IMPROVEMENTS IN FOUNTAIN INK STANDS
Year: 1884

page_text: We EUGENE WOOD, Manufacturer and JOHN TOMLINSON, Glass Mould Maker
both of the Borough Flint Glass Works Pontefract Road, Barnsley, in the County
of York do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
FOUNTAIN INK STANDS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement, that
is to say:
Our invention relates to the construction of Fountain Ink Stands, the object of
our improvements being chiefly to enable such Inkstands to be easily and perfectly
cleaned, which is almost impossible with fountain inkstands as at present made;
and so that they can be easily filled.
Our invention is of a simple nature but in order that it may be clearly understood,
we have annexed to this our Specification a sheet of drawings of a fountain ink-
stand made according to our invention, in which the same letters of reference
indicate the same parts in any of the figures.
Fig. 1, represents one of the two pieces of which the inkstand consists, being the
reservoir from which the supply of ink is drawn when in use.
Fig. 2, is a section of same.
Fig. 3, is a plan of underside of same.
Fig. 4, is an elevation of the second piece of the inkstand, to hold the supply of
ink for immediate use.
Fig. 5, Section of same.
Fig. 6, plan of same.
Fig. 7, Section of complete inkstand.
Fig. 8, Elevation of same.
Our improved inkstand may be made of any suitable material, and may be simple
in its configuration, or of any ornamental character, but we prefer to make it of
glass, and we have shown it in one of its most simple forms.
A is a reservoir, or reversed cup, its annular base B, on which it stands being
flat.
The base of the inkstand C, is made with a floor D, corresponding with the
diameter of the reservoir A, and surrounded by a wall E, we prefer to make the
floor slightly concave or dished, and from the centre or thereabouts we form a
channel or conduit to conduct the ink to the hollow G, into which it is intended
the pen will be dipped, when the inkstand is in use.
Fig. 8, Elevation of same.
Our improved inkstand may be made of any suitable material, and may be simple
in its configuration, or of any ornamental character, but we prefer to make it of
glass, and we have shown it in one of its most simple forms.
A is a reservoir, or reversed cup, its annular base B, on which it stands being
flat.
The base of the inkstand C, is made with a floor D, corresponding with the
diameter of the reservoir A, and surrounded by a wall E, we prefer to make the
floor slightly concave or dished, and from the centre or thereabouts we form a
channel or conduit to conduct the ink to the hollow G, into which it is intended
the pen will be dipped, when the inkstand is in use.

page_text: To prepare the inkstand for use, take the reservoir A, turn it over, that is with
its mouth upwards, and pour in a suitable quantity of ink, then take the bace C,
and turn that also upside down, placing it over the reservoir A. until the floor D
rests upon the edges B, then turn the inkstand into its proper position (Fig. 8.).
A constant supply of ink will pass into the hollow G until the reservoir A is
completely exhausted.
It will be seen from the drawings that the reservoir A and the base C, are both
of such a configuration that they can be easily cleaned in every part; the
impossibility (or great difficulty) of cleaning fountain instands of ordinary
construction, makes them especially unsuitable for holding copying inks which are
generally of a gummy nature.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. In the construction of fountain inkstands, the use of a separate reservoir,
which can be detached from the base or body of the inkstand, but which if desired
may be attached thereto by means of a hinge, or other simple device, in such a
manner that the various parts can be readily and effectively cleaned, substantially
as herein before described and illustrated.
2nd In fountain inkstands of any suitable material, the combination of the
reservoir A, with the base C, having a floor D, a conduit F, and hollow G, for the
purpose, and substantially as herein before described and illustrated.
ROBT F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicants.