Aener for Leads of Pencils, Slate Pencils, Crayons and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: ALFRED BULT ALLEN, Holly Bank, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Microscope
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows;
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A sharpener for leads of pencils, slate pencils, crayons & the like made partly
or wholly of steel or other metals.
A hole is drilled or punched to allow of leads of pencils slate pencils crayons &
the like to be guided on to a sharp ridge or edge. The said ridge or edge is made
at a suitable angle, so that the leads of pencils slate pencils crayons & the like
when revolved against it are sharpened to a fine point or as required.
Dated this 1st day of December 1897.
A Sharpener for Leads of Pencils, Slate Pencils, Crayons and the like.
ALFRED BULT ALLEN, Holly Bank, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, Microscope
Manufacturer, 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 pencil sharpeners and the object thereof is to provide
an improved device of this class which may be suspended from a chain or other
support, or connected with the end of a pencil, and which is particularly designed
for use in sharpening leads of lead pencils, crayons and similar articles.
This invention is fully disclosed in the following specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part in which :-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of one form of my improved pencil sharpener;
Fig. 2, a side view thereof;
Fig. 3, a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a modified form of construction; and
Fig. 4, a sectional side view of the device as shown in Fig. 3.
In the drawing forming part of this specification the separate parts of my
improvement are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the
views, and in the practice of my invention, reference being made to Figs. 1, and 2,
I provide a pencil sharpener which comprises an oblong head 5, in one end of
which is mounted a ring 6, by means of which the sharpener may be connected
with a watchchain or other support, and the opposite end of the head 5, is pro-
vided at one side with a flat projection or extension 7, in which is formed a
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page_text: circular opening 8, through which the end of the lead of a pencil or the end of
a crayon may be inserted.
The head 5 is also provided centrally adjacent to the flat projection or extension 7,
with a central projecting blade 9, which extends to the opening 8, and the edge
of which is inwardly inclined as shown at 10, and by inserting the end of the
lead of the pencil through the opening 8, in the direction of the blade 10, and
by turning the sharpener or the pencil the blade 10, will form a sharp point on
the end of the lead, or on the end of a piece of crayon as may be desired.
In Figs. 3, and 4, I have shown a modified form of this construction, in which the
head consists of a hollow tubular body portion 11, into which the end of a pencil 12,
may be inserted, and said tubular body portion 11, is provided at one end with
an extension 13, in which the opening 8, is formed, and secured to the extension 13,
of the body portion 11, and longitudinally thereof is the blade 9, the edge of
which is inclined at 10, as shown in Figs. 1, and 2, the inclined portion of said
blade extending over the opening 8, and the operation of this form of construction
will be the same as with that shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
My improved pencil sharpener is simple in construction and operation, and is
also comparatively inexpensive, while being well adapted to accomplish the result
for which it is intended.
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 is:-
1.) A pencil sharpener comprising a body portion having a flat extension at
one end in which is formed a hole or opening, said extension being also provided
with a blade the cutting edge of which is inclined and projects over said hole or
opening, substantially as shown and described.
2.) A pencil sharpener, comprising a body portion having an extension at one
end in which is formed a circular hole or opening, and a blade connected there-
with and provided with an inclined cutting edge which projects over said hole
or opening substantially as shown and described.
3) A pencil sharpener comprising a body portion which is tubular in form,
said body portion being provided with an extension in which is formed a circular
hole or opening and a blade secured to said extension and provided with a cutting
edge which projects over said hole or opening, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this First day of September 1898.
ALFRED BULT ALLEN.