A New or Improved Device for Splitting Gut in One Operation into Two or more Strips.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Jan.,
1897
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct., 1897-Accepted, 8th Jan., 1898
A New or Improved Device for Splitting Gut in One Operation
into Two or more Strips.
I, JOHN GRIFFIN of Ballymacthomas, County Cork, Ireland, Merchant, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference to a new or improved knife for the purpose of
facilitating the splitting of Gut in suitable strips, in a simple, expeditious and
effectual manner.
In carrying out my invention I form a suitable knife from the cutting edge of
which projects a suitable rod at right angles.
Two or more devices as thus constructed are fixed so that the knives will stand
perpendicularly and parallel to each other on a suitable bench or table.
The invention is used as follows:―
The operator stands on the side of the knives opposite to that at which the right
angle rods project and on which the Gut is strung and drawing it (the gut) rapidly
towards him and against the sharp edges of the knives it is instantly rent or split in
strips according to the number of knives thus arranged.
doy of Tanuary 1897
J. K. FAHIE & SON,
9 Westland Row, Dublin, Agents for Applicant,
A New or Improved Device for Splitting Gut in One Operation
into Two or more Strips.
1, JOHN GRIFFIN, of Ballymacthomas, County Cork, Ireland Merchant, 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:
new or improved knife for the purpose of
This Invention has reference to a
facilitating the splitting of Gut in suitable strips, in a simple, expeditious, and
effectual inanner.
In carrying out my Invention I form a suitable knife from the cutting edge of
which projects a suitable rod or tube at right angles.
It is desirable that the projecting rod or tube should be quite smooth to allow
the gut to slide readily thereon as presently described, and made detachable so
as to be readily removed, and replaced in position before the knives.

page_text: or my invention.
Fig. 1. is a longitudinal view.
Fig. 2. a back view,
Fig. 3. a plan view.
Fig. 4. an enlarged front view and.
Fig. 5. represents (enlarged) side and end view of the engaging end of the rod or
tube shewing lugs e as presently described.
A is the frame work of the apparatus, 6 is a vertical knife and c is a horizontal
knife secured at right-angles to each other, the vertical one being held in position by
a bolt c' engaging the cross bar d.
E is the rod or tube, one end of which is provided with suitable lugs e (see fig. 5)
which simply rest on the horizontal knife when the rod or tube is placed in position
as shewn for the gut or skins to be operated upon.
The Invention is used as follows:-
The gut or skin to be divided into strips having been first steeped in water is run
on over the rod or tube E when a second gut or skin is similarly treated, and pulled
over the first, then a third, and so on until a sufficient number of guts or skins are
run on, whereupon the rod or tube is fixed in position in front of the knives, by
resting the lugs e on the horizontal knife and resting the other end on a suitable
block H as shewn in figs. 1 and 2. The operator now stands at the back of the
knives, the position indicated by the vertical arrow in fig. 1, and taking the ends, or
edges of the several guts or skins, by the hands, draws same rapidly towards him,
whereupon the sharp edges of the knives rend or split the guts or skins into three
strips.
It is obvious that the knives may be arranged otherwise than vertically and
horizontally, or a less or greater number than two inay be used, and at any convenient
angle as exampled by the dotted lines in fig. 4, where two diagonal knives F are
shewn supported by the cross piece Ft.
In this case the guts or skins would be split into five strips.
It is thus obvious that each gut or skin may be divided into any number of strips
according to the number of knives arranged.
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 :-
First: In cutting or splitting gut the use and application of apparatus consisting
of blades or knives in front of which is arranged a horizontal rod or tube on which is
strung one or more guts or skins in the manner substantially as herein described.
Second: The method of cutting or splitting gut substantially as herein described
and set fourth.
Dated this 8th day of Datahon 2007