A Combined Safety Ink, Colour, or the like Bottle Holder and Paper Weight.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1899-Accepted, 2nd Dec., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Safety Ink, Colour, or the like Bottle Holder and Paper
Weight.
We, CHARLES WENTWORTH CLARKE, and VINCENT STANLEY WALKER, both
of 13, Bowlally Lane, Hull, in the County of York, Surveyors, 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:-
My invention relates to a safety stand or holder for Indian ink colour or the
like bottles combined with a paper weight for the use of engineers, draughtsmen.
architects and the like.
Hitherto it has been usual to cut a hole in an ordinary block of wood for the
reception of the butt end of the bottle, but it is found in practice that the ordinary
ink bottle so mounted is easily overturned and furthermore the bottles vary so
much in size that in some cases the hole so cut in the block of wood is too large
thus allowing the bottle to drop out of the stand when held at an angle. In other
cases the hole cut in the wood block will not admit the bottle without being
enlarged to correspond, after which it is to large for bottles which previously
fitted it.
The object of our invention is to provide a stand which by means of its con-
struction and the combination of its several parts cannot be upset by ordinary
usage and which whilst allowing of a moderate variation in the sizes of the
bottles, is adapted to securely hold the bottle in its seat, being at the same time
adapted for use as a paper weight.
And in order that our invention may be clearly understood and readily carried
into effect, we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompany-
ing drawing in the figs. of which are illustrated by way of example suitable
constructions for embodying the features of our invention. Fig. 1 is a sectional
elevation and Fig. 2a corresponding side view of one modification of our
combined safety bottle holder and paper weight. Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views
illustrating another modification of our invention.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, we provide a base a of heavy material such as lead
which is preferably covered with cloth or the like material on which is mounted
a skeleton framework b to suit the shape of the bottle c, this framework being
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fastened to the lead base from the underside by screws or the like means.
bottle is seated in this framework and is prevented from falling out when held
at an angle by means of wire d twisted round the bottle neck and brought down
on opposite sides of the bottle so that the ends of the wire being bent over in
the form of hooks are adapted to engage with eyes el e² in the sides of the
framework. If desired the framework and base a could be made in one piece
such as by casting them together in lead, and the number of wires brought down
from twists or coils on the bottle neck may be varied at option providing that
there are at least two such securing wires.
Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate an example of our invention in which the stand f
composed of lead or the like heavy material is recessed for the reception of the

page_text: bottle c and is preferably covered on the underside with cloth or the like material.
In this case the bottle is pushed up from underneath and locked in position by
two or more wire pins g¹ inserted or screwed into holes furnished in the stand
underneath the bottle as shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:-
The combination of parts constituting as a whole our improved safety bottle
holder and paper weight substantially as herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawing.
Datod a 1at of 1000
G. J. CLARKSON,
Chartered Patent Agent, Stockton-on-Tees, & Hull,
Agent for the Applicants.