Improved Reservoir Pen.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th Oct., 1890-Accepted, 27th Dec., 1890
PROVIDIUNAL
SPECIFICATION.
Improved Reservoir Pen..
ALFRED HILL No. 19 Princes Place Tranmere Birkenhead GEORGE APPLETON
No. 27 Balls Road East, Birkenhead do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows
This pen consists of three distinct features for which application is made for
Letters Patent.
(1) Reservoir with solid top.
(2) A feeder consisting of a narrow tube running from reservoir having a jet at
the lower end and a curved lip for its extremity.
(3) An air tube which runs parallel with feeder entering reservoir and extending
about half an inch into the ink contained therein, the air being admitted from the
lower end of reservoir. This air tube extends no lower than the collar to which the
feeder, air tube shoulder & nib are attached. The collar is made to screw into
the lower end of reservoir.
The reservoir can be filled with ink the jet issues a steady flow of ink and the pen
is always ready for immediate use.
Dated this 28th day of February 1890.
ALFRED HILL.
GEORGE APPLETON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Reservoir Pen.
ALFRED HILL Painter 19 Princes Place Tranmere, GEORGE APPLETON Clerk
27 Balls Road East Birkenhead do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
This pen supplies ink to the end of nib without dipping into ink pot. It consists
of a round hollow metal holder, which has within it a reservoir which contains the
ink. This reservoir is made of papier-mache, has a solid top and is coated inside
with gutta-percha. The ink is conveyed from the lower end of this said reservoir
through a small narrow metal tube which acts as a feeder, this feeder runs through a
short metal shoulder which holds the nib, into a metal collar, which is made to screw
into the lower end of the reservoir. The above mentioned feeder has two small round
holes in its front, (d), and (e), as shown in drawing and a curved lip for its extremity
over which the nib is placed. The nib which need not be of any particular make, is
pushed up into the shoulder (b) which is attached to the collar (i), until it is one
eighth of an inch longer than the curved lip (f) at the extremity of the feeder. The
feeder (C) and nib (G) are protected with a metal cover (L) which is made the same
width as holder (a) and slides over the shoulder (H) until it meets the collar (I).
Any ink that is free from sediment can be used and to fill the reservoir (b) hold the
pen with the nib upwards, unscrew collar (I) pour in the ink until half an inch off
top, then screw in the collar (I) as before. After filling it is necessary to jerk the
pen downwards this will force the air out of the feeder (C) and cause the ink to flow
out of (E) on to the curved lip (f) which holds a body of ink against the lower end
of nib (G) a constant supply for hours is maintained, when in action, by the admittance
of the air at (d).

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is :-
(1) A hollow metal holder that has within it a reservoir, with a solid top, made of
papier mache and coated with gutta percha.
(2) A metal feeder, that has two small holes in it and a curved lip for its extremity,
which runs through a small shoulder and is attached to collar which screws into the
lower end of reservoir.
Doted this 8th day of December 1800
ALFRED HILL,
GEORGE APPLETON,
Applicants.