Improvements in Pencils, Pencil Holders, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencils, Pencil Holders, and the like.
I, CARL FABER of Nuremberg, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 :-
My invention relates to pencils, crayons, and pencil and crayon holders the object
being to provide them on one or more sides with a mark or marks indicating the
degree of hardness of the pencil.
Heretofore it has been necessary when working with pencils of various degrees
of hardness, in order to find a pencil of the required hardness to turn the pencils
into such a position that the usual impressed number or letter (such as H or B)
indicating the hardness may be seen. This necessity involves a loss of time.
To prevent this, I provide pencils, crayons, lead-pencil-holders, and crayon
holders on one or several or all sides, and near one end with one or more points or
dots, rings, stars or crosses, or with one or more horizontal notches, strokes or lines
the number of which will indicate the hardness of the pencil.
In the accompanying drawing
Figures 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 are side elevations of lead-pencils or crayons provided
with my improvements.
Figures 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 are side elevations of lead-pencil-holders or crayon
holders, also provided with my improvements.
The pencils in all the figures are of hexagonal section.
The pencil shown in Figure 1 has near its upper end and on each side two points
or dots a one placed over the other by which it is indicated that the pencil is of
No. 2 hardness. It is obvious that a pencil of No. 4 hardness will have four of
such points or dots placed over one another.
It is not necessary that these points or dots shall be arranged on all sides of the
pencil; they may be only on one side or more sides of the pencil.
If the point or
points or dots are only on one side, they are arranged preferably on that side which
is opposite to the side bearing the usual mark such as No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.
In pencils of round section the points or dots are arranged all round the pencil
or they may be only on a part of the circumference of the pencil. The points or
dots may be of any colour and stamped or printed on the pencil. Besides the
points or dots the pencil may be provided with the usual mark such as No. 1, No. 2
and No. 5.
In the same manner as points or dots, small stars b as in Figure 3 or crosses d
as in Figure 5 or rings fas in Figure 7 or horizontal notches, strokes or lines g
as in Figures 9 and 10 may be impressed or printed on the pencils for the purpose
of indicating the hardness of the pencil. The pencils represented in Figures 3, 5
and 9 are of No. 3 hardness, the pencil represented in Figure 7 is of No. 4 hardness
and the pencil represented in Figure 10 is of No. 2 hardness.
In cases where the degree of hardness of a lead-pencil or crayon is indicated by
a number in conjunction with the letter H or B, this designation, in the same
manner as the designations No. 1, No. 2, etc., is always marked only on one side of
the pencil and the lead-pencil or crayon will be provided on one or several or all
sides with a corresponding number of points or dots, stars, crosses or rings or
horizontal notches, strokes or lines and over or below the points or dots, stars,
crosses, rings or notches, strokes or lines will be placed the letter H or B.
Figure 2 shows a pencil thus marked of B B or 2 B hardness. The pencil bears
on each side two points or dots a placed one over the other and over the points or
dots is marked the letter B.

page_text: Figures 4 and 6 show pencils of H H H or 3 H hardness. In Figure 4 the
pencil bears on each side three stars 6 and above the same the letter H. The
pencil, Figure 6, bears on each side three crosses d and above the same the letter H.
Figure 8 shows a pencil of HHHH or 4 H hardness. The pencil has on each
side four rings f and above the same the letter H.
Figure 11 shows a pencil bearing on each side or running round the pencil three
horizontal notches, lines or strokes g and above the same the letter H. Figure 12
shows a pencil bearing on each side four horizontal notches, lines or strokes g and
above the same the letter B. The pencil, Figure 11. is therefore of H H H or
3 H hardness and the pencil, Figure 12, is of B B B B or 4 B hardness.
My invention is not limited to the lead-pencils or crayons or lead-pencil holders
or crayon holders shewn in the drawing as it is obvious that it can be applied to
pencils of other form and section, whether the latter be round, hexagonal, octagonal,
square or triangular.
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 :-
Lead-pencils, crayons, lead-pencil-holders and crayon-holders having the degree
of hardness indicated by points or dots, rings, stars, crosses or horizontal notches,
strokes or lines the number of which corresponds with the usual figure indicating
the hardness and which points, or dots, rings, stars, crosses, notches, strokes or lines
are arranged on one side or on several or all sides of the pencil.
In lead-pencils, crayons, lead-pencil-holders and crayon-holders such as are
claimed in Claim 1, the arrangement of the letter H or B above or below the
points or dots, rings, stars, crosses, horizontal notches, strokes or lines, substantially
as hereinbefore described.
Dhe sh
of Doomham 1902
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.