Improvements in Pencil Sharpeners.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 11th June, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11:h June, 1890-1ccepted, 12th July, 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil Sharpeners.
We, LORENZO AUGUSTUS JORDAN, Gentleman of Central Fails and STEPHEN OLIVER
MEADER of Saylesville, Gentleman, both in the County of Providence and State of
Rhode Island, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL SHARPENERS and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Our invention consists in the improved combination of the knife with a recepticle
for the slavings of the pencil and with a pivoted cover, which also forms a guide
for the side of the pencil in sharpening, as hereinafter fully set forth.
Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of our improved pencil-sharpener made in a form
adapted for the purpose of a paper weight.
Fig. 2 represents a top view of the same.
Fig. 3 represents a top view with the pivoted cover turned toward one side, as
shown in dotted lines.
Fig. 4 represents a vertical section without the cover.
Fig. 5 represents a front edge view of the removable plate for holding the knife.
Fig. 6 represents a detail section showing the spring-operated catch for fastening
the cover.
In the accompanying drawings, A is a box or receptacle for the shavings of the
pencil.
B is a removable plate provided with the elongated slot a and with tho notch 6, and
which is adapted to rest upon the inwardly-projecting pins ec at the upper edge of the
receptacle-chamber d, or other suitable support, and is also provided with the knife C,
which is held firmly in position by means of the thumb-screw e, the said screw being
held in the bridge which connects the downwardly-extending sides g g of the
plate B.
The cover D is pivoted to one corner of the receptacle A by means of the screw h,
and when the cover D is turned to one side, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 3,
the edge of the cover can be employed as a guide for the side of the pencil in
drawing the same in an oblique direction across the edge of the knife C. The cover D)
is provided with a holding-knob j, by means of which the device can be readily
removed from place to place and be used for the purpose of a paper weight.
In order to fasten the pivoted cover D in the position shown in Fig. 2, a spring
operated catch k is provided, as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, which catch enters a recess 7,
made in the under side of the cover.
Whenever it is desired to remove the shavings
from the chamber d, the plate B can be lifted and removed from the receptacle A by
inserting an instrument into the notch b, the cover D being at the same time turned
entirely to one side upon its pivot h.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
1st. The combination, with the receptacle for the shavings and the adjustable knife,

page_text: of the pivoted cover adapted an obliquely-directed guide for the movement of the
pencil over the knife, substantially as described.
2nd. The combination with the removable plate provided with an adjustable knife,
of the receptacle for the shavings and the pivoted cover which is adapted to form an
obliquely-directed guide for the movement of the pencil over the knife, substantially
as described.
Brd. The combination, with the removable plate provided with an adjustable knife
and a lifting-notch, of the receptacle for the shavings and the pivoted cover having a
lifting-knob and adapted to form an obliquely-directed guide for the movement of
the pencil over the knife, substantially as described.
4th. The combination with the removable plate provided with an adjustable knife
and a lifting-notch, of the receptacle for the shavings, the pivoted cover having a
lifting-knob and adapted to form an obliquely-directed guide for the movement of the
pencil over the knife, and the spring operated catch for holding the cover in position
to cover the removable plate, substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of June 1890.
F. W. BARKER,
Applicants' Agent.