Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 27th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 9th Sept., 1887.
I THOMAS HILL of Norfolk Street, Sheffield in the County of York Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention refers to a novel construction of rest for Knives, Forks, Spoons, and
similar articles; the use of such articles being to keep said Knives, Forks or spoons
from coming in contact with the table-cloth, when they are in use and dirty.
Ordinary rests are placed upon the cloth and very often do not answer the purpose
they are intended for."
My clip-rest is intended to grip the edge of any ordinary sizes of dishes or plate,
so that the Knife, Fork, or Spoon may be supported, and the blade or other part that
is in use, may rest upon the dish.
I preferably make it of metal, and of an ornamental character, consisting of a spring
clip attached to an ornamental or plain body on the top of which is the rest proper,
either fixed or having a rotary movement to allow the Knife to be turned in any
required direction as is most convenient.
The clip-rest may be made of wire if preferred, and the clipping part may be
constructed in various ways.
Dated the 22nd dor of Dasamba 1000
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I THOMAS HILL of Norfolk Street, Sheffield in the County of York 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 refers to a novel construction of rest for supporting Knives, Forks,
Spoons, and similar articles, the object being to prevent such articles when in use,
coming in contact with and soiling the table cloth.
I annex a sheet of drawings in which I illustrate two methods of carrying my
invention into practice.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of a Clip-rest to clip the edge of a dish or plate.
Fig. 2, plan of spring portion of clip.
Fig. 3, a clip rest made of wire.
Knife rests of the usual make are intended to be placed upon the table, raising the
blade of the knife from the cloth, but they are often ineffectual in preventing the
soiling of the cloth, as gravy may run down the blade and drop off, as there is no
provision to prevent this result.
My improved Clip rest is intended to grip upon the edge of a dish or a plate, so that
the Knife, fork, or spoon, may be supported so that the blade or other part of the
article that is in use may rest upon the dish or plate.
I preferably make the rest of metal, and finished suitable for use upon a dinner
table, but I do not bind myself to the configuration shown as its shape may be much
altered without departing from the principle of the invention.
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It consists of a support A, which may be either rigidly fixed, or be made to swivel
upon a pin B, so that the Knife or other article may be turned to the most convenient
position. The pin is secured to the top of the clip C, which is made of some elastic
metal and bent to a convenient form to grip upon the edge of a dish or plate, the
plan in Fig. 2, shows the top of a clip with the support A removed.
The Clip rest may be made entirely of wire as shown in Fig. 3, or it may be
constructed of a combination of wire and other material,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention, and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
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1-A rest for Knives, Forks, Spoons and other similar articles, having a clip to
enable it to be attached to the edge of a dish or plate; substantially as herein described
and illustrated.
2-In Knife-rests, the combination of a support (such as A), with a clip (such as C)
for the purpose specified, and substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated.
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