Improvements in Rules or Rulers and Attachments or Appliances for the same, or for such like Articles as Sett or T Squares, Straightedges, or other like Drawing Instruments.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 27th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 3rd July, 1897
Improvements in Rules or Rulers and Attachments or Appliances
for the same, or for such like Articles as Sett or T Squares,
Straightedges, or other like Drawing Instruments.
I GEORGE CAPEWELL of 125 Lennox Street Aston Juxta Birmingham Toolmaker do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a Neat, Cheap, and Tidy Combination of
one or more Requisites, which are used in connection with Rules or Rulers or such like
articles as mentioned in the title and which is adapted to suit schools, offices &c. and
consists in forming out of or attaching to a rule made of wood, steel, nickel plated
zinc, or other suitable material, a suitable shaped holder or holders clip or clips, either
flexible or otherwise, for the purpose of admitting or holding a lead pencil, crayon, or
other Requisite at the one end or part, whilst the other end or part is provided with
an Eraser or Equivalent, which said Eraser may be inserted therein or attached to an
Extra holding piece, or the said Eraser or the part to which it is attached may be held
in a separate holder or clip when desired. Attached to or formed out of the said rule
or rules is one or more suitable shaped or constructed pencil sharpeners for lead
pencils, slate pencils, or other such like articles when desired the rule may be recessed
or corrugated on the under side for strengthening purposes the inside of which may
be roughened or cut for sharpening purposes or have a separate piece attached thereto
for the same purpose. Either of the above mentioned improvements or attachments
may be used in connection or combination with Rules or straight edges which are
pivoted or otherwise attached to Circular Rulers or to any other part or parts
connected thereto when desired, or to other like articles as above mentioned.
Dated this 25th day of July 1896.
Signed, GEORGE CAPEWELL.
Improvements in Rules or Rulers and Attachments or Appliances
for the same,' or for such like Articles as Set or T Squares,
Straightedges, or other like Drawing Instruments.
I, GEORGE CAPEWELL, of 125, Lennox Street, Aston, juxta Birmingham, in the
County of Warwick, Tool Maker, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-—
The object of my invention is to provide a neat, cheap and tidy combination of one
or more requisites which are used in connection with rules or rulers or such like
articles and which is adapted to suit schools, offices, etc.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practical effect I have appended hereunto a double sized sheet of drawings upon
which I have illustrated sufficient examples to show the nature of my improvements.
Figure 1 is a plan view showing my rule with its various attachments.

page_text: Figure 2 is a part longitudinal sectional view of Figure 1.
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views to Figure 1 showing modifications of the various
attachments.
Figure 5 is a longitudinal edge view of Figure 3.
In carrying my invention into practice form my attachment A for holding the 4
pencil B and rubber D from sheet tin brass, or other suitable metal or material by
suitable tools with the projections a' and a as shown at Figures 6. These projections
are inserted in holes formed in the rule R which may be countersunk and then
turned down as shown at Figure 2, by which means the attachment is securely held
in position. At one end of this rule I attach the cutter C by means of the metal
plate or sheath o as shown at Figures 7 which is also secured to the rule by the
projections cand c3 passing through holes as shown at Figure 2. This cutter slides
in and out and is held in its open or closed positions by the part c which takes into
the holes or recesses c formed on the face of the cutter. The peg c is provided as a
stop piece for preventing the cutter from being drawn too far out of the sheath.
the opposite end of the rule 1 attach the pencil point sharpener F by the rivet or
its equivalent, the opposite end of the sharpener being turned slightly under the
edge of the rule which is recessed as shown at. Figure 2. This sharpener is formed
with two plain flat edges the centre position being roughed like a file as shown at
Figures 8. The clip H which is split partly down each side and holds the rubber may
be formed out of a piece of tube by suitable tools as shown at Figures 9 or out of
sheet tin or other metal. The end he fits into one end of the attachment A by which
means it is held in position. The metal band or clasp ' is provided so that when it
is drawn towards the end it slides over the projections 4 thus binding the two halves
of the clip on to the rubber, thereby firmly holding it in position.
Instead of forming the clip for holding the rubber as shown at Figures 1 and 21
may form it from a piece of metal rivetted or otherwise secured at one end to the
rule, the other end being bent up so as to clip or hold the rubber which is placed
under against the face of the rule as shown at Figures 3 and 4, or this clip may be
formed out of the same piece of metal as the holder A. In some cases I may form
the cutter C with two cutting edges, one side for sharpening pencils, the other side
e being formed for sharpening crayons and the like as shown at Figure 3.
In the modification as shown at Figure 4 I secure the rubber attachment h' at one
end of the rule and utilise the attachment A for holding a pencil and a pair of
compasses, or this attachment may be utilised for holding any other such like
articles.
In some cases I may attach an ordinary pencil sharpener such as J to the rule by
means of the base plate j as shown at Figure 10, or in the case of a steel rule I may
form the slot in the rule, one side of which has a cutting edge and the cover or case
may be formed out of or attached to the rule as shown at Figure 11. Or I may form
a cutter in conjunction with the sharpener F by forming the slot in the rule and
making the side of the pencil point sharpener with a cutting edge.
Instead of securing the various attachments to a wooden rule they may be attached
to or formed out of a steel or other metal rule when desired or they may be attached in
a similar manner to a straight edge, T square or other like drawing instrument either
separately or in combination or the rule or straight-edge may be pivotted or otherwise
attached to an ordinary circular ruler.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
CLAIMS.
First: The combination with a rule or ruler or straight-edge, set or T square or
other like drawing instrument of the duplex requisite or pencil clip or holder or
equivalent either separate or in combination with an adjustable or other eraser holder.
or clip or equivalent substantially as berein described and as shown upon the
necompanying sheet of drawings.
Second-The adjustable eraser holder or clip or its equivalent or the clamped

page_text: holder or clip or equivalent substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the
accompanying sheet of drawings.
Third: The combination of the pencil or other requisite clip or holder and eraser
clip or holder substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying
sheet of drawings.
Fourth-The combination with a rule or other like drawing instrument of a
pencil or crayon cutter or blade C or its equivalent either separate or in combination
with a cover or shield or equivalent provided with a spring tongue or equivalent for
retaining the said cutter or blade in position substantially as herein set forth and as
shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Fifth The pencil sharpener J or its equivalent in combination with a rule or its
equivalent substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying
drawings at Figure 11.
Sixth Securing the pencil sharpener or its equivalent to a rule or the like in the
manner substantially as herein set forth and as shown on the accompanying sheet of
drawings at Figure 10.
Seventh-The pencil point sharpener or finisher F having flattened extended sides
for strengthening substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompany-
ing sheet of drawings.
Eighth-The pencil or crayon cutter and a point finisher either separated or
formed in combination with each other substantially as herein set forth and as shown
upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Ninth The duplex sharpener or its equivalent substantially as herein set forth and
as shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings at Figure 4.
Tenth The general construction arrangement and combination of the various
parts or pieces or their equivalents substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon
the accompanying sheet of drawings.
of Aquil, 1857.
GEORGE BARKER,
Agent for Applicant, 77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.