Improvements in Pencil Holders and Sharpeners.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left. 3rd May, 1899-Accepted. 10th June, 1839
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pencil Holders and Sharpeners.
I, EMILE CONSTANT COUSY, of 224, West Thirteenth Street, in the City of
New York (Borough of Manhattan) in the County and State of New York, United
States of America, Restaurant Keeper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to pencil holders and has for its object to provide a holder in
which the pencil may be readily advanced as it wears and at the same time permit of
sharpening the point.
The case is spirally grooved for the major portion of its length and is slotted
longitudinally along the said grooved portion. At its front end the case has a swivel
joint connecting it with the sharpener, which consists of a conical body whose axis
coincides with that of the case, the sharpener having a longitudinal slot one edge of
which is formed as a blade while the other edge is cut away spirally at the point of
the sharpener. This construction not only affords a good guide for the end of the
pencil but permits the sharpener to point the lead without any danger of breaking
the same.
The rear end of the pencil is inserted into a socket which is internally screw
threaded to better hold the pencil. The socket has an inner section adapted to slide
longitudinally within the tubular casing (without turning) and an outer ring-shaped
section adapted to slide over the outer surface of said case. The two sections are
connected by a web which passes through the longitudinal slot of the case.
The
socket with the pencil may be freely moved forward and backward in the case. То
press the pencil forward, or to hold it against the pointed end of the sharpener, I
provide a nut engaging in the spiral groove of the case in the rear of the outer section
of the socket.
Improvements in Pencil Holders and Sharpeners.
I, EMILE CONSTANT COUSY, of 224, West Thirteenth Street, in the City of New
York (Borough of Manhattan) in the County and State of New York, United States
of America, Restaurant Keeper, 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 pencil holders and has for its object to provide a holler in
which the pencil may be readily advanced as it wears, and at the same time permit
of sharpening the point, and which will be strong and simple in construction.
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page_text: These objects I attain by making the holder as hereinafter described and
claimed.*
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
all the figures.
Figure 1 is an elevation of my improved pencil holder
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section thereof;
;
Figure 3 is a view showing the holder or case proper and the sharpener
separately;
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the socket to receive the rear end of the
pencil;
Figure 5 is an end view of said socket;
Figure 6 is a perspective view of the nut to hold the socket and pencil in
position; and
Figure 7 shows the end of the case with the sharpener.
The invention comprises a substantially cylindrical case A, which is spirally
grooved for the major portion of its length, as shown at A¹, and along the said
grooved portion, the case is slotted longitudinally, as at A2. At its front end, the
case has a swivel joint B connecting it with the sharpener C, which consists of a
conical body whose axis coincides with that of the case A, the sharpener having a
longitudinal slot C¹, one end of which is formed as a blade C2 (Figure 7) while the
other edge C³ is cut away spirally at the point of the sharpener, as indicated at C+.
This construction not only affords a good guide for the end of the pencil D, but
permits the sharpener to point the lead without any danger of breaking the
same.
The rear end of the pencil D is inserted into the socket E, which is internally
screw threaded to better hold the pencil. The socket has an inner section adapted
to slide longitudinally within the tubular casing A (without turning), and an outer
ring shaped section E¹, adapted to slide over the outer surface of said case A. The
two sections E E are connected by a web E2, which passes through the longitudinal
slot A of the case.
It will be seen that the socket with the pencil may be freely moved forward and
backward in the case A. To press the pencil forward, or to hold it against the
pointed end of the sharpener, I provide a nut F', engaging in the spiral groove A¹ of
the case A in the rear of the outer section E¹ of the socket. The sharpener will then
be in proper operative contact with the pencil point.
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:-
1. The combination of the spirally grooved case having a longitudinal slot, the
sharpener swivelled to the front end of the case, the pencil holder or socket movable
in the case and having a projection extending through the slot, and a nut screwing
on the case and engaging the projecting portion of the pencil holder, substantially as
described.
2. The combination of a spirally grooved case having a longitudinal slot therein, a
socket capable of holding a pencil and movable in the case, a ring encircling the
case, a web connecting the ring and socket, and a nut working on the groove of the
case and bearing against the ring to advance the ring and the parts connected
therewith.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.