Improvements in Fountain Pens.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 4th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 25th Apr.,
1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fountain Pens.
I, DORMER FRED ANDREWS of 934 St. Paul's Road, Camden Town in the
County of Middlesex, Dispensing Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a tube to hold the ink combined with a pen-nib fixed
at one end of the tube by a rubber cap through which the pen-nib projects
about inch, around this projection rubber solution is placed so as to enclose the
nib about inch deep, and form a tube which by the act of using the pen in
writing is opened and closed by the movements of the nib thus allowing or stopping
the flow of ink. The ink tube may have any convenient stopper at one end and .
tubular cover to it and the pen at the other end.
Dated this 4th day of July 1895.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
I, DORMER FRED ANDREWS, of 93A St. Paul's Road, Camden Town
London N.W. Chemist 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 is designed as a means for preventing any waste or escape of ink
when not in use occurring in the employment of the so called "Fountain Pen."
It consists essentially of the employment of a sleeve, preferably of rubber, which
is placed on or around the nib of the pen. One end of the sleeve is fixed in any
suitable manner to the top of the ink tube, and the sleeve, which is an easy fit on
the nib is continued downwards to about one-eighth or a sixteenth of an inch from
its point. Around this end of the sleeve I place a rubber band, flange or sheath
which holds the points of the nib tightly together and thus prevent all flow or
escape of ink until the points are opened by pressure as in the act of writing.
In some cases I prefer to use a vulcanite tube or the like in place of the rubber
sleeve and fit an inside rubber band at the outer end of the vulcanite tube which
forms the sheath as above. This obviates all damage to the nib.
I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the nib of a fountain pen on which the rubber sleeve
is used. The dotted lines show the usual cover.
Fig. 2 shows a sectional plan view of the alternative method of employing a
vulcanite protector in place of the rubber sleeve.
a is the nib.
b is the rubber sleeve.

page_text: e is the vulcanite protector.
It will be seen that I have designed a handy, effective contrivance for keeping the
nib clean and the point free from corrosion, and which at the same time prevents
the escape of ink and all waste.
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.
In a fountain pen or the like a sleeve of rubber, vulcanite or the like, placed
around the nib and attached to the ink tube and which in conjunction with a
rubber band or flange on the outer end of sleeve forms a means whereby all
escape and consequent waste of ink is prevented, the ink for writing purposes
flowing when pressure is applied to the points of the nib, as herein described and
set forth.
Dated the 4th day of March 1806
S. S. BROMHEAD,
97 Newgate Street, London, Patent Agent.