Improvements in Carving Forks.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carving Forks.
I, ANDREW HUGH BOGLE of 4 Park Place, St. James' in the County of
London, Major General late Royal Artillery, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to carving forks, and more particularly to the
construction of the guard and its mode of attachment to the fork.
In carrying out my invention I construct the guard as follows:-I make the
upper part of the guard of ordinary construction, but I form its lower or pivotting
end with a foot or lug adapted to fit snugly in the guard socket of the fork. The
ordinary transverse rivet which passes through the socket is retained and on it the
guard pivots, but the guard is not perforated as usual to receive the rivet. The base
or under side of the said foot or lug is of such form that when the guard is erect it
bears firmly upon the bottom of the guard socket the rear of the guard fits against
the rear part of the guard socket and the front of the erect guard then bearing
against the transverse rivet the guard will effectually resist any force tending to
cause it to pivot to its lowered position.
When it is desired to lower the guard the fork should be reversed and then turned
back. The guard will then turn down into its lowered position upon the transverse
rivet as a pivot the shape of the guard at that part being curved, and the curved
front portion of the foot or lug effectually prevents the guard from falling out of or
becoming detached from the socket when the guard is lowered.
Dated this 31st day of July 1896
J. C. MEW BURN. & ELLIS,
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
I, ANDREW HUGH BOGLE of 4 Park Place, St. James' in the County of
London, Major General, late Royal Artillery, do hereby declare the nature of the
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has reference to carving forks, and more particularly to the
construction of the guard and its mode of attachment to the fork.
In carrying out my invention I construct the guard as follows:-I make the
upper part of the guard of ordinary form, but I make its lower or pivotting end
with a foot or lug. adapted to fit snugly in the guard socket of the fork. The
ordinary transverse rivet which passes through the socket is retained, and on it
the guard pivots, but the guard is not perforated as usual to receive the rivet.
The base or under side of the said foot or lug is of such form that when the guard

page_text: is erect it bears firmly upon the bottom of the guard socket; the rear of the guard
fits against the rear part of the guard socket, and the front of the erect guard then
bearing against the transverse rivet, the guard will effectually resist any force
tending to cause it to pivot to its lowered position.
The accompanying drawings represent a carving fork fitted with a guard which
is constructed according to my invention.
Figure 1 is a side view of the fork with part of the guard in section, and showing
the guard in the lowered position.
Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the guard in the erect position.
Figure 3 is a view of the under side of the guard detached.
The upper part a of the guard is of ordinary form. The lower end is made with
a foot or lug b to fit snugly in the guard socket c; the socket is not cut right through
the shank of the fork and it need not be made as long as the sockets required for
ordinary spring guards. The base or underside of the foot or lug bis of such form
that when the guard is erect (see Figure 2) it bears firmly upon the bottom of the
socket e whilst the rear of the guard fits against the rear part of the socket, and its
front bears against the transverse rivet or pin d; this rivet is like those used with
ordinary guards, and is put into place when the guard is in the socket. The guard
pivots upon the rivet, but is not perforated as usual to receive the rivet. The front
of the foot b of the guard is curved as shown at e, and the curved portion effectually
prevents the guard from falling out of or becoming detached from the socket, either
when the guard is lowered or when it is in the erect position.
In order to raise the guard into the erect position it is sufficient to give the fork
a slight upward jerk while it is held in the hand, or to raise the fork gradually to an
approximately vertical position; or the guard may be raised by hand; in any of
these cases the guard turus on the rivet as a pivot, and its foot b drops to the
bottom of the socket c. The rivet will then, as has already been stated, effectually
resist any force tending to cause it to pivot to its lowered position.
When it is desired to lower the guard the fork should be reversed or turned over
and then again turned back. On being reversed the guard drops until stopped by
the rivet d; and on the fork being then again turned back the guard pivots on
the rivet and turns down into its lowered position. Or in order to lower the guard
it may be first raised by the fingers as indicated in dotted lines in Figure 2, aud
then moved or allowed to drop into the lowered position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is :-
The improved carving fork shown in the accompanying drawings and herein-
before described.
J. C. MEWBURN & ELLIS,
55 and 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.