Combination Pencil Sharpener, Point Protector, and Rubber.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 9th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combination Pencil Sharpener, Point Protector, and Rubber.
JAMES THOMAS GARDNER 20 The Terrace Gravesend Kent Sanitary Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
(00) on accompanied drawings in plan (A) and elevation (B) is a tube of steel
or other suitable metal. (CDE) is an indentation in its side cut through the
centre as shown at (F) in plan A in sections (CDE).
(HH) in sections (CCD) are cutter or cutters formed by the indentation (CDE)
which may be sharpened from in or outside to suit convenience.
Dotted lines (Y) in elevation (B) shows pencil when and in process of sharpening.
(NN) shows milled edge or other suitable form for convenience of holding.
(K K) is a rubber fixed by means of (N N) or otherwise.
(T) in elevation B shows slot or slots in side of tube forming clamb for pencil.
NOTE.
Indentation in side of tube C C. D E may be any angle or curve as shown in
longitudinal section (G) or otherwise.
And cutters or cutter may be at any angle or curve as shown at (GG) or
otherwise.
Cutters may be affixed in any manner on faces of (H H) or under H H or
otherwise.
Drawings for convenience are drawn three times full size, but the instrument may
be made any size for convenience.
Dated this Ninth day of November 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combination Pencil Sharpener, Point Protector, and Rubber.
I, JAMES THOMAS GARDNER of 20 The Terrace Gravesend Sanitary Engineer
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 :-
(00) on plan (A) and elevation (B) is a tube of steel or other suitable metal.
(C. D. E) is an indentation in its side cut through the centre as shewn at (F) in
plan (A) in sections (C. D. E).
(H. H.) in sections (C. C. D.) are cutter or cutters formed by the indenta-
tion (C. D. E) which may be sharpened from in or outside to suit convenience.
Dotted lines (Y) in elevation (B) shews pencil when and in process of sharpening.
(N. N) shews milled edge or other suitable form for convenience of holding.
(K. K) is a rubber fixed by means of (N. N) or otherwise.
(T) in elevation (B) shews slot or slots in side of tube for the purpose of gripping
the pencil.

page_text: Cutters may be affixed in any manner on faces of (H. H) or under (H. H) or
otherwise.
Sections (C. D. E) may be at any angle or angles within the radius or otherwise.
Drawings for convenience are drawn three times full size, but the instrument may
be made any size to suit convenience.
Drawings referred to are those filed with the Provisional.
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 ;
That it embraces the objects claimed of it under one head as hereinbefore
described, namely a pencil sharpener point protector contained by indenting a tube
of steel or other suitable metal; with either detachable or nondetachable blade or
blades or cutters sharpened either on the in or outside.
Secondly. The sleve portion serving as a point protector.
Thirdly. The end of tube forming rubber holder.
LA nous 1000
JAMES THOMAS GARDNER.