AN IMPROVED FORK GUARD
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 14th Sept., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 14th Oct., 1887.
DECEM
We, MORGAN ROBERTS, Carfield House, Norton (near Sheffield) in the County of
Derby, Cutlery Manufacturer and ERNEST THICKETT, .7 St. Pauls Chambers Sheffield
in the County of York, Designer do hereby declare the nature of our said invention
for AN IMPROVED FORK GUARD to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of Guards for Carving
Forks, and other guard forks, having for its object to make the said guard useful for
two purposes, and it consists in forming the upper portion of the guard in the shape
of and for use as a Corkscrew.
In carrying out our invention we make the butt of the guard, or that part that is
fitted into the shank of the fork, of any desired shape or construction, but preferably
fitting in the usual guard slot, and turning either up or down upon a fixed pin. The
top part or guard proper is a spiral corkscrew.
The point is so arranged that it shall fit between the prongs of the fork, or into a
recess or indentation formed in the base of the prongs, in such a manner as to protect
the said point, and to prevent it projecting in an objectionable or dangerous manner.
In some cases we provide a cover or guard to the screw, but this is not essential to
our invention.
The improved guard may be made of any suitable material and finished to suit any
quality of Fork.
It will thus be seen that our invention consists in the combination of a Corkscrew
with a fork, in such a manner as to form a guard.
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: We, MORGAN ROBERTS, C'arfield House, Norton (near Sheffield) in the County of
Derby, Cutlery Manufacturer, and ERNEST THICKETT. 7 St. Pauls Chambers, Sheffield,
in the County of York, Designer, 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of Guards for Carving
Forks, and other guard forks, having for its object to make the said guard useful for
two purposes, and consists in forming the upper portion of the guard in the shape of,
and for use as, a Corkscrew.
And in order that our invention may be fully and clearly understood, we have
annexed a sheet of drawings illustrating same.
In carrying out our invention we make the butt of the guard A, or that part which
is fitted into the shank B of the fork, of any desired shape or construction, but
preferably fitting in the usual guard slot and turning either up or down upon a fixed
pin C, the top part or guard proper is a spiral corkscrew D, the point E, is so
arranged that it will fit between the prongs F, or into a recess or indentation formed
in the base thereof, in such a manner as to give protection to the said point E.
In some cases we provide a removable cap or cover for the point of the scrow, to he
retained in the position until the guard is required as a corkscrew.
The improved guard may be made of any suitable material, and finished to suit any
quality of fork.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
The combination of a corkscrew with a fork constructed and arranged to form a
guard, for the purpose specified and substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated.