US1544016A - Score card and pencil holder - Google Patents

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w. c. 'LYMAN SCORE cARD ANnrENcIL HOLDER Filed Sept. 25,

June 30, 1925 Patented June so, 1925.

UNITED STATES WINNIFRED C. LYMAN, OF SOUTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SCORE CARD AND PENCIL HOLDER.

Application filed September 25, 1924. Serial No. 739,871.

To all whom it mayroncem:

Be it known that I, WINNIFRED C. LYMAN, a citizen of theUnited States, residin at Southampton, in the county of Hamps ire and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Score Cards and Pencil Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in holding devices for cards, pencils and other small articles, and the present disclosure of such invention relates to a device for holding both a score card and a pencil for use in keeping the scores of card games.

One object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive device of the class described, yet one which will be very desirable and convenient.

Another aim is to provide a device which may be quickly and easily engaged with on disengaged from the edge of a table.

With the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing. y

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invent'ion showing a score card and a pencil held therein, in dot and dash lines.

Figure 2 is an edge view of the device shown in Fig. 1, again illustrating the pencil and score card in dot and dash lines.

Figure 3 is' and edge view showing a slightly difi'erent form of construction.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary edge view of another form of construction.

In the drawing above briefly described, the numeral 1 designates a support which is preferably in the form of a. vertical plate formed of spring metal or other resilient material, such as compressed fibre. The upper end of this plate is bent laterally to provide an arm 2 for engagement with the upper side of a table, and this arm may well be provided on its lower side with a pad 3- of felt or the like, so that there is no danger of marring the finish of the table upon which the device is used. Also, if desired, the free end of the arm 2 may be curved upwardly to some extent as indicated at 4 to facilitate enga ement of the device with -the table. The ower end of the plate 1 is bent horizontally in the same direction as the upper end, to provide a second arm 5. The free end of this arm may be bent in any desired manner to yieldably enga e the lower side of the table, and at 6 in ig. 2, and 7 in Fig. 1, I have illustrated two of the many ways in which the bending may be accomplished. If desired, the bent end of the arm 5 may be equipped with a pad 8 having the same function as the pad 3, although this is not as essential in connection with the arm 5, in view of the fact that the lower-side of a table top is very seldom highly polished. It will therefore be understood that the pad 8 may well be omitted if desired and also, the device may in some cases be constructed without the upper ad 3.

In completing the structure of the evice, I make use of a strip of spring metal or other resilient material bent to form a bod portion 9 and a pair of overlapping car gripping arms 10 and 11 at the outer side of said body portion, the ends of the strip belng bent inwardly into overlapping relation at the ends of the aforesaid body portion to form said arms. intended for "ripping a score card which is indicated at 6 in the drawing, and to facilitate engagement of the card with said arms, the free end of the outermost arm is preferably curved outwardly upon itself as indicated at 12. In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have illustrated an auxiliary spring 13 secured to the body portion 9 and engagin the innermost of the arms 10 and 11 to orce it constantly'outward toward the other arm, but Fig. 4 will illustrate the fact that in all instances, this spring need not be used. It may be further explained that while a single strip metal spring is shown, it might well be of any other desired formation. It may-also be stated at this point that while I have shown rivets 14 for securing-the spring 13 and for securing the body portion 9 to the plate 1, any other any desired fastening means can be used and in fact solder is preferably employed.

In the present showing, only the lower part of the body portion 9 is secured to the supporting plate 1, and the upper end of said body portion is forwardly offset from said plate and preferably disposed in upwardly converging relation therewith, so that the plate and the ofi'set portion 15 coact in forming a yieldable holder for a pen- These arms are.

cil P, by means of which the scores may be written upon the score card C.

It will be seen from the foregoing that a very simple and inexpensive, yet a convenient and highly desirable device has been provided, and as excellent results may be obtained from the details disclosed, they may well be followed. However, within the scope'of the invention as claimed, numerous minor changes may be made.

I claim 1. A score card andpencil holder comprising a resilient strip having an elongated body portion and having its ends folded portion being outwardly ofiset from said inwardly into overlapping relation with each other at the ends of said body portion to provide s ring arms to yieldably engage a score card and a support against which said body portion is secured, one end of said body prising a springclip to embrace-the edge of a table or similar support, a resilient strip secured between its ends to said cli the ends of said stri s being bent inwardiy into overlapping re ation to each other to provide spring arms adapted to grip a card,

and an auxiliary spring between the innermost of said spring arms and said body portion forcing said innermost arm toward the other arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signa ure.

IFRED G. LYMAN.

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