Year: 1886

page_text: I FREDERICK BENNETT, of 50 Ludgate Hill London E.C. Glass & China Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a clip or clasp which passes over the edge or rim of a
dish or other article and to which is connected arms or chains, at the free end of
which are skewers, prongs or hooks for putting into the article required to be held,
two or more clips are used acting in opposition or pulling against each other-the
clips are contrived to hold fast & not slip-the arms or chains can be set to any
required length or position, an elongation of the clip also serves to further hold the
article in position the clips, chains & arms are made of steel, German silver, or
other metal or a combination of metal, India rubber, wood Bone or other suitable
material.

page_text: An Appliance for Holding things in Position, more Particularly
Intended for Use in Carving or Cutting Meat and other
Articles of Food,
I FREDERICK BENNETT of 50 Ludgate Hill in the City of London Glass and
China Manufacturer 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 invention has for its object to provide a cheap, simple & efficient apparatus
that can be easily applied and adjusted to a Dish, plate, or other article, on which
is to be placed a joint of meat or other article of food, and which will hold it in
position and prevent its slipping while it is cut or carved, or it will hold anything
in position while an operation is performed upon it.
In constructing an apparatus according to my invention, I form clips or clasps
which can be attached to the rims or borders of Dishes or Plates, by simply slipping
them over the said rims or borders, they then may be made tight by means of
screws or springs, if desirable; to these clips I connect chains or arms, with
skewers or prongs at their ends, and I also elongate the clips or clasps so as to
form frames or stands upon which to place the articles which are to be cut or
carved; these frames I form with projecting points, pins, or prongs which catching
into the articles placed upon them, holds them steady and prevents them slipping;
or I form these frames or stands separately from the clips, and connect them
thereto in a convenient manner as hereinafter described-these stands or frames
I make of any suitable form & size, according to the nature of the articles to be
placed upon them.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood, I shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose shall refer to
the several figures on the annexed sheet of drawings, the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in each figure.-I would here remark that this
description is of the apparatus where the frame, or stand, is in a separate piece
from the clip, as I consider it will be more often used in this form.
Fig. 1 represents the clip "A" with the elongated arm "B."-the arm "B" is
perforated with holes for the purpose of adjusting it to any required length,
"C" are hooks on the clip "A," these are to take the chain, fig. 3-when this is
used: Fig. 2-shows one form of the frame, or stand, with points or prongs:-
there are slits or holes at "D" and a projecting screw at E:-Fig. 3 a chain with
a skewer, this is for placing into the joint or other article required to be held in
position, the chain being hooked or taken up to the required length by the
Hooks "C." Fig. 4 shows this form of the apparatus fitted to an ordinary meat
Dish, two clips A" are set in opposition to each other-the arms B are passed
through the holes in the stand at D & then over the centre screw E a nutt or
cap E is then screwed on to the screw E and the apparatus is securely fixed to the
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page_text: Dish ready for use-I consider the apparatus will be more often used without the
chains & skewers and should dispense with them in the cheaper form of apparatus.
I have so far described my invention as applied to an ordinary Dish or Plate,
but it can be used with a specially constructed Dish made with holes or a hole in
it, so that its parts can be attached to the Dish by means of a screw bolt through
the holes or hole and dispensing with the clips, the holes made tight by means of
an elastic washer, but I consider the clips or clasps preferable.
I form the apparatus of Steel, maleable Iron, Brass, German Silver, or any
other suitable metal or combinations of metal, India rubber, Vulcanite, or other
bard substance.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
An appliance or apparatus for holding things in position, more particularly
intended for use in cutting or carving meat and other articles of food, the said
parts being contrived and combined so as to produce the desired effect in a simple
and cheap manner substantially as described and explained herein,