Orange and Lemon Parer.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Orange and Lemon Parer.
THOMAS DAVID BREARLEY 19 Matlock Street Crosland Moor Huddersfield
(Decorator) & JOHN HENRY BREARLEY Gas Works Longwood Huddersfield (Gas
Engineer & Manager) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The instrument for which protection is sought is intended to facilitate the
paring of oranges, lemons, or similar fruit by means of a curved blade. The blade
may be made of bone, ivory, or other suitable material or materials. The rind of
the orange or lemon to be pared is cut in circumference either longitudinally or
latitudinally by running one of the edges of the blade round it. The two half
circles of rind are then pared off in the following manner:The point of the blade
is inserted between the rind and the fruit at any point in the circle described by
the cutting of the rind. The blade is then forced to the apex of each half of rind
in turn, and the orange, or blade, or both, revolved until the rind is severed from
the fruit.
The aforesaid blade may be attached to a convenient handle by means of a hinge
pin, screw or other suitable connection; or the blade and handle may be manu-
factured in one piece, in which case no hinge, pin, screw, or other suitable
connection will be necessary.
1000
JOHN HENRY BREARLEY.
THOMAS DAVID BREARLEY.
We, THOMAS DAVID BREARLEY of Matlock Street, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield,
Yorkshire, Decorator and JOHN HENRY BREARLEY, of The Gas Works, Longwood
near Huddersfield, aforesaid, Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention has reference to a new or improved instrument which is intended
for use in paring or removing the skin or rind from oranges, lemons, or similar
fruit, and comprises a blade made of ivory, bone, steel or other suitable material or
metal said blade being curved longitudinally and dished out or made slightly con-
cave transversely, so that the blade will readily adjust itself close to the curved
surface of the fruit. The curved portion of the instrument is made with a blunt knife

page_text: odge, or edges or point, by which the rind or skin can be cut, this first being per-
formed by drawing the instrument around the fruit so as to cut the rind or skin
into two halves or portions. The point of the blade is then inserted between the
rind or skin and the fruit at any point in the circular cut and the blade then
forced to the apex of each half of the rind or skin in turn, the orange or lemon,
or the blade, or both being turned round to sever the rind from the fruit, whose
removal is thus facilitated and the necessity of using the fingers avoided. The
instrument is provided with a handle which may be integral with the blade, or
secured thereto by pin, rivet, or other like means.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, we will now describe
the same more fully, reference being had to the annexed sheet of drawings
forming a part of this Specification, in which:
:―
Fig. 1. is elevation of one form of our improved orange and lemon parer;
Fig. 2. is plan of same, looking from the top and
Fig. 3 shews the method of inserting the instrument under the rind or skin
of the fruit.
Fig. 4. shews our improved parer constructed in the form of a pocket knife.
In the drawings letter A represents the instrument or parer comprising a curved
blade portion A', and a handle A2 by which to hold it in ne hand. The blade A¹
is curved longitudinally to approximately the curvature of part of an orange or
lemon, and is also dished or made concave transversely so that when inserted
between the rind or skin and the fruit it will lie closely against the surface of the
latter as shewn at Fig. 1. anu by moving it round to left or right, or by revolving
the orange or lemon, it will sever the rind or skin therefrom without injuring or
piercing the fruit or breaking through the rind or skin.
The longitudinal edge or edges of the blade portion A¹, or the end thereof, or
both, are preferably tapered off to a sufficiently fine edge to readily cut through
the rind or skin of an orange, lemon, or like fruit. To pare or remove the rind
or skin from an orange or lemon, it is first cut by the edge or point of the blade A¹
circumferentially as indicated at a in Fig. 3; then the point of blade A¹ is inserted
between the rind or skin and the fruit at any point in the circle described by the
cutting of the rind, as shewn in Fig. 3, and the blade forced to the apex of each
half of the rind or skin in turn when, by rotating the orange or lemon, or forcing
the b de round the fruit, the whole of the rind or skin is severed or removed.
By means of said instrument the paring of fruit such as oranges and lemons is
greatly facilitated and the objectionable use of the fingers for such purpose
avoided. The blade may be composed of ivory, bone, silver, aluminium, steel or
other suitable materials, substances, or metals, and either with the handle made
integral therewith as shewn in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or hinged thereto and in the
form of a pocket knife as shewn in Fig. 4; or otherwise attached or secured to the 4
blade. When made after the manner of a pocket knife, we may combine an
ordinary fruit knife blade therewith so that either can be used as required.
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 improved instrument or parer for paring or removing the rind or skin from
oranges lemons or similar fruit constructed and formed substantially as herein
shewn and described.
Dated this 5th day of Octahan 100%
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