US1147198A - Pen or pencil holder. - Google Patents

Description

H. R. d1 H. L. TOOKER.

PEN 0R PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLlcAnoN FILED 1116.511914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYA4 H. R. 6L H. l.. TOOKER.

PEN 0R PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FlLED AUG.5, 1914.

Patented July 20, 1915.

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WITNEssEs 70d TOCU,

I BY

lNVENTOR ATTO R N EY ED sans PATENT oFFioE.

HUGH BOSS TOOKER AND HARRY LEIGH TOOKER, `0]? SANTA MARIA., CALIFORIIN'IA.

PEN on PENCIL HOLDER.

To all 4whom t may concern Be it known that we, HUGH Ross TooKEn and HARRYl LEIGH TooKER, citizens of the United States, residing at Santa Maria, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, have invented a new and useful Pen or Pencil Holder, of which the following is a specification. l

This invention has reference 'to pen or pencil clips or holders, and its object is to pro-vide a simple form of clip which will firmly hold the pen or pencil in a pocket of a garment, but' from which it may be removed with great facility..

In accordance with the present invention `there is provided a main or body portion having a short barrel for embracing the pen or pencil, and in the case of a pen, particularly a fountain pen, the body portion may, v if` desired, be permanently secured to the barrel ofthe fountain pen, although ordinarily the barrel may be made to so tightly grasp the-body of the fountain pen as to remain thereon without liability of displacement under ordinary/conditions of use.

Carried by the body portion of the clip is another member having spurs, or spur-like to the body member that by a proper manipulation of the part-.carrying4 the spurs', said spurs will enter the cloth of the pocket into which the pen or pencil is introduced, thereby effectively anchoring the clip to the pocket against any liability of displacement so long as the spurs remain in the cloth. However, by pressure suitably applied to the spurcarrying member-these spurs are withdrawn from the cloth and their points are sheathed in or shielded bythe body member in a manner edectively protecting the cloth from engagementby the spurs, whereupon the pen or pencil with the clip attached is readily withdrawn from the pocket.

In the more specific structure of the present invention there is a body member carrying an embracing portion for the pen or pencil and a spur-carrying member in hinged 'or pivoted relation to the body member, so that by pressure properly applied to the pivoted member the spurs are withdrawn from the active position so as to be sheathed in or shielded by the body member, while the piv- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application mea August '5, 1914. serial No. 855,19. f

Patentedeuly 20, 191,5.

oted member has a normal tendency'toward the active position. f

In the broader aspects of the invention different mechanism means from theparticular arrangements herein disclosedfma'y be utilized and some of these various mechanical means are shown and described and specifically claimed in other applications filed by us on even date herewith under Serial Numbers 855,190 and 855,191,but in the said' other applications the broader aspectsof the invention are not claimed, since the broader or more comprehensive claims based upon the broader principles of the invention are made in this case. 1

The invention will be lbest understood from a. consideration ofthe following-detailed description taken in-connection with the accompanying drawings form-ing a part of this specification, but it is to be'under- `stoodl that the invention -is susceptible of a great variety of embodiments in its broader aspects, some of which "embodiments are shown in the aforesaid applications, wherefore the invention is not limited to anystrict conformity with the showing of the drawings in either this or the other named applications, since the structures` herein and therein shown may be changed and modified, o r the invention may be embodied in other structures so long .as such structures mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.-

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of pen or pencilv clip embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the clip of Fig. 1 applied to a pen or pencil, and in position in apocket. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the position of theparts when manipulated to withdraw the spursv for .the removal v of the pen or pencil, together with the clip from the pocket. Fig. 4 is an edge view. of

another form 'of pen or pencil clip applied to a pencil and in position in a pocket, the material of the latter being shown in longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the structure of Fig. 4 but illus- 6 with the parts in position causing the retraction'r ;f the s mrs. -Fig. 8 is a side view of still another orm of.' the invention. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal section of the structure of Fig. 8, with the pa rts in the position causing the retraction of the spurs. Fig. 10 is a section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 48.n Fig. 11 is' a. section on the line 11-,11 of Fig. 8. Fig. 12 is a front elevation of still another form of theinvention. Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section of the structure of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a side view of a modification of the-structure of Figs. l2 and 13.

While the invention is' adapted for use With either a pen or pencil, it is particularly useful in connection with a fountain pen, and for the sake of simplicity of description the article to which the clip is applied will hereinafter be considered as a fountain pen without, however, limiting the use of the clip to such a. particular article.

` As `it is customary toconstruet pen clips .of sheet metal, it will be assumed that the clip of the present invention is also formed in whole or in part of sheet metal without, however, confining its construction to such particular material.

In the structure of Figs. 1,2 and 3 4there is providedA an elongated'strip 1 formed near one end with vcurved portions 2 extending laterally from the strip 1 and approaching attheir outer ends, so that the strips together form a barrel through which the body of'a pen 3 may be inserted, it being assumed for purposes of description that the pen 3 is a fountain pen. The barrel 2, beingv inthe particular instance shown formed of two suitably curved members, is usually made of a diameter to snugly embrace the body of thepen, so that under ordinary conditions of use the clip will hold its position on the pen,'the latter being employed in the act of writing without removing the clip from the body of the.pen. Sometimes it is desirable to make the clip permanently fast tothe body of the pen, and this may be done '-in anyo'fthe usual ways, and it will be understood that thel clip is either applicable to or removable from the pen body at will or may be permanently attached to the pen body,.without further showing or description. That end of the body strip 1 remote from the end near which the barrel 2 is formed is bent at approximately right angles and then rebent upon itself to form an end guard 4, the return portion of the end guard 4 being provided with a slot 5 for a purpose which will presently appear. There is also provided another elongated st'rip 6 having laterally extended ears 7 formed thereon near the middle, these ears being bent-into parallelism and spaced apart so as to embrace the strip 1 adjacent to the barrel 2 and between the latter and the guard end '4. Formed on or fast to the strip 1. so as to traverse the ears 7 are pintles 8, the arrangement being such that the manipulating member 6 may be rocked upon the pintles 8 as upon a` binge or pivot. rllhe member 6 is slightly curved longitudinally and near the end corresponding to the barrel 2 may be cross hatched or milled, as

milled portion 9 causes a yielding of the spring end 10 so that the manipulating member 6 will rock upon the pintles 8 as upon a pivot, thus causing the other end, indicated at 11, to move away from the corresponding portion of the body member 1, such end 11 being held normally in contact with such portion of the body member by the action of the spring end10. The end 11 terminates in a tongue 12 entering the slot 5, so that movements of the end 11 away from the corresponding end of the body member 1 are limited by the length ofthe slot 5. Adjacent to the end 4y the body member is traversed by passages 13 and carried by the end 11 of the member 6 are corresponding spurs 14, so located as to move through the body member by way of the passages 13, and these spurs are inclined or curved from their point of emergence from the end 11 of the member 6 toward the barrel 2.

In Figs. 2 and3 are shown the back wall 15 and front wall 16of a pocket, and this pocket may be taken as a vest or coat pocket, since it is quite customary to carry fountain pens in such pockets. Let it be assumed that it is desirable to insert a pen 3 inthe pocket, pressure is applied tothe milled portion 9, thus tending to flatten out the corresponding curved end of the member 6. This causes a rocking of the member upon the pintles 8 and acorresponding movement of the end 11. away from the body member 1, the movement being sufficient to cause the withdrawal of the spurs 14 until their points are sheathed within the passages 13, and the length of the slot 5 `may be such that at this point further movement of the end 11 away from the body member 1 is arrested by the engagement with the tongue 12 with the outer wall of the slot 5. \Vith the parts in such position the pen is readily introduced into the pocket with the corre spending end of the body member 1 eXterior to the front portion 16 of the pocket. Now, on releasing the pressure upon the member 6 at the milled portion 9, the elasticity of the compressed portion causes it to return to its normal,v position, which return at the same timeI causes the spurs 14 to project through the passages 13, and enter the cloth of the front '16 of the pocket, and

the body member' 1 is sufficiently close to the body of the pen 3 to elastically clamp the pen to the pocket. The pen cannot be removed while ,the .parts arein the position just described, because ,of the engagement of the spurs in'the cloth of the front portion of the pocket. If, however, it be desirable to remove the pen with the clip from the pocket, pressure is again applied to the milled portion 9, when the parts will assume the position shown in Fig. 3, that is, with thespurs' withdrawn from the pocket front section 16. Since the cloth is now entirely protected or shielded by the bodymember from engagement with the spurs and the latter are prevented from catching any loose or projecting threads of the cloth, the pen together with the clip is readily removed from the pocket for use and may be reinserted and secured to the pocket in the same ready manner. v

In Figs. 4 and 5 there is shown a some what simpler construction-in that there is a body member la having a barrel 2n which may be made separately from and secured to vone end of the strip 1 in any 'suitable manner, as byv rivets 17, although, of course, the barrel 2'* may be otherwise formed. That end of the body member 1a carrying the barrel 2a has ears 7a formed thereon, and pivoted between these ears is astrip 6a carrying at one end beyond the vbarrel 2 a spring 1t)a while at the other end this strip is provided with spurs 14 as in the form of Fig. 1. The strip 6a is formed at the end remote from the spring 10a with a tongue 12a, whilethe corresponding end of the body member is returned upon itself in substantially ring form as shown at 4, and through which ring there is a slot 5a for the passage'of the tongue 12., The body member 1a has passages 13a for the spurs 14. The pen 3 isvheld in the barrel 2a as in the first described form, but instead of the member 6a being held in the active posi- -tion by bearing against the-body member 1, the springIr 10a bears directly against the pen 3. In Fig. 4 the device is shown in position in a pocket composed of the back memberl and front member 16,' and in Fig. 5 the parts are shown in the position assumed when pressure is applied at that end of the strip 6a provided with the spring 10". The operation of the structure is the same as already described with reference toFigs. 1, 2 and 8. In the structure of Fig. 1 but two spurs are shown` while in the structure of Fig.. -4 three spurs are shown. It will be understood, however, that the number of spurs may vary from one spur to as many as desired, although usually two or three spurs are suiicient.

In Figs. 6 and 7 there is shown yiibarrelmember 2b formed with a longitudinal `ex tension 18 from the portion ofthevbarrel' lng at one end a. spring 10b engaging the.

extension 18, while the other end, carries spurs 14b and is provided withl a tongue 12b entering through a slot 5b into-a ringshap'ed extremity 4b on the end of a body member lb secured in the block 19 which may be recessed for the purpose, and one of the rivets 20 may be utilized for the purpose of securing the body member 1b tothe block 19.4 In the preceding showings of the spur-carry'- ing member 6 or 6a the spurs 'are shown as separately formed and appropriately secured to the carrying strip by riveting or otherwise. In the structure of Figs. 6 and 7 the spurs are struck up from the material of the spur member 6b instead of being separately formed therefrom, and it will be understood that the same procedure may be followed with respect tothe other forms of the invention. The body 'member 1f has passages 13b for the spurs. The operation of the structures of Figs. 6 and 7 is'the same as that of Figs. 4 and 5, except that the'spring 10b engages the extension 18 instead o being brought into engagement with the body of the pen 3. v f. 1 l

In the structure of Figs. 8 to 11 a barrel 2c is formed near one end of a body member 1c which may be a strip of greater' length than in the structure of Fig. 1. Adjacent to one end of the barrel 2c the body member 1 i's formed into a curved or vbulged section 22a projecting from thatface of the body member remote from the barrel 2c. The body member is continued from the part 22a for an appropriate `distance in line with that portion of the body member carrying the barrel 2c and at an appropriate point is provided with passages *13d for spurs 14c on the corresponding end of a spur-carrying strip 6, the other end of this strip being made fast to the corresponding end ofthe body member 1c by rivets 23 or otherwise.

The spurs 14c are struck up from the mate-Q rial of the spur carrier 6 as in Figs. 6 and 7, or'they may be separately formed and se# curedthereto as in Figs. 1 to The body member beyond the perforations 13 is bent away from the barrel side of the body member at an inclination as shown at 24, and then is returned toward the curved or bulged portion 22 until overhanging'gtheV l bulged portion 22 and the corresponding l ber.

' ency to project the spurs through the per? end of the return part 25 of the body mem- The spur carrier has a normal tendthe cloth into which they may enter. Vith a pen introduced through the barrel 2c the operation of the device of Figs. 8 toll is similar to that of the other figures. The presence of the barrel 2c and bulge 22a sufciently stiii'ens the body portion 1 of the structures of Fig. 8 and associated figures to permit the movements described without undue bending of the body portion.

In Figs. 12 and 13 there is a body portion 1i which may be made of a strip of heavier metal than before, and formed on or at tached to this strip is a` barrel 2d. That end of the body member 11 remote from the barrel'2d' is outturned, as indicated at 24", and at a point near its outturned end the body portion is formed with a passage 13 large enough to receive a block 27 carrying spurs 14d on one tace, and a knob or headed pin 28 on the other face. Adjacent to the passage 13d between the same and the angle extension 24 and on the face remote from that on which the barrel 2d is located, there is a laterally elongated ridge 29. The spur carrier in the structure of Figs. 12 and 13 is in the form of a bowed strip 6d of spring metal which adjacent to the barrel 2d is traversed b v a pin 30 having a head 31 at its outer end. while the strip 6d is provided with an elongated slot 32 through which the headed pin B0 passes'. The strip Gd is long enough to extend bevond the block 27 and is traversed by the headed pin 28 and beyond the pin is formed withv a bead 33' fitted to the ridge 29. j r

In'Fig. 14 the structure is the samefasjin Figs. .12 and 13, except that there is a ridge 29" on tha-t side of the opening 13 as the barrel 2d and the strip 6" has a corresponding bead 33 which, together with the ridge 29 vforms a hinge upon which the strip 6 reverse direction to their normal movement. Furthermore, the body member through which they project constitutes a shield or guard for the spurs, preventing them from catching in the cloth of the pocket when the device is inserted or withdrawn 'from the pocket. The arrangement also is such as to be capable of manipulation with one hand, so that the device is inserted into the pocket or withdrawn therefrom with the greatest facility, but at the same time when a pen provided with the clip of the present invention is introduced into the pocket, it is locked therein so effectively that it cannot be withdrawn accidentally by any force short of one destructive to the device, or to the pocket. The spur carrier has a normal tendency to project the spurs and hence the device automatically locks in position as soon as released. v

In the present invention the movement of the spurs is brought about by a hinge action,

lwhile, in structures such as shown in the aforesaid applications the movements of the spurs are brought about by other than hinge actions, between a body member and an elongated spur carrier lying along the body member, and of a length approximating or longer than that ot the body member.

h'loreover, the only guard for the spurs is the body member through which they normally project, and which when the structure is to be inserted in or removed from a pocket acts as a guard or shield, and these spur members are readily withdrawn b v the pressure between the thumb and one finger of one hand engaging the pen and a part acting to cause theretreat of the active ends of the spurs away from the cloth-engaging Jface of the spur-guarding part of the structure.

What is claimed is 1. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member havinga barrel near one end for attachment of the body member to the pen and with normally projecting spurs spaced away from the barrel in the direction of the length of said body member to be in coactive relation with the attached pen. and means for causing the withdrawal ot the spurs from projecting relation to that face of the body ot the clip toward the pen, whereby on the insertion ot the pen in a pocket with the l body member exterior to the pocket said body member clamps the cloth of the pocket against the pen and the spurs project through the cloth toward the pen.

2. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member with means for attachment of the body member to a pen, and spur-like means in projecting relation to the body member on the same side thereof as the pen, said means of attachment of the 4body member to the pen and said spurlike means being spaced apart lengthwise of respect to the cloth when it is desired to introduce the pen into the pocket or withdraw it therefrom.

3. 'A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member having means for the attachment of the body member to a pen, and spurs spaced away from said means in the direction of the length of the body member and normally projecting toward the pen when the body member is attached thereto, whereby the spurs enter the cloth of a pocket next to the pen when the pen is introduced thereinto, and said clip having guarding means for the spurs in which the points of the latter are housed out of the path of the cloth when the pen and clip are being applied to or removed from the pocket.

4. A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member, means near one end of the body member -for securing it to the pen in position to provide for the insertion of the lpen into a pocket with the outer portion `of the pocket between the 4.body

I member and the pen, spurs carried by the body member near the other 4end thereof in position to enter the cloth of the pocket when between the body member and the pen, and guarding or` shieldingmeans for the spurs through which the latter `project when in operative position, said spurs and guarding means. having relative movements to cause the retraction of the spurs from the cloth and the holdin-g of said spurs out of engag.

ing relation with the cloth when the parts are being introduced into or removed from the pocket.v

5. A holding clip for pens and the like having means for the attachment of the clip to the' pen and provided with spurs in spaced relation to vsaid means of attachment and in normallyl active projected position, and a shield for the spurs,- saidclip being also .provided with manipulating' means for causing av relative movement of the spurs and shield to, withdraw the spurs into the shield, and said manipulating means constituting a handle portion at the end of the clip remote from the means of attachment to the pen, for the insertion of the pen with the clip applied thereto into a pocket and the withdrawal of said pen and clip from the pocket with the spurs in the retracted or inactive position.

6. A clip for pens and the like comprising a body member having a pen receiving barrel near one end and passages through the body member near the other end, and a ron-.kable carrying member on the body member provided with spurs having theirpointed ends normally projecting through' vthe passages in the body member, the spurs projecting beyondtha't tace of the'body member carrying the pen receiving barrel and the rockable member having a range of. movement to cause the withdrawal of the polnted body member having passages therethrough near the end remote from the attaching means to the pen, and a rockable member on the body member provided with spurs normally projecting through the passages in the body member with their points in projeoting relation to that face of the body member toward the pen, and said rockable member being yieldable to pressure to withdraw the spurs from projecting relation with respect to the body member.

8.. A clip :torl pens and the like, comprising an elongated body member with means adjacent to one end for attachmentto the body of a pen and near the other end provided with perfo'rations and with an outstanding guard, and an elongated spur carrierpivotally connected to the bodyv member and at one end entering and guided by the guard and adjacent said end having spurs adapted to the passages in the body member, said spur carrier' having a normal constraint to cause the projection of the spurs through the passages in the body member.

9. A clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated body member having means for attachment to the body of a pen Aand at one end formed with an outstandingv guard on the side remote from the pen body when attached, and a spur carrier pivotally connected to the body member with one end in guided relation to'theguard and adjacent thereto provided with spurs, the body member having perfor-ations therethrough for the spurs and there constituting a shield for the spurs when retracted, thespur carrier having a normal constraint to move the -end entering the guard on the body memvzo ber, and with spring means at the other end of the spur carrier for constraining the carrier to move the spurs into projecting relation to the body member on the side thereof toward the pen when attached thereto, the body member being provided with passages for the spurs and constituting a shield or sheath for the spurs when in the retracted position.

v1l. A holding clip for pens andthe like comprising an elongated member having means near one end for attachment to the pen and near the other end provided With spurs normally projecting beyond the pen side of the clip, and means for causing the Withdrawalof the spurs from such projecting relation to the pen side of the clip.

12. A holding clip for pens and the like comprising an elongated and relatively flat body member having means o'n one sidenear "one end for attachment to the barrel of a pen, and a member provided with spurs and mounted on that face of the body member remote from the pen holding means and having a normal tendency to carry the spurs so that the free ends thereof `are in projecting relation to the en carrying face of the body member near he end remote from the means for attachment to the body member to the barrel of a pen, said second member being yieldable to pressure to withdraw the lspurs from projecting` relation to the pen carrying face of the body member.4

In testimony, that We claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto aixed our sig- 35 natures in the presence of two witnesses.

HUGH ROSS TOOKER. HAR-RY LEIG-H TOKER.

i Witnesses:

JOSEPH H. Corri, E. C. BIGELOW.

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