Improvements in Metallic Pen Holders.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 24th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 29th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Pen Holders.
We THOMAS HOOPER, and SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, trading as Hinks, Wells and
Company of Buckingham Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick Steel Pen
Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to improvements in metallic pen holders, and its object is to
provide a lever arrangement, by which the pen can be partly or wholly removed at
will from the said holder, and also to provide upon such holders, an upper extended
portion, forming a reservoir.
In constructing a metallic holder according to this our invention, we form upon the
underside of the holder, and at its front end, a slot for a distance in its length about
equal to the distance which the rear part of the pen proper is pushed into the said
holder at its upper side. Above this slot and near its inner end, two pivot holes are
pierced. Also upon the upperside of the holder, and above the rear end of the afore-
said slot, a second or short top slot is made, underneath and along which the rear end
of the pen is pushed when being fixed in position for use.
Again. We make a lever of a width suitable to lie in the aforesaid underslot, having
near its one end, and upon either side a pivot. This pivot end is bent somewhat, so
that upon placing the said pivots in the aforesaid pivot holes, the inner (short) end of
the lever, rests in the top slot against its rear end, while the longer manipulating arm
of the said lever, lies lengthwise in the under slot. Upon depressing the long arm of
the lever, the short arm travels forward along the upper slot.
Thus when a pen has been fixed in the holder, and used for some time, it is
frequently troublesome to remove, by reason of corrosion or dirt making it very fast. By
this our invention however, the lever ejects the pen for some distance, thus dislodging
it from its fixed position, when it may be easily completely removed.
It will be further seen that when the pen is in its proper position, its rear end
pressing against the short arm of the lever, it keeps the longer arm, in its longitudinal
position along the barrel of the said holder.
Again. When cutting out the blank, from which to form this our improved holder,
we provide an extended portion at its front upper end, the which, when the holder is
formed, is dished or hollowed, its concavity being upon the underside, forming thereby
a reservoir, a small perforation being made in the bottom of such concavity.
Thus when the pen is in working position in the holder, this said reservoir is
situated upon the back of the same, and somewhat near its front end.
The said holder in other respects is made similar to those in ordinary use, and of
any suitably desirable form.
Dated this 92nd dor of Max 1080
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicants' Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Metallic Pen Holders.
We, THOMAS HOOPER, and SAMUEL GEORGE MOORE, trading as Hinks, Wells and
Company, of Buckingham Street, Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, Steel Pen
Manufacturers 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 relates to improvements in metallic pen holders or tips, and its object

page_text: is, to provide a lever arrangement, by which the pen can be partly or wholly removed
at will, from the said tip and also to provide upon such tips an upper extended
portion forming a reservoir.
In order to more clearly describe this our invention, we have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings, upon which are figures and letters of reference, and in
which similar letters of reference, refer to the same part throughout the several
views.
Fig. 1, is a sectional elevation of this our invention shewing the reservoir, and also
the extracting lever, the latter being in its normal position.
Fig. 2, shews the extracting lever in its position as seen when the nib has been
pushed forward. “
Fig. 3, is an elevation, and Fig. 4 a plan of a tip having these our improvements
thereon.
Figs. 5 and 6, are detail elevation and plan views of the lever.
In constructing a metallic tip a, according to this our invention, we form upon its
underside and at its front end a slot b, for a distance in its length about equal to the
distance which the rear part of the pen or nib proper is pushed into the said tip at its
upperside. Above this slot b, and near its inner end, two pivot holes c, are pierced.
Also, upon the upperside of the tip, and above the rear end of the aforesaid slot b, a
second or short top slot d, is made, underneath and along which the rear end of the
pen is pushed, when being fixed in position for use.
Again. We make a lever e, of a width suitable to lie in the aforesaid underslot b,
having near its one end, and upon either side a pivot f, f. This pivot end of the lever
is bent somewhat, so that upon placing the said pivots in the aforesaid pivot holes, the
said inner (short) end of the lever rests in the top slot d, against its rear end, while
the longer manipulating arm 9, of the said lever lies lengthwise in the underslot b.
Upon depressing the long arm of the lever, the short arm travels forward along the
upper slot, as seen in Fig. 2.
Thus, when a pen has been fixed in the holder or tip, and used for some time, it is
frequently troublesome to remove, by reason of rust or dirt making it very fast. In
this our invention however, by pressing down the lever as seen in Fig. 2, the pen is
ejected for some distance, thus dislodging it from its fast position, when it may be
easily completely removed.
It will be further seen upon reference to Fig. 1, that when the pen is in its proper
position for use, its rear end presses against the short arm of the lever e, and keeps
the longer arm g, in its longitudinal position along the barrel of the said holder, out
of the way.
Again. When cutting out the blank from which to form this our improved holder
or tip, we provide an extended portion h, at its front upper end, the which, when the
tip is formed, is dished or hollowed as seen in Figs. 1, 2, 3, & 4, its concavity being
upon the underside, forming thereby a reservoir, a small perforation i, being made
in the bottom of such concavity. Thus when the pen is in working position in the
holder, this said reservoir is situated upon the back of the same, and somewhat nearer
its front end, so that upon dipping the pen into ink, a portion of the ink is retained in
the said reservoir, and feeding the pen as the latter becomes exhausted.
The said tip in other respects is made similar to those in ordinary use, and of any
suitably desirable form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1st. The combination with a pen tip or holder of a lever for releasing or extracting
the pen, substantially as herein described and illustrated upon the drawings.
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2nd. The combination with a pen tip or holder, of the reservoir h, substantially as
herein described and illustrated upon the drawings and for the purposes specified.
3rd, The general combination and arrangement constituting this my improved pen

page_text: tip, that is to say, the combination of an extracting lever e, and the reservoir h, with
the tip a, constructed, arranged, and operating, substantially as herein described and
illustrated upon the drawings.
Dated this 92nd dow of Foben 1800
CHARLES T. POWELL,
12, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Applicants' Agent.