Improvements in Writing Pens.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Writing Pens.
I, CARL, AHRENS, of No. 12, Hohe Bleiche, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention relates to improvements in writing pens and has for its object to
enable several pages to be written by the pen with only one dip of ink.
A strip or tongue of rubber, or other suitable material is held to the nib on either
or on each side. The shape of such strip is such as to form a reservoir between
it and the adjacent side of the nib, adapted to hold ink and to deliver it steadily
at or near the point of the nib.
There is or may be a small hole in the nib just in front of the strip.
The strip or strips are conveniently held to the holder by an elastic or other
ring which also serves to hold the nib off the surface upon which the holder may
be laid.
A strip may be long enough for the front end of it to be bent down and have
the point of the pen passed through it.
The nib itself may be suitably shaped to co-operate with the under strip in pro-
viding the reservoir above mentioned.
Dated this 10th day of Menak 1807
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, CARL AHRENS, of No. 12, Hohe Bleiche, Hamburg, in the German Empire,
Merchant, 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 present invention relates to improvements in writing pens and has for its
object to enable several pages to be written by the pen with only one dip of ink.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings in which
Figure 1 is a plan of a penholder with the invention attached.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of a modification of the invention.
A strip or tongue C of rubber or other suitable material is held to the pen-
holder A by means of any suitable fastening device, such for instance as an elastic
or other ring B. This fastening device is pushed over the penholder A and
clamps the tongue C thereon or it may be made in one piece with the tongue, so
that by simply pushing the elastic ring B or other fastening device, over the pen-
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page_text: holder the tongue C will be held in position. The tongue C may consist of one
piece, as illustrated in Figure 1, or it may consist of two parts as shown in
Figure 2. A hole D is provided at the outer extremity of the tongue when it
consists of one part, and in the centre of the tongue when it consists of two parts.
The point of the nib E is passed through this hole so that a reservoir is formed
between the inside of the tongue C and the adjacent side of the nib E, which is
adapted to hold ink and to deliver it steadily at or near the point of the nib during
the action of writing. The clastic or other ring B for keeping the tongue C in
position serves at the same time for preventing blotting by keeping the nib off
the surface upon which the holder may be laid. It will also prevent the rolling
down of the penholder from a sloping desk for instance.
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. The herein described ink-holder for attachment to pens, consisting of a tongue
or strip of rubber or other suitable material, provided with a hole at the outer
extremity through which the point of the nib is passed, the other extremity being
kept in position on the penholder by means of any suitable fastening or clamping
device, such as an elastic ring, with which the tongue may consist in one piece.
2. The modification in an ink holder as described in Claim 1 consisting in
arranging the strip of such a length so as to pass the point of the nib through a
hole provided in the centre of the strip, both extremities of the strip being kept
in position on the penholder by means of the fastening device, substantially as
described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Dated the 20th December 1897
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.