Improvements relating to Combined Pencil Holders, Point Protectors, and Erasers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th. Mar., 1889
Specification Accepted, 18th May, 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to Combined Pencil Holders, Point Protectors,
and Erasers.
WILLIAM HILLMER 3 Gloucester Crescent Gloucester Road Cheltenham Gloucester-
shire Clerk 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 :-
To be an improved appliance for holding and protecting the points of Cedar Pencils
in metal tubes when out of use and for fixing and holding the same Cedar Poncils
when in use forming thereby a Pencil Case.
The invention consists of a Rubber Band Ring or Disc of Rubber encircling a Metal
Tube of a size more or less to take Cedar Pencils and resting by reason of its clasticity
partly on the Metal Tube and partly on the Pencil a portion of the tube having been
removed forming a cut or slot to admit the Rubber Band thereby holding the pencil
when projecting out of tube for the purpose of use and when returned to the tube
holding the same pencil and forming a point protector by the said rubber pressing
deeper into the slot or cut in tube forming a Barrier partly occuping the centre of the
tube. The same Rubber ring or Disc to form a means of Eraser without removal
from its position on tube. The pressing of the Rubber backwards and downwards on
the metal tube on the same side that the slot is cut and away from the pencil point end
of the tube will release the pencil by having removed the Elasticity of the Rubber
and on raising or depressing the hand with the tube the pencil will slide either out of
the tube or the reverse so long as the Rubber is kept well back on the tube freeing
the slot, immediately on releasing the hold of the Rubber the same will fly back to its
original position and holds the pencil in whatever portion of the tube it is at the time.
The Pencil is to be constructed to fit the tube so as to slip in and out of its own force
when depressed or otherwise unless held by Rubber.
By the term Cedar Pencils is meant to include all wood Pencils containing any
colour or description of writing material Ink or otherwise enclosed in natural woods.
whether painted or enamel or stained on the outside or otherwise.
The tube to be constructed of any sort of metal and any size and to be open one
end and closed the other all except a small hole to admit air so that the pencil will not
be held back by suction. The slot or cut to be made three eights of an inch more or
less from point end of pencil tube. To be simply a cut across the tube forming an
oblong with the sides slightly rising from point end towards the top and level with
the tube. The remaining side of slot to be slightly pointed or convex from pencil
point to prevent slipping of the rubber into the slot entirely and also to form a lever
when pressing the Rubber backwards whereby it frees itself from the wcol of Pencil

page_text: allowing it to move. as required, a small ring will be raised in the metal of the tube
immediately behind the slot to keep the Rubber from getting out of position and away
from slot, (which ring is not shown in drawings).
The India Rubber to include all compositions of Rubber and know by the terms
Rubber or Eraser Rubber. The same to form a disc of Rubber one quarter of an
inch thick more or less. To be either Oval, Round Oblong or Square or otherwise
with hole one eighth of an inch in centre circular shaped or otherwise, either the
Rubber Ring to be plain fluted and of any pattern or colour so long as the same
Rubber Ring or Dice rests entirely or partly in the slot in the tube whereby the
pencils or pencil is and are held or released by the nature of the Elasticity of the
Rubber whether made in a round ring of round India Rubber or cut out of
the solid or for the Rubber to be made thicker in the centre than on the edges or
to form a shoulder one side to thickness out the hole in centre to prevent the
slipping into slot entirely so long as the Rubber itself touches the pencil when
holding same in position.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings
Fig. is a side view of metal tube and Rubber when not in use for writing, the
pencil being inside the tube and kept back by Rubber as shown in section I at A A.
Fig. II is same side view of tube and Rubber as in Fig. 1 with pencil projecting
ready for use and held in position by India Rubber as shown in section at B B.
Fig. III is a top view or section at D D Fig. 1 showing shape of slot or cut. The
Rubber in this view being removed and only showing at sides.
Fig. IV is the same as section I with Rubber and pencil removed showing side view
of slot.
Section 3 shows the way to draw Rubber off slot to free the pencil for use.either way.
Fig. 5 is Rubber off tube entirely.
Fig. 6 is Rubber on tube and pencil, holding pencil for use.
Fig. 7 is Rubber in slot holding and protecting pencil point when out of use.
Fig. 8 Represents the India Rubbers on each portion of the sketch.
Fig. 9 & 10 describes rubbers that are thicker in the centre than on the edges to
form a shoulder one side to prevent the rubber slipping into slot entirely by reason of
its greater width.
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
1. The holding of the Pencil in position by means of a Rubber Ring or Disc
being in conjunction with the pencil by means of the slot cut in the tube, when
writing and by means of the same slot acting as a point protecter when the pencil
is returned to the tube. The pencil slipping in and out of its own freewill unless
held by the Rubber in slot.
2. The arrangement of the slot or cut in the tube with the convex side acting
as a lever or hinge whereby the Rubber is lifted out of the slot.freeing.the.pencil
from the Rubber so long as it is held back by the band for that purpose and
fixing the pencil for use or otherwise in whatever position it may be in when
liberated.
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3. The entire absence of any fastening, when. renewing the pencil,.also the use of
the same Rubber for an Eraser and the firmness of its position so that it will not fall
off the tube when being used. The oval or oblong, shape also prevents it sliding down
desks &c.