An Improved Rack for Holding Pens, Pencils, Paintbrushes, Artificers' Tools, and other Articles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 21st May, 1891--Accepted, 22nd Aug.. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rack for Holding Pens, Pencils, Paintbrushes,
Artificers' Tools, and other Articles.
I, LAMBERT JOHN DOPPING-HEPENSTAL of Derrycassau, Granard, Ireland,
Captain in the Royal Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
An improved rack for holding pens, pencils, paintbrushes, artificers' tools, and
other articles, formed of one or more pieces of wire or tape, (or a combination of
both), of hard brass or other suitable material, of No. 16, 14, 12 or other suitable
gauge or thickness, so bent as to form one or more pairs of jaws, between which
the pen, pencil, paintbrush, artificer's tool, or other article can be thrust. The
space between the opposing jaws before the introduction of an article to be held
by them, is less than the diameter or thickness of such article: the opposing jaws
are therefore separated somewhat more widely by the introduction of such
article, bringing into play the natural spring of the material of which they are
composed.
Referring to drawings, Sheet 1 illustrates 4 varieties formed of wire, & Sheet 2
illustrates 1 variety formed of a combination of tape and wire, which have been
selected as being the simplest among other possible varieties, the method of action
in gripping and supporting the article to be held being similar in all cases.
NOTE. The racks are intended to be attached to inkstands, stands, or tables &c.,
projecting therefrom vertically for the convenient holding of pens, pencils, paint-
brushes, and other articles; and to project horizontally from walls, edges of
brackets, shelves, tables &c. for the convenient holding of paintbrushes, artificers'
tools, sticks, and many other articles..
Dated this South of 1000
L. J. DOPPING-HEPENSTAL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Rack for Holding Pens, Pencils,. Paintbrushes,
Artificers' Tools, and other Articles.
I, LAMBERT JOHN DOPPING-HEPENSTAL of Derrycassau, Granard, Ireland,
Captain in the Royal Engineers, 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 improved rack for holding a pen, pencil, paintbrush, artificer's tool, or
other article, formed of one or two pieces of wire or tape (or a piece of each)
of hard brass or other suitable material, of No. 14 or other suitable gauge or
thickness, so bent as to form one pair of jaws, and a support in front, or two
pairs of jaws, between which the pen, pencil, paintbrush, artificer's tool, or other
article can be thrust. The space between the opposing jaws before the intro-
duction of an article to be held by them is less than the diameter or thickness of
such article; the opposing jaws are therefore separated somewhat more widely
by the introduction of such article, bringing into play the natural spring of the
material of which the rack is composed, and gripping such article.
Referring to drawings left with the Provisional Specification, Sheet 1 illus-
trates four varieties formed of wire, and Sheet 2 illustrates 1 variety formed of
a combination of tape and wire, the method of action in gripping and supporting
the article to be held being similar in all cases
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page_text: The racks are intended to be attached to inkstands, stands, tables, shelves &c.,
projecting therefrom for the convenient holding at the desired inclination of pens,
pencils, paintbrushes, artificers' tools, and other articles.
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) Fixed, projecting racks or clips, each to hold one pen, pencil, or other article,
and formed of material possessing spring or elasticity substantially as hereinbefore
set forth.
Dated this Sixth day of Mo 1901
L. J. DOPPING-HEPENSTAL.