindle d I place a coil spring e in order to press the disc b against
the disc a as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.
The faces of each disc is covered with leather k.
The aforesaid I enclose in a drum f with slots g and a base m the whole being
firmly fixed together the handle c is then fixed to the top of the vertical
spindle d.
Emery powder may be passed through a hole or holes in the top of the drum f
and out of hole j above the base block m.
The knives are inserted in the opening between the two discs.
If preferable the apparatus may be worked with cogs and cog teeth on each of
the discs or in any other suitable manner.
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 knife cleaning machines, the combination of two revolving discs of any
suitable material operated by a handle on a vertical spindle with a coil spring and
enclosed in a drum having two or more slots for the purpose of inserting the blades
of knives, substantially as herein described and for the purpose specified.
2. In knife cleaning machines, the combination of the various parts as fully
described in this Specification for the purpose specified.
Dated this 11th day of September 1895.
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.