US78655A

US78655A - eastman

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Publication number: US78655A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1868-06-09
Anticipated expiration: 1885-06-09

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E. G. "EASTMAN,A OF POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK Letters Patent No. 78,655, dated June 9, 1868,

IMPRQYEMENT IN PEN-HOLDERS.

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, TO ALL WHOM ITV MAY CONCERN Be it. known that G. EASTMAN, of the city of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penmenis Assistants; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full description of the same.

In my patents of the `5th November, 1861, and 9th February, 1864, for improvements in pcnmcns assistants, I have thereindescribed a ball, with finger-supports attached thereto, and a palm, with finger-supports and pen-holder attached thereto, as means for assisting the learner to' acquire av correct system of penmanship. As following out the same theory 'or train of ideas, and as the natural sequence of my previous inventions, I have modiiied the application of the principle therein suggested, by giving an egg-shape 'to the ball previously used,

. and suspending it loosely bya swivel to a. pen-holder'on which the ringer-supports are secured, instead of vbeing attached to the. ball, as in the former case.

But to describe my improvements more particularly, I will -refer to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, the same letters of reference, wherever they occur, referring to like parts.

' Figure 1 is a. perspective view of the penmans assistant, as held hy the writer.

Figure 2is a, detached view of the p enmans assistant.

Letter represents an egg-'shaped metal forn, which may be madeof any suitable material and size to adapt it to the hand of either young or old persons using it, and solid, or of skeleton form, as maybe desired. To the base or upper end of the form" is secured an eye, B, into which a hook, C, enga'ges to connect it with 4the pen-holder D,.by means oftI slidefE, secured thereon; The hook C and slide E, however, are not material,

as they may-be dispensed with, and a band of, India rubber or other strappingfsubstituted therefor, to hold the '4 -form attached to the pen-holder. The object of this arrangement is to allow ci'.y the form to be loosely attached to the pen-holder, that the-writerv may have the free motion of his. thumb and fore and middle fingers lto move the pen, and yet preserve the proper conformation 'of the hand in holding-it.

To keep the-pen inits proper position in the hand, a ring, F, is secured to the side of thcpen-holder, in sucha position as 'toiit on the fore nger,'ncar its junction with thehand.y By this means, when the thumb and middle finger rest upon the supports G and H, on the lower end of the pen-holder, it will assume its nat- .ural or proper position for acquiring a correct stylelf wryting, while-the form will give support to the hand to steady it, and at the same time, by its conformation, prevent the'writer from cramping th iingers or turning the hand up or Aon the bacl, so as to throw the upper edof the pen-holder outwards, instead of pointing it over theright shoulder, as is the proper way.V v

, Having now described my invention, I will proceed to set forth what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States.

1. The combination of the eggshaped hand-support or form, A, with apen-holder, by means of the swivel-joint, o r equivalent therefor, .substantially as hereinbefore described.

` 2. I also claim, in combination with-a pen-holder, the ringF, as hereinbeforeset forth.

H. G. EASTMAN.

Witnesses:

C. ARTHUR TOTTEN, CHARLES L. BARBIN.