A Contrivance to Hold Paper while Writing or Sketching.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left. 24th May. 1889-Accepted. 29th June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Contrivance to Hold Paper while Writing or Sketching.
JAMES GAMBLE of 61 Agnes Street Belfast County Antrim Ireland Sheet Metal
Worker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This contrivance to hold paper while writing or sketching consists of a plate of
metal or other suitable material to one margin of which is attached an arrangement
for holding the paper from moving: This arrangement consists of claws or catches
which are hinged to the plate and are acted upon by a spring in such a manner that
the claws or catches keep a firm hold of the paper when in contact therewith but
they can be turned out of action and will be kept so by the spring whilst the paper
is being removed replaced or adjusted to the desired position on the plate.
The plate is ruled or divided in any suitable manner so as to serve as a guide
while writing or sketching.
Dated this 94th love of Amanat 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Contrivance to Hold Paper while Writing or Sketching.
I JAMES GAMBLE of 61 Agnes Street Belfast County Antrim, Sheet Metal Worker,
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 contrivance to hold paper while writing or sketching consists of a plate of
metal or other suitable material to the margin of which is attached an arrangement
for preventing the paper from moving.
This arrangement consists of claws or catches which are hinged to the plate and
are acted upon by a spring in such a manner that the claws or catches keep a firm
hold of the paper when in contact therewith, but they can be turned out of action
and will be kept so by the spring while the paper is being removed, replaced, or
adjusted, to the desired position on the plate.
The plate is ruled or divided in any suitable manner so as to serve as a guide
while writing or sketching, or I may rule or divide in a like manner a piece of paper
and attach or fix the same to the metal or other suitable material, or I may entirely
dispense with such ruling or dividing.
In order that my invention may be thoroughly understood I have caused to be
annexed thereto the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 shows a plan of the
contrivance. Figure 2 being a similar view with a piece of paper inserted therein.
Figure 3 represents a section on line A. B. Figure 1, with the claws turned out of
action similar letters indicate corresponding parts in each Figure.
In Figures 1, 2, and 3, A is a plate of metal or other suitable material which, in
the form of contrivance shown, is bent over at one end, shown at B, in such a
manner as to serve as a spring, the sides in proximity to B, being bent upwards
at CFigures 2 and 3 in order to receive a rod D on which runs the clamp E
provided with claws e e. F. is a tongue for turning the clamp E on its rod D.
The plate A is ruled or divided as at G. G, and is of a size to accor:l, with the
paper to be used, I do not however bind myself to the exact details herein described
and illustrated.

page_text: 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:
In contrivances for holding paper whilst writing or sketching or like purpose the
combination of a plate of metal or other suitable material and a clamp or claws
adapted thereto substantially as herein set forth.
1000
Dated the 21th day of May 1990.
JAMES STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers, 20, High Holborn, London, W.C., Agent for Applicant.