IMPROVEMENTS IN INK POTS OR HOLDERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I ALFRED KEMPSON of 24 Mount Pleasant Tunbridge Wells in the County of
Kent, Wine Merchant do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN INK POTS OR HOLDERS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to constructing ink pots or holders with an adjustable
dipping cup whereby the ink may be easily and simply maintained at a constant
level in the dipping cup the pen being prevented entirely from coming in contact
with any sediment at the bottom.
In carrying out my invention I provide an ink receiver preferably cylindrical
in shape. Over the receiver I adapt a cap the height of which may be adjusted
by suitable means such as by a screw arrangement, spring clips or otherwise.
the adjustable cap is placed the dipping cup the periphery of which near the bottom
is perforated with one or more holes.
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By this arrangement it will be obvious that when the ink receiver is full or
nearly full of ink the cap with the dipping cup should be at the highest position,
the ink from the receiver passing through the perforations in the dipping cup which
is so adjusted that the height of the ink therein shall be such as to give just the
required quantity to the pen at each dip. As the ink is consumed the cap and
with it the dipping cup is moved downwards so that the height of the ink in the
dipping cup may be by this means maintained at a constant fixed level.
Round the internal base of the ink receiver or holder I form a groove and in the
centre a raised cone so that the dipping cup shall not touch the bottom but the said
groove will collect the sediment which is deposited from time to time.

page_text: I ALFRED KEMPSON of 24 Mount Pleasant, Tunbridge Wells, in the county of
Kent, Wine Merchant do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN INK POTS OR HOLDERS" 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 constructing inkpots or holders with an adjustable
dipping cup whereby the ink can be easily and simply maintained at any required
level in the dipping cup, the pen being prevented entirely from coming in contact
with any sediment at the bottom.
In carrying out my invention I provide an ink receiver preferably cylindrical in
shape. Over the receiver I adapt a cap the height of which may be adjusted by
suitable means such as by a screw arrangement, spring clips, or otherwise. In the
adjustable cap is placed the dipping cup the periphery of which near the bottom is
perforated with one or more holes or openings.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to decribe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, is an eleva-
tion and figure 2, a section of an ink pot or holder constructed according to my
invention the dipping cup being shown in its highest position; figures 3, and 4 are
similar views to figures 1, and 2, but shewing the dipping cup in its lowermost
position; figure 5, is a plan of the ink pot or holder. Similar letters in all the
figures represent similar parts.
a, is the ink receiver of cylindrical shape in plan and formed with a screw thread
on its periphery in order to receive the cap b, which is formed with a female
thread so as to allow it to be screwed over the ink receiver a; c, is the projection
in the centre of the bottom of the ink receiver a, and d, is the groove around the
internal base of the receiver; e, is the dipping cup which is placed in the cap b, so
as to be easily removeable; f, is the hole in the bottom of the periphery of the
dipping cup e, to allow of the passage of the ink into the dipping cup from the
receiver a; g, is a projection in the interior of the dipping cup above the hole f
to prevent the pen from passing through the said hole; or two of such holes of
smaller size may be employed.
By this construction and arrangement it will be obvious than when the ink
receiver a, is full, or nearly full of ink as shewn in figure 2, the cap b, with the
dipping cup e, will be at the highest position the ink from the receiver a, passing
through the opening f, in the dipping cup e, which is so adjusted that the height of
the ink therein shall be such as to give just the required quantity to the pen h, at
each dip. As the ink is consumed the cap b, and with it the dipping cup e, is moved
downwards so that the height of the ink in the dipping cup e, may be by this means
maintained at a constant fixed level.
In the sectional view at figure 4, the dipping cup e, is shown in its lowermost
position by which it will be seen that the central projection c, in the ink receiver a,
prevents the dipping cup e, from reaching the depressed or grooved portion d, of
the bottom of the receiver in which the sediment of the ink will be deposited; by
this means the sediment cannot enter the dipping cup e, and the projection g, in

page_text: the dipping cup will as shewn in figure 4, prevent the pen h, passing through the
opening f, in the dipping cup e, so that the pen cannot pass into the sediment. As
the bottom of the dipping cup e, is formed inclined towards the opening f, any
sediment or foreign matter which might pass into the dipping cup would be carried
into the depressed portion of the ink receiver through the opening f.
Although I have described my improved ink pot or holder as being constructed
with a cap screwing over the ink receiver it will be obvious that instead of being
screw threaded the cap may be made to slide and be adjusted upon or in the ink
receiver in any other suitable manner such as by the use of spring clips or other-
wise. Or the dipping cup may be screw threaded on its periphery and screw in
the receiver or otherwise. The dipping cup instead of being made with one large
opening f, as shewn or with two smaller openings may be provided with several
openings of smaller size in which case the projection g, would not be required and
the bottom of the dipping cup would be provided with a conical projection in the
interior.
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) An ink pot or holder consisting of a receiver provided with an adjustable
dipping cup whereby the ink can be easily maintained at any required level in the
dipping cup as hereinbefore described.
(2) The improved ink pot or holder herein before described and represented in
the accompanying drawing.