Improvements in Means for Weighing Letters and the like.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 8th Aug.. 1889-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Weighing Letters and the like.
CHARLES SCOTT SNELL of Culver Park Saltash Cornwall, Engineer & Designer do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The object of this invention is to allow the penholder itself to be used as a lever for
weighing letters and the like. No springs are used and in carrying out this inven-
tion I may have one end weighted, a letter clip affixed to the reverse end and a
pin forming a fulcrum either permanently fixed (so that say one ounce will be
registered when the lever is balanced) or capable of movement up and down to
prearranged points indicating different weights or the fulcrum itself may be duplicated
at these points.
In another form or modification the letter clip may be made to travel up and down
instead of the fulcrum or the weight may be used in a similar manner as will be
readily understood; further where the penholder is telescopic the movement may
be made to vary the relative positions of weight, fulcrum, and letter, and figures
on the inner tube be made to show weights and rates of postage thus forming a compact
and convenient instrument.
By "penholder" I refer to general writing applicances such as stylographic and the
like in addition to the ordinary simple form and including pencils.
Deted this 8th day of November 1888
C. SCOTT SNELL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Weighing Letters and the like.
I, CHARLES SCOTT SNELL of Culver Park Saltash Cornwall Engineer and Designer,
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:-
The object of this invention is to allow the penholder itself to be used as a lever for
weighing letters or the like.
Reference is made to the accompanying sheet of Drawings and it will be seen no
springs are used and in carrying out this invention I may have one end of the
penholder or its equivalent weighted, a letter clip affixed to the reverse end and a
pin forming a fulcrum either permanently fixed (see A Fig. 1) so that say one
ounce will be registered when the lever is balanced, or capable of movement up or
down to prearranged points see Fig. 2 in which the pin is withdrawn from one
hole and inserted in another (this pin being held by the fingers and the lever
poised thereon when weighingl etters) also see Fig. 3 in which the fulcrum can slide
up and down to certain positions. The fulcrum itself inay be duplicated at these
prearranged points (see Fig. 4) or notches to allow the lover to be poised thereon
may form an equivalent (see Fig. 5).
In another form or modification the letter clip may be made to travel up and down
(see Fig. 6) or the weight may be used in a similar manner (see Fig. 7) as will be
readily understood.
Further where the penholder is telescopic the movement may be made to vary
the relative positions of weight, fulcrum and letter, and figures on the inner tube
may be made to show weights and rates of postage thus forming a compact and
convenient instrument (see Fig. 8).
By "penholder". I refer to general writing appliances such as stylographic and the
like in addition to the ordinary simple form and also pencils.

page_text: 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 arrangement and combination of the parts or the construction of writing
appliances substantially as & for the advantages herein described in reference to and
shown in the accompanying Drawings.
Second. The constructing of writing appliances in combination with appurtenances
enabling them to be used as lever-letter weighing instruments.
Dated this 8th day of August 1889.
C. SCOTT SNELL.