Year: 1889

page_text: I, CHARLES WILLIAM TITTERINGTON of 16 Alexandra Street, London Road Preston,
in the county of Lancashire, Mechanic, 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 consists of a tube to hold a sufficient supply of ink.
On the end of this tube, forming the holder of the pen, is fixed a spring working
on a pivot so that when one part is pressed down, the part on the other side of the
pivot is lifted up, and near the end of this portion I fix a small pad or projection, and
this small pad or projection fits down tight over a hole made in the hollow tube
containing the ink so as to prevent the ink flowing out when this projection is pressod
over the hole by the aforementioned spring. Between the outside of the tube and
the underside of the arm forming the spring, which keeps the projection down in
position. I fix my nib or pen which is of the ordinary character, except that the open
part at foot of the split must be larger in my nib or pen than is made in
ordinary metal pens. I adjust the position of my nib or pen so that the hole in same
comes over the hole in the ink containing tube, and the pad or projection before
mentioned at end of spring arm comes down over and closes up the two apertures so
that no ink escapes.
The nib or pen may be fixed in any ordinary manner, either to be a fixture or, so
that it can be easily removed and a new nib or pen substituted. When the spring
arm is raised by pressure of the fingers the ink flows out of the aperture in the tube,
through the hole in the pen and along the top side of this nib or pen to the point,
when the same will be found to write freely. The tube may be filled with ink from
the end, and fitted there with a screw cap; a moveable cap can be fitted to cover the
nib when not in use and to be temporarily secured to the opposite end when the
is in use.
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The mechanism by means of which the aperture is uncovered allowing the ink to flow
to the nib may be so arrainged that when a cap is fixed over the nib it is pressed by
this сар, and the aperture quite closed, but, when the cap is withdrawn a spring shall
raise the covering of the aperture to the desired height for supplying a proper

page_text: quantity of ink to the nib for writing. In order that the nature of my said improve-
ments may be the more fully understood I will now proceed to describe the several
figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto annexed, all of which figures are marked
with the like letters of reference throughout.
Figure 1. shews my improvements with the spring arm down.
Fig. 2. shews my improvements when ready for writing, with the spring arm
raised to allow ink to flow out.
Fig. 3. is an enlarged section, shewing the tube, nib, and the spring arm having
projecting pad to close the aperture.
In these illustrations A is the tube to contain the ink, B is the nib. C is the Pad
on the spring arm D that fits down over the opening F Gis the pivot on which
arm D works. D' is a continuation of the arm D and when D' is pressed down the
arm D is raised up. K is a spring by means of which the end of arm D is pressed
down on to the nib. This arm D can be easily moved on one side by unscrewing the
pin T when it can be moved on one side on the Pivot G for the purpose of fixing in a
fresh nib which when fixed the arm D is returned to its place and the screw M
screwed down so as to prevent the arm moving latterally. Mis the rivet by means of
which the spring K. is secured to the tube A.
S. shews the lugs for holding in the nib. P is the screw head to tube A and R is
the cap for fitting over either end of the Pen.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from
the principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions, or the precise
form or placement of the several parts thereof.
Having now fully 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 fountain pen constructed substantially in the manner herein before described
in this Specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of an ordinary shaped nib for writing with a tube containing
ink for writing purposes. The said nib being pierced with a hole for the passage of
the ink from the reservoir.
3. A lever acted upon by a spring by means of which the end of the lever is raised
over a hole which is pierced both through the writing nib and the reservoir or tube
containing the ink.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1889.