An Improvement in Pens and Styles for Writing and Copying.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 8th July, 1891-Accepted, 29th Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Pens and Styles for Writing and Copying.
. I THOMAS JENKS of No. 3 Alexander Buildings Grosvenor Bath in the County
of Somerset Cotton Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This is a contrivance for uniting the two purposes of a pen and a style in one
article thus enabling a writer to write or sketch with ordinary ink upon ordinary
paper and by the use of carbonized or other blacked or coloured sheets placed under-
neath the paper to produce a fac-simile copy without the use of copying ink and a
press or other contrivance.
This style-pen Fig. A. in accompanying drawing is formed of a solid piece of
steel or other metal (b) longitudinally fluted all round and terminating in a fine
point towards which each flute conducts the ink. This is enveloped except near
the point by an outer shell or cover (c) of thin metal the bottom end of which is
shaped into points corresponding in number to the flutes or ducts in the solid part.
These points are so shaped as to fit into the flutes (except at the extreme end of
each point where sufficient space is left for the ink to flow through) thus forming
a series of reservoirs for the ink, all round the style-pen, each of which in turn
becomes exhausted as the style-pen is turned round by the hand in course of use.
The outer shell or cover (c) may be formed of one piece of metal or of several
held together by a ring or band or holder as may be preferred in manufacture.
The parts above described can be attached to any ordinary stem of wood or other
material. When desired to be used as a style only it can be used without ink.
Dated this 4th day of April 1891.
THOMAS JENKS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Pens and Styles for Writing and Copying.
I THOMAS JENKS of No. 3 Alexander Buildings Grosvenor Bath in the County
of Somerset Cotton Agent, 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 is a contrivance for uniting the two purposes of a pen and a style in one
article thus enabling a writer to write or sketch with ordinary ink upon ordinary
paper and by the use of carbonized or other blacked or coloured sheets placed
underneath the paper to produce a fac-simile copy without the use of copying ink
and a press or other contrivance.
This style-pen Fig. A shown in section in accompanying drawing is formed of a
solid piece of steel or other metal longitudinally fluted all round and terminating
in a fine point towards which each flute conducts the ink. This is enveloped except
near the point by an outer shell or cover c of thin metal the bottom end of which
is shaped into points corresponding in number to the flutes or ducts in the solid
part. These points are so shaped as to fit into the flutes (except at the extreme
end of each point where sufficient space is left for the ink to flow through) thus
forming a series of reservoirs for the ink all round the style-pen each of which in
turn becomes exhausted as the style-pen is turned round by the hand in course of
use. The outer shell or covere may be formed of one piece of metal or of several
held together by a ring or holder as may be preferred in manufacture. Screwed
into the top of part b is a wire d having attached at a point near the bottom a

page_text: small domed plate e. This wire passes through a solid block or plug of soft
india rubber (or other elastic material) having through its centre a hole slightly
larger than the wire. The block f is enclosed in a metal rim g which is threaded
outside on the upper half so as to screw into the lower end of the tube (shown
in section) which is correspondingly threaded inside at its bottom end.
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The bottom end of the rim is slotted as shown in drawing to receive a small
pin or button a which passes through the part e and attaches it to part b.
the plate e is screwed tightly down on to top of the block and the rim
screwed into the lower end of the tube another block or plug (of elastic material) i
is passed over the other end of the wired and fastened in place by an open cap k
(shown in section) threaded on the inside and screwing onto the upper end of the
tube and the whole is finally fixed by a nut or ball screwed onto the end of
wire d. This operation transforms tube into a perfectly air and water tight
chamber intended to hold a reserve supply of ink the emission of which is only
attainable by pressure acting upon the point of the pen which pressure when
purposely exerted while the point is held downwards slightly raises the domed
plate e, and thus releases a sufficient quantity of ink which flows down between
the wire d, and the sides or inner surface of the hole in the plug to supply the
lower reservoirs surrounding the point of the style-pen.
When desired to be used as a style only it can be used without ink and by
turning the button into the wide part of the slot in the rim g the reserve of ink
becomes securely locked by rendering impossible any action of the plate e, from
pressure upon the point of the style.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is
1. The part regulating the flow of ink when used as a pen.
2. The arrangement of the wire d the elastic blocks and 7 and the other parts
connected for forming a perfectly locked chamber for reserve ink only in combination
with the pen or style as described in the Provisional Specification.
Dated this 7th day of July 1891.
THOS. JENKS,
Applicant.