Improvements in Knife Cleaners
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 9th Mar., 1889
THOMAS WILLIAM MAPLES Tinman 222 Walworth Road London S.E. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An Invention for "Improvements in Knife Cleaners.
This Article is composed of a wood or metal box which forms a stand on the top
of which is placed two pieces of wood or metal (corrugated on the insides) with
hinges on them so as to shut together having leather or other suitable material affixed
to the corrugated sides for the blades of knives to lay against and between.
At the side of box is a divided rest for the handles of the knives to be placed so
as to hold them in position between the corrugated surfaces.
Rollers are placed at intervals on the lower side of the movable corrugated boards
or metal before referred to and also on the upper side of box which forms the
stand.
A handle is attached to centre of outside corrugated board which when pressed
backwards and forwards runs over the rollers and thus gives the necessary pressure
for cleaning knives.
Lalso obtain the nanessary posture by the use of a bracket slide

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
.
Improvements in Knife Cleaners.
THOMAS WILLIAM MAPLES 222 Walworth Road London S.E. Tinman 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:—
This Knife Cleaner as shewn in Fig. 1 is constructed of a wood or metal box
forming a stand on the top of which is placed two pieces of wood or other suitable
material as shewn in Figs. 1. 3 and 4 at A (corrugated on the inside) fitted together
so as to enable them to shut, a padding of felt is placed upon corrugated surfaces and
covered by a piece of leather, Kamptulicon or other suitable material as shewn in
Figs. 2 and 4 at B for the blades of knives to lay against and between at the side of
box as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 at C is a divided rest for handles of knives to be placed
in; the divisions being made of india rubber or other yielding substance thus pre-
venting an injurious strain to the handles of knives, across this divided rest is placed
a cross bar as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2 at E fastened at e¹ by a catch thus holding
knives firmly in position between the corrugated surfaces.
On the lower side of corrugated surfaces B and also on side of box which forms
the stand friction rollers are placed as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 at D facilitating the
working of the corrugated surfaces. The same result may be obtained by using a
bracket slide instead of rollers D. The handle H as shewn in Figs. 1 and 3 is
attached to outside of upper corrugated surface which when pushed backwards and
forwards runs over the rollers and gives the necessary friction for cleaning knives.
prefer moving the corrugated surfaces in one direction but by levers fixed to
the sides or surfaces the undersurface would be moved in an opposite direction to
the upper surface and the same results obtained.
This cleaner can be made to clean a large number of knives at once.
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
1. The use of corrugated surfaces for cleaning knives.
2. The divided rest in conjunction with the corrugated surfaces.
Dated this 14th day of January 1889.
THOMAS W. MAPLES.
Edward Quin,
8, Dashwood Road, London, S.W.,
Agent for Thomas William Maples.