US737088A

US737088A - Scholar's companion.

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Publication number: US737088A
Application number: US14450603A
Authority: US
Inventors: Mary Elizabeth Dinsmore
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1903-02-21
Filing date: 1903-02-21
Publication date: 1903-08-25
Anticipated expiration: 1920-08-25

Description

PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903.-

. M. E. DINSMORE.

- SGHOLARS COMP-ANION.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 21, 1903.

'NO MODEL.

UNITED p STATES Tatented August 25, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

SCHOLARS COMPANION.

5PEG1FICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 737,088, dated August 25,1903. I

Application filed February 21, 1903. Serial No. 144,506- (No model-l T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARY ELIZABETH Dms- MORE,,2. citizen of the United States, residing at Waynesburg, in the county of Greene and State of Pennsylvania, have inventeda new and useful Scholars Companion,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for the supplies and implements employed by pupils in schools and attachable to a'schooldesk, and has 'for its object toprovide a means for supporting the articles in a convenient and easily-accessible position, while at the same time not interfering with the usual purposes of the desk; and the invention consists in a receptacle of the character described attached to the end of the desk between the seat carried at the front thereof and the rear of the desk and below its top and conforming in outline with the desk-supports.

The inveutionfurther consists in certain other novel features of the construction, as

hereinafter shown anddescribed, and specified in the claims.

In the drawings illustrative of the inven-- tion, in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a school-desk with the improved receptacle attached thereto.- Fig. 2 is a plan view withthe cover removed." Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation, enlarged, of the device detached from the desk; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional elevation, enlarged, of the device detached from the desk.

This invention is designed to be attached to the end supports of a shool-desk between the seat supported at the front thereof and the rear side'and below the top, so it will not interfere with the usual purposes of the desk and will conform in outline to the frame-' work, as shown in Fig. 1, wherein 1O indi; cates thedesk-top; 11, one of the end frames; 12, the book-shelf, and 13 the seat movably connected to the front. This represents the general structure'of such desks; but the improvement embodying the invention herein ,disclosed may be modified to conform to the changes in outline of the difierent makes of such desks without aifecting the principle of the invention, and I reserve the right to such modifications as may be necessary to thus adapt it to the different styles of desks manufactured. g

The improved receptacle consists of a body portion. 14., having an extension 15' of less with a hingedcover 16, extending over both the body portion and theextension, as shown. The receptacle will be attached'to the desk, as by a supporting-wire 17,.and preferably with the coverwhen closed in substantially horizontal alinement with the book-shelf 12, so that when the coveris open it will not extend above the top 10 and interfere with the ordinary uses of the desk. The rear'outer side of the receptacle, preferably the extendspond substantially with the supports or end members 11. By this means the receptacle willso conform to the outlines of thedesk as not to present an unsightly appearance, but, on the contrary, may be made to add corrugations to form meausfor holding the articles in position therein. very convenient means for'holding penholders, pencils, and similar-shaped articles, and as many of the corrugated grooves'may be The cover will be hinged, as at20, and foldable back against the end of the desk when open.

The interior of the receptacle is divided by transverse partitions into separate compartments, and as many of these may be employed as required; but generally the body portion will be divided into two comparted portion 15, will be curved, as shown, andthe extension portion thus, caused to corrematerially to its apperance. Preferably the This makes a employed as desired and of any desired size and length or of graduated sizes and lengths.

{depththan the body portion and provided be threaded through suitable apertures in the ments, with the extension constituting a third compartment, thus employing one partition 21 in the body portion and a partition 22 between the body portion and the extension 15. The partition 22 will be provided with an aperture or cleft 23 for the reception of a rule or straight-edge, the latter being further supported by a socket or receptacle 24 connected to the rear Wall of the body portion near the opposite end. In the bottom of the central compartment is arranged a ring 25, adapted to support an ink-bottle, (indicated by dotted lines at 26 in Fig. 4,) and the ring will likewise form a means for supporting a drinking-glass. (Indicated by dotted lines 27 in Figs. 2 and 3.) Drainage-perforations 28 will be formed in the bottoms of the larger compartments to provide for the escape of liquids which may be spilled therein. The larger receptacle is designed to support a sponge-cup, (indicated by dotted lines 29,) while the relatively shallow receptacle formed by the extension 15 will hold erasers, pens, penknife, water-colors, and the like. The cover 16 will be provided with an aperture 30 above the sponge-receptacle to permit access thereto Without raising the cover.

The device, as before stated, will be preferably connected to the desk-frame by a wire loop 17, so that it can be readily attached or detached, but may be supported in any other desired manner, and I do not desire to be limited to any specific means of attachment.

The receptacle can be formed of any desired size or material, as above noted, and may be modified in minor particulars without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A scholars companion having a cover formed with interior and exterior grooves therein to receive and independently support pens, pencils and similar articles.

2. A scholars companion having a cover formed with spaced longitudinal grooves in the interior and exterior thereof and provided with means for retaining articles within said grooves.

3. A receptacle of the class described, having a swinging cover formed with longitudinal corrugations whereby spaced grooves are formed interiorly and exteriorly of the cover for the reception of pens, pencils, and the like, and with transverse stops adapted to retain the articles within the grooves, substantially as described.

4. A receptacle of the class described, having a swinging cover formed with longitudinal corrugations whereby spaced grooves are formed interiorly and exteriorly of the cover for the reception of pens, pencils and the like, and with stop-wires threaded through said corrugations and forming means for supporting the articles removably within said grooves, substantially as described.

5. Areceptacle of the character described, divided interiorly into compartments and with receptacles intermediately disposed in said compartments and drainage-apertures through the bottomof the receptacle between the walls of the receptacles and the walls of the compartments, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARY ELIZABETH DINSMORE.

Witnesses:

THOMAS S. KNOX, F. B. DINSMORE.