AN IMPROVED PEN-HOLDER to be as follows :-
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, in the County of Middlesex, do hereby declare the
nature of said invention for "AN IMPROVED PEN-HOLDER to be as follows :-
"
:-
My invention relates to an improved pen-holder formed simply of two concentric
paper tubes, between which is sufficient space for the thickness of the pen.
In carrying my invention into practice I prefer to make the inner tube slightly
longer than the outer one so as to form, at the end, a slight shoulder which facilitates
the insertion of the pen between the two tubes. The slight protrusion of the
inner tube also permits the outer tube to be slid lengthwise upon it so as to aid in
removing the pen when desired should it stick to the tubes. The said tubes may
however be of the same length or the inner one may be made shorter than the
outer onc. Tubes of suitable thickness may be readily compressed between the
thumb and finger, to increase or diminish the curvature at the point where the pen
is to be inserted so as to conform in shape to the pen; the same holder will therefore
accommodate pens of different sizes, and may have a small pen at one end and a
large pen at the other end. The pen, when inserted, holds the tubes in proper
position, bringing them into close contact on the side opposite to it. There is no
occasion to otherwise secure them to each other.
The tubes may be readily cut to any desired length by a sharp knife or other
cutting instrument. Tubes suitable for my purpose may be rapidly and cheaply
made on one of the various styles of cop-tube machines, which convert a pasted
strip of paper, entering them lengthwise, into a uniform and continuous tube made
up of successive convolutions of the pasted strip pressed together and solidified.
Such tubes of convenient lengths are dried and subsequently reduced to proper
lengths for pen-holders, and inserted one within the other.
The advantages of my paper pen-holder are cheapness and lightness, conformity
to any size of pen, yielding character and comfortable feeling of the tube, and
entire avoidance of pen paralysis, so often arising from contact of the fingers with
the metallic part of ordinary pen-holders.
Dated thin 14th
1004
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.

page_text: I HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "AN IMPROVED PEN-HOLDER" 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 an improved pen-holder formed of concentric paper
tubes.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a plan, of the said improved pen-holder.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, and
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line xx.
The two paper tubes a and b are arranged concentrically, the inner one being
somewhat the longer and fitting loosely within the other, so as to leave a space
between them, adapted in shape and size to receive the shank of the pen c.
Tubes of suitable thickness may be readily compressed between the thumb and
finger to increase or diminish the curvature at the point of insertion of the pen, so
as to conforin in shape to the pen, whether large or small. The same holder will
therefore accomodate small and large pens and may have a small one at one end and
a large one at the other.
The pen, when inserted, holds the two tubes in proper relative position without
any other fastening than the resulting friction, the pen holding them firmly in
contact on the side opposite to it, as shown in Figure 3.
The tubes may be readily cut to any desired length by a sharp knife or other
cutting-instrument, and may be of the same, or different lengths, one or both being
of the full length of the holder. Where the inner tube protrudes, as in Figures 1
and 2, it forms a shoulder which assists in inserting the pen between the two tubes.
Such projection also enables one tube to slide upon the other, and thus aids in
removing the pen in case it should stick to the tubes.
Tubes suitable for my purpose may be rapidly and cheaply made on the various
styles of machines, which convert a pasted strip of paper entering them lengthwise
into a uniform and continuous tube having its walls made up of successive
convolutions of the pasted strip pressed together and solidified. Such tubes of
convenient lengths are dried and subsequently reduced to proper length for pen-
holders, and inserted one within the other. Suitable tubes may, however, be rolled
up by hand with considerable rapidity. Any desired outward finish may be given,
such as a thin coating of wood veneer.
The advantages of my paper pen-holder are its great cheapness and lightness, its
ready conformity to any size of pen, the yielding character and comfortable feeling
of the paper tube, and the entire avoidance of peu-paralysis, so often arising from
contact of the fingers with the metallic part of the ordinary pen-holder.
I am aware that single paper tubes have been used as handles for pencils and for
various other purposes, and that tubes of India-rubber, felt, blotting-paper &c have
been slipped upon the pen-supporting ends of wooden or metallic pen-holders, I
therefore make no claim to such single tubes or attachments.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declaro that what
I claim is :-
First. A pen-holder formed of two paper tubes, one within the other, the space
between them being about equal to the thickness of a pen.
Second. The pen-holder described, formed of two paper tubes of suitable sizo
placed one within the other, the inner tube being slightly longer than the outer, as,
and for the purpose, set forth.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.