Improvements in Pencil Cases or Holders.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept,
1895
'Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 19th Oct.,
1895
Improvements in Pencil Cases or Holders.
I, HARRY LAMBERT SYMONDS, of the Firm of S. Mordan and Company,
of 41 City Road, in the County of London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in pencil cases or holders, the object
being to construct, in a neat and convenient form, a combined pencil case or holder
and pencil sharpener, so that, when the pencil point becomes worn, the user shall
have the means at hand for readily sharpening the same.
To this end, provide or fit in the end of a pencil case or holder a pencil
sharpener of any convenient form, and I provide this sharpener with a knurled or
milled collar to enable it to be more easily gripped and held by the fingers in
withdrawing it or turning it round.
In applying the invention to a pencil case or holder of any ordinary kind, I form
or fit at the end of the case, a short tubular portion of slightly larger diameter
than the body of the pencil case or holder, this enlarged portion constituting a
socket to receive the pencil sharpener. The exterior diameter of this portion
corresponds to that of the slide or pusher of the pencil case or holder, so that, when
the said pusher is drawn back and abuts against the same, the two parts have a
regular and uniform surface and appearance. In this case the pencil sharpener is
fitted or carried in a sleeve, and the knurled or milled collar is formed at the end
of this sleeve and fits against the end of the aforesaid enlarged portion when the
sharpener is in place in the end of the pencil case or holder.
Dated this 18th dor of September 1895.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 5* Market Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Pencil Cases or Holders.
1, HARRY LAMBERT SYMONDS, of the Firm of S. Mordan and Company,
of 41 City Road, in the County of London, Manufacturers 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to improvements in pencil cases, or holders, of the class in
which a cylinder or tube carries a pencil which is advanced or retired by means of
a slide or pusher, and the object of the invention is to construct in a neat and con-
venient form, a combined pencil case or holder aud pencil sharpener, so that when
the pencil point becomes worn, the user shall have the means at hand for readily
chasing the same

page_text: To this end, I provide or fit in the butt end of a pencil case, or holder, a pencil
sharpener of any convenient form, and I provide this sharpener with a knurled or
milled collar to enable it to be more easily gripped and held by the fingers in
withdrawing it, or turning it round.
In applying the invention to a pencil case or holder of any ordinary kind, I form
or fit at the butt end thereof, a short tubular portion or socket, of slightly larger
diameter than the body of the case or holder, so as to constitute a sheath for the
pencil sharpener. The exterior diameter of this tubular portion may, by preference,
correspond to that of the slide or pusher of the pencil case or holder, so that when
the said slide or pusher is drawn back and abuts against the same, the two parts
have a regular and uniform surface and appearance. In this case, the pencil
sharpener is fitted or carried in a sleeve, and the knurled or milled collar is formed
at the end of this sleeve, and fits against the end of the aforesaid enlarged portion
when the sharpener is in place in the pencil case or holder.
To enable the invention to be readily understood, I will describe the same fully
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation, and
Fig. 2 a longitudinal section showing an ordinary pencil case, or bolder, provided,
according to my invention, with a pencil sharpener. In this view the sharpener is
shown slightly drawn out.
Fig. 3 is a detached view of the pencil sharpener which I find advantageous to
se for my purpose.
a is the pencil case or holder, and bis the pencil sharpener having a knurled or
milled collar c. At the butt end of the case a is fitted a short tubular portion or
socket a¹ of slightly larger diameter than the body of such case, and constituting
the sheath to receive the pencil sharpener, which in the present instance, is held
therein by frictional contact, although, if desired, it may be retained by other
means. The exterior diameter of this portion corresponds to that of the slide or
pusher d, so that when the said pusher is drawn back and abuts against the tubular
portion or socket a¹, the two parts present a uniform appearance.
The pencil sharpener b is carried in a sleeve b¹ which fits into the butt end of the
pencil case a, and the knurled or milled collar c is formed upon this sleeve and fits
against the end of the aforesaid sheath or socket a' when the sharpener is in place
in the pencil case or holder.
To use the sharpener, it is only necessary to withdraw it from the sheath and to
apply it to the point of the pencil in the ordinary manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A pencil case or holder having a detachable pencil sharpener fitted into its
butt end, substantially as set forth.
2. A pencil case provided at its butt end with a sheath or socket adapted to
receive a pencil sharpener having a knurled or milled collar to facilitate handling,
substantially as described.
3. My improved combined pencil case or holder and pencil sharpener,
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 11th day of Uctober 1895.
Dated this 11th day of Uctober 1895.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 5ª, Market Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicant.