Improvements in Pen Holders.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1900
Improvements in Pen Holders.
I, SAMUEL HENRY CROCKER, Engineer, of 31, Furnival Street, Holborn,
London, W.C., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce a pen holder which will allow the
pen to be released by pressing it away from the holder.
In carrying out my invention, in accordance with one form, I construct the
holder in the ordinary barrel shape, but it is provided with two or more parts
arranged to project outwardly. The distance between the edges of these pro-
jecting parts is arranged to be less than the width of the pen which they are
designed to hold so that these parts overlap the pen, and the nib instead of being
inserted within the barrel of the holder in the usual way, is pushed on to my
improved holder and underneath the projecting parts before referred to which
have sufficient spring to hold the pen nib firmly in the required position when
used for writing purposes.
When it is desired to remove the pen it is only necessary to press heavily on
the writing end of the nib, when the pen which is held between the spring parts
will force the same open and the nib will be released, or the nib can be other-
wise forced back when it immediately becomes disconnected.
By making a pen holder in this manner the whole device can be arranged to
overlap the wooden handle, consequently my improved holder can be made much
shorter than an ordinary pen holder by which a saving of cost is effected.
I may however form my improved pen holder by tapering or cutting back the.
barrel at that end which receives the pen and bending inwardly the sides of the
metal at the end.
The holder is also split down the middle for a required distance and if neces-
sary an inwardly projecting portion stamped out below the end of the slit.
In fixing an ordinary pen nib into this modified form of holder,
place the
end of the pen against the small projection last referred to which acts as a stop
and by pressing the pen against the holder the two portions formed by the slit
will open to receive it and the bent over sides will engage with the edges of the
pen holding it in the required position.
When the pen is to be released from this holder it is pressed forward instead
of backward as was described in releasing the 'pen in the first form of holder
described.
When my improved holder is made in accordance with the second form, the
holder projects beyond the wooden handle in the same manner as the present form
of pen holders.
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page_text: I, SAMUEL HENRY CROCKER, Engineer, of 31, Furnival Street, Holborn,
London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a form of pen holder which allows the nib or pen
to be easily removed even when clogged with ink.
The pen is secured to the outside of the holder instead of being slidden within
it in the usual manner and it is removed by. a simple upward pressure against
the lower or writing end. The pen is clipped firmly in position by means of
small projecting portions of the holder which are stamped up in such a manner
as to engage the sides of the pen and hold them firmly down upon the outer
surface of the ferrule. On forcing the pen up the clip is opened and the pen
released.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the method of carrying out
my invention.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the holder with a nib in place, and
Figs. 2 and 3 show the ferrule or holder alone.
The ferrule or holder A is stamped in such a manner as to form the two wing
pieces B which may be raised slightly above the level of the ferrule or may lie
in the same curve. The front ends of these wing pieces are preferably slightly
bent up as or the whole inner edges of the wings may be turned up. The
turned up portions enable the nib C to be easily slidden into place, as on sliding
the nib or pen over the end of the ferrule the tail of the nib meets the turned
up parts and on further motion under the wings forces their edges slightly up.
The wings, acting as spring clips, bear tightly upon the edges of the pen and
hold it firmly on the outside of the ferrule.
The distance between the wings is slightly less than the width of the pen so
that a small portion only of the pen is placed under the wings. This allows the
pen by an upward pressure at the writing end to be easily forced out of the clip,
the tail of the pen bearing upon the ferrule and acting as a fulcrum in raising
the pen.
As the pen is secured at the outside of the ferrule the handle of the holder
can extend to the end and the ferrule or barrel can be made very much shorter
than is the case with the ordinary holder. A considerable saving of material is
thus effected as well as increased simplicity in manufacture.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
(1) A pen holder formed with spring wings or clips adapted to secure the pen
on the outside of the holder by engaging with and bearing upon the edges of the
pen, and to allow it to be detached by an upward pressure, substantially as
described.
(2) A pen holder having the two wing pieces B with turned up points or edges
adapted to receive under their edges the pen C and to clip it firmly upon the
surface of the ferrules while allowing it to be detached by an upward motion,
substantially as described and shown and for the purposes specified.
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Contambon 1000
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.