Improvements in Pencil Holders and Protectors.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 16th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 16th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil Holders and Protectors.
We, WILLIAM HALL, of Stonewell, in the Borough and County of Lancaster,
Surgeon, and RICHARD CAPSTICK, of 18 Bulk Street, Lancaster aforesaid,
Tinplate Worker, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention, to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to a simple and cheap attachment or holder and handle for
ordinary slate and lead pencils of common form, construction and size, which may
also be used if desired for both a holder and handle and point protector, the principal
object of our invention being to make it so that it can be easily attached to one end
of a cord or chain or other connection to prevent it from being lost, and so that it
can be readily found and may be convenient to the hand of the user when wanted,
and our invention consists of a short tube of elastic metal-it may be a tube solid
at one end and slit longitudinally at the other end, in which end the pencil is
inserted, and held therein by the elastic grip of the tube, or the holder may be
formed out of sheet metal bent to the tubular form, thus having a slit extending its
entire length and to one end an eye, ring or swivel is attached for the string, cord,
chain or other connection. The eye may be soldered or otherwise formed or secured
to the end of the tube, or it may be linked or otherwise connected therewith-or
two holes may be formed through the sides of the tube one on each side, opposite to
each other near its end and a link inserted therein, or a cord may be inserted
through the holes without a link.
When desired the eye, ring or swivel may be hooked upon a hook attached to say
a button or button hole or to some part of the dress of the user, so as to be convenient
to the hand when wanted.
The tube in some cases may be made solid and so as to screw upon the end of the
lead pencil.
Dated this Thirtieth day of October 1890.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil Holders and Protectors.
We, WILLIAM HALL, of Stonewell, in the Borough and County of Lancaster
Surgeon, and RICHARD CAPSTICK, of 18 Bulk Street, Lancaster aforesaid,
Tinplate Worker, 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 :—
Our invention relates to a simple and cheap attachment or holder and handle for
ordinary slate and lead pencils of common form, construction and size, which may
also be used if desired for both a holder and handle and point protector, the principal
object of our invention being to make it so that it can be easily attached to one end
of a cord or chain or other connection to prevent it from being lost, and so that it
can be readily found and may be convenient to the hand of the user when wanted,
and our invention consists of a short tube of elastic metal. It may be a tube solid
at one end and slit longitudinally at the other end, in which end the pencil is
inserted, and held therein, by the elastic grip of the tube, or the holder may be
formed out of sheet metal bent to the tubular form, thus having a slit extending its
entire length, and to one end an eye, ring or swivel is attached for the string, cord,
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page_text: chain or other connection. The eye may be soldered or otherwise formed or secured
to the end of the tube or it may be linked or otherwise connected therewith, or two
holes may be formed through the sides of the tube one on each side, opposite to
cach other near its end and a link inserted therein, or a cord may be inserted
through the holes without a link.
The tube is or may be made in some cases to hold a lead pencil at one end and
slate pencil at the other, or leads of a different quality at each end.
When desired the eye, ring, swivel or hook may be hooked upon a hook or
attached to say a button or button hole, or to some part of the dress of the user, so
as to be convenient to the hand when wanted.
The tube in some cases may be made solid and so as to screw upon the end of the
lead pencil.
Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 are outside views, and Fig. 5 a view in section
of slate and lead pencil holders and point protectors according to our invention.
Each view shows an holder and point protector made of thin elastic metal or
metal tubing.
The modification illustrated by Fig. 1, is a tube a, closed at one end b, and it has
a slit, from its open end, (into which the pencil is pushed) the slit extends into a
small hole c', in the metal tube.
The tube a, has a reduced neck at d, to act as a stop to prevent the point end of
the pencil from being pushed too far into the tube, and when required, to act
so as to tighten upon the other end of the pencil when the point end of it is
outward.
It will be seen that the slit or slot c, is carried from the open end of the tube
beyond the neck d, so that when required say in case of a piece of pencil having
been broken in the tube or having been forced too far into it, so as to give no hold
to withdraw it again, a small knife or other suitable instrument may then be inserted
in the slit c, to force the piece of pencil out of the tube.
To the closed end b, an eye or ring e is soldered or otherwise attached, to which
one end of a cord, chain or other connection may be secured, the other end being
attached to the dress of the person using the pencil or to a slate, book or other
article or near a part, surface or place where the pencil is to be used.
The modification shown by Fig. 2, is the same as that above described and
shown by Fig. 1, except that the end, extends as a slight flange past the
peripheral surface of the tube a, and gives hold to pull the tube off the end of the
pencil.
Fig. 3 represents a tube constructed same as that shown by Fig. 1, but of smaller
diameter.
Fig. 4 represents a tube similar to that shown by Fig. 2 except that it is of
smaller diameter, and that the slot or slit c, is carried to the closed end b, of the
tube or nearly so, the small hole c¹, not being used, though it may be used when the
slit C, does not extend to the closed end of the tube.
Fig. 5 shows a modification in which the tube a, may be formed out of a flat piece
of metal blocked to the shape required, the slit c, extending from end to end, or it
may extend only as far as it is shown in Fig. 1, and may be made with the neck d,
and with the hole c', as shown in Fig. 1.
The reduced end of this tube is open (though it may be closed as in Fig. 1, if
desired) and near its end there is a hole in each side of the tube, these holes being
opposite each other, in which holes the bent ends of a swivel link e', are placed, by
which link the holder and point protector can be suspended as above explained, or
the link e, may be dispensed with and the end of the cord, chain or other connection
may be passed directly through the holes made for the link.
Figs. 6 and 7 show views of double ended tubes forming holders and point
protectors for two sizes, kinds or qualities of pencil, say a lead pencil at one end
and a slate pencil at the other, or pencils of two different colors can be held in it.
They are or may be constructed at each end similar to Fig. 1, that is, with slits c,
holes c', and reduced necks d.

page_text: In Fig. 6 holes are made through the two sides opposite to each other, for a
link e, similar to that shown in Fig. 5, or with the two holes simply for the cord or
attachment.
In Fig. 7 a reduced neck is shown around which a ring e, passes, having an
eye e³, on one side for the connection by which the tube is to be attached, or if
desired it may be attached to the reduced neck d, without using the ring e², e³.
Fig. 8 represents a holder similar to Fig. 3, with a hook e, attached to the eye e,
at the end with a neck d, short slit, and hole c¹, shown in dotted line on one side
and on the opposite side of the holder a slot, through which the point of a knife
or other suitable instrument may be inserted for forcing out any piece of pencil that
may be broken therein; a similar slot, may be used with a slit c, say on opposite
sides of the holder in each modification.
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 construction and combination of metal tubes forming pencil holders and
protectors, with an eye, ring or arrangement to which one end of a cord, hook, or
other connection may be attached, as and for the purpose hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this Fifteenth day of April 1891.
PETER J. LIVSEY,
Agent.