An Improved Combined Blotting Pad and Inkstand.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 30th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1394
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Blotting Pad and Inkstand.
We, EDMOND ALBERT GUERIN and GEORGES PROSPER GRIGNARD, both
of the Firm of Edmond Guérin et Cie., of 53 Rue de la Roquette, Paris, in the
Republic of France, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:
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Our invention relates to a combined blotting pad and inkstand.
The said blotting pad, like the ordinary pad, has two parts connected so as to
permit of opening and closing, but the upper movable supporting part covers only
partially the lower part. The uncovered portion of the lower part forms an
inkstand to which the ink bottle or bottle clip is permanently attached in such a
manner that the upper part can be opened freely while the ink bottle remains
fixed.
The ink bottle clip has for its object to unite the blotting pad of any kind with
the ink bottle and the pen holder so as to constitute an inseparable whole the
component parts of which are always ready for their special uses.
By the application of the ink bottle clip to the blotting pad we obtain an
appliance which offers the combined advantages of the two articles.
In one arrangement the blotting pad and inkstand is constituted by a supporting
surface the movable part of which opens on one of the longitudinal edges of the
blotting pad, whilst in another arrangement the upper part is connected with the
lower part by a long side; but in either case the upper part covers only partially
the lower part. At its uncovered portion the latter is thickened to form an
inkstand which is flush with the aforesaid upper part.
In this thickened part we fix the ink bottle preferably by means of the bottle
clip hereinafter described.
It will be understood that the upper part of the blotting pad can be raised without
fear of upsetting the ink bottle, because the latter remains in its place together
with the lower part. This blotting pad and inkstand is therefore well adapted for
the use of students, scholars and others who have to write by holding the blotting
pad upon their knees and who may have to open this blotting pad, which they may
do without interfering with the ink bottle.
In the second of the aforesaid arrangements the upper part of the blotting pad
opens by turning upon one of its long edges to afford access to the interior of the
pad. As the thickened portion of the lower part is flush with the supporting
surface the pad may be placed either with the long side or the short side in front
of the writer. In any position the ink bottle will be within easy reach of the
hand.
A further arrangement comprises two inkstands, the upper part being adapted
to turn upon one of its long edges. The upper part is at a level with the two
thickened parts upon which or upon one of which an ink bottle clip is permanently
placed.
In another arrangement the inkstand forms the back of the upper part which
opens by turning upon the liue along the said stand.
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In the interior of our writing pads we may put a railway guide, the leaves of
which it is possible to turn over without upsetting the ink bottle. In lieu of
a railway guide we may insert a memorandum book, cards, calendars or the like.
An essential feature of the ink bottle clip is that it may be adapted and fixed

page_text: instantly to any kind of blotting or writing pads, boards, strips or sheets of card
board, tables, desks, school benches, counters, and the like.
The ink bottle clip formed of a band of metal folded upon itself to obtain two
branches forming a spring by reason of the elasticity of the metal.
Near the bend
of this band are provided two tongues raised at right angles and forming a clip for
supporting the pen holder. One of the aforesaid two branches has four small
tongues forming one piece with it and obtained by cutting, punching or otherwise.
These tongues engage with four openings provided for this purpose in the bottom
of a basin on to which they are bent and thus rigidly connect this basin and the
bottle clip together.
A. metallic band provided with a bend supports the protector for the pen nib; it
extends below the above-mentioned branch and carries two small lugs forming one
piece with it and obtained by cutting, punching or otherwise, these lugs being bent
on to the said branch.
Moreover the band is provided with small bossages which add their effect to that
of the small lugs to prevent any lateral movement of the said bands.
The vertical part of this band supports the protector for the pen nib, this pro-
tector being formed by a small hollow cylinder enclosing a brush of hair or wires
into which the pen is introduced and kept clean. The two branches of the clip
are pierced at their extremities with holes through which passes a metallic hook,
screw or rivet, which traverses the upper thickness of the blotting pad and one or
more pieces of fabric of any shape forming a pen-wiper. When the said hook is
tightened the ink bottle clip will be firmly fixed upon the blotting pad together
with the pen wiper. The ink bottle is secured to its basin-l by means of a bayonet
joint.
To this end the basin has two bossages which are diametrically opposite to each
other and the ink bottle is furnished with two grooves. For fixing the ink bottle
it is introduced into the basin by placing the grooves opposite to the bossages and
pressing the ink bottle downwards after which it is turned as far as possible. It
cannot then leave the basin again until the two bossages are moved again opposite
the grooves.
The ink bottle clip may. be manufactured by various means.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Combined Blotting Pad and Inkstand.
We, EDMOND ALBERT GUÉRIN and GEORGES PROSPER GRIGNARD, both
of the Firm of Edmond Guérin et Cie., of 53 Rue de la Roquette, Paris, in the
Republic of France, Manufacturers, 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: -
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Our invention relates to a combined blotting pad and inkstand, comprising (1)
blotting pad with an inkstand, (2), an ink-bottle clip and (3) the combination of
the blotting pad having an inkstand with the ink-bottle clip.
The said blotting pad with the inkstand (blotting case, pasteboard, or the like)
is constituted like the ordinary blotting pad by two parts connected so as to
permit of opening and closing but the upper movable supporting part covers only
partially the lower part. The uncovered portion of the lower part forms an ink-
stand to which the ink bottle of any suitable kind or bottle clip is permanently
attached in such a manner that the upper part can be opened freely while the ink
bottle or any other similar device remains fixed.
The ink bottle clip has for its object to unite the blotting pad of any kind with

page_text: the ink bottle and the pen holder so as to constitute an inseparable whole, the
component parts of which are always ready for their special uses.
By the application of the ink bottle clip to the blotting pad with an inkstand
we obtain an appliance which offers the combined advantages of the two articles.
In the accompanying drawing we have represented by way of example several
forms of our blotting pad with an inkstand in combination with our ink bottle
clip;
Figure 1 shows a plan of a blotting pad with an inkstand whose movable part
of the supporting surface opens upon one of the long sides of the blotting pad."
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 1-2 and
Figure 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-4 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 represents a plan of another form of blotting pad with an inkstand.
Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-6 of Figure 4.
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Figure 6. represents a blotting pad with a double inkstand;
Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-8 of Figure 6.
Figure 8 represents a form of a blotting pad the inkstand of which forms the
upper back;
Figure 9 is a section on the line 9-10 of Figure 8 and explains the opening
movement of the blotting pad.
Figure 10 is a vertical section drawn to a larger scale taken through the axis
of the ink bottle, the attachment and accessories fixed upon an ordinary blotting
pad, and
Figure 11 is a plan of the same.
The form of blotting pad with inkstand represented in Figures 1, 2 and 3, is
constituted by a supporting surface the movable part a of which opens on one of
the longitudinal edges of the blotting pad, whilst in the form shown in Figures 4
and 5, the upper part a is connected with the lower part by a long side c, d, but in
either case the upper part a covers only partially the lower part band the latter at
its uncovered portion is thickened by a piece f which is flush with the upper
part a.
In this part we fix the ink bottle and preferably our bottle clip g hereinafter
described.
It will be understood that the upper part a of the blotting pad can be raised
without fear of upsetting the ink-bottle, because the latter remains in its place
together with the lower part b. Our blotting pad with an inkstand is therefore
well adapted for the use of students scholars and others who have to write by
holding the blotting pad upon their knees and who may have to open this
blotting pad, which they may do without interfering with the ink bottle.
In the form shown in Figures 4 and 5, the upper part a of the blotting pad opens
by turning upon the edge cd. Figure 5 shows how access is gained to the interior
of the blotting pad. As the thickened portion f of the lower part bis flush with
the supporting surface a the pad may be placed either with the long side c¹ d'or
the short side in front of the writer. In any position the ink bottle will be
within easy reach of the hand.
In the form represented in Figures 6 and 7 with two ink stands, the upper
part a is adapted to turn at c² 2. Figure 7 shows that the upper part a is at a
level with the fixed parts ff upon which or upon one of which an ink bottle
clip g is permanently placed.
In the form shown in Figures 8 and 9 the inkstand forms the back of the
upper part which opens by turning upon the line c³ d³.
In the interior of our writing pads we may put a railway guide h, the leaves of
which it is possible to turn over without upsetting the ink bottle. In lieu of a
railway guide we may insert a memorandum book, cards, calendars or the like.
An essential feature of the ink bottle clip is that it may be adapted and fixed
instantly to any kind of blotting or writing pads, boards, strips or sheets of card-
board, tables, desks, school benches, counters, and the like. Figures 10 and 11 of
the drawing show, by way of example, its application to an ordinary blotting pad.

page_text: The ink bottle clip is made of a band of metal folded upon itself to obtain two
branches forming a spring by reason of the elasticity of the metal. Near the
bend of this band are provided two tongues m'n'raised at right angles and forming
a clip for supporting the pen holder. The branch i has four small tongues o o' 02 03
forming one piece with it and obtained by cutting, punching or otherwise. These
tongues oooo engage with four openings provided for this purpose in the
bottom of a basin on to which they are bent and thus rigidly connect this basin
and the bottle clip together.
A metallic band p provided with a bend supports the protector for the pen nib;
it extends below the branch i and carries two small lugs y and q' forming one piece
with it and obtained by cutting, punching or otherwise, these lugs being bent on to
the said branch i, as shown in Figure 11.
Moreover the band p is provided at p¹ and p² with small bossages which add
their effect to that of the small lugs y and g¹ to prevent any lateral movement of
the band p.
The vertical part of this band supports the protector for the pen nib this
protector being formed by a small hollow cylinder enclosing a brush of hair or
wires into which the pen is introduced and kept clean. The two branches i and k
of the clip are pierced at their extremities with holes ¹ and ¹through which
passes a metallic hook, t which may also be a screw or rivet and which traverses
the upper thickness a of the blotting pad and one or more pieces of fabric of any
shape forming a pen wiper u. When the hook t is tightened the ink bottle clip
The ink
will be firmly fixed upon the blotting pad together with the pen wiper u.
bottle is secured to its basin by means of a bayonet joint.
To this end the basin has two bossages and which are diametrically opposite
to each other and the ink bottle is furnished with two grooves eland v terminating
in a bend vor v. For fixing the ink bottle it is introduced into the basin by
placing the bends 31 opposite to the bossages land and pressing the ink bottle
downwards after which it is turned as far as possible. It cannot then leave
the basin again until the bossages and are moved again opposite the
bends and v'.
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
First. A blotting pad, case, cardboard, table or the like whose upper part or
movable supporting surface covers only partially the lower part, the uncovered
portion of the lower part which may be on one side or the other, to the right or
left, in front or at the rear, receiving permanently the ink bottle, the ink bottle
clip and the like.
Second. A blotting pad, case, cardboard, table or the like according to the first
claim with one or two inkstands, in which the ink bottle or bottles are independent
of the movable upper part, this upper part covering or not a railway guide,
memorandum book or the like.
Third. An ink bottle clip designed to be applied to any kind of blotting pad,
cardboard, table and the like, substantially characterized by the employment of
a basin, in which the ink bottle proper is fixed by a bayonet joint, this basin being
provided with a plate clip designed to hook the device to the blotting pad or
the like.
Fourth. An ink bottle clip according to the third claim provided with special
pincers designed.to support the pen holder.
Fifth. An ink bottle clip according to the third and fourth claims provided with
a pen wiper constituted by a hollow cylinder carrying a brush of hair or wire, in
the interior of which rests the pen nib.
Sixth. An ink bottle clip according to the third, fourth and fifth claims, provided
with a pen wiper of fabric maintained between one of the branches of the hook and
the blotting pad.

page_text: Seventh. The combination of the blotting pads, cases, tables and the like-
according to the first and second claims with an ink bottle clip or clips according to.
the third to the sixth claims.
Dated this 30th day of April 1894.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.