Improvements in Pencil and Crayon Holders.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 12th July, 1893—Accepted, 12th Aug., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil and Crayon Holders.
I, EBERHARD FABER, of Davis Avenue West, New Brighton, in the County of
Richmond and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention is especially adapted to the holding of pencil leads within a tubular
case and in such a manner that the pressure upon the pencil lead or crayon in
writing or drawing increases the pressure of the clamp that holds such lead or
crayon.
In carrying out my invention I make use of a tubular handle, which may be of
wood or any other suitable material, and the opening or hole in the same is
considerably larger than the diameter of the pencil lead or crayon, and within this
tubular handle a sliding tube is provided, upon the inner end of which are outwardly
extending lips or projections between suitable stops in the interior of the tubular
handle, so that this inner sliding tube may have a limited end wise movement, and
the projecting end of this sliding tube is slotted longitudinally to form clamping
jaws, and these jaws are spread outwardly and the extreme ends turned inwardly so
as to be in the form of loops or bows, and the extreme end of the metal of the jaws
is adapted to grip and hold the pencil lead or crayon. The exterior surfaces of
these jaws are preferably roughened and made in the form of gradual inclines, and
when the inner sliding tube is drawn out, the jaws open by their springing action
and the pencil lead or crayon is to be inserted through such jaws into the tubular
handle, and by forcing the jaws inwardly the inclined exterior surfaces of such jaws
passing into the tube press the jaws firmly together upon the pencil lead or crayon,
and the gripping action is increased by the pressure upon the pencil or crayon in
writing or drawing, and the exterior roughened surfaces of thse jaws act in the
capacity of spring pawls or holders against the inner tubular edge of the holder or
handle, and against the notches inside the hole in the handle.
By the reverse movement the lead or crayon is liberated so that it can be drawn
out or pushed in, as desired.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil and Crayon Holders.
I, EBERHARD FABER, of Davis Avenue, New Brighton, in the County of
Richmond and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, 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 is especially adapted to the holding of pencil leads within a tubular
case and in such a manner that the pressure upon the pencil lead or crayon in
writing or drawing increases the pressure of the clamp that holds such lead or
crayon.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil and Crayon Holders.
I, EBERHARD FABER, of Davis Avenue, New Brighton, in the County of
Richmond and State of New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, 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 is especially adapted to the holding of pencil leads within a tubular
case and in such a manner that the pressure upon the pencil lead or crayon in
writing or drawing increases the pressure of the clamp that holds such lead or
crayon.
In the drawing,
Fig. 1 is an elevation showing the two ends of a pencil in a large size, and
Fig. 2 is a similar longitudinal section.
In carrying out my invention I make use of a tubular handle B, which may be of
[Price 8d.]

page_text: wood or any other suitable material, and the opening or hole in the same is
considerably larger than the diameter of the pencil lead or crayon A, and within
this tubular handle a sliding tube C is provided upon the inner end of which are
outwardly extending lips or projections 2 behind a suitable stop 3 in the interior of
the tubular handle, so that this inner sliding tube may have a limited end wise
movement, and the projecting end of this sliding tube is slotted longitudinally at 4
to form clamping jaws 5, and these jaws are spread outwardly and the extreme ends
turned inwardly so as to be in the form of loops or bows, and the extreme end of
the metal of the jaws is adapted to grip and hold the pencil lead or crayon A.
The exterior surfaces of these jaws are preferably roughened and made in the form
of gradual inclines at 6, and when the inner sliding tube is drawn out, the jaws open
by their springing action and the pencil lead or crayon is to be inserted through
such jaws into the tubular handle, and by forcing the jaws inwardly the inclined
exterior surfaces 6 of such jaws passing into the tube press the jaws firmly together
upon the pencil lead or crayon, and the gripping action is increased by the pressure
upon the pencil or crayon in writing or drawing, and the exterior roughened
surfaces 6 of these jaws act in the capacity of spring pawls or holders against the
inner tubular edge 7 of the holder or handle, and against the notches inside the
hole in the handle.
By the reverse movement the lead or crayon is liberated so that it can be drawn
out or pushed in, as desired.
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 :
First. The combination in a holder for a lead or crayon, of an external tubular
handle, a sliding holder within the tubular handle having spring jaws and roughened
engaging surfaces, substantially as specified.
Second. A tubular holder for a lead or a crayon split at the end and bowed to
form jaws, in combination with a surrounding handle into which the holder is pressed
and holds the lead by a wedging action, substantially as specified.
Dated this 7th day of July 1893.
BREWER & SON,
Agents.