Pencil support for security hat

Claim 1

Device for fixedly mounting a pencil or other article of the same type on a security hat of the type comprising a sheath disposed at the base of said hat, said sheath constituting a cavity which extends from top to bottom and is opened at both ends thereof, the lower end constituting an edge, wherein said device comprises a generally flat member formed with a slight curvature enabling it to rest on the surface of said security hat, hook means formed with said member, said hook means comprising a reversed U shape cut out formed on said flat member, and shaped to constitute a tongue, said tongue being curved to form a hook, enabling to introduce and hold therein said pencil or said object of the same type, said flat member having a strip intended to be introduced into said cavity, the lower end of said strip extending past the lower end of said sheath, and snapping means preventing the strip from coming out by itself once the latter has been mounted in position in said sheath, said snapping means comprising a first shoulder, which is traversed with respect to said strip, and is formed on a face of the latter so as to rest against the lower edge of the sheath, a projection of vertical triangular cross-section formed on one face of said strip to contribute to the tightening of the strip in said sheath, said strip being divided into a central part and two terminal parts, the central part comprising said projection with triangular cross-section and said shoulder and the two terminal parts each comprising a triangular thickening, these thickenings contributing to tighten said device into said sheath.