An Improved Devise for Adjusting to Writing or Drawing Pens or Pencils for Ruling Music and Lines of Equal Distances.
Year: 1885

page_text: An Improved Devise for Adjusting to Writing or Drawing
Pens or Pencils for Ruling Music and Lines of Equal
Distances.
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I WILLIAM CARTER Junior 122 West Campbell Street Glasgow, in the County
of Lanark, Lithographic printer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for AN IMPROVED DEVISE FOR ADJUSTING TO WRITING, OR DRAWING, PENS
OR PENCILS FOR RULING MUSIC, AND LINES OF EQUAL DISTANCES, to be as
follows:-
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My invention has for its object, the. providing of means in a simple; cheap, and
efficient manner, a devise for adjusting to Writing, or Drawing, pens or pencils
whereby, Music or other similar lines may be accurately drawn at any given
distance from each other, with the ordinary ruler or straight edge, without the
necessity of measuring off, said- lines, or useing compasses, According to the said
invention, I provide a small piece of sheet brass; or any other suitable material, on
which I punch two small pieces, in such a manner, that, when bended backwards
they form a projection or hinge, the whole then being bent into the form of a slit.
tube, to slide on or off the pen or pencil as required, I attach to the said projection
or hinge a leg or pointer with a projecting arm by a pin in such a manner that the
said leg or pointer can be lifted out of position by turning up the said projecting
arm, when the apparatus is applied to an ordinary writing pen so that a fresh
supply of ink may be obtained without soiling the said leg or pointer, I sometimes
use a small elastic band to act as a spring to bring back the said leg or pointer into
position, A screw being used to adjust the said leg or pointer to the width of lines
required the said screw passing through a corresponding screw thread hole in the
said leg or pointer and pressing against the said slit tube.
"It is obvious that the shape of the said slit tube and leg or pointer may be varied
and a small spring used instead of the elastic band without departing from the
nature of this invention.
Another part of my invention relates to the application of the same devise as a
preventative from smearing the sheets or book when being ruled with the ordinary
ruler.

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I, WILLIAM CARTER Junior 122 West Campbell Street, Glasgow in the County
of Lanark, Lithographic Printer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
AN IMPROVED DEVISE FOR ADJUSTING TO WRITING OR DRAWING PENS OR PENCILS
FOR RULING MUSIC AND LINES OF EQUAL DISTANCES and in what manner the same
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:—
My invention has for its object the providing of means in a simple cheap and
effective manner a devise for adjusting to writing or drawing pens or pencils
whereby music or other similar lines may be accurately drawn at any given
distance from each other with the ordinary ruler or straight edge without the
necessity of measuring off said lines or using compasses, according to the said
invention I provide a small piece of sheet brass or any other suitable material on
which I punch two small pieces in such a manner that when bended backwards
they form a projection or hinge, the whole being bent into the form of a slit tube
to slide on or off the pen or pencil as required, I attach to the said projection or
hinge a leg or pointer with a projecting arm, by a pin in such a manner that the
said leg or pointer can be lifted out of position by turning up the said projecting
arm when the apparatus is applied to an ordinary writing pen so that a fresh supply
of ink may be obtained without soiling the said leg or pointer, I sometimes use a
small elastic band to act as a spring to bring back said leg or pointer into position,
a screw being used to adjust the said leg or pointer to the width of lines required,
the said screw passing through a corresponding screw thread hole in the said leg
or pointer & pressing against the said slit tube. It is obvious that the said slit
tube and leg or pointer may be varied in shape and a small spring used instead
of the elastic band, without departing from the nature of this invention.
Another part of my invention relates to the application of the same devise, as a
preventative from smearing the sheets or book when being ruled with the ordinary
ruler. In order that my said invention may be properly understood and readily
carried into effect, I will now proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed,
Fig. 1 is a Writing Pen with my Invention attached to it in the position whereby
the pen receives a fresh supply of ink.
Fig. 2 shows the invention in position for ruling lines of equal distances.
Fig. 3 shows the invention in position whereby it acts as a guard against the
ruler saving it from being soiled with ink.
In carrying my present improvement into practice I punch a small plate or
shield, (A) to form wings or hinges (B) through which is placed a pin (C) that
holds the leg or pointer (D) in position and forms a hinge, the distance of the leg
or pointer being regulated by a small screw (E) which is screwed through the leg

page_text: or pointer (D) and presses against the shield (A) holding it in position while the
lines are being drawn.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I hereby declare that what
I claim by this invention is
The particular arrangement and construction of apparatus for adjusting to
writing or drawing pens or pencils substantially as hereinbefore set forth and
described in the accompanying drawing.