Improvements in Cases for Holding Spectacles, Pens, Pencils, and other Articles.
Year: 1895

page_text: .
-
Date of Application, 8th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 17th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 4th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cases for Holding Spectacles, Pens, Pencils,
and other Articles.
I, GEORGE HALL of 6 Saint Georges Terrace Brearley Street Birmingham in
the County of Warwick Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
to be as follows:
My invention has for its object improvements in cases for holding spectacles
pens, pencils and other articles and is so formed as to contain a combination of
useful articles, which is often a great convenience.
I make a case from leather metal or any suitable material the main portion or
body of which is of such a size as to receive a pair of spectacles and on either edge
or side of same I form or mount a case or cases suitable to take a pencil or pencil
& penholder. At the back of these supplimental cases when they are outside, a
spring may be fixed which presses through a slot internally against the pencil or
penholder to hold it securely or the case itself may form a spring. A cap or
suitable caps may be held by a chain or chains to cover these cases. Another
mode is to place the supplimental cases inside the larger one say at the corners
when the main cover which may be of any design encloses the whole. Similar
provision may also be made for pen and ink so that the one main case is composed
of a combination of recesses in one article.
Dated this 7th day of June 1895.
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cases for Holding Spectacles, Pens, Pencils,
and other Articles.
1, GEORGE HALL of 6, Saint Georges Terrace, Brearley Street, Birmingham
in the County of Warwick, Jeweller do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has for its object improvements in cases for holding spectacles,
pens, pencils and other articles and is so formed as to contain a combination of
useful articles which is often a great convenience.
I make a case from leather, metal or any suitable material the main portion or
body of which is of such a size as to receive a pair of spectacles and on either edge
or side of same I form or mount a case or cases suitable to take a pencil or
pencil and penholder. At the back of these supplimental cases when they are
outside, a spring may be fixed which presses through a slot internally against the
pencil or penholder to hold it securely or the case itself may form a spring.
cap or suitable caps may be held by a chain or chains to cover these cases.
Another mode is to place the supplimental cases inside the larger one say at the
corners when the main cover which may be of any design encloses the whole.
ID 07
A

page_text: Similar provision may also be made for pen and ink so that the one main case is
composed of a combination of recesses in one article.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried
into practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated two examples of my improved case although of course it
is understood that the designs may be considerably varied and elaborated without
departing from the nature of my said invention.
Figure 1 illustrates one form of my device A with the lid a' closed.
Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 but showing the lid a' open and exposing
to view in their separate compartments the spectacles S, pencil P and pen K.
Figure 3 shows another form of my improved case A with the lid a¹ partly open,
the receptacles a² and a³ for pencil and pen being formed outside the body part a
instead of being self contained as in Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 4 shows an alternative form of section for the case illustrated in Figures 1
and 2.
"
The case as illustrated in Figure 3 is supposed to be made of leather or wood
but it may be formed of any other suitable material such for instance as metal of
any suitable kind. The main portion at is made of sufficient size to receive a pair
of spectacles S and on either side the cases a² and a³ are mounted these latter
cases a² and a being of sufficient size to receive the pencil P and pen K and pro-
vided the caps C and C¹ attached to the chains 2 and 3. In the example as
shown in Figures 1 and 2 the receptacles a² and a³ are contained within the case A
itself which is supposed to be made of metal. The spaces for the spectacles S
pencil P and pen K are formed by bending the metal at a², a³, and a as shown in
Figure 2 the back as being in this instance slightly concave. Or the case A may
be formed as per the section as shown in Figure 4 and it may be provided with the
lid a or it may have no lid at all. In the case shown in Figure 3 additional cases
may be mounted next to a² and a³, to receive ink, pens or other such useful articles
or extra pockets may be formed at the front, of a proper size for any required
articles. Also the case as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 may be formed with
additional receptacles or recesses similar to a² and a³ for the purposes above
mentioned or they may be at the front or other part. By substituting nail scissors
or.tweezers for the spectacles the case forms a useful combination for persons
whose sight is perfect. For ladies use the cases are attached to the belt or, other
part of the wearers dress by means of a chatelaine, chain or such like suspender
as L as seen in Figure 3 of any appropriate design to suit the case.
The designs
of the bodies of the cases may be varied considerably being painted or embossed
as desired and when formed of metal may be silver plated, gilt or oxidized and
engraved.
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 :-
The improvements in cases for holding spectacles, pens, pencils, and other articles
made up in one or combined together to form one article which may be carried
loosely in the pocket or suspended by a such like chatalaine as that shown and
whether with covers or without substantially as and for the purpose herein set
forth and shown upon the drawings.
Deted this 15th day of Tab 1006
GEORGE BARKER,
77 Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.