An Improved Form of "Folding" India-rubber "Eraser" for Use on Pencil and Pen, forming Point Protector also.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th May, 1895-Accepted, 3rd Aug., 1895
An Improved Form of "Folding" India-rubber "Eraser" for Use on
Pencil and Pen, forming Point Protector also.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED REES, of 5 Fairbridge Road, Upper Holloway N. London
Cornice Pole Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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My improvement consists in forming a bead or fold (or folds) on a rubber tube,
(as if about "were turned back, and fixed so) for the purpose of using it for
erasing" pencil and pen marks. The tube so formed may be pushed on a pencil
or pen, and when wanted for use as an "eraser," it may be folded towards centre
of tube, thus making it thicker each time folded, and presenting a clean surface
(the inside of tube) for use. After use it may be rolled back to its original
position and so kept clean for future use. The folds may be at one or both ends
if desired, if pulled down over point it forms a sufficient protector.
Dated this Third day of September 1894.
WILLIAM ALFRED REES.
An Improved Form of "Folding" India-rubber "Eraser" for Use on
Pencil and Pen, forming Point Protector also.
WILLIAM ALFRED REES of 5 Fairbridge Road, Upper Holloway London N.
Cornice Pole Maker 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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The object of my invention is to overcome the objection hitherto found in the
use of a piece of india rubber fixed or fitted in or on black lead pencils for use as
an eraser" of pencil marks; the said objection being that the india rubber gets
dirty and greasy, and soils the paper whilst rubbing with it. My improvement and
present invention is to provide means for keeping clean that portion of the rubber
intended for use as an eraser,"
;," and for presenting this surface for use by forming
it so that it may be inverted, that is turned underside to the top; and the manner
in which I effect this will be fully disclosed in the following Specification, in which
the term "rubber" is to be understood as india rubber.
In the first and most simple form I make it as a tube or sleeve with a collar or
thickened part at one or both ends, the tube being intended to stretch on to the
pencil, thus being self fixing, the collar or thickened part being intended for use as
an "eraser." The manner in which it is intended for use is as follows; when fitted
on the pencil (any part of it) the collar part may be rolled over, or inverted, by the
fingers, thus turning the under side to the top, at the same time making it thick
enough to use as an eraser "without removing it from the pencil; it will be
readily understood that the under side by fitting close to the pencil cannot have
become soiled, and the paper will not be soiled by rubbing with it; after use a
touch of the finger will cause it to revert to its original position and thus keep it
clean for future use, Fig. 1 shews the rubber fitted at top end of pencil, Fig. 2 shews
it folded back ready for use.
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The collar part may be as thick as possible and to assist in rolling back or

page_text: inverting it, it may be indented or notched, the portion notched being thinner and
consequently more pliable. When used as a point protector also, one collar may
he formed on the under or inner side of the tube, so fitting more closely to and
around the point, thus making an efficient protector-Fig. 3 shows it as would be
at either end of pencil.
In this form they may be used as a covering for the rubber generally fitted on or
in pencils such as the pieces fitted in a tin case or inserted in the pencil itself, being
made sufficiently thin for this purpose; also for the rubber sold in the form of
sticks having no protection for keeping clean. I also form the rubber as a ring
without the tube or sleeve the shape or section being half round, triangular, square
or as shall be found best, the object being to form it so that it may remain in position
when rolled over; whichever shape is used a corresponding groove may be formed
on the pencil shaft, for the under side to rest in, so being kept clean.
Fig. 4 shows a ring in position in a groove, the round side being underneath,
Fig. 5 shows it rolled over, the round side being turned to the top for use, the
square side remaining firmly in position on the pencil.
Fig. 6 shews another shape in which the rubber may be formed.
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Fig. 7 shews a form in which they may be made for use without being attatched
to a pencil, the tube being filled with suitable material such as cork, wood or
rubber, the object being to fill up the ends, so keeping the inside clean as when
placed on a pencil, the rubber being intended to be "inverted as before described.
A modification consists in making a tube closed at one end, the rubber at the closed
end being perhaps a quarter of an inch thick, the tube being made long enough to
fold backward and cover this thick end, so that if the tube as at Fig. is "of an
inch long it would be about 1" inches long in this modified form, to allow for
folding back the entire length to cover the thick end which is intended to be used
as the " eraser.
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When used on a penholder they will form a socket for holding the pen between the
rubber and the holder, the collar forming an anti-blotter also by keeping the pen
from touching the paper when laid down; if a pen were pushed in between the
rubber (collar part) and the pencil as shewn at Fig. 1 my meaning will be clearly
shewn.
I also make my invention in ring form (as shewn at Fig. 4 and 5) large enough
to use otherwise than on a pencil, a centre filling of suitable material being used,
the principle being exactly the same as if fitted on a pencil, that is, that a portion
may be kept clean by fitting in a corresponding groove, and be inverted for use.
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;
1st. That I have invented a form of india rubber "eraser "of pencil marks
which may be inverted, that is, the under side turned to the top, ensuring a clean
surface for use.
2nd. That I have invented a method of easily inverting it by means of the collar
or thickened part formed for the purpose.
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31d. That I have invented a method for keeping clean a portion of a ring
intended for use as an
<6 eraser on a pencil or otherwise by forming a corresponding
groove for it to fit in, as shewn at Fig. 4 and 5.
4th. That I have devised a method for using my invention as a point protector
by forming it to fit close to the point-Fig. 3.
5th. That I have devised means for using my invention as a socket for holding
a pen on a pen holder, also to act as an anti-blotter in addition to its use is an
"eraser," (as described above).
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2007
WILLIAM ALFRED REES.