Lead Pencils.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 24th Feb., 1900
Lead Pencils.
I, ALBERT JOHN KECK, of 154, East Congress Street, in the City of St. Paul,
in the County of Ramsey, and State of Minnesota, United States of America,
Telegraph Operator, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to lead pencils, and consists in forming the wooden
sheathing in two or more sections with the grain of the wood of each section
inclined inward toward the lead, so that in removing the wood in the act of
sharpening, the wood may be readily split off and thus reduce the labor and
annoyance of sharpening, as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically
pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings;
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation illustrating the construction of one of my
improved pencils, and, Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a view of a section of wood before the pencil strips are cut therefrom,
illustrating the manner of construction.
Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 1, illustrating a modification in the manner
of arranging the leads.
Fig. 5 is a cross section of a pencil, illustrating a modification in the con-
struction.
The sheath of the pencil will be formed in two or more parts, and of wood
cut off at an angle to the grain of the wood, and the parts glued
together in reversed order, that is to say, with the grain of the wood
of all the pieces trending inward toward the lead, so that in sharpening the
pencil it will only be necessary to split off a sufficient quantity of the wood
from around the lead to expose the writing point. This will greatly lessen the
labor of sharpening the pencil, and will not require as much skill and care
as in the ordinary pencil with the grain of the wood lying parallel to the lead.
Any number of the wood sections may be employed but the greater the number
the more perfect the construction.
In Fig. 5 of the drawings four sections A¹ A2 A3 A+ are shown, while in Fig. 2
three sections only are shown A5 A6 A, but of course it will be understood that
any desired number of sections may be employed, without departing from the
spirit of my invention.
In Figs. 1 and 2, the lead is shown in one piece "B" in place within the
combined wooden sections, while in Fig. 4 the lead is shown in short pointed
sections D," so that as one point is worn away, a new point will be exposed
at the next sharpening.
In this arrangement no necessity will exist for cutting the leads to secure
a finer point than the natural size of the lead will give.
In Fig. 3 is represented a section of wood before the strips are cut therefrom,

page_text: the hatch lines representing the grain of the wood, and the dotted lines "
representing the cutting lines for the pencil sections.
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In Figs. 1 and 4, the hatch lines running diagonally across the strips forming
the sheathing, represent the lines of the grain of the wood.
That this 90th love of Anvil 1200
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.
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Lead Pencils.
I, ALBERT JOHN KECK, of 154, East Congress Street, in the City of St. Paul,
in the County of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, United States of America,
Telegraph Operator, 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 lead pencils, and consists in forming the wooden
sheathing in two or more sections with the grain of the wood of each section
inclined inward toward the lead, so that in removing the wood in the act of
sharpening the wood may be readily split off and thus reduce the labor and
annoyance of sharpening, as hereinafter shown and described and specifically
pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation illustrating the construction of one of my
improved pencils, and Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a view of a section of wood before the pencil strips are cut therefrom,
illustrating the manner of construction.
Fig. 4 is a similar view to Fig. 1 illustrating a modification in the manner
of arranging the leads.
Fig. 5 is a cross section of a pencil, illustrating a modification in the con-
struction.
The sheath of the pencil will be formed in two or more parts, and of wood
cut off at all angle to
the grain of the wood, and the parts glued
together in reversed order, that is
to say,
with the grain of the wood
of all the pieces trending inward toward the lead, so that in sharpening the
pencil it will only be necessary to split off a sufficient quantity of the wood
from around the lead to expose the writing point. This will greatly lessen the
labor of sharpening the pencil, and will not require as much skill and care
as in the ordinary pencil with the grain of the wood lying parallel to the lead.
Any number of the wood sections may be employed but the greater the number
the more perfect the construction.
In Fig. 3 of the drawings four sections AA2 A3 A4 are shown, while in Fig. 2
three sections only are shown A5 A6 A7, but of course it will be understood that
any desired number of sections may be employed, without departing from the
spirit of my invention.
In Figs. 1 and 2, the lead is shown in one piece "B" in place within the
combined wooden sections, while in Fig. 4 the lead is shown in short pointed
sections D," so that as one point is worn away, a new point will be exposed
at the next sharpening.
In this arrangement no necessity will exist for cutting the leads to secure
a finer point than the natural size of the lead will give.
In Fig. 3 is represented a section of wood before the strips are cut therefrom,

page_text: the hatch lines representing the grain of the wood, and the dotted lines
representing the cutting lines for the pencil sections.
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in Figs. 1 and 4 the hatch lines running diagonally across the strips forming
the sheathing, represent the lines of the grain of the wood.
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
1 claim is
1. As a new article of manufacture, a pencil-sheathing formed of longitudinal
strips of wood having the grain of the wood of each section trending inward at an
angle to the lead, whereby the pencil may be sharpened by splitting off portions of
the sections, substantially as set forth.
2. As a new article of manufacture, a pencil formed of a sheathing of longitu-
dinal strips of wood having the grain of the wood of each section trending inward
at an angle to the lead, and with the lead arranged in a series of separate pointed
sections, whereby the pencil may be sharpened by splitting off portions of the
sections, and self-pointed leads provided substantially as set forth.
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ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicant.