AN IMPROVED APPLIANCE TO A PENCIL, PEN OR OTHER SUCH INSTRUMENT, WHEREBY CIRCLES OR PARTS OF CIRCLES MAY BE
Year: 1885

page_text: ment, whereby Circles or Parts of Circles may be Drawn.
We, THOMAS HARGER and JOHN VINCENT HARGER of Goldielands, Settle,
Yorkshire, Fretwork Merchants, do hereby declare the nature of our invention for
AN IMPROVED APPLIANCE TO A PENCIL, PEN OR OTHER SUCH INSTRUMENT, WHEREBY
CIRCLES OR PARTS OF CIRCLES MAY BE DRAWN and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
This invention consists of an appliance to a pencil & and is composed of a
metal holder or clasp which lays hold of the pencil or other instrument and a
pointed arm (also metal) hinged thereto, the said pointed arm being used as would
one of the legs of ordinary compasses, while the pencil to which it is attached is
used as would the other leg of the ordinary compasses when making circles &, and
by the novelty in the shape of the aforesaid arm as also in the construction of the
hinged joint, the aforesaid appliance when attached to a pencil or pen &* may be
carried in the pocket of the user without the said user incurring any risk of harm
being done thereby; therefore we style these appliances-" pocket compasses."
Such being the nature of our said invention with its apparent object (that of
enabling the user to carry it about with safety), in order that the same may be
clearly understood we will proceed to describe it, reference being had to the
accompanying sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Figs. 1 and 2 are side
elevations shewing the appliance and pencil adjusted for the pocket and as opened
or in use respectively, and Figs. 3 and 4 sectional detail drawings more clearly
illustrating the construction of joint.
Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the drawings.
a is the pencil, b the holder and c the pointed arm (its shape corresponding with the
outline of the pencil), and as will be seen by the parts d d being cut, or partly cut
out of the holder b and bent backward, having a hole bored through them for the
insertion of the screw e upon which is mounted the arm c, by the nut f the joint
thus formed may be tightened or left loose as required; that is to say when it is
desired to place the whole in the pocket, the arm c is pressed against the pencil b
and by the screw e and nut f being screwed together the said arm c is held there

page_text: tightly; whereas, when it is required in use, by unscrewing the screws and nut ƒ
the appropriate amount of freedom may be allowed.
In order to facilitate the tightening and loosening of the aforesaid joint, the
peripheries of the screw e and the nut fare appropriately serrated.
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
The use and employment of the screw e and the nut f in combination with the
arm c and the holder b in the manner and for the purpose as herein fully described
and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of December 1885.
THOMAS HARGER.
JOHN VINCENT HARGER.
Witness,
SAMUEL HEY,
Oxenhope, Keighley.