IMPROVEMENTS IN HOLDERS FOR EVERPOINTED PENCILS, PENS, KNIFE BLADES, TOOTHPICKS OR OTHER LIKE ARTICLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOSEPH APPLEBY of 36 Lancaster Street, Birmingham in the County of
Warwick, Manufacturer's Foreman, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN HOLDERS FOR EVERPOINTED PENCILS, PENS, KNIFE BLADES,
TOOTHPICKS OR OTHER LIKE ARTICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My Invention consists in constructing holders for everpointed pencils, pens,
knife blades, tooth picks or other like articles in the manner hereinafter described,
whereby the part containing the writing instrument or material or the knife blade
or other like article is projected by its own weight by pressing upon the closed end
of the holder while it is held in a vertical position with its open end downwards,
the projected part being fixed or locked by ceasing to press on the closed end of
the holder. After use or when it is wished to return the projected part it is only
necessary to invert the holder that is to hold it open end upwards and press upon
the closed end when the projected part falls into the holder and on ceasing to press
the closed end the said part is fixed in the interior of the holder. For convenience
of description I will describe my Invention in connection with an everpointed
pencil and for that purpose will refer to the several Figures on the annexed Sheet
of Drawings the same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts in all the
corresponding Figures.
Figure 1 represents a metallic tube which I call the outer slotted tube, the slot a
being cut in an oblique direction, this slot is shown more clearly in Figure 2 which
represents the said outer slotted tube opened and flattened in the form of a "blank."
Fig. 3 is another slotted tube which is made to fit inside the outer slotted tube and
which I call the inner slotted tube; the said tube has an oblique slot b similar to
the slot in Fig. 1 and cut at the same angle but this alot is provided with two
short locks or bends c. c. one at each end for the purpose of locking the pin d of
the "lead container" Fig. 5 either in its advanced or withdrawn position.
Fig. 4 represents the inner slotted tube in the form of a "blank" the shape of
the slot b being better seen in this form, this inner slotted tube is also provided
with a short straight alot e (Fig. 4) for the purpose of limiting the movement.
When complete the case or holder contains in the top or closed end a spring &
(Fig. 6) shown in dotted lines, which spring keeps the slotted tubes in proper

page_text: position the short slot e in the inner slotted tube and the pin g (Fig. 6) limit the
movement of the slotted tubes.
The action of the case or holder is as follows: when the closed end or top h
Fig. 8 is pressed upon, the inner slotted tube is pushed forward as far as the alot e
and ping will allow this brings the oblique slots of both the slotted tubes opposite
to each other as shown in Fig. 6 allowing the pin d of the "lead container" to
travel from one end of the slot to the other when the holder is held in a vertical
position, when the pressure is released the inner slotted tube is brought back to its
position by the pressure of the springs against the pin g and the pin d of the
"lead container" is then locked in either one or the other of the short locks c. c.
these locks being then opposite to the slot a of the outer slotted tube as shown in
Fig. 7 which represents the "lead container" in its withdrawn position, and the
position of the slot of the inner tube is shown by dotted lines.
Fig. 8 represents the finished holder.
Having now described the nature of my Invention and the manner in which the
same is to be performed I wish it to be understood that I claim as my Invention
of improvements in holders for everpointed pencils, pens, knife blades, toothpicks
or other like articles :-
"
Constructing and arranging the parts of the said cases and holders in the manner
herein before described and illustrated in the accompanying Drawing whereby the
lead container" containing the lead or writing material, or the holder of the pen,
may be made to fall by its own weight either into its projected or withdrawn
position by first pressing upon and afterwards withdrawing pressure from the
sliding top or cap of the case or holder, the several parts operating substantially in
the manner described and illustrated.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Appleby have hereunto set my hand and
scal this Tenth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.
JOSEPH ADDT DV