US1830102A - Pencil attachment - Google Patents

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NOV- 3, 1931. L. J. FELSENTHAL 1,830,102

PENCIL ATTACHMENT Filed June 12, 1931 Wife/'izey f Patented Nov. 3, 193

UNITED STATES 'PATENT OFFICE LESTER J'. FELSENTHAL, OF GLENCOE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO G. FELSENTI-IAL & SONS,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CORPORATION F ILLINOIS PENCIL ATTACHMENT Application filed June 12,

The invention is shown as an attachment to a pencil as a handle therefor and as a means of holding the pencil with its point protected when not in use, for instance, when carried ;in the pocket. It will be understood, how* dinally.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view.

Fig. l is a plan view of the opaque sheet with the sheet of transparent material attached thereto in flat form before rolling into cylindrical form.

Fig. is an edge view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view of the composite sheet of 4C and 5 rolled into substantially cylindrical form, ready to be slipped onto the main body.

Fig. 7 is a view of a part of the main body.

Referring by reference characters to these drawings, the numeral l designates the cylindrical member or barrel desirably made of sheet metal having annular beads la, 1b for a ,s purpose hereinafter described, and end portions 1c and 1d the former 1c preferably of reduced diameter being adapted to telescopically receive th-e member 2 carrying the pencil 8 and the latter 1d being ribbed or corrugated to hold the eraser 4 in the manner well understood by thoseskilled in the art.

The annular ribs la and 1b are designed to prevent endwise displacement of the outer revoluble member 6, 7.

According to my invention as disclosed in the drawings the portion of the barrel between the ribs la and 1b is provided with data, indicia, or other matter, and in the. present instance I have chosen to illustrate advertising matter. Such data may be imprinted or embossed directly on the barrel as shown in Fig 7, but I prefer to print the same on a sheet of paper or like material as shown at 5 in Fig. 3 and secure the sheet 1931. Serial No. 544,006.

to the barrel in encircling position between the ribs by means of a suitable adhesive.

` For cooperating with the inner body member I provide a cylinder of transparent material having a backing of opaque material with an elongated slot of a width to expose yone longitudinal row of the matter on the main body at a time, said cylinder and its backing being rotatable about the barrel between the ribs la and 1b and being held thereby against endwise movement.

PreferablyV the backing is in the form of a sheet of paper 6 on which may be printed the advertisement of any manufacturer desirous of using this device as an advertising medium, and such paper sheet is adhesively secured to the back of a sheet 7 of transparent flexible material such as Celluloid. The paper sheet 6 is of less width than the paper sheet 5, or in other words is of such width that when applied in encircling position to the barrel its edges do not quite meet, thus forming therebetween the slot above referred to. The sheet 7 on the contrary is of greater width so as toy leave a margin projecting beyond the edge of the backing sheet and such sheet 7 is Vof such width that when applied in encircling position to the barrel the edge portion of said projecting or unbacked margin will overlap the other marginof the sheet 7 to which it is adhesivelyfsecured, thereby forming a transparent cylinder which, together with its backing, can be rotated about the barrel to bring the slot opposite any desired part of the data or advertisement on the inner barrel. In this position the advertisement can be read together with the matter printed on the interposed opaque backing sheet of the revoluble cylinder.

It will be readily seen that a device as above described may be manufactured and assembled at an extremely low cost, and it will be further seen that it is an extremely simple matter to supply various types of advertising matter.

The invention is primarily for use `as a means of advertising, but it may be employed for other purposes, and particularly where data or indicia is carried by the two parts, rotatable one in relation to the other for dis- Ill) playing successively diiierent portions of the Aindicia or information on the inner part through an opening in the outer part which latter displays its own data or indicia.

By employing the opaque and transparent sheets torming the outer cylinder, assembly of these parts can be eifected cheaply in iat form as shown in Figs. i and 5. After such assembly in Hat form, the composite sheet is curled into cylinder form Fig. 6 and snapped over the main barrel or inner cylinder ot the device to lie between the beads la, 1?). Then the projecting edge portion of the transparent outer sheet can be made to adhere to the opposing edge of the said trans parent sheet to complete the outer cylinder with the edges ot' the opaque sheet spaced apart to form the slot. Furthermore, by the employment of the transparent sheet as a part ott the outer cylinder, the surface ot' the opaque sheet bearing the inscription or data will be protected and kept free from becoming soiled so that even after extended use the printed matter will be clear, and the attractiveness of the article will not be marred by becoming soiled.

lVhateve-,r color the outer surface of the sheet may be will be preserved for the life of the article, so that a sharp contrast may be maintained between the printed matter and its background.

By the use of the interposed sheet of opaque material between the outer transparent sheet and the inner cylinder, applicant accomplishes, in a simple way, three things. He provides the slot or opening which will expose a line ot' data on the inner cylinder, he will conceal trom view all the data. which is not needed for the immediate reading, and he provides a carrier for other data which may be exposed throughout the entire circuit ot the device through the exterior transparent sheet.

I claim:

l. In a device of the character described, an inner cylindrical body bearing data arranged in spaced apart lengthwise rows, a sheet of opaque paper having data printed thereon curved about said body to loosely conform thereto, and having lengthwise edges spaced apart to expose a` single one of said rows, the body of the sheet concealing remaining rows, and a transparent sheet spanning the space between said lengthwise edges, attached to and retaining the paper sheet in cylindrical form.

2. A device of the character described having a cylindrical body bearing data, a transparent sleeve revolubly mounted on the cylindrical body, an opaque member interposed between the transparent sleeve and the cylin drical body, and attached t0 the said transparent sleeve to revolve therewith about the cylindrical body, said opaque member having spaced apart edges providing an opening through which the data on the cylindrical body may be viewed, said opaque member having data inscribed on its outer face, said opaque member concealing the data on the cylindrical body excepting that with which the said opening registers while exposing to view the data on its outer face through said transparent covering sleeve.

3. A device according to claim 2 in which the opaque member consists of a sheet of inaterial in general cylindrical form, but with its edges spaced apart, and the transparent sleeve consists of a sheet of material having one edge substantially aligning with one edge ot' the opaque member and its other edge portion extending across the spaced apart edges of the said member and overlapping its own other edge portion to which it is secured.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LESTER J. FELSENTHAL.

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