Year: 1896

page_text: I, MULFORD WADE LANSING, residing at Lisha's Kill, in the County of Albany
and State of New York, United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to pen holders, and the object thereof, is to provide an
improved device of this class in which the pen holder proper is connected with or
formed on a spring operated rod mounted in a tubular sleeve, and by which the pen
is adapted to be projected into an ink bottle, and to be withdrawn by the oneration
of the spring in which operation the surplus ink will be shaken from the pen.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a pen stock of the usual form, and with
the end of which is connected a tubular sleeve and said sleeve is provided in its
opposite sides with a longitudinal slot, and at its outer end with an annular flange
or rim, and mounted in said tube at the outer end of said slots, is a cross plate or
bar, and the end of the pen stock is provided with a chamber which is formed
centrally thereof.
Mounted in the cross plate or bar and projecting into said chamber, is a rod
and said rod is provided near its inner end with a cross bar, which projects through
the slots at each side and formed on or secured to the ends of said cross bar, are
disks or plates and mounted on said rod between the cross plate or bar through
which it passes, and the cross bar is a spring.
The outer end of the rod is provided with any suitable or preferred form of pen,
helder, into which a pen may be inserted, and the operation will be readily under-
stood from the foregoing description.
Whenever it is desired to insert the pen into an ink bottle, the flange is placed
on the neck thereof, and the thumb and one finger on the disks or plates and said
rod is forced outwardly or downwardly, and in this operation, the pen is passed into
the ink and then by releasing the disks or plates, the spring will throw said rod
inwardly or backwardly and the cross bar striking the end of the pen stock or the
adjacent ends of the slots will shake the surplus ink from the pen and thus only
the requisite amount of ink will remain on the pen, and the danger of blotting the
paper will he avoided.
In projecting the pen as described, it is not absolutely necessary to place the
flange on the neck of the ink bottle, and said flange may be omitted if desired, and
it is evident that changes in, and modifications of the construction herein described
may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing
its advantages.
Dated this 5th day of October 1896
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Pen Holders.
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I, MULFORD WADE LANSING, residing at Lisha's Kill, in the County of Albany
and State of New York, United States of America, Inventor, 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 pen holders, and the object thereof, is to provide an
improved device of this class in which the pen holder proper is connected with or
formed on a spring operated rod mounted in a tubular sleeve, and by which the pen
is adapted to be projected into an ink bottle, and to be withdrawn by the operation
of the spring in which operation the surplus ink will be shaken from the pen.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-
panying drawing froms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a sectional plan view of my improved pen holder; and,
Fig. 2, a side view thereof.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a pen stock 5, of the usual form, and with
the end of which is connected a tubular sleeve 6, and said sleeve is provided in its
opposite sides with a longitudinal slot 7, and at its outer end with an annular
flange or rim 8, and mounted in said tube at the outer end of said slots, is a cross
plate or bar 9, and the end of the pen stock is provided with a chamber 10, which
is formed centrally thereof.
Mounted in the cross plate or bar 9; and projecting into said chamber 10, is a
rod 11, and said rod 11, is provided near its inner end with a cross bar 12, which
projects through the slots 7, at each side, and formed on or secured to the ends of
said cross bar, are disks or plates 13, and mounted on said rod 11, between the
cross plate or bar 9, through which it passes, and the cross bar 12, is a spring 14.
The outer end of the rod 11, is provided with any suitable or preferred form of
pen holder 15, into which a pen 16, may be inserted, and the operation will be
readily understood from the foregoing description, when taken in connection with
the accompanying drawing and the following statement thereof.
Whenever it is desired to insert the pen into an ink bottle, the flange 8, is placed
on the neck thereof, and the thumb and one finger on the disks or plates 13, and
said rod-11, is formed outwardly or downwardly, and in this operation, the pen
is passed into the ink and then by releasing the disks or plates 13, the spring 14,
will throw said rod inwardly or backwardly, and the cross bar 12, striking the end
of the pen stock or the adjacent ends of the slots 7, will shake the surplus ink from
the pen and thus only the requisite amount of ink will remain on the pen, and the
danger of blotting the paper will be avoided.
In projecting the pen as described, it is not absolutely necessary to place the
flange 8, on the neck, of the ink bottle, and said flange 8, may be omitted if desired,
and it is evident that changes in, and modifications of the construction herein.
described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or
sacrificing its advantages.
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 stock, provided with a tubular sleeve, in which is mounted a spring
operated rod which is adapted to be projected from said sleeve, said rod being pro-
vided at its outer end with a pen holder, substantially as shown and described.
2. A pen stock, provided with a tubular sleeve in which is mounted a spring

page_text: operated rod which is adapted to be projected fram said sleeve, said rod being pro-
vided at its outer end with a pen holder, and said sleeve being provided with longitu-
dinal slots in its opposite sides, and said spring operated rod being provided with
a cross bar which projects through said slots, substantially as shown and described.
3. A pen stock, provided with a tubular sleeve, in which is mounted a spring
operated rod, which is adapted to be projected from said sleeve, said rod being pro-
vided at its outer end with a pen holder, and said sleeve being provided with
longitudinal slots, in its opposite sides, and said spring operated rod being provided
with a cross bar which projects through said slots, and said spring operated rod
Leing supported by means of a cross plate or bar through which the outer end
thereof, passes, and a chamber or recess, formed in the end of the pen stock into
which the inner end thereof, passes, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 17th day of June 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.