Improvements in Pen Stocks.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 1st July, 1899
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pen Stocks.
I, FREDERICK JOSEPH OTIS, Gentleman, residing at Apollonia, Chippewa County,
State of Wisconsin, United States of America, 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:-
My invention, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, referred to in detail
in the following specification, and pointed out in the claims, relates to certain
new and useful improvements in pen stocks, and more particularly to a means for
attaching the pen in its operative relation with the holder in such a manner
that the hand of the user will be fully protected from coming in contact with the
ink, the object therefore being to protect the fingers from becoming soiled, and
further to hold the pen free from contact with the desk as the pen holder is laid
thereon.
A further object is to render the pen easily removable from its holder, enabling
the latter to be used in connection with the usual form of pen now in common
use, or any preferred variety thereof.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my invention showing a pen point in position ready
for use;
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the pen holder proper, showing a
preferred construction;
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central section of the pen holder proper showing a
modified construction for seating the pen-holding device in position;
Fig. 4 shows a pen holder in side elevation and partly in section disclosing the
operative position of the pen-holding ferrule, and showing a series of points thereon
to prevent it from lateral movement;
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the pen socket and the anchoring stem provided.
therefor designed to be received by that form of holder illustrated in Fig. 3.
Reference to the several details of my invention, and the parts necessary to
illustrate their application will be had by numerals, the same numeral being
employed to designate the same part throughout the several views.
1, illustrates the handle or body section of my holder proper, which may be
made to have any preferred outline or shape, the pen-receiving end 2 thereof
being preferably enlarged to provide a central bore 3, so disposed and formed
that the central post or anchoring section 4 will be formed integrally.
with the holder and disposed centrally in the inner end of said
bore, leaving around said post the annular chamber 5; the post thus formed is.
designed to receive the open end of the usual ferrule 6, as illustrated in Fig. 4,
thus reliably anchoring said ferrule in position ready to receive a pen point of any
desired character.
The ferrule 6 being of only a slightly larger diameter than the post 4, will
practically continue the annular chamber 5 outward to the open end of the holder,

page_text: thus leaving said ferrule disposed out of contact with the inner surface of the wall
of the chamber or bore 3 and isolating the same from possible contact with said
surface, thus preventing ink from reaching the outer surface of the holder.
As a modified construction to that just referred to the post may be dispensed
with and the bore or socket 7 substituted therefor, said socket being designed
to receive the anchoring stem 8, upon the outer end of which the ferrule 6 may be
mounted. This construction will enable said ferrule to be readily removed and
replaced in position.
In order that the ferrule may be readily adjusted in position to the end that
it may project from the end of the holder as far as desired, I prefer to thread
the socket 7 and the stem 8 which will enable said stem to be turned entirely
home therein, or partly removed by simply rotating the same in the proper
direction.
It will of course be understood that the threads upon the socket 7 and the
stem 8 may be dispensed with and a smooth surface provided without departing
from the spirit of my invention, though it is thought that the former construction
will enable a more desirable and ready adjustment to be made.
If preferred, an adjustment may be provided for that construction illustrated
in Figs. 2 and 3, by providing suitable threads upon the stem 4 and the
contiguous portion of the ferrule, though for the purpose of this application it is
not deemed necessary to illustrate such construction. The annular chamber 5
terminates in the interior circular shoulder 11, that part of the pen stock in front-
of the shoulder being preferably comparatively thin.
A pen holder constructed substantially in the manner specified, may be freely
laid upon the desk or papers thereon without danger of the pen point 9 contacting
with such papers, thus guarding against possible mutilation thereof. It will also
be readily apparent that I have produced a reliable means for guarding against
the possibility of ink moving upward by capillary attraction, or otherwise, into
contact with the fingers of the person using the holder, as it will be impossible for
the ink to reach the outer surface of the holder owing to the thorough isolation
provided for the pen point.
By the means illustrated for adjusting the ferrule it will be readily apparent
that said ferrule may be caused to protrude to any desired extent, or be entirely
drawn within the bore 3 leaving only the pen point exposed. It will be observed in
Fig. 3 that I have illustrated a removable outer ferrule or sleeve 9, which may be
suitably seated upon the holder in such a manner that when it is removed" the
holder will still be available for use as a holder of ordinary construction, the seat
prepared thereon to receive said sleeve being properly tapered, as indicated.
In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified construction for the inner ferrule, consisting
in forming near the outer end thereof a series of swells or points 10 designed to
reach outward sufficiently to lie in contact with the inner face of the outer sleeve,
and thus prevent the inner ferrule from undue lateral movement.
I desire, however, to reserve the right to manufacture said inner ferrule with or
without said swells or points, as I may find most expedient. It will also be under-
stood that the pen holder may be formed of any material suitable for the purpose,
and while the holder may be formed of wood or metal, it is thought that equally
desirable results will follow the use of cork or other similar light and porous
material.
I prefer to construct the pen holder with all the parts composing the same, in
one piece, and thereby obtain a cheaper, more durable, and more attractive article,
and one well adapted to secure the desired results. It is my purpose to construct a
holder having an annular chamber of considerable size around the stem and ferrule,
so as to positively prevent the ink from coming in contact with the interior of the
tubular end and thereby soiling the fingers of the user. Other advantages than
those enumerated will be made clear from the foregoing specification and drawings,
and, believing that the details have been made fully apparent I will dispense with
further reference thereto.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is;-
1. A pen holder having a thin, tubular end, an interior circular shoulder and a
stem extending from said shoulder, all formed in one piece, in combination with
a ferrule fitting said stem, an annular chamber being formed around said ferrule,
whereby the ink will not come in contact with the interior of the tubular end, all
arranged as set forth.
2. A pen holder having a thin, tubular end, an interior circular shoulder and a
stem extending from said shoulder, all formed in one piece, in combination with
a ferrule fitting said stem and carrying means to prevent the ferrule from con-
tacting with the interior of the tubular end, all arranged as set forth.
3. A pen holder having a thin, tubular end provided with an interior circular..
shoulder, in combination with a ferrule and means to retain the ferrule in place
whereby an annular chamber is formed around the ferrule, all arranged as set
forth.
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