Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Aug., 1897-Accepted, 16th Oct.,
1897
I, WILLIAM CONNER SHERMAN, of Orlando, County of Orange, Florida, U.S.A.,
Jeweller, 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:.
1
One object of this invention is to combine with an ordinary fountain pen a
syringe for drawing the ink into the reservoir and forcing it therefrom, and
another object is to provide means whereby the pen, tubular head, and reservoir
may be cleaned by the syringe.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a part sectional view of the fountain pen
of this invention. Fig. 2 an elevation of the same with the pen cover in section.
Fig. 3 an enlarged section on line of Fig. 1.
A is a reservoir in one end of which is mounted the usual tubular pen holder B
by means of a screw thread C and in the outer end of which is placed the pen D
this latter and the holder being in communication with the reservoir in the
ordinary way. E is a screw cap fitting on the outer end of the reservoir. Fis
a sliding casing fitting over the reservoir and terminating at the outer end in a
tubular extension G through which passes a rod H which has at its other end a
piston K, this device serving as an ordinary syringe.
Secured at or near the outer end of the tubular reservoir is a pin a (Fig. 3)
adapted to operate in a segmental slot 3 in the sliding casing with which
communicates a longitudinal slot also formed in said casing F, the purpose of the
segmental slot being to engage the pin a and lock the casing in a closed position
(Figs. 1, 2) and that of the longitudinal slot to limit the outward movement of the
casing F.
The tubular part L when not serving as a cover for the pen is mounted on the
tubular extension G. To fill the reservoir with ink the pen is inserted into the
ink bottle and the piston K drawn outwards together with the sliding casing F.
The ink may be forced from the reservoir to the pen by simply pushing the piston
inwards and this device may also be employed for thoroughly washing out and
cleaning the tubular pen holder B and the reservoir A whenever necessary.
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 :-
A fountain pen consisting of a tubular reservoir A, in one end of which is
removably mounted a tubular pen holder B, adapted to receive a pen D, the outer
end of said reservoir A being provided with a screw cap E to close said end and
also having a pin a projecting from one side thereof adjacent to the cap E and a
sliding casing F provided with a longitudinal slot extending to near the ends
thereof, and one end of which communicates with a segmental slot a adapted to
receive the pin a to regulate the movement of the casing F, said casing being
provided with a reduced end G from which extends a rod H passing through the cap

page_text: E and carrying a piston K adapted to operate within the reservoir A, substantially
as described and shewn.
Dated this 27th day of August, 1897.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.