A Combined Knife Sharpener and Knife Rest.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application. 13th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th July, 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Knife Sharpener and Knife Rest.
WILLIAM JAMES MYATT of No. 216 Ladywood Road Birmingham, Silversmith
and JOHN SACKVILLE PULLINGER of No. 105 Belgrave Road Birmingham, Collector
of Taxes, both in the County of Warwickshire, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
A combined Knife Sharpener and Knife Rest which shall consist of two rollers
(as Fig. 1) either of steel, stone emery or any similar material, if of steel they would
be roughed or grooved similar to the roughing or grooving of an ordinary Table Steel
commonly used for sharpening knives.
The rollers shall be placed horizontally and parallel (that is side by side) and held
in a suspended position in a body or frame of metal or any other material by four
arms (as Fig. 2) projecting from the sides of the body or frame which act as carriers.
The rollers are kept pressed together by pressure supplied or obtained by a spring,
either a coil or other spring but if the body or frame is made of metal (which we
prefer) the spring would be embodied or obtained by the peculiar shaping or con-
structing of the body or frame (as Fig. 3).
It must be understood that the particular shape or bow we give to the body or
frame at the sides in the bending supplies the pressure required for keeping the
rollers pressed together, additional spring pressure is obtained from the bending of
the arms (which suspend or carry the rollers as Fig. 2). The body or frame is so
formed as to render it adaptable as a Knife Rest as shown in sketch (Fig. 4).
To sharpen a Knife it is only necessary to draw the edge backwards and forwards
between the rollers with slight pressure (as Fig. 5).
An operation so simple as to be performed by a child. without fear of injury to the
knife as in the event of too much pressure being applied the blade will pass harmlessly
through the rollers in consequence of the automatic action of the spring in the body
or frame.
We claim for our invention a perfect combined Knife Sharpener and Knife Rest of
the simplist possible character which forms an elegant article of table plate.
Dated this 12th day of October 1888.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Knife Sharpener and Knife Rest.
We, WILLIAM JAMES MYATT, Ledfield, Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield, in the
County of Warwick, Silversmith and JOHN SACKVILLE PULLINGER, 105, Belgrave
Road, Edgbaston in the County of Warwick, Collector of Taxes, 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 has reference to a combined knife sharpener and knife rest and
consists of two rollers either of steel, stone, emery or any other suitable material, but
we will describe the rollers as being made of steel serrated or grooved similar to an
ordinary table steel commonly used for sharpening knives. These rollers are placed
horizontally and held in a suspended position side by side by a suitable body or frame
of metal or other material.
In order that our invention may be better understood we will make reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of
our combined knife sharpener and knife rest, Fig. 2 is a view shewing our invention
D

page_text: when used as a knife rest, Fig. 3 is another view shewing how the knife is placed
when in position for sharpening, and Fig. 4 is a detached view of one of the
sharpening rollers. A are the rollers which are preferably made of steel serrated or
grooved similar to an ordinary steel for sharpening knifes, as clearly shewn at Fig. 4.
These rollers are placed horizontally in four arms B and held in a suspended position
side by side by a suitable body or frame D of metal or other material, the said body
or frame D being fastened or secured to the stand or support E.
We obtain the necessary pressure for keeping the rollers A held together by means
of the peculiar construction of the body or frame D which it will be seen is bent out-
wards at C, thereby always having a tendency to force the two rollers together, but
we may employ other suitable means for keeping the rollers held together. To
sharpen a knife it is only necessary to draw the edge backwards and forwards between
the rollers A with slight pressure as clearly shewn in Fig. 3, an operation so simple
as to be performed by a child without fear of injury to the knife, as in the event of
too much pressure being applied the blade will pass harmlessly through the rollers A
in consequence of the automatic action of the spring in the body or frame D.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we would have it it understood
that we do not confine ourselves to the exact details as herein shewn and described
as they may be varied without departing from the nature of our invention, but
what we claim is :-
Firstly
The combination of a knife sharpener and knife rest substantially the
same as her einbefore described and shewn.
Secondly-A knife sharpener substantially the same as hereinbefore described
and shewn.
Dated this 12th day of July 1889
WILLIAM JAMES MYATT.
JOHN SACKVILLE PULLINGER.