Improvements in Fountain Pens.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Mar., 1394
Complete Specification Left, 4th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 27th Oct., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fountain Pens.
JAMES HENRY STONEHOUSE 57 Rutland Street Mile End, London, E. Clerk,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my said invention is to provide a reservoir or fountain pen, simple
in construction and capable of being used with any ordinary steel or other pens.
In the drawing accompanying this Specification
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section of a fountain pen constructed
according to this invention.
Figs. 2 & 3 are transverse sections on line 2-2 showing different forms of the.
tip which may be used with the said fountain pen.
Fig. 4 is an elevation of the ink-feeding bar, enlarged for the sake of clearness.
Fig. 5 is a longitudinal section of the ink-feeding bar on line 3-3.
Figs. 6, 7 & 8 are transverse sections on line 4-4, showing some of the methods
in which the grooves may be formed and also their relative positions.
Fig. 9 is a transverse section of the ink-feeding bar on line 5-5.
Referring to Fig. 1, A represents a barrel or tube forming the reservoir for the
ink, the said barrel being hermetically sealed, at its upper end, the lower end being
open and internally screwthreaded.
A tubular piece or tip B is shouldered and also screwthreaded so as to fit into
the lower end of the barrel A as shown. The feed bar C which is employed for
conveying the ink from the barrel A to the nib of the pen P. is made to fit fairly
It extends
tight within the tubular piece or tip B but to be movable therein.
beyond the end of the tubular piece or tip B into the barrel A for a certain
distance for the purpose of facilitating its adjustment to the nib.
The tubular piece or tip B has a small groove or channel G formed in its internal
surface the object of the said groove being for the admission of air to the reservoir
independent of the grooves in the feed bar.
The feed bar C is provided with one or more grooves for conveying the ink to
the nib and is preferably made as shown in Figs. 4 & 5. The upper surface being
flattened more or less as may be required either for the extreme length of the bar,
or only for a certain portion thereof.
The pen P which may be of any ordinary kind in common use is secured between
the pieces B & C and the several parts are fitted together as shown in Fig. 1. A
cap F is employed for protecting the nib when the pen is not in use and it may
be fitted on the upper part of the barrel when the pen is being used.⚫
The several parts of the pen may be made of hard rubber or vulcanite or any
other suitable material.
Fig. 3 shows an alternate method of forming the tubular piece or tip B in which
the nib of the pen is secured in the slot E provided for that purpose. A feed bar
as before described or a modification thereof being employed therewith.
The groove G in the tubular piece or tip B as before described may be placed
so as to be in a position over the nib as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, or under the bottom
side of the feed bar as shown in Figs. 2 and 3^. The feed bars are omitted in
the last named sections. A small hole may be used in place of the groove G if
desired.
The groove or grooves in the feed bar C may be formed in various ways and of
any suitable shape or form; they may also be of an uniform depth throughout their
length or otherwise.

page_text: This invention is not confined to the precise construction shown in the drawings
or described in the Specification it being obvious that the same may be modified in
several ways without departing from the principles of the invention.
Dated this Twenty-second day of March 1894.
JAMES HENRY STONEHOUSE.
COME LEIE SIMCITICATION
Improvements in Fountain Pens.
I, JAMES HENRY STONEHOUSE of 57 Rutland Street Mile End in the County
of London, E. Clerk 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 :-
The object of my said invention is to provide a reservoir or fountain pen simple
in construction & capable of being used with any ordinary steel or other pens.
In the drawing filed with my Provisional Specification,
Figure 1, is a side elevation, partly in section, of a fountain pen constructed
according to this invention.
Figures 2 and 3 are transverse sections on line 2-2 showing different forms of
the tip which may be used with the said fountain pen.
Figure 4 is an elevation of the ink-feeding bar, enlarged for the sake of
clearness.
Figure 5, is a longitudinal section of the ink-feeding bar on line 3-3.
Figures 6, 7 and 8 are transverse sections on line 4-4 showing some of the
methods in which the grooves may be formed, and also their relative positions.
Figure 9 is a transverse section of the ink-feeding bar on line 5-5.
Referring to Figure 1 A. represents a barrel or tube forming the reservoir for
the ink, the said barrel being hermetically sealed at its upper end, the lower end
being opened and internally screw threaded.
A tubular piece or tip B is shouldered and also screwthreaded so as to fit into
the lower end of the barrel A as shown.
The feed bar C which is employed for conveying the ink from the barrel A to
the nib of the pen P, is made to fit fairly tight within the tubular piece or tip B
but to be movable therein. It extends beyond the end of the tubular piece or
tip B into the barrel A. for a certain distance for the purpose of facilitating its
adjustment to the nib.
The tubular piece or tip B has a small groove or channel G formed in its internal
surface, the object of the said groove being for the admission of air to the reservoir
independent of the grooves in the feed bar.
The feed bar C is provided with one or more grooves for conveying the ink to
the nib and is preferably made as shown in Figures 4 and 5 the upper surface being
flattened, more or less as may be required, either for the extreme length of the bar
or only for a certain portion thereof.
The pen P which may be of any ordinary kind in common use or otherwise is
secured in its required position between the tubular piece or tip B and the feed
bar C, and the several parts are fitted together as shown in Figure 1.
A cap F is employed for protecting the nib when the pen is not in use and
it may be fitted on the upper part of the barrel when the pen is being used.
The several parts of the pen may be made of hard rubber or vulcauite or any
other suitable material.
Figure 3 shows an alternate method of forming the tubular piece or tip B in
which the nib of the pen is secured in its required position in the semi-annular
slot E, provided for that purpose. A feed bar as before described or a modification
thereof, being employed therewith.

page_text: The groove G in the tubular piece or tip B as before described may be placed so
as to be in a position over the nib as shown in Figures 2 and 3 or under the bottom
side of the feed bar as shown in Figures 2 and 34. (The feed bars are omitted in
the last named sections.) A small hole may be used in place of the groove G it
desired.
The groove or grooves in the feed bar C may be formed in various ways and of
any suitable shape or form, they may also be of an uniform depth throughout
their length or otherwise.
This invention is not confined to the precise construction shown in the drawings
or described in the Specification, it being obvious that the same may be modified in
several ways, without departing from the principles of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1st. An ink-feeding bar for use with any suitable fountain or reservoir pen,
having a longitudinal groove formed in its upper surface, that is, that surface which
is to be in proximity to the pen; also one or more longitudinal grooves formed on
either side of the groove above mentioned, the upper surface of the said bar being
flattened more or less, as may be required, either throughout the extreme length or
only for a certain portion thereof.
2nd. A tubular piece or tip for use with any suitable fountain or reservoir pen
and capable of being adapted to receive any kind of ink feeding bar or tube, the
said tip having a longitudinal groove or channel, formed in its internal surface, for
the purpose of admitting or releasing air to or from the reservoir, and also for
ensuring a regular flow of ink along the grooves in the feed bar, and from thence
to the pen, when in use.
3rd. A tubular piece or tip for use with any suitable fountain or reservoir pen,
and capable of being adapted to receive any kind of ink-feeding bar or tube the
said tip being with or without a longitudinal groove or channel formed in its
internal surface, and having a semi-annular slot of requisite size, formed so as to
support and secure the nib in its required position independent of any support,
which may or may not be given by the feed bar, substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of September 1894.
JAMES HENRY STONEHOUSE.