An Improvement relating to Pencils.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 17th Sept., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement relating to Pencils.
I, JOHN ERNEST HULBERT, of 64 Basinghall Street, in the County of
London, 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 pencils and has for its chief object to so arrange that
the user of the pencil will not require to sharpen the same but will be able
instantly to reproduce the sharpened point in a manner to be presently explained.
According to my invention instead of providing one continuous pencil which
requires to be re-sharpened when the point is worn away, I provide a number of
short pieces of pencil each one of which is already sharpened ready for use. I
place such pieces of pencil in a metal tube or case which is open at both ends and
which is preferably slit longitudinally so as to afford sufficient elasticity to grip
the pencils when placed therein. The said tube or case is made about the
diameter and length of an ordinary lead pencil. In order that the prepared points
of the pencils in the tubular case may not be damaged I make in the rear end of
each piece a hole to receive the point of the piece behind it. Preferably each
pencil is formed of a short piece of wood say half an inch more or less long and
coned or pointed at one end. Through this piece is made a central hole in the
forward end of which is tightly inserted a short length of pencil the point of which
is prepared for use.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate my improvement
Figure 1 shows the pencil complete.
Figure 2 is a view of the tube or case alone showing the longitudinal slit.
Figure 3 is a side view of one of the pieces of pencil, and
Figure 4 is an end view of the same showing the hole for receiving the point of
the next piece.
A is the metal tube or case which is preferably slit longitudinally as shown at B.
C is one of the sections of pencil, having a prepared pencil point D and formed
with a hole E preferably conical in the rear end thereof. F, F are lips formed at
the forward end of the case and turned inwards to more securely or firmly bold
the pencil in use.
The mode of using my improved pencil is as follows. The case A is filled with
the pieces of pencil C which are placed in succession closely behind each other,
the prepared point of each piece projecting into the conical hole D in the piece
immediately in front of it. When the point of the first piece is worn away sc as
not to be usable any longer, the user then withdraws that piece or section and
inserts it in the rear end of the tube, thereby pushing out the section of pencil
which before stood second in the case into a position for use, and this piece is used
in turn. When all the pieces have been used, the owner purchases a re-fill set,
and uses the same as above described. It is obvious that the pieces of pencil may be
round, square, triangular or other desired shape.
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 :-
A pencil comprising a tube or case and a number of prepared sections of pencil

page_text: inserted therein, said sections having axial holes in the rear end thereof,
substantially as, and for the purpose, specified.
Dated this 6th day of August 1892.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.