Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 14th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 16th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1896
I, LEONTINE THOMAS, Teacher, of Kronstadt, in the Kingdom of Hungary,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows.-
This invention has for its object to provide a school utensil suitable for holding
and protecting a sponge
The improved sponge holder chiefly comprises a bulged disc turned up all round
at the edge and preferably made of thin sheet metal, the said disc being provided
at the top (or in the centre of the convex part) with a knob for holding it, and at
the bottom (on the concave side) with a pan of hinged pins for securing the sponge.
to the holder, the ends of said pins fitting into suitable slots or circular hooks
formed in the disc.
A sponge, to which such a holder is fastened like a cap, can be easily moistened
and pressed out without touching it with the hand.
When the sponge is out of use, it may be placed in a comical cup provided with.
a lid secured to the cup by means of a bayonet joint. To the inside of the
is fixed a wiper or cloth suitable for wiping the chalk marks from the blackboard..
Dated this 14th day of May 1895.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant
I, LLONTINE THOMAS, Teacher, of Kronstadt, in the Kingdom of Hungary,
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 -
This invention has to its object, to provide a school utensil suitable for
holding and protecting a sponge, and is illustrated by the accompanying drawings,
of which
Fig. 1 is an elevation of a cup serving to contain a sponge holder embodying
my invention,
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the cup and holdeı,
Fig 3 is an underside view of the holder, and
Fig. 4 a plan of the cup covered with a lid.
The improved holder comprises chiefly a bulged disc c, turned up all round at
the edge a, and preferably inado of thin sheet-metal, the said disc being provided.
at the top (or in the centre of the convex part) with a knob d for holding it and
at the bottom (on the concave side) with a pair of hinged pins f, f, for securing
the sponge to the holder, the ends of the said pins fitting into suitable slots.
or hooks, i, formed in oi ou the disc ,, are the hinges connecting the pins
with the disc
A sponge S, to which euch a holder is fastened like a cap, can be easily moistened
and pressed out without touching it with the hand.

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When the sponge is out of use, it is placed in a conical cup C, provided with
a lid D, secured to the cup by means of a bayonet joint or other suitable moaus.
The drawing shows a pair of pins 7, fixed on the upper edge of the cup and
provided with beads k, fitting into a pair of holes 1,1, formed in the lid and
adjoining a pair of curved slots z.
The lid is applied by causing the pins to enter the holes 1, and then giving to
the lid a short turn
To the inside of the lid is fixed a wiper or cloth suitable for wiping the chalk
marks from the blackboard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18:
1. A sponge holder consisting of a bulged disc c. bent up at the edges and
provided with a pair of pins, said pius being attached to the inside of the
said disc by binges, and secured at their ends in curved slots or hooks 1, 1,
substantially as described.
2. The combination of a sponge holder with a cup C, and a lid D, secured to
the said cup by means of pins r and slots 2, and provided at its inside with a wiper,
substantially as described.
Dated this 14th day of March 1896.
FAIRFAX & WETTER,
Agents for the Applicant.