Improvements in Machines for Cleaning Knives, Forks, Spoons, and other such articles
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 18th Mar., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Cleaning Knives, Forks, Spoons,
and other such articles.
I, ALFRED EDMUND WALE, of the firm of T. E. Wale & Sons, Atlas Works
Oozell Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of my said 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 has for its object improvements in machines for cleaning knives,
forks, spoons, and other such articles by which I provide a simple means for
cleaning forks spoons, and other articles in combination with a knife-cleaning
machine.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practise I have appended hereunto two double sized sheets of drawings upon
which I have fully illustrated the nature of my said improvements.
Figure 1., is a side view of one of my machines.
Figure 2., is a front view of same.
Figure 3., is a part vertical section through the machine.
Figure 4., is a part side elevation showing a modification.
Figure 5., is a front elevation of Figure 4.
Figure 6., is a part side elevation showing a further modification.
Figure 7., is a front elevation of Figure 6.
In carrying my invention into effect I mount the discs A. and A' upon the
horizontal shaft a having at its other end the operating handle F. Upon the
frame E of the machine I mount the vertical shaft 62 upon which the rubber
cone is fixed to run by friction upon the edges of the india-rubber pads a³ which
are placed between the discs A and A'. Above the cone I fix the bob B which is
formed of layers of soft fluffy edged material, cotton waste or other suitable
material bound together and secured in position by the nut 7 so that upon the
turning of the handle F the bob B is caused to revolve for the purpose of cleaning
the spoon, fork, or other article which is held against its side. For cleaning, the
knife is inserted between the rubber pads a³ against the rest H. the outer circum-
ference of the disc being corrugated at a by which means the more spring is
obtained in the rubber pads and thus the thin or front part of the knife is operated
upon as well as the thicker or back part of the knife. The friction of the cone
upon the rubber is regulated by the spring D. I do not confine myself to the
exact mode of mounting the bob B upon the machine as I may provide a pinion b³,
Figure 4 upon the vertical shaft which may be corrugated and which works upon the
corrugated circle a³ or I may mount the bob B horizontally as shown at Figures 6
and 7 the arm being pivotted at 6 and provided with the friction roller 66 which
runs upon the rubber as at the edge of the discs A and A' the friction being regu-
lated by the spring d'.
In the case of Figure 6 I may form a spur wheel around the side of the inner
disc with which a pinion mounted upon the shaft b may gear and in the case of
Figure 4 the pinion ³ may engage with the corrugations as if so desired.
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 :-
:-
1st. In improvements in machines for cleaning knives, forks, spoons, and other
such articles the bob B mounted and operated in combination with the knife

page_text: cleaner A substantially as herein set forth and shown upon the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. In improvements in machines for cleaning knives, forks, spoons and other
such articles the corrugations a³ of the discs A and A' substantially as and for the
purpose herein set forth & shown upon the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 4th day of February 1893.
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent.