IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL LEAD OR CRAYON CASES OR HOLDERS to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: HAVYAOIONAL DEVICATIVA,
I BENJAMIN WILLCOX late of Tavistock Place in the County of Middlesex but
at present of 12 Fitzjohn's Parade South Hampstead do hereby declare the nature
of my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL LEAD OR CRAYON CASES OR
HOLDERS to be as follows:-
"
My Invention has for its principal object to provide a pencil lead or crayon caso
or holder which will contain different kinds or colours of pencils leads or crayons
so that one or other of them can be brought into position for use and withdrawn
into the case or holder as required.
According to my Invention I provide a case or holder in the interior of which
there are two or more tubes receptacles or spaces for holding different kinds or
colours of pencils leads or crayons the said receptacles being provided with means
whereby either the one or the other of the said pencils leads or crayons can be
released from its receptaclo independently of the others and be caused to protrude
from the case or holder and be held in position for use and so that the said pencil
lead or crayon can be again withdrawn into its receptacle or space when not required
for use. The following is a construction of pencil case or holder upon this principle
to the details of which however I do not necessarily restrict myself as they may it
is obvious be considerably varied without departing from the hereinbefore stated
essential feature of my Invention.
The main case or holder has in its interior tubes or receptacles one for each kind
of pencil lead or crayon each such tube or receptacle having a spring jaw or spring
jaws or equivalent device normally closed to retain the pencil lead or crayon in the
tube or receptacle. When either of the said tubes or receptacles is pushed forward
the jaws or closing devices thereof are advanced beyond a piece which retained the
snid jaws or closing device in position for retaining the pencil lead or crayon and
consequently the said jaws or device can open and the pencil lead or crayon con-
tained in this particular tube or receptacle is released and it protrudes from the
said tube or receptacle and from the nozzle of the case or holder which may be
furnished with main jaws or the like which are caused to open by the same
movement or a continuation of the same movement as that which causes the opening
of the inner jaw or jaws or the like. This may be effected by making the piece
which retains the said main jaws in their closed position upon the nozzle of the
case or holder the said main jaws being upon a sleeve or tube. Upon each inner
tube or receptacle a pin or projection is fixed so that when an inner tube or

page_text: receptacle is pushed forward it will first be opened and then its pin or projection
will push forward the tube or sleeve carrying the main jaws which will be thus
caused to advance beyond the part which normally keeps them closed and they
also will be opened and this will be the case whichever of the inner tubes or
receptacles be operated. Springs will be arranged to return the jaws or closing
devices to their normal or closed position. To release the pencil lead or crayon and
cause it to drop back into its receptacle the jaws or the like are again caused to
open and the pencil lead or crayon is released and will drop back into its receptacle
when another of the pencils leads or crayons can be caused to protrude from the caso
or holder. The push pieces or equivalent devices by means of which the receptacles
are opened may be coloured or marked to correspond with the colours or kinds of
pencils leads or crayons held in the several receptacles. In order to facilitate the
exit and return of the pencils leads or crayons they may be fixed at their inner
ends in tubes which may be loaded or weighted.
It will be evident that in place of one or more of the leads or crayons an
instrument such as a piercer or eraser for example may be contained in one or
more of the inner tubes receptacles or spaces of the pencil case or holder to be
protruded when required in the manner hereinbeforo described.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, BENJAMIN WILLCOX late of Tavistock Place in the County of Middlesex but
at present of 12 Fitzjohn's Parade South Hampstead in the said County do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PENCIL LEAD OR
CRAYON CASES OR HOLDERS" and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention has for its principal object to provide a pencil load or crayon case
or holder which will contain different kinds or colours of pencil leads or crayons so
that one or other of them can be brought into position for use and withdrawn into
the case or holder as required. According to my Invention I provido a case or
holder in the interior of which thero are two or more tubes receptacles or spaces for
holding different kinds or colours of pencils leads or crayons the said receptacles being
provided with means whereby either the one or the other of the said pencils leads
or crayons can be released from its receptacle independently of the other or others
and be caused to protrude from the case or holder from an orifice common to all the
pencils leads or crayons and be held in this protruded position for uso and so that
the said pencil lead or crayon can be withdrawn into its receptacle or space when
not required for uso.
And in order that my Invention may be properly understood I will now proceed
to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings manners in which
the same may be carried into practical effect promising that I do not restrict
myself to the precise arrangements shewn and hereinafter described as it will be
obvious that they may be considerably varied without departing from the essential
features of my Invention as herein before stated and as hereinafter claimed.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section drawn to a large scale of a pencil lead or crayon
case or holder constructed in accordance with my Invention. Figure 2 is a view of
the butt end. Figures 3 and 4 are side and end views drawn to a smaller scale-
Figures 5 to 9 are details as hereinafter described. The main case or holder A has
in its interior tubes or receptacles B one for containing each kind of pencil lead or
crayon each such tube or receptacle having a spring jaw or spring jaws as at b.
Figure 5 shews one of the tubes B separately. Each such tubo is provided at the
end which projects from the case A with a push piece band with collars b³ and b'
and a projection 6-In the case A is a filling piece a² with openings therein
through which the jaw ends of the tubes B project. In the case A there is another
filling piece at a between which and the projections 63 on the tubes B springs Care
situated they pressing the tubes B towards the butt end of the case A the
projections b' acting as stops bearing on the piece a³ to limit the said motion-Each
tube B contains a pencil lead or crayon D held preferably in a tube & which may
be loaded to facilitate the dropping of the pencil lead or crayon out from and back
into its tube B. In the nozzle end of the case A is situated the receiving pieco E
formed with jaws e at its forward end which project through an opening at the
forward end of the casing A. A spring F bears at one end against the case A and
at the other end against projections e³ on the piece E to maintain the said piece in
its retracted position so that the jaws e are closed by the opening in the case A-
The piece a is formed with openings and the piece E with slots to allow the
longitudinal movement of the said piece E which movement is effected by the
projection 6 of that one of the tubes B which is pressed forward Figure 6 is an
enlarged transverse section on the line 1, 2 Fig. 1. showing how this may be
arranged The projecting ends b' of the tubes B at the butt ends are coloured

page_text: lettered or otherwise marked to indicate the colour or kind of pencil-lead or crayon
which cach contains. Figure 7 is a transverse section on the line 3, 4. Figure 1.
shewing the guide piece a³- When ib-is desired to protrude one of the pencils leads
or crayons from the case A for uso that one of the tubes B which contains the
particular colour or kind of pencil lead or crayon required to be protruded is pressed
forward by means of its protruding push piece b the spring C around the tube B
being compressed and the jaws b moving beyond the opening in the filling piece a²
whereby the said jaws open by their springing movement. By the movement of
the said tube B the projection 6 thereon présses the piece E forward against the
action of the spring F.-Thereby causing the jaws e to bo moved beyond the
opening in the case A which normally keeps them closed. The jaws e by their
springing action therefore open and consequently the pencil lead or crayon contained
in the tube B which has been thus moved falls outwards until it protrudes to the
required extent from the jaws e The pressuro on the push piece b² of the said
jaw B is then released and the springs C and F and the openings in the case A and
in the piece a cause the tubo B and its jaws and the piece E and its jaws to return
to their normal position and the pencil lead or crayon is firmly gripped in its
protruded position for use-To return the pencil lead or crayon back into its tube B
the push piece is again pressed inwards and the jaws open as before described and
the pencil lead or crayon can bo dropped back into the tube B-In a similar manner
either of the other pencils leads or crayons can be protruded from the caso for use
and returned to its place in its tube B after use-Figure 8 shews the piece E
separately and Figure 9 one of the leads D in its tube separately-Figure 10
illustrates a modification of the mode of arranging the releasing and retaining
devices. Here the jaws B and case A are relatively arranged after the manner
described with respect to the first arrangement but the front jaws are dispensed
with and the tubes B are without jaws and are not capable of longitudinal move-
ment but are fixed in position in the case A by the filling pieces a a³ and have a
hole at g into which projects the turned down end or projection h of a piece H
pressed inwards by any suitable arrangement of springs such for example as is
shewn in tho Drawing where the rear ends ³ of the pieces H act as springs
bearing on the tubes B their springing action. being supplemented by a spring as
at ha these springs pressing the end into the hole g in the tube B.
Each tubo B contains a pencil lead or crayon as in the former case but each pencil
lead or crayon is held in a tube or holder i-having two notches or recesses i¹
and ³ in it and a projection upon it which enters a slot g³ in the tubo B to act
as a stop in protruding the pencil. The pieces H are capable of turning on centres
at h and are provided with push pieces projecting to the exterior of the case A
through openings therein. The said push pieces may as in the former case be
marked to indicate the colour or kind of pencils leads or crayons contained in the
tubo B to which it pertains Figure 11 is an enlarged transverse section on the
line 5, 6 Figure 10 shewing the front of the piece a and Figure 12 is a transverse
section on the line 7, 8, Figure 10. Figuro 13 shews one of the tubes B separately
Figure 14 shews one of the releasing spring pieces H separately and Figure 15 is a
view of the exterior of the pencil case drawn to a smaller scale. When it is desired
to release a pencil lead or crayon for use the push piece is pressed inwards
whereby the forward turned down end or projection of the piece II is raised from
out the recess or notch in the holder and the said holder and the pencil lead or
crayon contained therein can be protruded from the open nozzle of the case A until
the stop comes against the forward end of the slot g² in the tube B when the
recess or notch will be opposite the turned down end of the piece H and on
releasing the push piece ³ from pressure the springs h² h³ return the piece H to its
normal position so that the said turned down end or projection h engages in the
said recess or notch . By again prossing the push piece inwards the pencil lead
or crayon and its holder can be returned to its tubo B after use and another pencil
lead or crayon can be similarly protruded by pressing upon the push pieco h³
pertaining theroto.

page_text: It will be understood that the foregoing arrangements can be considerably varied
without departing from the nature of my Invention and that two three or as many
more pencils leads or crayons and their containing tubes or recesses and the
releasing and holding parts in connection therewith may be used as may be
convenient they all being contained in one case for protrusion and retraction
substantially as herein before described. In Figures 1 and 10 I have shewn two
tubes in the same plane for convenience of delineation and not necessarily as the
exact position which they would occupy in the interior of the casing. The tubes &
loaded as described with reference to Figure 9 may be applied generally for use
with pencils leads or crayons dropped from and into cases by gravity.
It will be evident that in place of one or more of the pencils leads or crayons an
instrument such as a piercer or picker or eraser for example may be contained in
one or more of the inner tubes receptacles or spaces of the pencil case or holder to
be protruded when required in the manner herein before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1. A holder for leads or the like provided with tubes receptacles or spaces for
containing different colours or kinds of leads or the like and with means whereby
the leads or the like can be protruded for use from an orifice in an enclosing sheath
or case and common to all the leads or the like and be returned into the case or
holder after use substantially as herein before described.
2. In holders for leads or the like the combination of separate tubes receptacles
or spaces for containing different colours or kinds of leads or the like the said tubes
receptacles or spaces radiating or converging towards one common nozzle or orifice
in an enclosing sheath or case substantially as hereinbefore described.
3. A holder for loads or the like provided with tubes or receptacles for containing
different kinds or colours of leads or the like the said tubes or receptacles being
used in combination with a main orifice or outlet in the outer casing or holder the
orifice in either one of the tubes or receptacles and in the main orifice or outlet
being capable of being opened for protrusion or release and withdrawal of the lead
or the like by the one movement or a continuation of the same movement of either
of the said tubes or receptacles substantially as herein before described.
4. In holders for holding different kinds or colours of leads or the like the
combination of separate tubes or receptacles each having a spring mouth or spring
jaws with a casing having one spring mouth or spring jaws common to all the tubes
or receptacles the mouth or jaws of either of the tubes or receptacles and the mouth
or jaws in the casing being capable of being opened simultaneously or by a
continuation of one motion substantially as hereinbetore described and illustrated in
the accompanying Drawings.
5. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the pencil lead or
crayon holder substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in Figures 1
o 9 of the accompanying Drawings.
6. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the pencil lead or
rayon holder substantially as herein before described. and illustrated in Figures 10
o 15 of the accompanying Drawings.
7. Mounting the pencils leads or crayons of pencil lead or crayon holders or cases,
n which the pencil lead or crayon is protruded or returned by a dropping or gravity
ction, in weighted or loaded tubes as hereinbefore described.