A Penholder Provided with a Device for Drying the Pen.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1899-Accepted, 27th Jan., 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Penholder Provided with a Device for Drying the Pen.
I, ROBERT GAUCK, Lock-Smith, 67, Verlängerte, Borsenstrasse, Bant, n/r
Wilhelmshaven, Germany, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a penholder with a drying device
by means of which the pen can be dried after use. A pen dried in this manner
lasts much longer than usual.
In order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings which shows, by way of example,
two forms of the device.
On the drawing::
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Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of a pen holder showing the drying device in
operation, whilst Fig. 2 is a similar section showing the drying device in the
position it occupies when the pen is being used for writing purposes.
Figs: 3 and 4 show a slightly modified form of the device.
As will be seen from the drawing the device consists of a spring lever arrange-
ment having attached to it two absorbent pads which absorb the ink when they
come in contact with the pen.
The form of the device shown at Figs. 1 and 2 consists essentially of two
bell-crank levers a b, which are pivotted to the penholder c by means of the
pins ein such a manner that they can be partially rotated about said pins.
These bell-crank levers ab are jointed at to the upper ends of the slide..
rods whose other ends are connected together by means of the pin e which latter
also passes through the end of the guide spindle g. The pin 6 moves up and
down in a slot in the penholder and its two ends are attached to a ring f which
can also move freely on the outside of the penholder. A spiral spring his
coiled round the guide-spindle and tends to constantly press the slide rods d
upwards.
The modus operandi is as follows:-
In Fig. 2 the hell-cranks ab are shown in a position of rest and they are held
in this position by means of the spring which presses on the slide rods d.
When the ring f is moved in the direction of the arrow the slide rods & will
also move and rotate the bell-cranks ab on their pins e causing them to move
outwards from the penholder in the direction of the dotted lines to the extent
of about 450°. Thereafter a further slight pressure outwards by the fingers will
cause the bell cranks to pass their dead points, and, as shown in Fig. 1. the
spring will then move the ring f in the direction of the arrow y, and at the
same time cause the slide rods d and bell cranks to assume the position shown
in full lines at Fig. 1, that is, the position in which the absorbing pads / are
pressed against the sides of the pen i
When it is desired to bring the device back into the closed position (Fig. 2)
the ring f is moved in a direction opposite to the arrow y, Fig. 1, with the
result that the bell cranks are caused to move in the direction of the arrows z

page_text: (Fig. 1). A slight pressure inwards by the fingers causes the bell cranks to pass
their dead points whereupon the pressure exerted by the spring on the slide
rods brings the device back into the closed position.
In the modification shown at Figs. 3 and 4 the bell crank levers are dispensed
with, the absorbent pads being attached to movable spring arms k, which work
in a slotted metal ferrule fitted to the tapered end of the pen holder. Two pins a
pass through the slots in the metal ferrule and are attached to the spring arms.
The pins e also pass through the ring f. By moving the ring f upwards the spring
arms and absorbent pads may be made to pass along and dry the pen i as
shown at Fig. 4. The absorbent pads can then be withdrawn again into the
position shown at Fig. 3 by simply moving the ring f downwards when the
penholder may be laid past until required for further use.
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 consider novel and desire to claim is:-
1. A penholder provided with a mechanical device for drying the pen after it
has been used, substantially as described
2. A device such as claimed in Claim 1, characterized by the bell-crank.
drying levers (a b) which can be operated, through connecting rods (d), by means
of a ring (f) and spring (h) substantially as herein before described with reference
to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings annexed.
3. A device such as claimed in Claim 1, characterized by drying levers (k)
which can be moved so as to rub and dry the whole length of the pen by means
of a ring (f) and pins (e) substantially as herein before described with reference
to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings annexed.
Dated this 1st day of December 1899.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.