Year: 1898

page_text: ALFRED CHARLES CLARK, 6, Ludwick Road, New Cross, London, S.E., Com-
mercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has for its object an improved cleaner or polisher for forks, spoons,
knives and plated articles generally.
It may be formed of leather, felt, rubber, cork, cloth etc., or any material or
combination of material suitable for the purpose.
I may also prepare or apply to the material used in the formation of the cleaner
any substance such as polishing paste, powder or liquid suitable for the purpose.
In the formation of the cleaner I make use of pieces of material of various shapes
and sizes which being arranged and joined together in certain order produces a
projecting edge or edges and corresponding shoulders according to the combina-
tion used, the whole being attached to a suitable handle as and if desired.
In the formation of the cleaner I may also make use of a brush to which the
cleaner may be attached or which may be attached to the cleaner either on the
side or sides edge or edges.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, I have appended hereunto
drawings which will be sufficient to demonstrate my improvement, but it will be
quite evident that the shape and design may be varied considerably, also the num-
ber of projecting edges I may use which may run the full length either on one
side, both sides, top portion, or at top end only of the cleaner.
In the various figures the same letters are used to indicate the same or like parts
when they occur. Fig. 1 represents a flat side view showing projecting edge at top
and both sides. A, projecting edge, B, side piece, C, handle.
Fig. 2, sections of Fig. 1, at E.
Fig. 3, view looking edgeways of Fig. 1, attached to brush D.
Fig. 4, section of Fig. 3, at E.
Fig. 5, represents flat side view of another design with projecting edge at top
portion.
Fig. 6, view looking edgeways of top portion of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7, represents flat side view of another design with projecting edge running
round top and one side, with brush attached to edge.
Fig. 8, section of Fig. 7, at E.
Fig. 9, represents several sections of other forms I may use although I do not
limit myself to these in particular, nor to the number of projecting edges I may
care to use.
Dated this 25th day of March 1898.

page_text: I, ALFRED CHARLES CLARK, of 6, Ludwick Road, New Cross, London, Com-
mercial Traveller, 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:-
According to this invention I so arrange and join together pieces of material
suitable for cleaning purposes as to produce a projecting edge or edges and corre-
sponding shoulders.
Figure 1 is a plan and Figure 2 an edge view of a cleaner constructed according
to this invention. Figures 3 to 6 show separately the parts of which it is made.
a is a handle of wood or like material and b c d are pieces of buff leather which
I find to be the most suitable material although others may be employed but not
with advantage. The four pieces are secured together by glue or the like as shown
in Figures 1 and 2.
The rounded point of the piece c serves for cleaning and polishing the insides
of the bowls of spoons and also the bottoms of the notches between the prongs of
forks. The projecting edges of the piece c and the shoulders formed by the
pieces b and d serve to clean the prongs of forks whilst the faces of the pieces b
and d serve to clean flat and curved surfaces. The shapes of the pieces are those
which I find generally most advantageous but they obviously may be varied. A
brush may also be fixed on the face or edge of the cleaner but this is not generally
necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention. and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
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1. Cleaners built up of pieces of suitable material in such manner as to produce
projecting edges and corresponding shoulders substantially as described.
2. Cleaners substantially as described and illustrated in the drawings.
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