AN IMPROVED EXTENSION PEN AND PENCIL CASE
Year: 1855

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Jacob J. Lownds, of the City and State of New
York, in the United States of America, for the Invention of "AN
IMPROVED EXTENSION PEN AND PENCIL CASE."
Sealed the 22nd February 1856, and dated the 22nd August 1855..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jacob J. Lownds at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 22nd
August 1855.
I, JACOB J. LOWNDS, of the City and State of New York, in the United
States of America, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
IMPROVED EXTENSION PEN AND PENCIL CASE" to be as follows:--
This Invention relates to a new and improved extension pen and pencil
case, and consists in a peculiar construction and arrangement of the pen and
pencil tubes and slides, whereby the case is made to contain both the pen and
pencil, one at each end of the case, and the use of either allowed seperately
without at all interfering with each other, and at the same time allowing the
case to be extended or lengthened when in use, and shortened and rendered
portable when the pen and pencil are drawn within it.
Fig. 1 shows the case, the pen & pencil drawn in it; Fig. 2 shows the
pen extended, the slide & pencil at the other end also drawn out; Fig. 3
shows the interior permanent or stationary tube; Fig. 4 shows the pencil and
slide tubes, the former within the latter; Fig. 5 shows the pencil and slide
tubes within the stationary tube, Fig. 3; Fig. 6 is the same as Fig. 5, the

page_text: pencil and slide tubes being extended; Fig. 7 shows the pen slide tube; Fig. 8,
the pen holder; and Fig. 9, a longitudinal section of the case, showing the
working parts therein.
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The outer case A, Figs. 1, 2, may be made plain or ornamental, and has
secured permanently within it the tube a, Fig. 3, which is of the same length
with it, but of less diameter, as is shewn in Fig. 9; the tube a is fastened by
soldering the projection b on the inside of A. B is a tube, working within a,
with a slot c in it, and having at its lower end a notch or recess d, Fig. 4.
Within B the pencil tube C moves, having a projection e, which fits into
the slot c of the tube B; the tube B with the tube C fitted within the
stationary tube a, the projection e of the pencil tube fitting the slot h of
the tube a, such slot having also a recess i. in its upper end, as seen in
Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 9. At the upper end of B is a button j, which is soldered
D, which works within A, and between A and a... The
tubes C and B have one of their sides cut off, ƒ and g, Fig. 4, and these
ends are expanded so that they shall fit. snugly within each other and the
tube a, and thus prevent all unnecessary play & looseness.
to the tubular slide
From this description it will be seen that the pencil tube C is moved by
operating the slide D, for when D is drawn out the tube B is also carried
along, the two being connected by means of the button j, and the pencil tube C
is also carried out, the projection e being at the bottom of the slot c. When
these are drawn out, the slide D is turned a little to the left, which carries
the projection e upon the pencil tube C into the notch i, at the upper end of
the slot h in the tube a. The slide D and tube B are then forced back
within A, and the pencil left exposed..
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E, Figs. 7, 9, is a tube, working over the tube a, and provided with a slot k,
having a recess at its upper end, as seen in Fig. 7. F, Figs. 8, 9, is the pen
holder, of semi-tubular form, and fitted over the tube E, a spur m, Fig. 8,
on the inner side of F fitting within the slot k in the tube E. . H is a tubular
slide, secured to the tube E in the same manner as the slide D is secured to
the tube B. The pen passes out through a semicircular slot in the end of H,
and in its centre is a reserve for leads n, as seen in Fig. 9. The pen is drawn
out of and forced within the case in the same manner as the pencil, and both
parts are precisely similar, except that the pencil tubes are within and the pen
tubes are without the tube a, and the ends of E and F are contracted to suit
the shape of the pen. When either the pen or pencil are to be used, the
tubular slide at the other end is drawn out, and the case thereby lengthened.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Jacob J. Lownds in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
22nd February 1856.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JACOB
J. LOWNDS, of the City and State of New York, in the United States of
America, send greeting.
if
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the 22nd day of August, A.D. 1855, in the nineteenth
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said. Jacob J. Lownds, Her special license that I, the said
Jacob J. Lownds, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Jacob J. Lownds, 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:
"A NEW AND IMPROVED EXTENSION PEN AND PENCIL CASE," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Jacob J. Lownds, by an instrument in writing
under my hand and seal, 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 Jacob J. Lownds, do hereby declare
the nature of my 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 accompanying Drawings, and to the
letters of reference marked thereon.
Figure 1 is an external view of the case, the pen and pencil being drawn
within it; Fig. 2 is also an external view of the case, the pen forced out, and
the slide and pencil at the other end drawn out; Fig. 3 is a detached view of
the tube attached to the interior of the case; Fig. 4 is a detached view of the
pencil and slide tubes, the pencil tube being within the slide tube; Fig. 5
is. a view of the pencil and slide tubes inserted within the stationary tube,
Fig. 3, which is secured within the case; Fig. 6 is the same view as Fig. 5,
the pencil and slide tubes being extended from the stationary tube; Fig. 7
is a detached view of the pen slide.tube: Fig. 8 is a detached view of the pen.

page_text: holder; Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of the case, showing the working parts
therein. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts of the case
in the several Figures.
This Invention relates to a new and improved extension pen and pencil case,
and consists in a peculiar construction and arrangement of the pen and pencil
tubes and slides, whereby the case is made to contain both the pen and pencil,
one at each end of the case, and the use of either allowed seperately without
at all interfering with each other, and at the same time allowing the case to
be extended or lengthened when in use, and shortened and rendered portable
when the pen and pencil are drawn within it.
A, Figs. 1 and 2, represent the outer case, which is a simple tube, either
plain or ornamented, and having a tube a, Fig. 3, secured permanently within
it, said tube being considerably smaller in diameter than A, as is shewn clearly
in Fig. 9. The tube a is of the same length with A, and is secured to it, A,
by soldering the flanch or projection 6 upon the tube a to the inner side of A.
B, Figs. 4, 5, and 6, is a tube, which works within the stationary or per-
manent tube a, and is provided with a slot c, having a notch or recess dat
its lower end, as shewn in Fig. 4. Within this tube B the pencil tube C
works, such pencil tube having a spur or projection e upon it, which fits
within the slot c of the tube B, as shewn in Fig. 4. The pencil tube C and
also the tube B have a portion of their sides cut off at the lower end, as shewn
at f and g, Fig. 4, and these lower ends are somewhat spread out or expanded,
the purpose of which will be hereafter explained.
The tube B, with the pencil tube C within it, is fitted within the stationary
or permanent tube a, the spur or projection c of the pencil tube fitting in a
sloth in the tube a, said slot having a notch or recess i at its upper end,
as shewn in Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 9. At the upper end of the tube B a small
button is secured, which is soldered to the interior of a tubular slide D, and
at the upper end the slide D fits or works within the case A, and between
A and a.
From the above description of parts it will readily be seen that the pencil
tube C is moved out from the case by operating the tubular slide D, for
when the slide D is drawn out, and with it the tube B, by means of the
button j, the pencil tube C is also carried along, as the spur or projection 6
of the pencil tube is at the bottom of the slot c; and when the tube B,
slide D, and pencil tube are drawn out from the case, the slide D is
turned to the left, so as to throw the spur or projection e of the pencil tube
in the notch or recess i, at the upper end of the slot h, in the stationary or

page_text: permanent tube a.
The slide D and tube B are then forced within the
case A, leaving the pencil tube fully exposed. By having the lower ends of
the pencil tube C and tube B expanded, the pencil tube fits snugly within
the tube B, and this also fits snugly within the stationary tube a, and all
unnecessary play or looseness of the parts avoided.
F, Figs. 8
The pen holder
shewn in Fig. 9,
E, Figs. 7 and 9, is a tube, which works over the stationary or permanent
tube a, and within the case A. This tube E is provided with a slot k, having
a notch or recess at its upper end, as shewn in Fig. 7.
& 9, is the pen holder, having the pen G attached to it.
is of semi-tubular form, and is fitted over the tube E, as
a spur m, Fig. 8, on the inner side of the holder fitting within the slot k
in the tube E. H is a tubular slide, secured to the tube E in the same
manner as the slide D of the pencil arrangement is secured to the tube B;
the end of this slide has a semicircular slot cut through it to allow the
pen to pass through, and a reserve n for pencil leads is also placed in
the centre of the slide, see Fig. 9. The pen is drawn from the case and
forced within it in the same manner as the pencil, and both parts are pre-
cisely similar in construction, with the exception that the pen tubes are
placed over the stationary or permanent tube a instead of within it, as the
pencil tubes are, and the ends of the tube E and pen holder F are con-
tracted instead of being expanded. This alteration is required to suit the
shape of the
pen.
This pen and pencil case is simple of construction, not liable to get out of
repair, and economical to manufacture. The several parts are not crowded,
and they may be made much stronger and more durable than those cases
where the pen and pencil are at the same end. When either the pen or
pencil is drawn out for use, the tubular slide at the opposite end is also drawn,
and the case is thereby lengthened, as shewn in Fig. 2.
If desired or preferred, the case may be so made as to be used only as a
pencil case, and without having any pen attached to or connected with it.
When so designed, the pen tubes E and F are not required, as they are only
necessary to draw out and force back the pen, and therefore they should not
be used. The tubular slide H will also be made to fit the stationary or per-
manent tube a, and is soldered to it; and inasmuch as the pen tubes E and F
are not used, the outer case A will be smaller, as it will only need be large
enough to contain the tube a and the slide H soldered to it. The whole case
is thus very neat and compact, and when the pencil is drawn back is also
shorter and more convenient than ordinary pencil cases, but amply long enough

page_text: for. all purposes when the pen is extended. Or, if wished, the pencil may
be omitted, and only the pen be retained, in which case the pencil tubes B
and C will not be necessary, and will not be used,. but the pen tubes E and F.
will be retained.
I am aware that cases with slotted tubes have been previously used, but
they have been differently arranged than the one herein shewn. I do not
therefore claim the slotted tubes irrespective of the general arrangement.
herein described; but what I claim as new is, the slotted tubes a, B, E, the
pencil tube C, and the pen holder G, constructed substantially as above
described, and for the purposes set forth, and whether used all together, or
some omitted, as before described, to make the case either simply a pencil or
a pen case; the tubes B and C, when used, having also enlarged or expanded
ends, and the tubes E and F having contracted ends, for the purpose of causing
these tubes to work snugly and without unnecessary play or looseness.
In witness whereof, I, the said Jacob J. Lownds, have here my set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-first day of January, A.D. 1856.
JACOB J. LOWNDS. (L.S.)