Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 3rd May, 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 8th June. 1889
I, WILLIAM ROUTLEDGE Junior of 10 Chiswick Street, Carlisle in the County of
Cumberland do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
This invention consists in the first place of an arrangement whereby lead and other
pencils may be used up to the last, instead of having to throw away the stump when
it becomes too short to hold comfortably in the fingers. This is accomplished by
joining or coupling a new length of pencil on to the butt-end of the short stump
thereby making the whole into a pencil of convenient length, which again is supple-
mented by another length as it in turn becomes too short. I do not limit myself to
any particular form of joint as there are many ways by which the same end may be
attained. The following is one method.
One end of the pencil is reduced to about one half or two thirds its original thick-
ness for a length of about half an inch. This end for the sake of reference I will
call the plug end of the pencil. At the other or, as I will call it, socket end of the
pencil and in the direction of its length a hole or socket is made of such a size and
depth that the plug end of any other pencil similarly treated will fit therein and
vica versa.
Although not absolutely needed, the plug end of this pencil may be slightly
gummed with gum or other adhesive substance, which being allowed to dry on, it
will only be necessary to moisten the gum when about to make the connection.
Instead of a plain joint the plug end of the pencil may be made to screw into the
socket, the socket being tapped and the plug screwed to fit it.
Another part of my invention consists of movable tips of various kinds for the
butt-end not the point of pencils.
In the case of eraser tips a piece of India rubber or other composition is made of
suitable size and shape to fit into and project from the socket on the end of the
pencil, this is supposing that the pencil is to be written with or nsed from the plug
end. The eraser tip could be made equally well in the form of a cap to fit on to the
plug end of the pencil, in which case the pencil would have to be written with or
used from the socket end. These movable tips may likewise be made of Metal, Ivory,

page_text: or other substance and may take the form of a cap which will give a finished
appearance to the pencil and protect the joining part from injury. A combined
rubber and metal tip, or rubber and ivory or other substance may likewise be used.
The tip is removed when it is desired to add a fresh length of pencil, after which it is
replaced on the end of the new length.
The form of the tip may be varied to suit any kind of joint or coupling that may
be adopted.
As one movable tip will outlast several pencils, the tips may either be supplied
with the pencils or seperately as desired.
That part of my invention relating to movable tips may be used on pencils not
having the joining or coupling arrangement, by making one end of the pencil of a
suitable forin to receive the tip.
Dated this 2nd day of August 1888.

page_text: I, WILLIAM ROUTLEDGE junior of 10 Chiswick Street, Carlisle, in the County of
Carlisle, clothier, 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:-
1
This invention consists in the first place of an arrangement whereby lead and other
pencils may be used up to the last, instead of ones having to throw away the stump
when it becomes too short to hold comfortably in the fingers. This is accomplished
by joining or coupling a new length of pencil on to the butt end of the short stump
thereby making the whole into a pencil of convenient length, which again is supple-
mented by another length of pencil as it in turn becomes too short. I do not limit
myself to any particular form of joint as there are many ways by which the same
end may be attained. The following is one method
One end of the length of pencil is reduced to about one-half or two thirds its
original diameter for a distance of about half an inch. This end for the sake of
reference I will call the plug end of the pencil. At the other, or as I call it, socket,
end of the pencil and in the direction of its length, a hole or socket is made of such
size and depth that the plug end of any other pencil similarly treated, will fit therein.
Similarly the aforesaid plug end of the length of pencil will fit the socket of any
other length of pencil similarly treated. Although not absolutely needed, the plug
end of a length of pencil may be slightly gummed with gum or other adhesive
substance which being allowed to dry on, it will only be necessary to moisten the
gum when about to make the connection. Instead of a plain joint the plug end of
the pencil may be made to screw into the socket, the socket being tapped and the
plug screwed to fit.
Another part of my invention consists in the application of moveable tips of various
kinds to the butt or socket ends of my improved pencils; not to the points. In the
case of eraser tips a piece of india-rubber or other composition is made of suitable
size and shape to fit into and project from the socket at the end of the pencil. This
is supposing the pencil is to be written with from the plug end. The eraser tip could
be made equally well in the form of a cap to fit on to the plug end of the pencil, in
which case the pencil would have to be written with or used from the socket end.
These moveable tips may likewise be made of metal, ivory or other substances and
may take the form of a moulded cap which will give a finished appearance to the
pencil and protect the joining part from injury. A combined rubber and metal
tip or rubber and ivory or other substance may likewise be used. The tip is removed
when it is desired to add a fresh length of pencil, after which it is replaced on the
end of the new length. The form of the tip may be varied to suit any kind of joint
or coupling that may be adopted.
As one moveable tip will outlast several lengths of pencil, the tips may either be
supplied with the pencils or separately as desired.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Similar parts are similarly lettered.
Fig. 1. Is a sectional view of my improved pencil a is the plug end, is the socket
end.
Fig. 2. Represents a tip to fit the socket end of my improved pencil.
fits into the socket b.
The part c
Fig. 3. Represents a tip to fit the plug end of my improved pencil. The part d
fits on to the plug end a.
Fig. 4. Represents a combined metal & rubber tip for the socket end of my
improved pencil. The metal ring, e, may be split as shown or may be without the
split.
Fig. 5. Is a sectional view of the combined metal and rubber tip. is the plug of
rubber, e is the metal ring.
Fig. 6. Is a view of one of my improved pencils to which is jointed the unused portion
of another that has been used from the socket end. The dotted lines show the used
portion.
Fig. 7. Is a view of one of my improved pencils to which is jointed the unused portion
of another that has been used from the plug end. The dotted lines show the used
portion.
Fig. 8. Is a sectional view showing the plug and socket ends furnished with a
screw thread.
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. Forming the ends of pencils in such way that they can readily be joined one to
another end to end.
2. The application of a moveable tip to the butt end of my improved pencil sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described.
3
1000
THOS. WILKINS,
Agent for the Applicant.