An Elastic Ink-holding Attachment for Use with Ordinary Writing Pens or the like.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 20th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 21st Dec.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Elastic Ink-holding Attachment for Use with Ordinary Writing
Pens or the like.
We, JAMES SCOTT of 79 Mark Lane, London, Commission Agent and ROBERT
WILLIAM Cox of 79 Mark Lane, London, Commission Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to produce an attachment for use with ordinary
pens or the like whereby they will be made capable of carrying more ink than in
their usual condition, the said appliance being made of an elastic material so as to
readily adapt itself to any reasonable variation in the sizes of the pens with which
it is used.
In carrying out our improvements we provide a piece of sheet elastic material
such as vulcanized india-rubber or the like, of less width than an ordinary pen and
wider at one end than at the other. A hole is made at each end of the strip, the
one at the narrower end being less in diameter than the one at the broader end.
To use the attachment the pen is held with the hollow side underneath. The point
is then put upwards through the larger of the openings in the elastic, which is
then drawn away from the point towards the opposite end of the pen. The point
is then put downwards through the other hole, the elastic at this end being thus
caused to encircle the point of the pen about half the points length from the tip.
The part of the elastic between the two holes will then cover a portion of the
hollow side of the pen and so form a holder for retaining the ink when dipped in
the ink stand.
Duted this 3rd day of October 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Elastic Ink-holding Attachment for Use with Ordinary Writing
Pens or the like.
We, JAMES SCOTT of 79 Mark Lane, London, Commission Agent and ROBERT
WILLIAM Cox, of 79 Mark Lane, London, Commission Agent, 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 object of our invention is to produce an attachment for use with ordinary
pens or the like whereby they will be made capable of carrying more ink than in
their usual condition the said appliance being made of an elastic material so as to
readily adapt itself to any reasonable variation in the sizes of the pens with which
it is used.
In carrying out our improvements we provide a piece of sheet-elastic material
such as vulcanized india-rubber or the like: of less width than an ordinary pen

page_text: and wider at one end than at the other. A hole is made at cach end of the strip,
the one at the narrower end being less in diameter than the one at the broader end.
To use the attachment the pen is held with the hollow side underneath. The point
is then put upwards through the larger of the openings in the elastic which is then
drawn away from the point towards the opposite end of the pen. The point is
then put downwards through the other hole, the elastic at this end being thus
caused to encircle the point of the pen about half the points length from the tip.
The part of the elastic between the two holes will then cover a portion of the
hollow side of the pen and so form a hollow for retaining the ink when dipped in
the ink pot.
In order that our invention may be more readily understood we make reference
to the accompanying sheet of drawings wherein
Fig. 1 is a plan of the piece of elastic material,
Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 a side view of the pen after attaching the ink holding
device.
Fig. 4 a section through line A. B. of Fig. 3.
Similar letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.
a is the piece of elastic material having a hole bat one end of smaller diameter
than another hole b¹ at the opposite end, c is the nib or pen.
We do not confine ourselves to the precise shape relative proportions or
disposition of parts as exemplified in the drawings as they may be varied according
to requirements and kind of pen on which the appliance is used.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. An ink holding appliance for attachment to ordinary nibs or pens and
consisting of a piece of elastic material of greater length than breadth and having
at each end a hole substantially as described in the above Specification aud
exemplified in the drawings.
Dated this 20th day of November 1895.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicants.