US1170601A - Badge and pencil holder. - Google Patents

Description

J. C. BLIEMEISTER.

BADGE AND PENCIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION min JULY 22, r1914.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

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JOHN C. BLIEMEISTER, O'' BUFFALO, YORK.

BADGE AND PENCIL HOLDER.

To fzZZ whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, JOHN C. BLrEMnIs- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bualo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in `Badge and Pencil Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined badge and pencil holder adapted to beattached to some part of the wearing apparel and to display the matter printed, stamped, or otherwise placed upon the badge while conveniently retaining` the pencil in position.

The primary object of my invention is the production of a pencil holder having a badge portion on which may be printed or otherwise displayed an advertisement, or

`in certain cases to disclose the authority of the person using the same to make collections, inspections and the like.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a device of this kind which is inexpensive and which will retain a pencil in position and at the same time assure the secure fastening of the device to the wearing apparel; the device on account of its inexpensive construction serving admirably asan advertising novelty which can be gratuitously distributed, or given away with purchases of different commodities. The invention consists inthe novel features of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described and `more particularly pointed out in the subjoined claims.

Figure l is a view showing my improved badge and pencil holder` applied to a garment. Fig. Q, is an enlarged vertical section through the device and a portion of a garment, showing the manner in which the pencil is retained within the device and serves to assist in clamping the garmentto prevent accidental detachment of the device therefrom. Fig. 3 is a rear view of the device. Fig. 4 is a detached perspective view of the combined pencil retainer and fastening member; y

Referring now Vto the drawings in detail,

Specification `of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1916.

Application filed July 22, 1914. Serial No. 852,381.

`ing a metallic foundation or body portion S over the outer face of which a circularly formed piece of Celluloid 9 is adapted to be placed, the Celluloid serving as the fac- `ing member and having the desired information or advertisement printed. stamped or otherwise displayed thereon. The marginal portion of the Celluloid is curved around the foundation or body portion 8 and is clamped theretoby a back plate 10, said back plate being formed ofresilient material so that it will effectively retain the Celluloid facing member in place. Said back plate is provided with a plurality of slits l1 which are arranged at right angles to radial lines, and the metal of the backing extending inwardly from said slits 1s raised, as at 12, to permit one end of the combined pencil retainer and fastening member to he thrust behind the back plate. Although a single slit would be sufficient to provide a practicable device of this kind, I preferably provide a plurality of slits for the reason that when the back plate 1s placed in position to clamp the marginal portion of the Celluloid facing member 1t will not be necessary to place said back plate in any particular position with reference to the matter displayed on the badge or button.

The combined pencil retainer and fastening memberis inserted in the slit ll which will serve to bring the display matter on the badge or button in proper posi tion. The. combined, pencll retainer and fastening member is formed of wire coiled at a point near one end, as at 13, the wire being extended from the coil in two stretches, 14, 15, the stretch 15 being rebent upon itself, as at 16, and its extremity pointed. as at 17,r so that it serves as a pin.` The stretch of wire 15 between the coil and its rebent portion is curved or crooked, as at 18, and this curved or crooked portion lies.. in Contact with the rebent portion 1G. The

extremity ofthe stretch of wire 14 is flattened, as at 19, and this flattened portion is adapted to be thrust through any one of the slits 11 in the back plate and be forced inwardly between said back plateandthe foundation or body portion S of the badge member, as at 20. The iiattened portion 19 being securely clamped `between said back plate and foundation or body portion prevents turning of the combined pencil retainer and fastening member on the badge member.

1When attaching the device to a garment, tl'ie rebent or pin portion 16 thereof is thrust through the material of the garment and the crooked or curved portion 18 serves to clamp the material of the garment so that the device cannot accidentally become disengaged therefrom.v This clamping tendency of the crooked or curved portion 18 is `increased when a pencil is thrust into the device, as shown at 21, the pencil being forced downwardly between the badge memberand the stretch of wire 15, the badge member being flexed outwardly on the coil 13 during this action and recovering itself when the pencil reaches the crooked or curved portion 18in which it is retained, the edge portion 22 of the back plate being in contactwith the pencil and being pressed thereagainst by the action of the coil 13. The pencil when pon sitioned within the holder lies at right angles to the combined pencil retainer andy fastening member and the proper position of Athe device is such that said combined pencil vretainer and fastening member is always in vertical or substantially vertical position. There is consequently no tendency ofthe pencil moving lengthwise within the device, as would be the case if said combined pencil retainer and fastening member `were arranged in horizontal position.

The device as described is one that can be easily assembled, and attention is invited to the fact that the back plate is curved rearwardly, as at Q3, as the metal` of the saine leaves the foundation or body portion 8. This permits of placing the coil 13, when the parts are assembled, in contact with the outwardly curved portion of the back plate and said curved portion serves as a stop to prevent accidental disengagement of the badge or-display member from the combined pencil. retainer and fastening member.l it be ing necessary that the badge or display member be forced outwardly away from the coil, or the coilforced `inwardly from the back plate thereof, before the two parts of the device can be separated. Yet the construction is such tliat'the securing end 14 of the wire can beeasilythrust through any of the slits lland into the space between the foundation or body portion 8 and the back yplate 10.

curved portion being pointed to'permit of attaching the device to a garment, said sccondmentioned stretch being spaced `from said badge or display member to permit of placing a pencil between the' two.

2. A combined badge and pencil holder comprising a badge or display 'member and a combined pencil retainer and fastening member, said pencil retainer and fastening memfberbeing formed of wire fashioned into.

a coil near one end and having ashort and a comparatively long stretch of wire extending from said coil, said short stretch of wire being fastened to said `badge or display member and said long stretch being recurved upon itself and having its extremity pointed, said long stretch being further provided with a crooked or curved portion between its recurved portion and said coil and said crooked or curvedportion lying in contact with said recurved portion.

3. A device ofthe kind described, comprising a badge or `display member lhaving a foundation or body portion and a back plate, said back plate being provided with a slit, and a fastening m lmber formed of wire having one extremity attened and adapted to 'be thrust through said slit and be entered and clamped between said foundation or body portion and said back plate.

4. A device of the kind described, comprising a badge or display member having a back plate provided with a plurality of slits arranged indifferent radial planes, and a fastening member formed of wire adapted to have oneendthereof thrust behind said back plate through any one of said slits.

5. A device of the kind described, coinprising a badge or display member having a back Vplate.'provided with slits arranged in diierent radial planes, and a fastening In testimony whereof I affix my signature member forrd of Wire faslllioned ilto a hcoil in presence of two Witnesses.

near one en to rovide a ong an a s ort stretch of Wire Iextending therefrom, said JOHN C' BLIEMEISTER' short stretch of Wire being flattened at its Witnesses: extremity and thrust behind said back plate EMIL NEUHART, through any one of said slits. EDA M. SCHWEIGER.

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