A New or Improved Device for Increasing the Storing Capacity of Writing Pens.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Sept., 1892-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Increasing the Storing Capacity of
Writing Pens.
I, LEONARD UPCOTT GILL of 170 Strand London, W.C. Newspaper
Proprietor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved device for increasing the storing
capacity of nibs of any ordinary writing pens, so that a great number of words may
be written with one dip of the pen in the ink.
The device consists of a reservoir or chamber for ink formed either of a loop of
wire or of a pen shaped piece of thin sheet metal affixed to any ordinary penholder,
and made adjustable so as to suit the requirements of any ordinary pen.
In carrying my invention into practice provide ordinary penholders with an
adjustable wire attachment extending at one end over the back of the writing pen
or nib which is inserted in the holder, this end or head being curled round to form
a loop which is in contact or nearly so with the back of the nib, while its other end
or shank is coiled round the lower end of the penholder in such a manner as to
enable this wire attachment to be turned round upon the holder, or moved up and
down the length of the same, for the proper adjustment of the head or loop against
the back of the pen or nib.
Instead of the coiled end for attaching the device to the penholder a clip of thin
sheet metal can be used to which the reservoir head can be attached either as a
fixture or in a socket to admit of the more ready adjustment of the reservoir
portion.
For "centric" pen nibs or nibs of a flat character in cross section I insert the
shank or end of the wire in a hole or socket in or upon the lower or front end of
the wooden handle, this device being in this case adjustable to the extent of the
depth of the hole or socket. In a penholder furnished in its front and thick end
with a circular incision wherein an ordinary nib is usually inserted, I place in a
hole or socket in the centre of this end, the shank of my improved device, the body
of which is curved or bent at such an angle or angles as to enable the reservoir or
storage head of the device to reach the back of the pen at the required part. This
device is adjustable to the back of the pen nib on account of the shank placed in
the end of the holder being capable of revolving on itself, and also of being pulled
out or pushed into the hole or socket, and thus the loop or reservoir on the end of
the same is always equi-distant from the centre on which it revolves, (which is
also the centre of the circular incision into which the nib fits) and further-more can
also be adjusted as required to suit the length of the nib or pen by retracting or
extending the shank in the limits of the socket.
Instead of a wire with a loop head as before referred to, 1 may use a flat bent
piece of metal provided at its bottom end with a bend or a split barrel to lightly
clip over the ends of the pen holder and at the other end with a point somewhat
similar in shape to the pen nib.
This device is adjustable upon the length of the pen holder in the same manner
as the wire one already described.
As my invention is capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to material nor the exact shape or curve
of the device before described.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1891.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device for Increasing the Storing Capacity of
Writing Pens.
I, LEONARD UPCOT GILL of 170 Strand London W.C. Newspaper Proprietor
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 a new or improved device for increasing the storing
capacity of nibs of any ordinary writing pens, so that a great number of words may
be written with one dip of the pen in the ink.
The device consists of a reservoir or chamber for ink formed either of a loop of
wire or of a pen shaped piece of thin sheet metal, affixed to any ordinary penholder,
and made adjustable so as to suit the requirements of any ordinary pen.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide ordinary penholders with an
adjustable wire attachment extending at one end over the back of the writing pen
or nib which is inserted in the holder, this end or bead being curled round to form
a loop or loops in a spiral form, which is in contact or nearly so with the back of
the nib, while its other end or shank is coiled round the lower end of the penholder
in such a manner as to enable this wire attachment to be turned round upon the
holder, or moved up and down the length of the same, for the proper adjustment
of the head or loop against the back of the pen or nib. Instead of the coiled end
for attaching the device to the penholder, a clip of thin sheet metal can be used to
which the reservoir head can be attached, either as a fixture or in a socket to admit
of the more ready adjustment of the reservoir portion.
For centric
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pen nibs or nibs of a flat character in cross section, I insert the
shank or end of the wire in a hole or socket in or upon the lower or front end of
the wooden handle, this device being in this case adjustable to the extent of the
depth of the hole or socket. In a penholder furnished in its front and thick end
with a circular incision wherein an ordinary nib is usually inserted, I place in a
hole or socket in the centre of this end, the shank of my improved device, the body
of which is curved or bent at such an angle or angles as to enable the reservoir or
storage head of the device to reach the back of the pen at the required part.
This device is adjustable to the back of the pen nib on account of the shank
placed in the end of the holder, being capable of revolving on itself, and also of
being pulled out or pushed into the hole or socket, and thus the loop or reservoir
on the end of the same is always equi-distant from the centre on which it revolves
(which is also the centre of the circular incision into which the nib fits) and
furthermore, can also be adjusted as required to suit the length of the nib or pen
by retracting or extending the shank in the limits of the socket.
Instead of a wire with a loop head as before referred to, I may use a flat bent
piece of metal provided at its bottom end with a bend or split barrel to lightly
clip over the ends of the penholder and at the other end with a point somewhat
similar in shape to the pen nib. This device is adjustable upon the length of the
penholder in the same manner as the wire one already described.
As my invention is capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof, I do not restrict myself to material nor the exact shape or curve
of the device before described.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Figs. 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 and Figs. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 are respectively side elevations
and plans of the various modifications of my improved device, applied to a pen and
penholder and
Fig. 7 is an end view of the arrangement shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
A is the penholder on which is placed the ink storing device, consisting, as

page_text: shown in Figs. 1 to 8, of a wire B having the loop C at its end, lying over and
upon the nib D at the cut portion. This loop serves to retain some ink above the
slit, so that when the ink is being exhausted from the front of the nib, it will flow
from this loop and supply the front with fresh ink, until the whole is used up. The
loop C may be formed of one, two or more coils, as many as are convenient being
employed, in order to retain the required quantity of ink.
According to Figure 1, the loop is fastened to the holder by the coil B', which
encircles the holder and allows the loop to be adjusted readily to the required
position. Figs. 3 and 4 show another arrangement for attaching the wire B to the
holder in an adjustable manner, a split tube or clip E being employed to which the
wire is affixed, the clip being capable of sliding up and down. The wire may be
retained in a socket and adjustable with reference to the clip.
Figs. 5 and 6 illustrate the device applied to a "centric" penholder, the wire
being merely inserted in the wood above the nib, which is held in a slit in the end
of the holder at the centre.
A somewhat similar arrangement is shown in Figs. 7, 7 and 8 applied to a pen-
holder having a circular incision for retaining an ordinary nib. The wire is
provided with a portion B' bent round so as to partially encircle the nib and reach
the centre of the holder where the end is inserted. By this means the wire can
be turned, so that the loop will always come to its proper position over the slit in
the nib.
The wire is dispensed with in Figs. 9 and 10, a bent piece of metal F being
employed in its place, the concave end taking up the same position as the loop B¹
in the other figures. This strip is fixed to or forms part of the split tube E¹
similar to that shown in Figs. 3 and 4, which can be adjusted to any required
position.
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 :-
(1). An improved device for increasing the storing capacity of pens, consisting
of a bent wire or piece of metal, forming a chamber situated over the slit of the
nib, and attached to the holder in an adjustable manner, substantially as described
and for the purposes aforesaid.
(2). In a device of the kind referred to, a wire B, having loop C and coil B',
encircling the holder A substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
(3). In a device of the kind referred to, a wire B, having a loop C and a split
tube or slip E to be attached in an adjustable manner to the holder A substantially
as described and shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
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(4). In a device of the kind referred to, a wire B with loop C, inserted in the
end of the holder A, above the "centric" pen D substantially as described and
illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6.
(5). The combination with a holder A having a circular incision to retain the
nib, of a wire B, with loop C, and bent part B' partially encircling the nib, the end
being inserted at the centre of the holder, substantially as described and shown in
Figs. 7, 7 and 8 and for the purposes specified.
(6). The combination with a split ring or clip E to be attached to the pen-
holder A, of a strip of curved metal F, forming a cavity over the nib, substantially
as described and illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 3rd day of September 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.