Improvements in Pen Holders.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Pen Holders.
I, HERBERT EDWARD JARVIS, residing at Huntington, in the County of Suffolk, and
State of New York, United States of America, Inventor, 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 by means of which a much greater amount of ink. may
be held by the pen, and said ink caused to flow therefrom regularly, and in the desired
amount; a further object being to provide a pen and pen holder, the latter being so
constructed that the pen will hold a much greater amount of ink than ordinarily,
whereby the necessity of frequently dipping the pen in the bottle is avoided.
In the practice of my invention I provide an ordinary pen stock, which is provided
with the usual tubular holder, and secured in the lower side of said holder is a supple-
mental spring plate, one end of which is inserted between the end of the pen stock, and
the lower side of the tubular holder, and said spring plate is provided with an upwardly.
or outwardly directed pin or plug, which projects through a corresponding opening in
the upper side of the tubular holder.
Immediately in front of said pin or plug, the plate spring is provided with two side
wings or plates which are curved upwardly, so as to form in connection with said plate
a tube, and said plate spring is also curved longitudinally, at this point, in such.
manner that a section thereof forms a circle.
From the side wings or plates, or the tube formed thereby outwardly, the plate
spring is provided with upwardly curved sides, and the end thereof is pointed, and is
adapted to press upon the underside of the pen centrally thereof, and the upwardly
curved sides gradually diminish toward the point.
When the parts are connected as described the tubular portion of the spring plate
which is formed by the said side wings presses upon the inner upper side of the
tubular holder, and together therewith, form a pen holder, and I may also employ in
connection with this device any desired form of pen, said pen in practice, being
inserted within the tubular holder, and in this operation, said pin or plug is depressed
by the finger or thumb so as to permit the pen to be inserted into position, and the
point of the spring plate presses on said pen, a short distance from the point thereof.
This device is simple in construction and operation, and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, and it is evident that changes in, and
modifications of the construction described, may be made without departing from the
spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
Dated this 8th day of February 1897.

page_text: i
I, HERBERT EDWARD JARVIS, residing at Huntington, in the County of Suffolk, 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 pens and pen holders, and the object thereof, is to provide
an improved device of this class by means of which a much greater amount of ink may
be held by the pen, and said ink caused to flow therefrom regularly, and in the desired
amount; a further object being to provide a pen point and pen holder, the latter of
which is so constructed that the pen will hold a much greater amount of the ink
'ordinarily, whereby the necessity of frequently dipping the pen in the ink bottle is
avoided.
"
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-
panying drawings form a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a sectional side view of my improved pen holder; and showing a pen
connected therewith; and,
Fig. 2, a transverse section on the line 2, 2, with the pen removed.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at 5, an ordinary
pen stock, which is provided with the usual cylindrical or tubular holder 6, and
secured in the lower side of the holder 6, is a supplemental spring plate 7, one end
of which is preferably inserted between the end of the pen stock 5, and the lower
side of the tubular holder 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and said spring-plate 7, is
provided with an upwardly or outwardly directed pin or plug 8, which projects
"through a corresponding opening at 9, in the upper side or back of the tubular
holder 6.
Immediately in front of the pin or plug 9, the plate-spring is provided with two
side wings or plates 10 which are curved upwardly so as to form in connection with
said plate, a tube as shown in Fig. 2, and the said plate-spring is also curved
longitudinally at this point, in such manner that a section thereof, as shown in Fig. 2,
forms a circle.
From the side wings or plates 10, or the tube formed thereby, outwardly, the plate
spring is provided with upwardly curved sides as shown at 12, and the end thereof is
pointed, and is adapted to press upon the under side of the pen 13, and centrally
thereof, and the upwardly curved sides 12, gradually diminish towards the point
at 14.
When the parts are connected as herein shown and described, the tubular portion of
the spring-plates 7, which is formed by the side wings 10, presses upon the inner
upper side of the tubular holder 6, and together therewith, forms the pen holder, and
I may employ in connection with this device any desired form of penpoint which in
practice, is inserted within the tubular holder 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, and in
this operation, the pin or plug 9, is depressed by the finger or thumb so as to permit
of the pen being inserted into position, and the point 14, of the spring-plate 7,
presses on or is held adjacent to the under side of the pen, a short distance from the
point thereof, as is also clearly shown in said figure.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken
in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following statement thereof.
In practice, the pen is inserted into the ink bottle in the usual manner, and an
unusual amount of ink adheres thereto, being held by the outer end of the spring-
plate 7, which at a short distance back of the point thereof, is substantially
semi-circular in cross section, and the side of the pointed portion and the curved

page_text: sides 12, are so formed as to bear upon the sides of the pen, and thus form in
connection with the tubular portion of the spring-plate, an ink reservoir.
This device is simple in construction and operation, and perfectly adapted to
accomplish the result for which it is intended, and my invention is not limited to the
exact form of the spring plate 7, nor to the method of connecting it with the holder
at its rear end, 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 which manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1. The combination with a tubular pen holder, having an opening in the back or
upper side thereof, of a spring-plate secured therein, and provided with a pin or plug
which projects through said opening, said spring-plate being carried outwardly, and
being provided in front of said pin or plug with a tubular portion which acts in
connection with the tubular holder to hold the pen, and the outer end of said spring
plate being pointed, and the sides thereof, curved in the direction of the pen,
substantially as shown and described.
2. The combination with a tubular pen-holder provided with an opening in its
upper side or back, of a spring-plate secured therein, and provided with a pin or plug
which projects through said opening, said spring-plate being adapted to act in
connection with said tubular holder, to hold the pen and being provided with a point
which bears on the under side of the pen, when the latter is in position, and the
sides thereof being curved upwardly or in the direction of the pen, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 1ot day of Navambar 1807
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE'
40 Chancery Lane London W.C. Agents.