Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Oct.. 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
I, WILLIAM JOSEPH DOWNES of 109 Queen Victoria Street London Wholesale
and Manufacturing Stationer and Manufacturer of Leather Goods, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved spring clip pen or pencil holder which consists
of a socket furnished with two lips and provided with a base plate which is secured
by suitable studs in a pocket book, note book, purse, or other like article-Or it may
be applied with equal advantage to pen and pencil racks, writing cases, blotting
cases, and for other similar purposes. When the pencil is pressed down the lips
expand and so allow the pen or pencil to lodge in the socket of the holder where it is
securely held.
My invention combines the essential advantages of simplicity and utility and
obviates all risk of losing either the pen or pencil and when applied to pen racks
prevents the inconvenience and annoyance hitherto inseparable therefrom owing to the
liability of the pen holders to become displaced and fall down by the slightest touch.
Dated thie 31st day of January 1888
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Spring Clip Holder for Pencils and Pen Holders.
I WILLIAM JOSEPH DOWNES of 109 Queen Victoria Street London Wholesale
and Manufacturing Stationer and Manufacturer of Leather Goods 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a simple and secure spring clip holder for
a pencil penholder or other article which clip holder is particularly applicable to note
books, memorandum books pocket books, purses, blotting and writing cases, pen
racks and other articles.
Such clip holder is made of spring steel or any other suitable metal and consists of
a central socket terminating at the top in two lips which form the clip and at the
bottom in a small longitudinal base plate furnished with perforations through which
the clip holder is rivetted or otherwise fastened to the back of a pocket book, note
book, memorandum book or purse, blotting or writing case or to a pen or pencil rack
or other article.
Such clip holder is stamped out entire in one piece and the rivet holes punched
therein at a single operation after which it is bent-to the required shape-When a
pencil or penholder or other similar article is slightly pressed down between the lips
of the clip holder such lips at once expand and allow the pencil or other article to
lodge in the central socket thereof wherein the same is securely held by the clip
action of the lips. At the same time such pencil or other article can be readily with-
drawn from the socket of the clip holder whenever it is desired to do so.
My improved clip holder obviates all risk of losing the pencil penholder or other
article when placed therein and when applied to pen racks it prevents the annoyance
and inconvenience hitherto inseparable therefrom owing to the liability of the pen-
holder pencil or other article to become displaced and fall down with the slightest
touch.
In applying my invention to a pen rack such rack is fitted with one or more of such
clip holders, so that the rack may carry one or more pen holders pencils or other
articles.
DRAWINGS.
In the accompanying drawings my improved spring clip holder is shewn twice its
actual size.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the various
figures.
Fig. 1 shews the clip holder as it appears when stamped out before being bent to
the required shape.
a is the
Fig. 2 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 an end elevation of such clip holder.
central socket the two lips-e the base plate-d the perforations therein-e pencil

page_text: 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
An improved spring clip holder for a pencil pen holder or other similar article such
clip holder being made of spring steel or other suitable metal and consisting of a
central socket a furnished at the top with two lips b which form a clip, and at the
bottom with a base plate e having perforations & therein through which it is rivetted
or otherwise fastened to the back of a pocket book note book, memorandum book or
purse, blotting or writing case pen or pencil rack or other article all substantially in
the manner and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn.
Laku
THIS OVER May or October 1000.
ELT & Co.,
33, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicant.