Improvements in or connected with Pencil Sharpeners.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th Sept.. 1895-Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1895"
We,
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Pencil Sharpeners.
JOHN HENRY TYLER of 88 Ashburnham Road, Hastings in the County
of Sussex, Engineer and HORACE EDWIN QUINTON of 86 Ashburnham Road,
Hastings in the County. of Sussex, Tutor do hereby declare the nature of our
invention to be as follows:-
We construct an ordinary holder or point protector preferably of metal for a
pencil of cedar or other wood at one end of which a solid or hollow plug is fitted
to slide within it to which a knife blade is attached, a slot is formed longitudinally
in the holder and a push pin attached to the plug or blade with a projecting pièce
through the slot by which the plug together with the knife blade is drawn within
or thrust forward out of the tube. Or instead of a knife blade with a plug and
slot as set forth, we construct a metal cone preferably of steel and slot it from
near its apex to its base, bevel one edge of the slot set the edge inwards and
sharpen it to a cutting edge. We fix the cone so prepared within the holder at
its base by rivets or other simple fastener and at its apex by a cross guide or
disc, we slot the tube longitudinally or diagonally according to the length and
angle of the cutting edge on the cone blade and cut a slot on one side at
each of its ends, the cut opposite the apex of the cone being the longer. We
turn this slotted portion of the tube inwards on to the cone behind its cutting
edge to form what is known as a front irou in a carpenter's plane to prevent the
cutter from becoming choked, so that when a pencil is sharpened by turning its
point in the cone the shavings given off in the process will leave the tube freely.
And if the cone is formed of other metal than steel, a steel cutter is fixed therein.
Providing the holder is required to form a pen. holder in addition, we fit the
eliding plug with knife blade attached within a tube of smaller circumference than
the holder and fix the smaller tube within same and cut the slot for the push pin
through both tubes and fix it as previously described. Within the crescent shaped
space between the inner tube and outer holder we fit a sliding piece prepared to
receive an ordinary pen nib, slot the outer holder longitudinally, attach a push
pin to the slide with a projecting piece through the slot in a similar manner to that
on the sliding plug on the opposite side.
D 10th December 1901
CODELELE DIETAVATION.
Improvements in or connected with Pencil Sharpeners.
We JOHN HENKY TYLER of 88 Ashburnham Road, Hastings in the County
of Sussex Engineer and HORACE EDWIN QUINTON of 86 Ashburnham Road,
Hastings, in the County of Sussex, Tutor 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 :-
We construct an ordinary holder or point protector preferably of metal for a;
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pencil of cedar or other wood, at one end of which a solid or hollow plug is fitted
to slide within it to which a knife blade is attached, a slot is formed longitudinally
in the holder and a push pin attached to the plug or blade with a projecting piece
through the slot by which the plug together with the knife blade is drawn within
or thrust forward out of the tube. Or instead of a knife blade with a plug and
slot as set forth, we construct a metal cone preferably of steel and slot it from near
its apex to its base bevel one edge of the slot, set the edge inwards and sharpen it
to a cutting edge. We fix the cone so prepared within the holder at its base by
rivets, solder or other simple fastening and at its apex by a cross guide or disc.
We slot the tube longitudinally or diagonally according to the length and angle of
the cutting edge on the cone blade and cut a slot on one side at each of its ends, the
cut opposite the apex of the cone being the longer. We bend this slotted portion
of the tube inwards on to the cone behind its cutting edge to form what is known
as a front iron in a carpenter's plane to prevent the cutter from becoming choked
so that when a pencil is sharpened by turning its point in the cone the shavings
given off are ejected in the process and leave the tube freely. If the cone is
formed of other metal than steel a steel cutter is fixed therein. Providing the
holder is required to form a penholder in addition we fit the sliding plug with
knife blade attached within a tube of smaller circumference than the tube forming
the holder, fix the smaller tube within the latter and cut the slot for the push pin
through both tubes and fix it as previously described within the crescent shaped
space between the inner tube and the outer holder. We fit a sliding piece prepared
to receive an ordinary pen nib slot the outer holder longitudinally, attach a push
pin to the slide with a projecting piece through the slot in a similar manner to that
on the sliding plug on the opposite side.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 represents a pencil-holder H fitted with knife blade K (thrust forward)
push pin N slot S and double collar D with pencil P in position for use.
Fig. 2 sectional side view of Fig. 1 shewing the method of rivetting the tang of
the knife blade K to the disc C the latter being fixed in the end of the bollow
sliding plug T the rubber R is shewn fixed at one end of the double collar D and
the pencil P at the other.
Fig. 3 the holder H complete as for the pocket with a loose cap
E covering
the rubber when the pencil is placed within the holder as shewn by the dotted
lines pp, the position of the knife blade is shewn by the dotted lines kk, the
hollow sliding plug by tt and the rubber by r r.
Fig. 4 represents part of a pencil holder H in whichi a conical pencil sharpener
is fixed instead of a knife blade and is shewn in position by the dotted lines OO
the cutting edge of which is fixed next or near to one edge of the slot L formed
in the holder H from which the pencil cuttings are ejected. The unrepresented
parts of the holder H for the pencil and rubber are similar in construction to those
described in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.
Fig. 5 sectional view of Fig. 4 in which a method of steadying the apex of the
cone with a disc or cross piece X is also shewn,
Fig. 6 various parts in detail comprising T the hollow sliding plug. C the disc
fixed at the end. of T with an oblong hole in its centre in which the tang of the
knife blade K is rivetted. D double collar for rubber and pencil. E loose cap to
cover rubber when the pencil is placed within the holder as in Fig. 3.
Fig. 7 represents a cross section of a double tube holder H in which the
cylindrical tube is fitted with either knife blade or conical sharpener as described
in Figs. 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5 and the crescent shaped chamber U of the double tube is
fitted with a pen or nib holder J also shewn in section which slides telescopically
within it. N shews the cross section of a pen nib and N' a push pin by which the
pen nib holder is actuated in a similar manner to those in common use.

page_text: 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 :-
1 A knife blade attached to a hollow plug sliding telescopically within a pencil
holder for pencils cased with cedar or other wood in such manner that the blade
can be utilized for sharpening a pencil carried within the holder forming a pencil
holder and sharpener in combination substantially as described.
2 A conical pencil sharpener fixed within a pencil holder for sharpening pencils
cased with cedar or other wood in such manner that it can be utilized for sharpening
a pencil carried within the holder forming a pencil holder and sharpener in
combination substantially as described.
Dated this 18th day of September 1895.
JOHN HENRY TYLER.
HORACE EDWIN QUINTON.