Improvements in Holders or Cases for Pencils, Pens, Indiarubber, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1893-Accepted, 2nd June, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Holders or Cases for Pencils, Pens, Indiarubber,
and the like.
I SAMUEL MAIER, 35, Aldermanbury London E.C. Merchant, 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 invention relates to an improved holder for pencils, pens, indiarubber,
stylus, knife blades, and such articles and has for its object to provide a simple
arrangement by which the article can be readily fixed in position for use or with-
drawn so as to be protected by the holder when not required.
The means which I employ to hold the pencil or other article consist of a small
ring of soft indiarubber within a cap forming the end of the holder and screwed on
to the body of the holder. This ring encircles the pencil, and is so placed that
when the cap is screwed on the end of the body of the holder it compresses the
ring causing it to expand laterally and grip the pencil or other article tightly.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings in which Fig. 1 is an elevation,
Fig. 2 a longitudinal section, Fig. 3 a detail view of a pencil holder and Fig. 4 a
section of part of the device applied to an indiarubber holder.
A is the body of the holder, having a screwed part a of less diameter at one end,
on which screws the cap or tip B. This cap is furnished with a passage through
which the pencil or indiarubber C projects, and a small cavity b above the
screwed part in which the small ring D of soft indiarubber is placed.
As shown in Figs. 2 & 3, the end of the holder a does not bear directly on the
rubber, a small ring d of vulcanite or other suitable material being interposed.
As shown more clearly in Fig. 3, this ring is threaded so that it can be screwed
into the cap and passed through the threaded part of the latter, falling loosely into
the cavity which is of larger diameter to receive it. The pencil lead or other
article can be released by one or two turns of the tip, and fixed by turning in the
opposite direction, after having adjusted it to the required position.
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) In a holder or case for pencils, pens, indiarubber and the like the com-
bination of a cap or tip through which the article held passes, screwing on to the
top of the body of the holder, with a soft rubber ring in a recess in the said tip
so placed that it can be compressed on screwing the tip on and caused to grip the
pencil or other article substantially as described.
(2) A holder or case for pencils and the like, consisting of a body A with
screwed end a, a tip B screwing on to the end a and having a recess or cavity b,
and a rubber ring D and a screwed ring d lying in the recess, the whole constructed
and operating substantially in the manner described and shown in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 22nd dow of Anvil 1902
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, Loudon, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.