A PEN SUPPORT to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: I, FREDERIC HUNT at the Office for Patents, 323 High Holborn in the county
of Middlesex, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"A PEN SUPPORT to be as follows:-
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This invention is for the purpose of giving the writer a firmer hold of the pen-
holder and lessening the fatigue to the fingers, and consists of a ring, clip or
equivalent to be placed on the upper part of the forefinger with a projection if
desired to rest on the next finger and with a projecting hook to catch the pen-
holder also to act as a leverage and as a means of steadying the penholder. The
penholder is perforated with small holes at the part where it meets the projecting
hook, and into one of these holes is inserted a piece of wire. which projecting from
the penholder rests upon the hook and thus forms a stop and insures the penholder
being always held in the same place in the fingers, and prevents the tendency of
the penholder to slip upwards through the fingers of the writer. These additions
appear to give the writer a firmer hold of the penholder, to add firmness and ease
to the writing and much writing may be done without tiring the fingers.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I FREDERIC HUNT, Office for Patents, 323 High Holborn, in the county of
Middlesex, Clerk do hereby declare the nature of this invention for "A PEN
SUPPORT" and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention is for the purpose of giving the writer a firmer hold of the pen-
holder and lessening the fatigue to the fingers, and consists of a ring clip or
equivalent to be placed on the upper part of the forefinger with a projection if
desired to rest on the next finger and with a projecting hook to catch the pen-
holder also to act as a leverage and as a means of steadying the penholder. The
penholder may be perforated with small holes at the part where it meets the
projecting hook, and into one of these holes is inserted a piece of wire which
projecting from the penholder, rests upon the hook and thus forms a stop and
ensures the penholder being always held in the same place in the fingers, and
prevents the tendency of the penholder to slip upwards through the finger of the
writer. These additions appear to give the writer a firmer hold of the penholder,
to add firmness and ease to the writing and much writing may be done without
tiring the fingers.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 is a general view of the hand of the writer with pen and support in
position.
Figure 2 shows the ring and its attachments and
Figure 3 shows the supporting pin. As seen in Figure 1 the ring A fits over
the upper part of the forefinger and the hook or projection B passes round the
penholder C which rests in it as shown.
The projection D lies under the second finger so as to prevent the ring A from
turning round upon the forefinger and is approximately opposite to B. The pin E
is attached to the penholder C in any suitable manner as by fitting into one of a
series of holes in the holder or by means of the sleeve F to which it is attached or
of which it forms part. The position of this pin E upon the holder C is variable
and would require altering to suit different writers; it always serves however to
prevent the penholder from running up too high and so obviates the necessity for
a very strong grip upon the holder by the fingers.
Both the projections B and D are sufficiently-pliant-to-be easily bent by the
fingers so as to bring the holder C into the most convenient position.
The ring A is by preference split as shown in Figure 2 so as to fit different sized
fingers.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First In a support for the pen or penholder in writing a ring A adapted to be
placed upon the forefinger and having a supporting hook or projection B on one
side and a projection D approximately opposite to B substantially as and for the
purpose specified.
Second: In a support for the pen or penholder in writing the combination
with the ring A of the adjustable pin E substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
Doted this th
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