Improvements in Pickle-forks
Year: 1899

page_text: I, WILLIAM HENRY BUFFEY, of 40, Washington Street, Hull, in the County of
Yorkshire, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in pickle-forks, and in accordance
therewith, I provide improved means for enabling pickles or the like to be
extracted from a jar or other receptacle in a more ready, expeditious and con-
venient manner than heretofore.
In carrying my invention into practice, I provide the fork with a convenient
number of tines or prongs (preferably four) which tines or prongs converge
toward one another somewhat at their lower extremities, while their upper
ends are either soldered to, or formed integral with the stem.
I preferably fashion the fork by stamping a star-shaped blank out of a piece
of metal and then bending the tines or prongs into the desired position.
Where four tines or prongs are employed, the lower extremities of same
should form the four angles of a square.
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HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for Applicant.
Improvements in Pickle-forks.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BUFFEY, of 40, Washington Street, Hull, in the County of
Yorkshire, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to improvements in pickle-forks, and has for its object
the provision of an article of this kind which shall be more effective in use
than those at present in existence, while, at the same time, such pickle-forks
shall be simple in construction and inexpensive of manufacture.
In order that this my said invention may be the more readily understood and
carried into practical effect, reference is hereby made to the accompanying sheet
of illustrative drawings, wherein :-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of the prongs of the fork, before they are bent into
their finished position.

page_text: Fig. 2, being an elevational view of the complete fork, while, Fig. 3, is a
perspective view of same.
Referring to the drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate corre-
sponding parts throughout the several figures, a represents four prongs, which
are preferably stamped out of a metal blank, into the form of a cross, the four
arms thereof being equal in length, as shewn by Fig. 1, and then bent into
the form shewn by Figs. 2 and 3.
The extremities of these prongs a are pointed as at a¹, while the boss a² from
which they radiate is preferably given a circular form and is provided with a
central opening a² to admit of the lower end of the metal neck 6 being secured
therein in any suitable manner.
When the prongs a are bent into their finished position, the extremities of
same will form the four corners of a square, as shewn more particularly by
Fig. 3. By this means, pickles can be readily extracted from a bottle or other
receptacle, owing to the tenacious grip which the said prongs obtain upon the
pickles.
The usual ivory, bone or other handle c is provided.
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:
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The improvements in pickle-forks, consisting in four prongs, preferably
stamped out of a metal blank into the form of a cross, the four arms of which
are of equal length, said prongs which have pointed extremities, being bent
over in an approximate parallel position to one another, so that their extremities
constitute the four corners of a square, all substantially as described and as
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 13th day of July 1899.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for Applicant.