Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1898
I, HENRY SHARPE, of No. 4, Victoria Road, Wisbech, in the County of Cam-.
bridge, Solicitor's Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
An instrument for sharpening lead pencils by means of which a perfect point
can be made without soiling the fingers.
This instrument consists essentially of a bent or V shaped piece of metal,
the inner surfaces of which are coated with emery or other similar abrading
material, and at the bend may be fitted a small piercing device for use with the
'Blaisdell paper pencils" thus obviating the necessity for using a knife in detach-
ing the strips of paper when a new point is required.
To use the instrument, it is held between the thumb and first forefinger of the
left hand, and the pencil is held in the right hand, and its point inserted between
the two members of the device, which are then pressed together and the pencil
turned or twisted round and drawn in and out to a slight degree, the result being
that a fine symmetrical point is obtained.
When flat
a or chisel shaped point, as used by draughtsmen is required, the
pencil would be moved longitudinally of the instrument instead of twisted as
described above.
It will be seen, that the point must be first sharpened roughly by means of a
knife or in the case of the "Blaisdell paper pencils" by removing a strip of paper,
and the instrument constituting this invention is then used for finishing off the
point.
The junction of the two members of the instrument may be made in partially
tubular form and a small piercing device of suitable character fitted for use in
detaching the strips of paper in the "Blaisdell paper pencil" as before mentioned.
Dated this 23rd day of December 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and .by the following
statement:-
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This invention has for its object to provide an instrument for use in sharpening
lead pencils by means of which a perfect point can be made without soiling the
fingers; it also relates to an appliance for use with the "Blaisdell paper pencils."
This instrument consists essentially of a bent or V shaped piece of metal, the
inner surfaces of which are coated with emery or other suitable abrading material,
and at the bend may be fitted a small piercing device for use with the "Blaisdell
paper pencils" thus obviating the necessity for using. a knife in detaching the
strips of paper when a new point is required.
In order to more clearly describe this invention, reference is had to the accom-
panying sheet of illustrative drawings on which Fig. 1 is a section of a pencil
sharpener constructed according to this invention and Fig. 2 is a plan of the
same.
The pencil sharpener is formed of a bent piece of metal of V shape the mem-
bers a b of which are coated with emery or other suitable abrading material a¹ bt.
The two members a bare connected by a tubular portion c by which a springy
character is imparted.
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To use the instrument, it is held between the thumb and the first forefinger of
the left hand, and the pencil is held in the right hand with its point inserted
between the two members ab as indicated in Fig. 1. The members a b'are. then
pressed together and the pencil turned or twisted round and drawn in and out
to a slight degree, the result being that a fine symmetrical point is obtained..
When a flat or chisel shaped point, as used by draughtsmen is required, the
pencil would be moved longitudinally instead of being twisted as described above.
It will be seen that the pencil must be first sharpened roughly by means of a
knife or in the case of the Blaisdell paper pencils" by removing a strip of paper;.
and the instrument constituting this invention is then used for finishing off
the point.
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In order to facilitate the detaching of the paper strips of the "Blaisdell paper
pencils" a small piercing device d may be secured in the tubular portion c. Any
suitable construction of piercing device may be employed.
The device may be ornamented as desired and any suitable material may be
employed in its construction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, I declare that what I claim is:-
(1) A device for use in sharpening pencils comprising a bent or ✓ shaped piece
of metal the inner surfaces of which are coated with abrading material and between
which the roughly formed pencil point is twisted or otherwise moved, the two
members being meanwhile pressed together substantially as described and for
the purposes specified.
(2) A device for use in sharpening pencils comprising the members ab coated
with abrading material ab and a tubular connecting portion c substantially as
described with reference to the drawings and for the purposes specified.
(3) A device for use in sharpening pencils, comprising the members ab coated
with abrading material a¹ b', a tubular connecting portion c, and a piercing device
arranged within said portion c substantially as described with reference to the
drawings and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 12th dow of August 1898
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.