A NEW OR IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING PENCILS AND OTHER WRITING IMPLE- MENTS EMPLOYED FOR SCHOLASTIC OR OTHER PURPOSES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Richard Walkington and James Henry Broscomb, both of
Leeds, in the County of York, for, the Invention of "A NEW OR IMPROVED
MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING PENCILS AND OTHER WRITING IMPLE-
MENTS EMPLOYED FOR SCHOLASTIC OR OTHER PURPOSES."
Sealed the 19th December 1876, and dated the 24th June 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Richard Walkington and James
Henry Broscomb at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th
June 1876.
RICHARD WALKINGTON and JAMES HENRY BROSCOMB, both of Leeds, in the
County of York. "A NEW OR IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING
PENCILS AND OTHER WRITING IMPLEMENTS EMPLOYED FOR SCHOLASTIC OR OTHER
PURPOSES."
The object of our Invention is to prevent pencils or other writing implements
when not in use being lost or misplaced as is frequently the case in schools and
other places.
The apparatus consists of a cylindrical or other receptacle open at one end and
closed at the other, forming a receiver for the pencil or other writing implement.
The receptacle is attached to the slate or other article by means of a spring (which
also acts as a hinge), the slate or other article being recessed to receive the appa-
ratus. Instead of the spring occupying the place of a hinge an ordinary arrange-
ment of hinge may be attached.
In order to place the pencil or other writing implement within the receptacle,
the open end thereof is raised out of the recess in which it has been retained.
When in this position the pencil or other writing implement may be passed there-
into, after which the receptacle with its contents closes into the recess again
whereby the pencil or other writing implement is prevented dropping out.
A stop is provided to prevent the apparatus being opened too far.
The pencil or other writing implement may when preferred be retained within
the receptacle by a lid, spring, or their equivalents.
5 SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by the
said Richard Walkington and James Henry Broscomb in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 23rd December 1876.
RICHARD WALKINGTON and JAMES HENRY RROSCOMB, both of Leeds, in the
County of York. "A NEW OR IMPROVED MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING
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page_text: PENCILS AND OTHER WRITING IMPLEMENTS EMPLOYED FOR SCHOLASTIC OR OTHER
PURPOSES."
The object of our Invention is to prevent pencils or other writing implements
when not in use being lost or misplaced, as is frequently the case in schools and
other places.
The apparatus consists of a cylinder or receptacle open at one end and closed at
the other forming a receiver for the pencil or other writing implement. The
cylinder or receptacle is attached to the slate or other article by means of a spring
(which also acts as a hinge), the slate or other article being recessed to receive the
apparatus. Instead of the spring occupying the place of a binge an ordinary
arrangement of hinge may be attached.
In order to place the pencil or other writing implement within the cylinder or
receptacle the open end thereof is raised out of the recess in which it has been
retained. When in this position the pencil or other writing implement may be
passed thereinto, after which the cylinder or receptacle with its contents closes
into the recess again, whereby the pencil or other writing implement is prevented
dropping out.
A stop is provided to prevent the apparatus being opened too far.
The pencil or other writing implement may when preferred be retained within
the cylinder or receptacle by a lid, spring, or their equivalents.
Fig. 1 on Sheet of Drawing shews a plan; Fig. 2 a side elevation of our improved
pencil keeper as fixed on slate frame; Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, are modifications of the
same.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 on accompanying Drawings, (a) is a cylinder or
receptacle consisting of a metal tube with spring and corner attached or detached,
fixed to slate frame containing the writing implement when not in use, the dotted
lines represent the position of tube for taking out the writing implement, after
removing which the cylinder or receptacle springs back to its original position;
(b), is a metal "stop" fixed in a suitable position to prevent the cylinder or receptacle
being broken off and also to act sideways as a stay; (c), the metal corners; (d),
slate frame; (e), slate..
In Fig. 3 a hole is bored in the slate frame to receive the writing implement
and is closed by means of a metal cap or slide (b); (c), metal corner; (d), slate frame;
(e), slate; (f) spring.
Figs. 4 and 5 shew metal cover closed and open respectively; (a), semicircular
metal cover attached to slate frame by hinges; b, b, closed by spiral or other
suitable spring; c, spring; d, metal corners; e, slate frame; f, slate.
Fig. 6, a metal loop and spring combined attached to slate frame in any con-
venient manner; b, metal loop acting as a stay for writing implement shewn by
dotted lines; c, corners; d, slate frame; e, slate.
Having thus fully described our said Invention and shewn how the same is to be
performed, we would remark in conclusion that we hereby declare our Invention to
consist in, and we claim pencil keeper made of metal with corner attached or
detached and as fully described by the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, we, the said Richard Walkington and James Henry
Broscomb, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Twenty-second day
of December, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and
RICHARD WALKINGTON.
(L..S.)
JAMES HENRY BROSCOMB. (L.S.)