US2575591A - Pencil holder - Google Patents

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M. KLAAR PENcIL HOLDER Fi1ed Jan. 26 1946 Nov. 20, 1951 since the holding end of the spring arn1 9 is relotively oloSe to the 1ower end of receSSes any short Stub of penoi1 W1 be 11rn11y he1d in poSition, aS we11 as 9 1onger penci1.

when the penoi1 1s ogoin des11'ed for uSe, the n1echan1c gripS the upper e11d through the 1e cesses a11d p1111s it 0119 Without any dio111ty.

1`y penoi1 holder Wi11 be fo11nd 11se1111 111 1nany o9her situationS, as, in conStTuc9ion Wo1k, aboot stores and buildings, and in schoo1 Work.

Where it iS desi1ed to use the penci1 holder fo1' stoTing o 11at carpenter,S pencil or a. Shnilarly shaped croyon, the c1oss-Section of the holde1 111ay be ohanged as i1111stroted in E ig11re 5 t0 119 the shape of the utensiL I c1ain1:

1. penon ho1der of the oharocter deSonbed, con1p1ising 9.11 elongated tubu1ar caSi11g having a11 open upper e11d and a, coniool botton1 section,

the oaSing bei11g oi1oun1fe1entially continuous througho119 the length thereof and having a narrow 1ongitudina1 slot i11 the opper ha11 the1eof and spaced fro1l1 the 11pper end, and the caSing being dimensioned to shdably 1eceive a. penoi1 the1ein, a vvire coiled abou9 the casing above the slot, one turn ()f the Wire being bent to forIn a downward loop along one Side of the casing and opposite the slot to Serve as a o1ip oooperable With the oasing 101' olamping ga^rment 1nateria1 therebetWeen, and one end of the vvire being bent downward a1ong the opposite side of the casing and being 11exed to project through the slot and to bear upon penc11 poSitioned 111 the caSing.

2. peno11 holde1' of the oharacter deSoribed, oo1T1prising a11 elongoted tubular oasing hoving ai11 open upper end ond 9 oonica1 bot9on1 sec tion, the casing be1g circun11eren9iaHy con tinuous th1oughout the length thereof ond hav ing 3 nor1ow longitudina1 S1ot in the uppe1 ha11 thereof and spooed fro111 the upper end, ond the casing being di111ensioned to slidably receive al peno11 therein, 9 Wire coiled about the casing above the slot, one t11111 of the wire being bent to forn1 a downward 1oop alon one Side of the casing and opposite the S1ot to se1ve aS af olip cooperable with the casing 1or olanlping garn1ent mate1 therebetween, and one end of the vvire being bent doWnvard along the opposite side of the oaSing and being 11exed to pToject through the s1o and to bear upon a penc11 positioned 111 the oasing, the conical botto1n Seotion having o oentra1 aper9ure anowing a penci1 point to paSS the1ethrough.

MAx KLAAB.

BEFEBENoES oITED The followin references are of record in the 1 1le of th1S patent:

UN1TD STATBS PATENTS 1T11111be1' 1`1 a111e I)ate 113,13 1Z11111ins Nov. 11, 1902 866 50o 1(1kulich Se t. 17, 1907 1,151,528 1e uiar Se t. 26. 1915 L321,831 L111e1 Nov. 18, 1919 L728128 1odom Se t. 19, 1929 Nu1nber country Date 937,815 Gret Britain oct. 26, 1909

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