IMPROVEMENTS IN EVER POINTED PENCIL CASES AND OTHER LIKE HOLDERS FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Joseph Appleby of 36 Lancaster Street Birmingham in
the County of Warwick for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN EVER POINTED
PENCIL CASES AND OTHER LIKE HOLDERS FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS AND
MATERIALS
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Joseph Appleby at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th October 1883.
JOSEPH APPLEBY of 36 Lancaster Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
"IMPROVEMENTS IN EVER POINTED PENCIL CASES AND OTHER LIKE HOLDERS FOR
WRITING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS
My invention consists in constructing ever pointed pencil cases and other like
holders for writing instruments and materials in the manner hereinafter described
whereby the part containing the lead or writing instrument or material is projected
by holding the case in a vertical position with its writing end downwards and
pressing the finger on the closed end of an inner case while the outer case which
forms a slide on the inner, is firmly held, the projected writing end being fixed in
position by ceasing to press on the inner case. After use or when it is wished to
close the case it is only necessary to invert it, that is to hold it point upwards and
press upon the closed end of the inner case when the part containing the lead or
writing instrument or material falls into the case and on ceasing to press the closed
end of the inner case the said part is fixed in the interior of the case
For convenience of description I will describe my invention in connection with
an ever pointed pencil case
The part containing the lead or writing material which part is commonly called
the movement slides freely in a slotted tube which I will call the movement carrier
the said movement being kept within its prescribed limits by a pin which is fixed
in the end and which passes through the slot of the said movement carrier, this
slot is just long enough to allow the movement to slide in and out the required
distance and terminates at each end in a short slot at right angles to it thus
admitting of a slight turn of the pin of the movement and forming a lock for the
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page_text: purpose of fixing the movement either in its advanced or withdrawn position as
hereinafter described
Outside the said movement carrier another slotted tube is fitted which I call the
Locking tube which has a straight slot the same length as the slot in the movement
carrier, the said locking tube is shorter than the movement carrier and is held in
its position by a collar at each end soldered or otherwise fixed to the movement
carrier allowing the locking tube to revolve on the said movement carrier, the pin
in the said movement passes through the slots of both tubes so that when the
movement is in its advanced or withdrawn position and a partial turn is given to
the locking tube the pin of the said movement is forced into one of the locks in
the end of the slot of the movement carrier and so holds the movement in the
required position
In the said movement carrier there are also two short parallel slots opposite to
each other and a short distance above the slot already described-In the said locking
tube there are also two short oblique slots opposite to each other so arranged that
when both tubes are in position a pin can be passed through all four of the slots
this said pin being fixed to the outer case of the pencil so that when the inner case
is pressed from the closed end while the outer case or slide is held firmly the said
locking tube is caused to make a partial turn by means of the pin passing through
the oblique slots which locks and unlocks the movement in its advanced or with
drawn position as already described
The said locking tube keeps the movement locked in its advanced or withdrawn
position by means of a small spiral spring pressing against the pin which passes
through the oblique slot as hereinbefore described the pressure of the spring is
kept upon the said pin by the end or top of the pencil being soldered or otherwise
fixed to the end of the movement carrier.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Joseph Appleby in the Patent Office on the 19th February 1884.
:
JOSEPH APPLEBY of 36 Lancaster Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer's Foreman IMPROVEMENTS IN EVER POINTED PENCIL CASES AND
OTHER LIKE HOLDERS FOR WRITING INSTRUMENTS AND MATERIALS
My invention consists in constructing ever pointed pencil cases and other like
holders for writing instruments and materials in the manner hereinafter described,
whereby the part containing the lead or writing instrument or material is projected
by holding the case in a vertical position with its writing end downwards and
pressing the finger on the closed end of an inner case while the outer case which
forms a slide on the inner, is firmly beld, the projected writing end being fixed in
position by ceasing to press on the inner case." After use or when it is wished to
close the case it is only necessary to invert it, that is to hold it point upwards and
press upon the closed end of the inner case when the part containing the lead or
writing instrument or material falls into the case and on ceasing to press the closed
end of the inner case the said part is fixed in the interior of the case.
I will now proceed to describe my Invention as applied to an ever pointed pencil
case and for that purpose will refer to the several figures on the annexed sheet of
drawings, the same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts in all the
corresponding figures.
Fig: 1 represents the part containing the lead or writing material, which part is
commonly called the movement, near the end of the movement a short pin (a) is
fixed.
Fig: 2 represents a slotted metallic tube which tube I call the Movement Carrier,
and it is of a convenient size to allow the Movement (fig: 1) to slide freely inside
it, in this Movement Carrier there is a longitudinal slot (b) terminating at each
end in two short slots or locks marked o. o. in the drawing, these short slots being
at right angles to the slot (6), the slot (b) is just long enough to allow the said
movement to slide in and out the required distance, the pin (a fig: 1) passing
through the slot and keeping it within its prescribed limits, the short slots or
locks (o. o.) admitting of a slight turn of the pin (a) and forming a lock for the
purpose of fixing the movement in its advanced or withdrawn position.
In the said Movement Carrier there are also two short slots c. c. which may be
seen better in figure 3 which is a side elevation of Fig: 2, the purpose of these
slots I shall afterwards describe.
Over the said Movement Carrier is fitted, somewhat loosely, another slotted tube
which for convenience I call the Locking Tube, this said Locking Tube is repre-
sented by fig: 4 and 5, fig: 4 being the front and fig: 5 the side view of the same;
it will be seen that this locking tube has a longitudinal slot (g) of the same length
as the slot b fig: 2. and also two oblique slots f: f: which are placed opposite to
each other, in figure 5 the oblique slot on the opposite side of the tube is shewn by
dotted lines.
Referring to fig: 6 it will be seen that this said Locking Tube is shorter than the
said Movement Carrier and is held in position on it by two Collars (d and h),
soldered or otherwise fixed allowing the locking tube to revolve on the Movement
Carrier, the pin (a) of the movement passes through the slots of both tubes, so
that when the movement is in its advanced or withdrawn position and a partial
turn is given to the locking tube the pin (a) of the movement is carried into one of
the short slots o. o. and so holds the movement firmly in the required position.
Fig: 7 represents the movement locked in its advanced position the dotted lines
shewing the position of the slot (b) of the Movement Carrier.

page_text: To obtain the partial turn of the Locking Tube referred to, I pass a pin (K fig: 6)
through the oblique slots f. f. and which pin also passes through the slots c. c. of
the Movement Carrier (fig: 3) the pin K thus passes through all four slots, and if
the pin is moved upwards or downwards as far as the slots of the Movement
Carrier c. c. will allow, it will by means of the oblique slots cause the Locking
Tube to make a partial turn to the right or left, when the pin K is in the position
shewn in fig: 6. that is as high as the slots c. c. will allow, the slots b fig: 2 and g
fig: 4 are brought opposite to each other, the movement can then slide freely
back wards and forwards, but when the pin K is brought into the position as shewn
in fig: 7 the movement being then either in its advanced or withdrawn position is
locked in the manner already described.
The pin K passing through the slots c. c. and f. f. is fixed to the outer case (n)
of the pencil as shewn in the sectional drawing fig: 8 and if the outer case n. is
held firmly and the inner case-illustrated at fig: 9-containing the herein before
described mechanism is pressed from the top or closed end, the movement is
unlocked.
The said Locking Tube and Movement Carrier lock and keep the movement
locked in its advanced and also in its withdrawn position on ceasing to press the
Top or closed end, by means of a small spring s. fig: 8, the pressure of this spring
is constantly kept upon the pin K by the end or top of the pencil case (t fig: 8)
being soldered or otherwise fixed to the Movement Carrier, the position of the
spring s. being shewn in the sectional drawing fig: 8.
Fig: 9 represents the Inner case which consists of the locking mechanism and
the movement hereinbefore described with the addition of a top (t) and a front
part (m) both of these being fixed or soldered to the Movement Carrier.
Fig: 10 shews the external appearance of the pencil case, the movement being
in its withdrawn position.
Having now described the nature of my invention and the manner in which the
same is to be performed I wish it to be understood that I claim as my Invention of
"Improvements in ever pointed pencil cases and other like holders for writing
instruments and materials; ".
Constructing and arranging the parts of the said cases and holders in the
manner herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing,
whereby the "movement” containing the lead or writing material, or the holder
of the pen, may be made to fall by its own weight either into its projected or
withdrawn position by first pressing upon and afterwards withdrawing pressure
from the sliding top or cap of the case or holder, the several parts operating
substantially in the manner described and illustrated.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Appleby have hereunto set my hand
and seal this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
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