FOR PA and Eraser Combined.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 12th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 16th Dec., 1887
improve FOR PA and Eraser Combined.
WILLIAM TIMMS Commercial Traveller 42 Hulme Terrace Yarm Lane Darlington
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To provide a simple appliance to extract pens from their holders, and combine
Eraser with same. For this purpose I take a block of India Rubber of convenient
size and mould or shape the two sides of said block to a hollow or convenient form to
suit the shape of fore finger and Thumb. In the centre or internal part of the
block of India Rubber and divided partially through the said block I mould or
shape part of it to a concave an convex form leaving part at the end of the said
Block Solid.
The other parts being divided or split open up to the solid part at end of
block.
These divided parts being so moulded or shaped to a concave and convex form and
loft a little open allows the concave and convex form of the Pen to be inserted between
them.
To extract the Pen from its holder all that is necessary is to insert the Pen between
the divided parts of block then by means of pressure of Finger and Thumb press the
two divided parts on to the Pen these parts by means of their flexibility and
correspondinly shaped adapt themselves to the shape of the Pen and combined with
the adhering and flexible nature of the India Rubber by means of the pressure brought
to bear gets a good hold or grip upon the Pen and allows it to be easilly extracted
from its holder without injuring or soiling the Finger and Thumb as is usual with
Pens that are a little tight or rusted into their holders.
The Solid end of the said block of India Rubber being shaped and serrated a
little has the same effect for erasing purposes as the ordinary erasers already
in use.
I also claim putting the block of India Rubber as herein described into fixed
holders where pressure may be brought to bear upon it by means of a Screw or Lever
arrangement.
Dated this 21st day of February 1887.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Pen Extractor and Eraser Combined.
WILLIAM TIMMS Commercial Traveller 42 Hulme Terrace Yarm Lane Darlington
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 :-
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To provide a simple appliance to extract Pens from their holders and combine
Eraser with same. For this purpose I take a block of India rubber of convenient
size and mould or shape the two sides of said block to a hollow or convenient form to
suit the shape of fore finger and thumb. In the centre or internal part of the block of
India rubber a and divided partially through the said block, I mould or shape
part of it to a concave and convex form leaving part at the end E of said block
Solid the other parts being divided or split open up to the solid part at end
of block.
These divided parts B. C being so moulded or shaped to a concave and convex form
and left a little open allows the concave and convex form of the Pen to be inserted
between them. To extract the Pen from its holder all that is necessary is to insert
the Pen between the divided parts of the block then by means of pressure of Finger
and Thumb press the two divided parts on to Pen these parts by means of their
flexibility and correspondinly shaped B. C adapt themselves to the shape of the Pen
and combined with the adhering and flexible nature of the India rubber by means of
the pressure brought to bear gets a good hold or grip upon the Pen and allows it to
be easilly extracted from its holder without injuring or soiling the Finger and
Thumb as is usual with Pens that are a little tight or rusted into their holders.
The solid end of said block of India rubber being shaped and serrated a
little has the same effect for erasing purposes as the ordinary erasers already
in use.
I also claim putting the block of India rubber as herein described into fixed
holders d where pressure may be brought to bear upon it by means of a Screw or
lever arrangements.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of niy inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is.
1st. A block of India rubber of convenient size shaped to a hollow part on two sides
to suit form of Finger and Thumb and shaped through part of its centre internally to
a concave and convex form which is the form and adapts itself to the shape
of a Pen. The above shaping or moulding the block of India rubber combined

page_text: with its flexible nature gvies a secure grip upon Pens that may be fixed firm or
rusted into their holders and allows them to be easilly extracted.
2nd. The block of India rubber being partially solid at one end of it combined with
the shaped or moulded concave and convex part of said block the solid end acts as an
eraser thus combining by means of the moulded shapes a Pen extractor and Eraser in
the same block of India rubber.
3rd. The block of India rubber shaped and formed as herein described being
placed within a fixed holder a lever or Screw pressure can be brought to bear
upon it and allows a Pen to be extracted easier than by pressure of Finger
and Thumb.