IMPROVEMENTS IN PENHOLDERS
Year: 1871

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents,
66, Chancery Lanc, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN PENHOLDERS."-A communica-
tion from abroad by Alfred Merriweather George, of Sand Fly, in
the State of Texas, United States of America.
Sealed the 23rd June 1871, and dated the 17th February 1871.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Edward Newton
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 17th February 1871.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66,
Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN PEN-
HOLDERS," to be as follows:-
At the lower end of the handle is placed a metal clamp curved to fit
on one side of the handle. The upper end of this clamp may be attached
to the handle in any manner desired, or it may not be permanently
attached to the handle, but merely have a hook or other projection at
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page_text: its upper end to be inserted in a recess on the handle to keep the clamp
from sliding up or down. The pen is inserted between the clamp and
the handle, and then a ring or sleeve is slidden down on the same, which
binds them all together, holding the pen firmly and securely in its
place.
When it is desired to remove an old pen it is not necessary to touch
the pen at all, but merely to slide the ring or sleeve upward, when the
pen will fall out, and a new one can be readily inserted.
When the pen is not in uso and it is desired to protect the point of
the pen from injury the pen is to be removed and its point placed
between the clamp and handle. The slide is then moved down so as to
secure the point of the pen between the clamp and handle. When the
pen is thus placed it may be carried in the pocket or otherwise trans-
ported without any liability to injury.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Edward Newton in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 17th August 1871.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
EDWARD NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, 66, Chancery Lane, in the
County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Seventeenth day of February, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, in the
thirty-fourth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said William Edward Newton, Her special
licence that I, the said William Edward Newton, my executors, admi-
nistrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said William Edward
Newton, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN PENHOLDERS," being a communication to me from abroad
by Alfred Merriweather George, of Sand Fly, in the State of Texas,
United States of America, upon the condition (amongst others) that I,

page_text: the said William Edward Newton, my executors or administrators,
by an instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands
and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed,
and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within
six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Edward Newton, do
hereby declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the Drawing
hereunto annexed and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is
to say) :-
In the accompanying Drawing Fig. '1 represents a side view of a
penholder constructed according to my Invention, and Fig. 2 a sectional
view of the same.
A represents the handle, made of wood, rubber, or any other suitable
material. At the lower end of the handle A is placed a metal clamp B
curved to fit on one side of the handle. The upper end of this clamp
may be permanently attached to the handle in any suitable manner, or
it may not be permanently attached to the bandle but merely have a
hook or other projection at its upper end to be inserted in a recess on
the handle to keep the clamp from sliding up or down. The pen is
inserted between the clamp and the handle, and a ring or sleeve C is
slidden down on the same, which binds them all together, holding the
pen firmly and securely in its place. This device possesses many
advantages as it is simple and can be manufactured far cheaper than
the ordinary penholders.
When it is desired to remove an old pen it is not necessary to touch
the pen at all, but merely to slide the ring or sleeve C upward when the
pen will fall out and a new one can be readily inserted.
When the pen is not in use and it is desired to protect the point of the
pen from injury, the pen is to be removed and its point placed between
the clamp and handle. The slide is then moved down so as to secure
the point of the pen between the clamp and handle. When the pen
thus placed it may be carried in the pocket or otherwise transported
without any liability to injury.
is

page_text: Having now described the nature of the said Invention and explained
the manner of carrying the same into effect as communicated to me by
my foreign correspondent, I wish it to be understood that under the
above in part recited Letters Patent I claim, the combination of the
parts A, B, and C, as and for the purpose herein set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Edward Newton, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, the Seventeenth day of August,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
one