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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM JOS. BRUCKS, OF DUNLAY, TEXAS.
PENCIL SHARPENER AND HOLDER.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 27, 1916.
Application filed September 21, 1915. Serial No. 51,892.To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM JOsEPH
BiUcKs, a citizen of the United States, re-
siding at I)unlay, in the county of Medina
5 and State of Texas, have invented certain
new and useful Improvements in Pencil
Sharpeners and Holders, of which the fol-
lowing is a specification.
This invention relates to an improved
10 pencil sharpener and holder and the prin-
cipal object of the invention is to provide a
device of the character described which is
so constructed that it will include in one
simple device a pencil sharpener and a pen-
15 cil holder together with a clip for connect-
ing the holder with a coat pocket.
Another object of the invention is to so
construct this device that it may be cheaply
manufactured from sheet metal and stamped
20 from a suitable blank and bent to assume the
proper shape.
Another object of the invention is to so
construct this device that it will only require
a small amount-of metal to make the same.
25 This invention is illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings, wherein:-
Figure 1 is a view of the blank from
which the improved pencil sharpener and
holder is formed. Fig. 2 is a view in ele-
30 vation showing the holder applied to a pen-
cil. Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the
holder taken at right angles to the view in
Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the
holder.
35 This pencil holder is formed from a sheet
metal blank shown in Fig. 1, the blank hav-
ing an elongated body portion 10 from
which there extends the arms 11 and 12, side
wing 13 and tongue 14 which terminates in
40 the gripping ball 15. The side arms 11 and
12 are bent along the dotted lines 16 and 17
and coiled to form the pencil gripping ele-
ments or sleeves 18 and 19 and the tongue 14
is bent back along the dotted lines 20 to ex-
45 tend in spaced relation to the body portion
10 and provide the coat engaging clamp 21,
as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The arcuate
wing 13 which is provided with a sharp-
ened cutting edge 22 is now coiled to pro-
50 vide the pencil sharpener 23 and the pencil
holder and sharpener is ready for use.When in use the pencil 24 is passed
through the gripping sleeves 18 and 19 and
the holder is then connected with the pocket
and retained in engagement therewith by 55
means of the clamp 21. From an inspec-
tion of- Figs. 2, 3 and 4 it will be readily
seen that with this device the cloth of the
pocket will be crimped somewhat when the
holder is connected with the pocket and 60
therefore the holder will be more tightly
held in place and prevented from having
transverse movement. It is of course un-
derstood that this device will be formed of
resilient material such as sheet steel which 65
may be tempered to provide a sharp cutting
edge and that therefore a very good pencil
sharpener will be provided as well as a very
efficient holder which will securely grip the
pencil and also securely grip the cloth form- 70
ing the pocket of the coat.
What is claimed is:
1. A pencil sharpener and holder com-
prising a body portion, pencil holding means
extending from one side of said body por- 75
tion beyond the outer face thereof, pencil
sharpening means extending from the op-
posite side of said body portion beyond the
outer face thereof, and a clamping tongue
extending along said body portion in close 80
proximity to the outer face thereof between
said pencil holding and sharpening means.
2. A pencil holder and sharpening device
comprising a body portion, pencil gripping
means extending from said body portion be- 85
yond the outer face thereof, pencil sharpen-
ing means extending from said body portion
beyond the outer face thereof, and a clamp-
ing element extending along said body por-
tion between said pencil gripping means and 90
pencil sharpening means and extending be-
yond the outer face thereof a less extent than
the gripping and sharpening means whereby
material engaged by said clamping element
will be crimped between said pencil grip- 95
ping and sharpening means.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM JOS. BRUCKS.
Witnesses:
IDA BISCHOFF,
FRANK BRUCKS.1,188,404.
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Brucks, William Joseph. Pencil Sharpener and Holder., patent, June 27, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859209/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.