US437361A - Charles hollwede - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

Q0. HOLLWEDE.

PEN HOLDER.

Patented Sept. 30, 1890.

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CHARLES HOLLWVEDE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 1 APPLETON S. BRIDGES, OF SAME PLACE.

PEN-HOLD'ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,361, dated September 30, 1890.

Application filed May 23, 1890. Serial No. 353,234. (No model.)

pen-holder which will altord no obstruction to the natural movements of the fingers in writing and remove from the fingers the weight of the entire holder and the strain from the fingers.

A further object of the invention is to provide the main body of the holder or upper section thereof in such a shape as to fit the hollow of the hand between the thumb and index-finger and allow thesame to assume a position which will be prevented from turning.

Other objects and advantages will appear from the following description and claims, when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved pen-holder with a pen in position, the inner side of the holder or the side next to the hand being exposed to view. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken at the joint of the sections. Fig. 3 is also a sectional view through the lower-section of the holder with the upper section partly broken away, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the pen-holding plug removed.

Referring by letter to the said drawings, A indicates the lower or finger section of my improved holder. This section is preferably of a tapering cylindrical form, provided for a sutficient distance from its lower end with a socket a, within which is placed a removable plug b, which is designed to seat a pen and confine the same within the socket. This plug or key is of such a shape as to firmly hold the pen within the socketwhen it is inserted, and its outer end projects sufficiently to form a guide for the introduction of the pen, said key being preferably shouldered on its under side, as at C, so as to abut against the lower outer edge of the socket, as shown. This pen or finger section has its upper end recessed on one side, as shown at d, and the lower wall of said recess is curved, as shown at e, and the extended portion f is provided with a transverse aperture g for the reception of a pivot pin or screw B.

0 indicates the upper section of my improved holder. This upper section is flat in cross-section, and is of a curvilinear form throughout its main length, so that it may rest conveniently between the thumb and index-finger. The inner side, or the side next to the hand, of this upper section is preferably provided (at a short distance from its upper edge) with a flange h, which projects sufiiciently therefrom to bear against the under portion and side of the index-finger at or about the knuckle-joint. This flange assists in preventing the holder from turning during writing and sustains the same in a comfortable and convenient position. 7 It is not essential, however, as the holder if made convex or flat on the inner sidewill be within the spirit of my invention.

With a pen of this character the parts will adapt themselves to the various styles and manners in which people hold a pen while writing.

These pen-holders may be manufactured from light wood, metal, vulcanized rubber, or other suitable material, and in some cases the finger-section might be dispensed with and the main section continue down and terminate in a socket to receive a pen.

In use, a person grasps the lower section with the first and second fingers, while the lower end of the thumb may rest upon the beveled portion f, and the fingers alone used to guide the movements of the pen. The upper section or heavier portion, being relieved from the fingers, rests between the thumb and base of the first finger, the flange h serving 95 to steady the holder in the hand and hold the same in proper position for writing. The flange or convex surface on the inside of the holder, next to the hand, is made of suflicient width and thickness to give the hand a se- 10o cure grasp without undue pressure of the fingers, and thus give the pen a steady movei ment without cramping the fingers.

The upper and lower parts are preferably jointed together by any appropriate tight movable joint, whereby the lower part can be set at any desired angle with the upper part to suit the hand of the user and remain so while in use.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a pen-holder comprising the upper section fiat in cross-section and curved lengthwise, and having a flange on one of its fiat sides adjacent to its upper longitudinal edge and the lower cylindrical section recessed onone side at its upper end and perforated transversely, and also having the socket, the key or plug arranged in the socket, and the pin or screw for pivotally connecting the two sections, substantially as specified.

2. A pen-holder having its main stem or body portion approximately flat in cross-section and curved lengthwise, and also having a flange on its inner flat side and adjacent to its upper edge, substantially as specified.

3. A pen-holder made in two parts and having the lower part provided with means to seat and hold a pen and the upper part curved lengthwise, whereby it adapts itself to the hollow of the hand between the thumb and index-finger, substantially as described.

4. In a pen-holder, the combination of two parts pivoted or hinged together, the upper part of said holder being curved lengthwise to adapt itself to the hollow of the hand between the thumb and index-finger, and the lower part provided with means to seat and retain a pen therein. p

CHARLES HOLLW'EDE. Attest:

SAM. TAYLOR, W. L. RINEHART.

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