Improvements in Erasers.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 18th Jan., 1896
Improvements in Erasers.
I GEORGE WILLIAM MOORHEAD, of Main Street, Ford Avenue, Milltown,.
New Jersey, U.S. America, Clerk, 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 relates to erasers, and the object thereof is to provide an
improved device of this class, and also to combine a rubber or pencil eraser and a
steel or ink eraser and with this and other objects in view, the invention consists
in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described
and claimed.
:
The invention is fully described in the following Specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my combined pencil and ink eraser: and
Fig. 2 is a similar view of the ink eraser.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a rubber eraser A, which may
be of any desired form or construction, but which is preferably square in cross
section.
This rubber eraser may be used for any of the ordinary purposes for which such
devices are employed, and in practice I connect with one end thereof a steel
eraser which may be employed for erasing ink marks or ink writing or similar
purposes.
The steel eraser is composed of a blade B, which may be of any preferred form,
but is preferably lance shape in form and provided with an edge at each side
thereof.
The blade B, is provided with a shank C, which is provided with a jaw D, to
which is hinged a corresponding jaw E.
These jaws D and E, are angular in cross section, or provided with sides or
flanges d, and e, respectively and are adapted to be connected with or to securely
grasp the end of the rubber eraser A, as shown in Fig. 1, and the hinged jaw E,
is provided with a spring by which it is held in place and caused to securely clamp
the rubber eraser, as will be readily understood.
The end of the spring is shown at F, and the body portion thereof is within the
jaw E.
My invention is not limited to the exact form, construction and arrangements of
parts shown and described: and I therefore reserve the right to make all such
alterations therein as fairly come within the scope of the invention.
Instead of hinging the jaw E, both of the jaws D, and E, may be made rigid
and the rubber eraser E, inserted thereinto as will be readily understood, and
I may also employ an ordinary handle for the eraser B, instead of using the rubber
eraser A.
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 1
claim is:
1. An eraser comprising a blade, a shank and jaws connected therewith,
substantially as shown and described.
2. An eraser comprising a blade, a shauk and jaws connected therewith, and
a handle connected with said jaws, substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 3. An eraser, provided with a shank, and jaws connected therewith, one of said
jaws being hinged, substantially as shown and described.
4. The combination of a rubber eraser as A, and a steel eraser, provided with a
shank and jaws by means of which the steel and rubber erasers are united,
substantially as shown and described.
5. The combination of a rubber eraser as A, and a steel eraser as B, said steel
eraser being provided with a shank, and with jaws adapted to grasp the rubber
eraser, one of said jaws being hinged and provided with a spring, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 20th day of November 1895.
HUGHES, SON & Co.,
38 Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.