US485552A - Alton a - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

PtentedNov. .1, 1892.-

A. A. LYTLE. PEN AND 'PENCIL HOLDER.

f l UNITED STAfIEs PATENT OFFICE.

i ALTCN A. LYTLE, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, AssIeNoR CE ONE-HALE 'ro ANDREW .ALLGIER or SAME PLACE.

vPI-:N AND PEIQCILV HOLDER. i

SPECIFICATION forming part of Lettersrjatent No.' 485,55adated November 1,1892.

Application nea May 2s, isea -To @ZZ whomt't may concern;

Be it known thatl, ALTON A. LYTLE,a citig zen of the UnitedStates, residing at Grand g Rapids, inthe county of vKent and State of.` Michigan, have invented certain new and usesul Improvements in Pen and Pencil Holders, 'of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in appliances for securing and .carrying pens, pencils, pen-fillers, scissors, rules, orany other small tool desirable to carry in a convenient 'and safe manner in the vest-pocket; and its objects are, iirst, to provide a device for carrying pens, &c., that will safely hold articles of dierent sizes orthicknesses side by side without danger of either falling out of the pocket; second, to provide a device 'for carrying pens, dac., in the Vest-pocket with which the article cannot stick up or workout of the pocket; third, to provide a device for carrying fountain-pens, &c., in the vest-pocket that will absorb any ink that may leak from the pe'n and prevent it from discoloring the vest or other clothing; fourth, to provide a device for carrying pens, dac., in the vest-pocket that may be adjusted to the width of any Vest'- Y pocket, and, fifth, to providea device for holding pens, thc., that may be attached to the vest or other garment without a pocket. I attain these results by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a front elevation of my device. Fig. 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same. Fig. 3 is the spring or guard detached. Fig. 4 is an elevation of my device having an elastic strip inserted, so that the holder may be made to fit snugly edgewise in any-sized vestpocket; and Fig. 5 shows my device provided with a means for attaching the holder to the .outside of a garment.

Similar lettersrefer to similar parts throughout the several views.

I construct the body of my device in two parts, a front A and a back A', of plush or other material having one brushy surface the threads of which are all inclinedin one direction at a sharp acute angle with the surface of the fabric, so that when the front andback of my device are brought together the plush 5o or projecting threads,hair, or whatever it may be lined with will always incline downward,

Serial No. 434,082. (No model.)

as sho-wn in Fig.- 2,so that whenapen'or. any

article is drawn up out of the holder it will be necessary to draw against the bracing ends thereof, which-has a tendency always to hold 55 them down and avertthe danger of their working out by the motion of the body.

Theback ot` the holder extends above the front, as at A, and is thrown or curved back and provided with a stiffening material, as C 6o in Fig. 2, that is inserted in or attached to the back'and holds it off from a perpendicular line for the purpose: first, of preventing it fromv falling forwardand covering the opening of the holder and rendering one liable to insert the pen or other article back of the holder; and, second, to act asa guide against which the pen, &c., may come in Contact and be guided into the holder without rendering it necessary to carefully' adjust the holder for 7o the reception of the pen each time it is inserted.

My appliance for attaching the holder to the pocket consists of a spring-wire guard or loop made of the form indicated in Fig. 3, so that the projecting arms b b will extend down the full length of the body of the holder v and press out solidly against its edges and answer the double purpose, rst, of stretching the holder and supporting it, and, second, of 8c causing the back and front to be held together their entire size with 1an elastic firmness that will cause the instrument inserted to embed itself into the projecting threads of the plush, instead of forcing them apart, and thus insure an independent and perfect bearing for each instrument the entire length of the holder without necessitating the construction of partitions to form a receptacle for each individual pen, pencil, &c., inserted, 9o which latter feature enables me to insert a greater number of articles in a given space than would be otherwise possible. To avert all danger of the holdersliding down off of the guard or support, I form a series of upwardly-inclined barbs along each arm, as at b b in Fig. 3, so that when they are drawn up out of the body the barbs will engage with the fabric sufficiently to avert any danger of the holder being forced down ott of the guard roo by the exertion necessary to insert the pen, pencil, or other article. The front or body tween the guard and the body of the holderV and 4render it necessary to exert a considerable force to remove it.

For the purpose of attaching my appliance to the outside of a garment-as a ladys dress or a gentlemans shirt when a vest is not worn-I provide a support D,Vwhich I attach to the garment by means of buttonholes cl d in the support and buttons CZ d on the garment or by any other suitable means, as with pins, hooks, dac., so that the body of the holder may be placed between the support and the garment, with the-guard` outside of theh support, as shown in Fig. which indi cates the exact manner of attaching the holder either in the vest-pocket `or toy the above-mentioned support, ,except that when inserted in the vest-pocketthe entire body of theholder is covered, while in the drawings lthe lower portion shows below` the support.

When constructing a holder designed tobe adjusted tothe width of the pocket, so .that theentire width may be utilized for carrying the several implements desired,l insert ,an elastic section E between and secure it to the edges of the body of theholder, as shown in Fig. 4, so that it may be adjusted to various widths. I then give my guard sufficient scope and tensile strength to force itself out solidly against the edges of the pocket, as indicated by the dotted lines A" and B in this figure. NVhen using this forni of holder, it is not necessary that the front of the pocket should be clamped between the guard and the bodyof the holder, asin Fig. 5, 'as the pressure against the edgesof the pocket is suicient to hold it in position. I am, therefore, not restricted to the use of this particular form of spring,.as any spring that will act to. expand the holder edgewise to the full width of the pocket will come within the spirit of my invention, and even a simple plate of the proper width and shape may be used. In the construction of this style of holder I do not restrict myself to the use of a single elastic webbing extending the entire length of the holder or to the webbing attached to the front side of the holder, as it may be placed upon either side and the brushy surface of the plush outside, so that the instruments will be held between the plush and the wall of the pocket and still be within the scope of my invention, or it may be in serted at either or both edges of the holder.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a pocket-pcnholder, a body having a flexible back and front united to form a loop, in combination with aplush lining upon each, the projecting ends thereof inclining downward and pressed closely together, and a rnetallic spring having a downwardly-inclined bow B to forma guard and downwardly-projecting .parallel arms extending the entire length of the holder, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2.. Inapocket-penholdena body having a iiexible back and front formed as acontinuous loop, in combination with a plush lining covering the entire inner surface., thecprojecting threadSthereof inclined downward, an upward projection on the back,a stilfening material inserted and Secured between the fabric of said projection, and a metallic spring having a downwardly-inclined guard B and downwardly-projecting parallel armsb b of suliicient tensile strength to hold the holder iirmlyto position with the back and front pressed snugly together, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

. 3. The combnation,in a pocket-penholder, of a body having a back of flexible material, with an elastic web inserted between its edges to form a continuous loop, a plushlining with the projecting, threads inclining downward, and a metallic spring, a loop, anddownwardlyprojecting parallel ends with suliicient tensile strength to stretch the elastic web so that the holder will adj ust itself to the widthof various-sized pockets,substantially as and for the purpose set forth. t

. Signed at Grand Rapids, Michigan, this 18th day of May, A. D. 1892.

ALTON A. LYTLE.

In presence ofm ANDREW ALLGIER, ITHIEL J. CILLEY.

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