Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application; 12th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left; 1st July, 1995-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
I, ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD of Legge Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the grips or holding parts of pencil' compasses, and pen,
pencil, crayon, stile and other like holders.
According to one form of my invention in connection with a school drawing
compass, I provide the end of the short leg, which is to carry the pencil, pen or
other marking or drawing instrument, with a spring clip or holder, which grips and
holds the said instrument in any adjusted position.
Thus, assuming that the compass is fitted' with a lead pencil, then forward
adjustment is readily effected, whilst its back movement is prevented by the metal
of the front edge of the clip digging, as it were, into the sides of the pencil,
consequent upon the angles of grip being directed towards a common centre.
In making the grip, I take a tip-cat shaped piece of sheet metal; having a hole
through its middle sufficient for the lead to pass through when the said sheet
steel or other metal blank is folded loopwise nearly upon itself; that is the rear
and returned end of this clip is broader than the open ends, one of which is free
and the other attached to the leg of a compass or holder. The opposed inner sides
of the end parts of the clips are troughed; so as to form a semi-barrel for the
gripping.
The pencil is introduced to the grip part through the opening in the back and' is
slid forwards for adjustment.
In a further form of my invention, I make the grip from a single piece of steel,
folded alike unto a band clip having a shank at the returned part, which return
part is affixed to the leg of a compass or holder, whilst the free ends of the clip
may have ears, preferably folded over to impart thickness to the metal, and
through which a screw pin passes for drawing the halves of the clip around a
pencil or the like.
As a still further form of holder I' may make a spring harrel from wire on from
strip metal, wound helically, or made in the form of a coiled' spring, with one end
fixed to the leg or holder, and with the other end being formed with a loop and
left free, and on the latter being pushed or pulled laterally the coils are opened out
and the pencil or other article released. This open-ended and automatic gripping
coil is made slightly conical, so that'a pencil' is pushed' into position preferably from
the back.
In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a pen holder,
I make the barrel and its fore or carrier part, and also a spring, as bereinafter
described; from a single blank of sheet metal; with the underside edge of the fore
part provided with two opposite and pierced ears or lugs, wherein the centres or
pivots a lever grip take, whilst the spring; which is an extension of the underside
of the barrel, bears upon the inner side of the presser end of the lever, which
constitutes the grip.
Slightly inwardly curved bearing stops come upon the two opposite sides of the
grip, whilst a rear stop is set down from the middle of the forward extension of
the barrel. The grip is curved to inverted trough figure of the inside of the
extension, so as to give an extended and even bearing to the same.

page_text: To insert a pen apply the thumb to the presser end of the grip, when the same is
lifted and a space is left between itself and the aforesaid extension into which
a pen is placed, when by releasing the presser end, the pen is automatically
gripped.
Dated this 11th dor of Dotchen 1901
I, ALFRED AUGUSTUS WOODWARD of Legge Lane, in the City of Birmingham,
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 :-
My invention relates to the grips or holding parts of pencil compasses, and pen,
pencil, crayon, style and other like holders.
According to one form of my invention in connection with a school drawing
compass, provide the end of the short leg, which is to carry the pencil, pen
or other marking or drawing instrument, with a spring clip or holder, which grips
and holds the said instrument in any adjusted position.
Thus, assuming that the compass is fitted with a lead pencil, then forward
adjustment is readily effected, whilst its back movement may be prevented by the
metal of the front edge of the clip digging, as it were, into the sides of the pencil,
consequent upon the angles of grip being directed towards a common centre.
In making the grip, I take a tip-cat shaped piece of sheet metal, having a bole
through its middle sufficient for the lead to pass through when the said sheet steel
or other metal blank is folded loopwise nearly upon itself; that is the rear and
returned end of this clip is broader than the open ends, one of which is free and
the other attached to the leg of a compass or holder. The opposed inner sides
of the end parts of the clip are troughed, so as to form a semi-barrel for the
gripping.
The pencil is introduced to the grip part through the opening in the back and is
slid forwards for adjustment.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing represents partly in elevation and partly
in section an automatic spring-grip compass made according to my improvement.
This said compass is shown with the lead pencil or marking material removed.
Figure 2 represents the said compass with a pencil secured within the automatic
spring grip of the same.
Figure 3 represents a front elevation of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a topside plan of the clip, with its leg in section.
Figure 5 is an underside plan of the clip, with its carrying leg.
Figure 6 is the blank of sheet metal from which the clip is made.
In Figures 1 to 6, a is the long leg of the compass, and is the short leg, which
legs are united at their upper ends by a joint b¹, whilst the lower end of the
leg b, has or carries a spring clip or holder c, consisting of an automatic gripper
made from thin sheet steel, and with the rest end c', made fast or secured to the
end of the leg b, whilst its other end is free and yielding and is troughed
inside alike unto the opposed part 3 of the fixed end, thus forming a semi-barrel
shaped grip, with its axis coming lignable with the entrance piercing c¹, formed in
the top of the grip.
To introduce a pencil, (such as d) crayon or the like into the grip, slide the

page_text: same forward through the opening, when the free end or limb member c², will be
opened and the pencil gripped between spring jaws c³, c³, and be there held by
frictional contact alone.
In carrying out one form of my invention in connection with a pen holder,
I make the barrel and its fore or carrier part, and also a spring, as hereinafter
described, from a single blank of sheet metal, with the underside edge of the fore
part provided with two opposite and pierced ears or lugs, wherein the centres or
pivots of a lever grip take, whilst the spring, which is an extension of the underside
of the barrel, bears upon the inner side of the presser end of the lever, which
constitutes the grip.
Slightly inwardly curved bearing stops come upon the two opposite sides of the
grip, whilst a rear stop is set down from the middle of the forward extension of
the barrel. The grip is curved to the inverted trough figure of the inside of the
extension, so as to give an extended and even bearing to the same.
same
To insert a pen, apply the thumb to the presser end of the grip, when the san
is lifted and a space is left hetween itself and the aforesaid extension into which a
pen is placed, when, by releasing the presser end, the pen is automatically gripped.
Figure 7 represents a side elevation of a pen holder constructed as described and
showing the automatic lever grip open ready for the insertion of a pen.
Figure 8 is a vertical section Figure 7, but with the pen in position and the
lever grip closed thereon.
Figure 9 represents a back elevation of Figure 7.
In Figures 7, 8 and 9, e is the holder stem and the barrel, having fitted to the
fore part, of it, a lever grip g, jointed at g'. and with the lever end g³, pressing
upon a spring bearing f* and between the underside of the fore part y³, of the said
lever grip and the inside fore part of the barrel f, the stem of a pen h, is gripped as
represented in Figure 8.
In a further form of my invention, I make the grip from a single piece of steel,
folded alike unto a band clip having a shank at the returned part, which return
part is affixed to the leg of a compass or holder, whilst the free ends of the grip
clip the article to be held.
Figure 10 represents a side elevation of a compass having a grip so constructed
and Figure 11 is a topside plan of the same.
is the long leg of the compass and 6 the short leg, the latter terminated by a
spring clip c, made from thin sheet steel and with the opposite free ends or
expanding jaw parts, made semi-circular, so as to grip a lead or other writing
instrument d, passed between them, as in Figure 11.
As a still further form of holder, I may make a spring barrel from wire or from
strip metal, wound helically, or made in the form of a coiled spring, with one end
fixed to the leg or holder, and with the other end being formed with a loop and
left free, and on the latter being pushed or pulled laterally, the coils are opened
out and the pencil or other article released. This open-ended and automatic
gripping coil is made slightly conical, so that a pencil is pushed into position
preferably from the back.
Figure 12 represents such a pencil grip.
a is the long leg, and 6 the short leg, terminated by a coil or helical grip e, with
the lower end c', fixedly secured to the compass leg and the other end clouse, so
that by pressing the said end c, in one direction, the coils are opened out and the
grip upon the pencil d released, but normally the said coils close upon the pencil
and spring grip and hold the same in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
1 claim is :-
First. In the pencil, crayon or like holding parts of compasses, making the
same of an automatic spring-grip construction, substantially as described and set
forth in Figures 1. 2 and 3.

page_text: Secoudly. In the. pencil or like holder parts of compasses, making the same of
an automatic spring grip construction, substantially as described and set forth in
Figures 9, 10 and 11.
Thirdly. In the pencil or like holder parts of compasses, making the same of
an automatic spring grip. construction; substantially as described and set forth in
Figure 12.
Fourthly. In penholders, making the holder part of the same in the form of
an automatic spring lever grip, substantially as described and set forth in
Eigures 7, 8 and 9.
Dated this 29th day of June 1895.
ALFRED, AUGUSTUS WOODWARD,
By Henry Skerrett,
24 Temple Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.