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Patented August 30, 1904.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ALVA ROY ELDREDGE, OF MIDLAND, TEXAS.
PENCIL-HOLDER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 769,067, dated August 30, 1904.
Application filed May 28, 1904. Serial No. 210,320. (N model)
To all whom it imay concern: r metal with suitable dies and producing a blank, 50
Be it known that I, ALVA Roy ELDREDGE, a as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, the
citizen of the United States, residing at Mid- parts of which being properly bent and
land, in the county of Midland and State of, shaped constitute my complete attachment, as
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful shown in Fig, 2.
Improvements in Pencil - Holders; and I do In materializing my invention I form a pen- 55
hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, cil-encircling member consisting of a pair of
and exact description of the invention, such collars 1 and 2, united together by the strips
as willenable others skilled in the art to which or sections 3, 4, and 5, and when the. collars
zo it appertains to make and use the same. are bent in circular form, so as to' extend
My invention relates to pencil-holders, and around the pencil, which latter may be either 6o
more particularly to that variety thereof octagonal, round, or other shape in cross-sec-
adapted to secure a pencil within the pocket tion, as preferred, the connecting bars: or
whereby the pencil cannot become casually members 3 and 5 are disposed parallel with
15, lost, but will always be in place ready for in- each other, a slight opening being left be-
stant use; and my invention .consists of cer- tween them, whereby the tensile properties 65
tain novel features of combination and con- of the collars 1 and 2 will insure that the pen-
struction of parts, the preferred form where- cil will be firmly grasped thereby, and thus
of will, be hereinafter clearly set forth, and hold the device upon the pencil at an adjust-
20 pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. ed point. I also form integral with the col-
The prime object of my invention is to pro- lar 1 the spring members or arms 6 and 7, 70
vide simple though reliably efficient means having at their extreme ends the pencil en-
for securing a pencil within the pocket and gaging or clamping springs 8, the ends of
there holding it.in such position that it may which are preferably slightly curved outward,
25 always be readily available for use. as indicated by the numeral 9. The spring-
A further object is to cheaply fashion my arms 6 and 7 are each provided upon each 75
holder, whereby it may be manufactured in , edge with the laterally-extending lugs or an-
large quantities at a minimum cost. , shoring-fingers 10, which are designed to take
Other objects and advantages will be here- into slots or apertures 11, formed in the ears
30 inafter made clearly apparent, reference be- 12, said ears being integrally formed by be-
ing had to the accompanying drawings, which ing struck up from a portion of the collar 2, 8o
are made a part of this application, and in as will be clearly obvious by reference to Fig.
which- 2 of the drawings.
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of my in- . It is obvious that the collars 1 and 2. and
35 vention as applied to a, pencil for holding it the connecting ribs or members 3, 4, and 5
within the pocket.. . Fig. 2 is a perspective may constitute one continuous piece of suit- 85
view of my invention complete ready for use. able sheet metal; but in order to lighten the
Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the blank from attachment as greatly as possible I prefer to
which all of the parts of my pencil-holder may remove a portion of the metal intervening be-
40 be readily fashioned. . tween said collars and leave only the connect-
For convenience of reference to the various ing-ribs 3, 4, and 5, as before explained. 90
elements and cooperating features of my in- It will thus be obvious that my complete
vention numerals will be employed, the same pencil-holder may be readily stamped as one
numeral applying to a similar part through- continuous piece of sheet metal, all the parts
45 out the several-views. thereof being integral with each other, and
It may be stated in this connection that my thereby rendering it unnecessary to provide 95
pencil-holder is formed of any kind of suit- a separate part or attachment as a securing-
able sheet metal, and the entire device is fash- rivet or. a spring, inasmuch as the blank form
ioned therefrom, as by stamping the sheet illustrated in Fig. 3 may be easily fashionedNo. 769,067
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Eldredge, Alva Roy. Pencil Holder, patent, August 30, 1904; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth508564/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.