An Improvement connected with Ever-pointed Lead Pencil Cases.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement connected with Ever-pointed Lead Pencil Cases.
We, PERRY & Co. LIMITED, of 36, Lancaster Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturers and WILLIAM WILEY, of 36, Lancaster Street.
aforesaid, Managing Director of the said Company, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
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ever-pointed
This invention has reference to what are commonly known as
lead pencil cases in which the lead when in use protrudes through the writing end
of the pencil case, and this invention consists in constructing and combining a lead
pencil sharpener with the pencil case as hereinafter described so that the lead when
broken can be quickly pointed again ready for use.
According to this invention we provide within the removable metal or other cap
of the pencil case a lead sharpener or pointer so constructed that when the writing
end of the pencil case is inserted in the open end of the combined cap and
sharpener and the latter is turned the sharpener or pointer will act upon and point
the lead protruding from the end of the pencil case. The cap can then be replaced
It will be understood that our
in its usual position on the top of the pencil case.
invention is only applicable to those lead pencil cases in which the lead is by the
mechanism of the pencil case gripped so firmly as to prevent the lead turning
round when acted upon by the lead sharpener or pointer as stated above.
The said lead sharpener or pointer which we provide in the removable cap of
the pencil case may be constructed and arranged in various ways, for instance we
may provide in the said tubular cap a small metal or other collar in which is a
central circular taper hole corresponding with the shape which the point of the
lead is desired to have and fixed in this collar there is a small knife the cutting
edge of which protrudes somewhat into the taper hole so as to act upon the point
of the lead as stated above. Or the said pointer may be made with two or more
cutting or grinding surfaces within the cap shaped to form the taper point when the
cap is placed on the lead and turned as stated above. Or within the said cap we
may provide a steel or emery or other collar or part in which is the taper hole the
surfaces of which are roughened so as to grind and point the lead when the
combined cap and sharpener are placed thereon and turned as stated above.
In most of the pencil cases to which our invention applies the cap above referred
to forms the upper part of the pusher by which the lead is moved forward by a step
by step or other movement out of the pencil case.
Dated this 92nd day of November 1901
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: An Improvement connected with Ever-pointed Lead Pencil Cases.
We, PERRY & Co. LIMITED, of 36, Lancaster Street, in the City of
Birmingham, Manufacturers, and WILLIAM WILEY, of 36, Lancaster Street,
aforesaid, Managing Director of the said Company, 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 :--
This invention has reference to what are commonly known as "ever pointed"
lead pencil cases in which the lead when in use protrudes through the writing
end of the pencil case, and this invention consists in constructing and combining
a lead pencil sharpener with the pencil case as hereinafter described so that the
lead when broken can be quickly pointed again ready for use.
Fig. 1. is a complete pencil shewing the invention applied as a cap forming the
pusher.
Fig. 2. is the tubular cap which forms the pusher.
Fig. 3. is a small metal taper or other collar so made as to fit in the cap.
Fig. 4. is a sectional elevation of Fig. 3.
Fig. 5. is the pointer or sharpener which fits in the taper or other collar
(Fig. 3).
Fig. 6. shews a sectional elevation of the complete invention.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures of the
drawing.
According to this invention we provide within the removable metal or other
rap (Fig. 2.) of the pencil case (Fig. 1) a lead sharpener or pointer (Fig. 5) so
constructed that when the writing end of the pencil case (Fig. 1A) is inserted in
the open end of the combined cap (Fig. 2) and sharpener (Fig. 5) and the latter
is turned the sharpener or pointer (Fig. 5) will act upon and point the lead
protruding from the end of the pencil case (Fig. 1A). The cap (Fig. 2) can then
be replaced in its usual position on the top of the pencil case (Fig. 1). It will
be understood that our invention is only applicable to those lead pencil cases in
which the lead is by the mechanism of the pencil case gripped so firmly as to
prevent the lead turning round when acted upon by the lead sharpener or
pointer (Fig. 5) as stated above.
The said lead sharpener or pointer (Fig. 5) which we provide in the removable
cap (Fig. 2) of the pencil case (Fig. 1) may be constructed and arranged in
various ways for instance we may provide in the said 'tubular cap (Fig. 2.) a small
metal or other collar (Fig. 3) in which is a central circular taper hole (Fig. 4)
corresponding with the shape which the point of the lead is desired to have and
fixed in this collar (Fig. 3) there is a small knife sharpener or pointer (Fig. 5) the
cutting edge, of which protrudes somewhat into the taper hole (Fig. 4) so as to act
upon the point of the lead as stated above.
Or within the said cap (Fig. 2) we may provide a steel or emery or other collar
or part in which is the taper bole the surfaces of which are roughened so as to
grind and point the lead when the combined cap (Fig. 2) and sharpener (Fig. 5)
shewn in section complete (Fig. 6) are placed thereon and turned as stated above.
In most of the pencil cases to which our invention applies the cap (Fig. 2) above
referred to forms the upper part of the pusher (Fig. 1A 1) by which the lead is
moved forward by a step by step or other movement out of the pencil case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
The small metal taper or other collar (Fig. 3) containing the pointer or

page_text: sharpener (Fig. 5) in conjunction with the mechanism of the pencil case causing
the lead to be gripped so firmly as to prevent the said lead turning round when
acted upon by the lead sharpener or pointer (Fig. 5).
Dated this 22nd day of August 1895.
PERRY & COMPANY, LIMITED,
J. W. MILLIGAN, Secretary.
WM. WILEY,
Managing Director of Perry & Co., Ld.
PERRY & COMPANY, LIMITED,
J. W. MILLIGAN, Secretary.
WM. WILEY,
Managing Director of Perry & Co., Ld.