Air Cushion Rubber Covers for Penholders and Pencils.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Air Cushion Rubber Covers for Penholders and Pencils.
WILLIAM PLOWRIGHT of 119 Oldfield Road Salford Biscuit Baker and
THOMAS BOWYER of 27 Bishop Street Brooks's Bar Manchester, Agent do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of an india rubber tube or sleeve, having an air chamber
or chambers, to be placed on penholders or pencils the object being to render the
act of writing easier, and avoiding cramp.
They are made of any length which may be found convenient, preferably
from 1 in. to 3 in., and made to fit the penholder or pencil at each end of the
india rubber tube, the space between the two ends of the tube which fit on the
penholder or pencil is of larger diameter in the inside thus forming an air chamber,
or they may be made to fit the penholder or pencil at intervals in the inside thus
forming a number of air chambers, or the air chamber may be divided by having
raised dots or ribs either longitudinal or circular or both on the inside of the
cover.
The outside may be made parallel but preferably of a larger diameter in the
middle thus being oval or barrell shaped and may be made bevelled at each end,
and they may be made plain on the outside or preferably bear a raised pattern
such as ribs stars rings dots or stripes or other design.
The air cushion rubber covers or sleeves can be applied to penholders and
pencils of all descriptions whether made of wood ivory metal or any other substance
either hollow or solid.
Dated this 11th day of January 1893.
WILLIAM PLOWRIGHT.
THOS. BOWYER.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION
Air Cushion Rubber Covers for Penholders and Pencils.
We WILLIAM PLOWRIGHT of 119 Oldfield Road Salford, Biscuit Baker and
THOMAS BOWYER of 27 Bishop Street Brooks Bar Manchester, Agent 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 :-
The object of our invention is to provide an india rubber tube or sleeve to be
placed upon penholders or pencils to render the act of writing easier and to avoid
cramping the fingers.
We make an india rubber tube or sleeve preferably barrell shaped and having
a raised bead at one end and fluted on the outside to render it easier to grasp.
On the inside we make ribs and spaces and the bore at the ends of the tube are
made of such a size as to fit the stems of penholders and pencils. When the tube
or sleeve is placed on peaholders or pencils the ribs and spaces form air chambers
and cushions.

page_text: A is the fluting on the outside of tube.
Bare the ends of tube which are not fluted.
C is the raised bead at one end of tube.
Dis the penholder or pencil on which the tube is placed.
E are the ribs or cushions.
F are the spaces.
G is the hore of tube which fits the penholder or pencil.
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
In rubber covers for penholders or pencils the use of ribs and spaces on the
inside such as shewn and described and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this Eleventh day of September 1893.
WILLIAM PLOWRIGHT.
THOS. BOWYER.