An Improvement in or Pertaining to Pencils, Penholders, Rulers, and other similar Articles..
Year: 1888

page_text: An Improvement in or Pertaining to Pencils, Penholders, Rulers,
and other similar Articles..
I GEORGE HAVILL of 1 Gresham Buildings Basinghall Street in the City of, London
*Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
An evil is experienced in that when pencils penholders rulers and other similar
articles are laid down on an inclined surface such for example as a sloping desk their
tendency is immediately to roll off the saine. The object of this invention is to check
this tendency and thus to remedy this evil.
To carry out this object I take a small sheet of metal or other suitable material and
I bend the same round the pencil or other article in such wise that the lateral edges
of this sheet which are parallel or thereabouts with the line of the pencil or
article project therefrom and form. jaws and the pencil or article can be inserted either
end ways through the clasping sheet or sideways through the jaws thereof and these
jaws can be made long enough and large enough to prevent the pencil or article
rolling off the inclined surface when it is laid down thereon.
It is very convenient also and is perhaps preferable to make these jaws smaller and
insert between the same it may be a slab or block of wood or other material or still
more preferably a piece of india rubber or other pencil or ink eraser or other suitable
or convenient article or appliance as may be desired.
The sheet is so treated and bent and the jaws thereof are so formed as to be capable
not only of clasping the pencil or other article or articles in or between the same but
also of being expanded to release the said pencil or article or articles when requisite
or the article or appliance between the jaws may be secured thereto if desired.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in or Pertaining to Pencils, Penholders, Rulers,
and other similar Articles.
I GEORGE HAVILL of 1, Gresham Buildings Basinghall Street in the city of London
Commission 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 :-
An evil is experienced in that when pencils penholders rulers and other similar
articles are laid down on an inclined surface such for example as a sloping desk their
tendency is immediately to roll off the same. The object of this invention is to check
this tendency and thus to remedy this evil by fitting to and adapting for these articles
an appliance which can be made when desired to subserve other useful purposes in
connection therewith and in, addition thereto.
In the accompanying drawing I have shewn three several and distinct forms and
styles of my appliance as fitted to and adapted for a pencil.
In Figures 1 and 2 I shew the simplest form and style of this appliance according
unto which I take a small sheet A of metal or other suitable material and I bend the
same round the pencil in such wise as shewn in the drawing that the lateral edges of
this sheet which are preferably parallel or thereabouts with the line of the pencil
project therefrom and form jaws which jaws can be made long enough and large
enough to prevent the pencil rolling off the inclined surface when it is laid down
thereon. In this form and style of the appliance it is obvious that the pencil can be
inserted therein either end ways through the sheet or sideways through the jaws
thereof.
According to a modification of this appliance it is very convenient and is perhaps
preferable to make these jaws smaller and to insert between the same it may be a
slab or block of wood or other material or still more preferably a piece of india
rubber or other pencil or ink eraser or other suitable or convenient article or appliance
as may be desired.
In Figures 3 and 4 I shew one form and style of this appliance so modified
according unto which the sheet A is bent round the pencil as hereinbefore described
and a piece of india rubber B is inserted between the smaller jaws thereof being
secured in such, position by rivets or pins. In this form and style of the appliance
it is obvious that the pencil must he inserted therein end ways through the sheet.
In Figures 5 and 6 I shew another form and style of this appliance so modified
according unto which the sheet A¹ does not entirely surround the pencil and instead
of the jaws being formed by the edges of this sheet as herein before described the
same are formed of and by pieces or flaps cut or partly cut out of the body of the
sheet and turned back and between these jaws so formed the piece of india rubber B
is inserted being secured in such position by rivets or pins. In this form and style
of the appliance it is obvious that the pencil can be inserted therein either endways
through the sheet or sideways through the edges thereof which are or may be at
some little distance apart.

page_text: Instead also of securing the piece of india rubber in position by rivets or pins as
hereinbefore described I can so form the jaws and so treat and bend the same that
they are capable of holding and clasping securely this piece of india rubber until
they are expanded to release it.
In the same manner other pencil or ink eraser or other suitable or convenient
article or appliance may be secured in and between these jaws or may be held and
clapsed thereby in every case the jaws being made and formed and treated and bent
in accordance with and suitably for the particular article or appliance.
In the same manner also this appliance can be fitted to and adapted for a penholder
or ruler or other similar article.
I have thus described and I have shewn in the accompanying drawing three very
suitable and convenient forms and styles of this my appliance but I would have it
clearly understood that I do not limit myself precisely and exactly thereto for the
appliance may be made of such form and shape and such details of construction may
be observed and followed as may be expedient or desirable in each particular case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim' is
The improvement in or pertaining to pencils penholders rulers and other similar.
articles consisting of and being the appliance to be fitted to and adapted for the same
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and declared.