US1063301A - Pencil-holder. - Google Patents

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H. W. THOMAS. PENCIL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1913.

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Patented Jfine 3, 1913.

HOWARD W. THOMAS, OF 'CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June a, late.

Application filed'J'anuary 2, 1913. Serial No. 739,870.

Charleroi, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penoil-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to pencil holders and more particularly to pencil holders adapted to be engaged around a persons ear to hold the pencil in position against the head.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be constructed of resilient material and which may be readily engaged with or disengaged from the ear, as desired.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be light in weight and which will securely hold the pencil in position without gripping the ear.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be of extremely simple construction and cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements and combina tions of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim. I

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in vvh'ich,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my invention applied to the ear of a person. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View similar to Fig. 1, but simply showin the ear of the Person and the curved portion of the device being shown in dotted lines back of the ear. Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view of the device removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view and showin the opposite side of the device.

- Fig. 5 1s a detail perspective view of the upper portion of the device, to more clearly show the arc-shaped members of the parallel legs for retaining the encil in engagement against the side of t e persons head. Fig. 6 1s a fragmentary "view of the temple piece or ear engaging piece of spectacles, with a modified form of my device carried thereby. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1,

showing the modified form of my device in use. a t I Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and designated in the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the pencil-engaging portion of my device which is of substantially U-shaped form and has the legs thereof curved, as shown at 2, adjacent the leg-connecting bar 3.

The legs are designated by the numeral 4. The short leg 4 is engaged, at its lower end,

around the ear-encircling portion 5 which is substantially in the form of the letter C and has connected to its upper end, the lower end of the long leg 4.

The device is preferably constructed of one piece of resilient metal, such as spring wire and is, therefore, extremely light in weight.

When the device is in position upon the ear, the leg'connecting bar 3 normally rests against the side of the head above the ear, and a pencil or the like may be readily engaged between the legs 4 and the side of the head by placing the pencil against the head above the bar '3, then moving the pencil downwardly, as the forward end of the bar 3 is spaced slightly from the side of the head and is higher than the rear end of the bar, as clearly shown on the drawing. When the pencil is in position, it slopes rearwardly slightly, thus eliminating the danger of the pencil sliding out of position as the head is moved forward. Owing to the resiliency of the material of which the device is constructed, the pencil will be resiliently held "against the side of the head. The pressure against the side of the head, however, is not suflicient to annoy the party Wearing the device.

In the modified'form shown in Figs. 6, and 7, I have shown the legs 6 of substantially the same length and having their lower. ends secured to the curved portion of the ear-engaging bar 7 of the eye-glasses or spectacles 8, as shown at 9. The legs 6 are provided with, the curved portions 10 corresponding to the curved portions 2 of the legs 4 in the preferred form, said curved portions 10 being adjacent the leg-connecting bar 11. In this form, the curved end of the ear-engaging bar 7 takes the place of the curved earengaging portion 5 in the 1 therefore, all dangfr of the device becoming:

- 5, when the device is constructed, as

preferred form. The device 'in this second form, however, is adapted to receive and hold the pencil in the same manner as in the preferred form. In this latter form, the device, tion and removed with the spectacles 8 and,

disengaged from e ear is eliminated.

If desired, one end of the cord 12 may be connected with the device at the point at which the long or front leg 4 connects with the upper end of the ear-engaging portion shown in the preferred form, it being understood that the other end of the cord may be connected with a button-hole or with nose glasses.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in the details of construction may be made within the scope of the a pended claims without departing from tl ie spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A pencil holder comprising an ear en- 1 as will be seen, is placed in posicircling portion having one end extended upwar ly, bent at substantially a right angle, then directed downwardly and engaged around the main part of the earencirchng portion to provide a pencil engaging member, the upwardly and downwardly directed portions of the pencil engaging member being curved for engagement with the pencil to retain the same in against the side of the head above the ear.

2. An article of manufacture comprising :a'pencil holder formed of a resilient ear encircling member having one end turned upon itself and directed upwardly, then turned and extended at an angle with its extremity directed downwardly and secured to the body of the ear encircling member for re taini a pencil in positim ggainst the head imme iately above the ear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. HOWARD W. THOMAS}. Witnesses:

GEORGE Rrsnnck, Eur. E. PIPER.

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