Apparatus for Cleaning and Polishing Table Knives and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for Cleaning and Polishing Table Knives and the like.
I, CHARLES QUENTIN, of 22, Upper Hamilton Terrace, London, N.W., in the
County of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of this invention is a new or improved apparatus for cleaning and
polishing table knives and the like, the new apparatus being very simple in
construction, very inexpensive and at least equals, if not even surpasses, the
more complicated and elaborate contrivances now in use for effecting the same
purpose.
My apparatus is constructed in the following manner:-
A wooden base plate of convenient dimensions is covered with suitable coarse
material, such as a piece of carpet, rough sack cloth, felt, cork or the like, and
has at both sides flange boards projecting above the surface of the said base
plate. A flat piece of similar carpet, sack cloth, felt or the like, corresponding
in size to the base plate and stiffened by a cover of leather or in any other
suitable manner is fastened by tacks or in similar fashion to the base board
along the centre line of the latter which is thereby divided into two preferably
equal portions. The upper flexible layer, i.e. the two portions thereof can there-
fore be folded back so as to admit of the knife blades to be cleaned to bo
placed between the two rough surfaces. Both rough surfaces of one of the two
partitions are supplied with suitable cleansing material such as brick dust
or any other similar preparation, the knife is moistened placed on the base
board covering and the corresponding flap is folded down and pressed on to the
knife by the palm of the left hand. The knife is now moved up and down by the
handle held by the right hand of the operator, and is thereby effectively cleaned
and freed from adhering grease and like impurities.
In order to provide the knife blade with a bright polish, it is subsequently
submitted to a similar manipulation after being placed between the two surfaces
of the second portion of the apparatus, the said surfaces being in this case pro-
vided with a finer powder. The aforesaid-flange boards serve to prevent the blades
from slipping from between the said cleaning and polishing surfaces.
The knife blades will be very effectively cleaned and brightly polished in
this manner, and is obvious that the apparatus can be made at very slight expense
and cannot easily get out of working order.
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page_text: Apparatus for Uleaning and Polisning Table Knives and the like.
CHARLES QUENTIN, late of 22, Upper Hamilton Terrace, but now of 9,
Southampton Street, London, W., Waiter, 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 apparatus is constructed in the following manner;
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A wooden buse plate as seen in drawing Fig. 1, and has at both sides flange
boards projecting above the surface of the said base plate, Fig. 1, No. 2.
The surface of the base plate is divided into two equal portions No. 3 and 4,
Fig. 2. No. 4 part being coverd by rough cork carpet, while No. 3 part is
covered with woolen carpet No. 5 indicates a layer of corresponding material for
both No. 4 and 3, fastened down in the middle by tin tacks, the two portions
thereof can therefore he folded back so as to admit of the knive blades to be
cleaned to be placed between the two rough surfaces No. 4 & 3 Fig. 2.
Both rough surfaces of one of the two two partitions 4 & 3 Fig. 11 are supplied
with suitable cleansing material, brick dust or plate powder, the knife is
moistened, placed on the base board covering No. 4 Fig. II and the corresponding
flap is folded down, and pressed on to the knife by the palm of the left hand.
The knife is now moved up and down by the handle, held by the right hand of
the operator, and is thereby effectively cleaned and freed from adhering grease
and like impurities. To give the knives a finishing polish, they are then placed
in the second portion of the apparatus No. 3 Fig. II of which the surfaces have
previously been supplied with some dry plate powder, and the same manipulation
is repeated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is―
I. The construction of a knife cleaning and polishing apparatus as shown
in Fig. I.
II. The two folding partitions of the apparatus respectively with cork carpet,
and wool carpet coverings for the cleaning and polishing of knives as described
above.
Dated this 10th day of October 1899