Improvements in Pen Nibs and Pen Nib Holders.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 8th Aug., 1894-Accepted, 8th Sept., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pen Nibs and Pen Nib Holders.
AGNES DUNCAN ROCKLIFFE 8 Clarence Crescent Whitley do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in double pointed pen-nibs and pen
holders, and has for its object a remedy to protect the points and make it practically
useful with a view to economy. In all classes of "pen nibs" and "nib holders,"
now in use, the "grips" for the nibs, are upon the "nib holders'
or pen holders.
Now in the case of a two pointed nib, this is bad, because, one of the points are
thrust into the holder which damages that point and makes it unfit for use.
grip" upon
Now, by my invention, I overcome this difficulty by placing the "
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the "nibs." The holders are plain and fit into the "grips on the pen-nibs.
The points of nibs, as fixed to holders are protected by a recess formed on the
holder, or a sliding-ring thus effectually protecting this point on the nib until
wanted. The "grips" may be formed in various ways upon the "nibs."
Dated this 14th day of November 1893.
AGNES DUNCAN ROCKLIFFE.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pen Nibs and Pen Nib Holders.
I, AGNES DUNCAN ROCKLIFFE, of 8 Clarence Crescent, Whitley in the County
of Northumberland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to improvements in pen nibs and pen nib holders
combinedly and has for its object a remedy to protect the points in such cases.
In all classes of pen nibs and nib holders as above now in use the grips for the.
nibs are upon the nib-holders or pen-holders and in the case of a two-pointed pen
this is a faulty construction because one of the points has to be thrust into the
holder which damages that point and makes it unfit for use.
By my invention I overcome this difficulty by placing the grips which may
assume a variety of forms upon the nibs the holders being likewise arranged so as
to fit into the grips on the pen-nibs as above described. The points of the nibs
when fixed to the holders are protected by a recess formed on the holder or by a
sliding ring device thus effectually protecting this point on the nib until wanted.
I will fully describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which Figures 1 & 2 show respectively an elevational and a sectional elevational
view, Figure 3 being a sectional elevational view of a slightly varied form of the
same device. Figure 4 is a section on line x y in Figure 2. In like manner
Figures 5 & 6 show elevations as hereinafter described, Figure 7 showing in
elevation the parts shown in Figures 5 & 6 put together. Figures 8 & 9 are
sections on lines m m and n n in Figure 5 and in the following description like
marks of reference designate like parts.
Referring to the drawings it will be seen that the grips a are shown formed on
the nibs a¹ and as shown in Figures 1, 2, & 3 the end 6 of the holder c is plain & has
no grips formed on it but the end b is intended to be inserted into the grips on the
nibs. In Figures 1 & 2 a recess R is formed on the holder c whereinto the end of

page_text: the double-pointed nib not intended for immediate use goes when the end 6 of the
holder enters the grips on the nib. In Figure 3 a sliding ring F is shown which
when the end of holder c has been thrust into the pib-grips a is slid over the end
of the nib not intended for immediate use and thus holds it and protects it from
damage. The ring F thus effects the same purpose as the recess R on the holders
shown in Figures 1 & 2.
In Figures 5 and 6 the central portion of the double-pointed nib a' as well as the end
of the tubular holder c have short screw-grips S formed on them as shown in these
figures. The end of the nib not intended for immediate use thus enters the socket
of the hollow holder c when the holder and nib may be screwed together as shown
in Figure 7. The grips a in this case are not used to hold the pen-nib and holder
together but they may be formed on the nib so as to enable it 'to be used with
holders such as are shown in Figures 1 to 3 above described. The device S when
used will be found by itself to form a very efficient gp for holding the parts
together.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same may be performed, I declare that what I
claim is;
1. The combination with a double-pointed pen-nib of central grips a formed on it
adapted to fit into the plain end b of a holder c having a recess R formed on it to
protect the nib end not in use substantially as herein set forth.
2. The combination with a double-pointed pen-nib of central grips a 'formed on
it adapted to fit into the plain end b of a holder c having a sliding ring F thereon
adapted to slide over and to hold and protect the nib-end not in use substantially
as herein set forth.
3. The combination with a double-pointed pen-nib of centrally situated screw-
grips S adapted to fit into similar screw-grips formed on the end of a tubular
holder substantially as herein set forth.
4. The combination with a double-pointed pen-nib of centrally situated screw-
grips S and ordinary grips a so as to enable such a nib to be secured to holders
having plain ends b and recesses R formed on them or to tubular holders having
screw-grips S formed on one end thereof substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 31st day of July 1894.
A. ORAWHALL CHAPMAN,
·Newcastle-on-Tyne, Patent 'Agent.