US462625A - Cover for pen-holders - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

W. H. COOK. COVER FOR PEN HOLDERS.

No. 462,625. Patented Nov. 3, 1891.

WITNESSES JVV'ENTOR lUNITE STATES PaTnNT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM II. COOK, OF- PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COVER FOR PEN-HOLDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 462,625, dated November 3, 1891.

Application led July 7, 1891. Serial No. 398,683. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concer/t.-

Be it known that I, AWILLIAM li. COOK, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Covers for Pen-Holders` of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates, generally, to improvementsin pen-holders, and more particularly to that class in which au outer elastic or flexible sheath or covering of non-conducting material is employed to afford a yielding bearing for the iinge'rs of the user, prevent slipping, and overcome the unpleasant sensation and other objections incident to the use of holders of metal orotherlzard substances, especially in cold weather.

The object of the invention isa simple and inexpensive means for conveniently and securely fastening such sheaths or coverings upon the body of the holder; and to this end the invention consists in the novel construction hereinafter set forth, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure I is a side View of a pen-holder embodying myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a similar view in longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is an end view looking in the direction of the arrow, Fig. l; and Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.

Adesignatesthebodyofapenholder,which, as shown, is of substantially uniform diameter throughout its length, although anyof the ordinary tapering holders commonly used may be employed, if desired. The end a of the body is reduced slightly in diameter to form a neck b, terminating in a shoulder c, and at one side the neck is cut away to pro vide a seat d for the heel of the pen e.

A metal tube B is fitted onto the neck l) and preferably secured permanently thereto, the inner end of the tube abutting,r against the shoulder c, while the body portion thereof serves to retain the pen upon its seat, as usual. The outer face of the tube is i'lush with the face of the holder-body to present an unbroken surface, and at the outer end f the tube is bent back upon itself to form a iiange g, inclosing a socket, as best illustrated in in Figs. 2 and 4.

A sheath or sleeve O, of suitable yielding or elastic non-conductingmaterial, as rubber,

felt, leather, dac., is placed over the holderbody and the tube B, one end of the sleeve projecting under the iiange g. The sleeve incloses nearly the entire body portion of the holder and is by preference glued thereon, and a thimble or cap D,secured on the upper end of the body projecting beyond the covering, is provided with a iiange 7i at its open end, which flange laps over the adjacent end ot' thesleeve. Itwill be seen that the end of the sheath or sleeve adjacent to the pen is effectually supported and protected by the tube B and its iiange g against being soiled. by or absorbing ink in the use of the device, while at the same time theoverlapping iiange aifords an additional means of securing the sleeve to the body and prevents it from work ing loose or becoming frayed or torn at the edge, especially where the sleeve is made of soft material, as felt, tbc. The cap D, with its iiange, likewise protects the upper end of the sleeve and gives a neat and iinished appearance. to the article.

A pen-holderor other similar device as thus provided with my improved protcctingsheath is simple, inexpensive, and neat, and maybe used with ease and comfort to the writ-er and withoutv the danger of soiling the fingers by contact with a covering saturated or stained 'with ink.

I claiml. The combination, with the holder-body,

of the elastic or yielding'sleeve thereon, a cap at the upper end of the body, having a iiange overlapping the sleeve, and a tube at the opposite end of the body, having a rearwardlyprojecting iiange. inclosing the adjacent end of the sleeve, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with the bodyA,having a neck h and a pen-seat e, of a tube B, inclosing the neck and provided with a rearwardly projecting .iiange g, an elastic sleeve covering the whole body and projecting at one end below said iian'ge; and a cap D, having a iiange 7i overlapping the opposite end of said sleeve, substantially as described.

` In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIADI II. COOK. Witnesses:

JOHN L. GALLOWAY, RDW. B. STAGGERN.

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