A New or Improved Blotting Pad.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 14th Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Blotting Pad.
I, JOHN CHAMBERS MOGINIE, of Hankey Street in the City of Wellington in
the Colony of New Zealand, Gentleman, 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 :-
My invention relates to blotting pads such as are used for drying ink on letters,
books of account, and other similar articles and has for its objects performing this
operation in a more expeditious and convenient manner, also in the case of books of
account to leave the hands free to turn over the leaves with facility whilst the
blotting pad is supported by the hand in readiness for use.
In order that my invention may be readily understood, I will proceed to describe
the same and for that purpose shall refer to the accompanying sheets of drawings in
which similar letters refer to corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a perspective view shewing my blotting pad as supported by a hand
holding a pen.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the blotting pad.
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Figure 3 is an end elevation of the same.
Figure 4 is a sectional view of another arrangement of the blotting pad.
Figure 5 is an inverted plan of the same.
Figure 6 is a side elevation of the blotting pad with the blotting material in the
form of a roller..
Figure 7 is an end view of the same.
Figure 8 is a sectional view of my improved pad fitted with spring clips.
Figure 9 is an inverted plan of the same.
a is the plate of wood or other suitable material made of a suitable size and
weight to be supported by the hand.
bis a pad formed of several sheets of blotting paper.
c is a clip plate which is held to the plate a by means of the elastic straps a d
in such a manner as to clip the ends of the blotting paper b between them as
shewn at b¹.
e e are loops or rings made of elastic material (by preference) and so formed that
they will fit upon the fingers of the right or left hand as desired. These loops
may either clip one finger or more or may be able to grasp the whole hand. They
might be formed of rings of metal but are intended to fit on the hand conveniently
and securely so as to be supported in the position shewn by Figure 1. They are
secured to the plate a by a rivet or wire or any convenient fastening e¹.
It will be seen from this description of the several parts and by reference to
Figures 1, 2, and 3, that my improved blotting pad consists in a blotting pad b,
of a convenient size to be carried on the back of the hand clipped between two
clipping pieces a and c, by the elastic bands d d, and attached to the fingers or hand
by elastic rings or loops e.
In Figures 4 and 5 is shewn a form of my improved blotting pad with one elastic
clipping band which together with the finger band e is fastened to the plate a by
means of the plate and screws or rivets g'.
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In Figures 6 and 7 is shewn a form of my improved blotting pad in which the
blotting paper is fixed on a roller r, which roller revolves in a frame which carries
the finger band e as shewn.
In Figures 8 and 9 is shewn a form of my improved blotting pad in which
the ends of the blotting paper bare held between the plate c and two metal
clips shaving springs supported by pins g2 attached to the clip g (by
© preference) by screws g' as shewn in the drawing.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
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1. The combination of a pad of blotting paper clipped between two plates a
and and elastic bands d with finger loops or rings such as e; all substantially
as and for the purposes described herein and as illustrated by Figures 1, 2, and 3
of the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of a pad of blotting paper b clipped between two plates a
and c by an elastic band with the clip 9 the screws g' and the finger loops or
rings e; substantially as and for the purposes set forth and as illustrated by
Figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination of a roller blotting pad with straps or rings e;
substantially as described herein and as illustrated by Figures 6 and 7 of the
accompanying drawings.
4. The combination of a blotting pad 6 clips such as ss springs s¹ s' clips g with
finger loops or rings e, substantially as and for the purposes described herein and
illustrated by Figures 8 and 9.
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5. The combination of a pad of blotting paper b with finger loops or rings e,
substantially as set forth and as described by the accompanying drawings.
6. Blotting pads to be worn or used on the back of the hand, constructed and
arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
Dated this 10th day of December A.D. 1892.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.