Year: 1897

page_text: I, ROBERT LAMB SHAW, of 56 East 19th. St., in the City of Paterson, County of
Passaic, and State of New Jersey, U.S.A., Music Teacher, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my present invention is to provide a pen-guide for penholders,
whereby the penholder and pen are steadied while being used, of simple, strong and
durable construction, reliable in operation, and easily adjusted to penholders of
various makes and construction.
The invention consists in the improved pen-guide, and its combination with the
penhoider, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described.
Referring to the accompanying drawing, in which like letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in each of the several Figs: Fig. 1, is a perspective view of a
penholder provided with my improvement and illustrated in working or operative
position; Fig. 2, an enlarged underneath view of the penholder and pen-guide;
Fig. 3, a side elevation of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4, a top plan view of Fig. 3-the pen-
holder and pen being shown in dotted lines.
In said drawing, a represents the stem, 6 the ferrule arranged on said stem, and
ca pen inserted in said ferrule, all of the usual and well known construction.
The ferrule b is provided on its under side and inner portion with an elongated
slot 61, communicating with a recess a¹, arranged in the stem a. The recess a¹ is
penetrated by a horizontally arranged pin d³, at right-angles to the slot b¹, on which
pin is fulcrumed or pivotally secured the inwardly extending looped portion do of the
pen-guide d.
The said pen-guide d is preferably made of wire, and consists of the central portion
or shank d, the substantially semicircular shaped spring loop d² and the forwardly
and outwardly projecting arm d³, terminating in the curved rest d', and of the
looped portion de (above referred to).
The central portion or shank d¹, is adapted to bear on the under side of the
ferrule b, whilst the spring loop engages the forward lower portion of said ferrule, and
by its spring action securely holds said pen-guide in contact with and in normal or
working position on the ferrule b.
The arm d³, which is preferably integral with the looped portion d² of the pen-
guide d projects from the latter forwardly and outwardly to the right, and is of such
a length, that its curved portion or rest is about in the same plane, as the point of
the pen c, as clearly shown in the drawing.
When the pen-guide is in use, its rest or curved portion d will rest upon the
paper, and thus assist the hand in steading the pen and penholder, which will be
found of great advantage and utility by persons having an unsteady or trembling
hand.

page_text: When the pen is to be dipped into the ink-stand, the pen-guide is swung into the
position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3.
Dated this 15th day of June. 1897
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W. Agent for the applicant.
en-gurue for rennorders.
I, ROBERT LAMB SHAW, of 56 East 19th. St., in the City of Paterson, County of
Passaic, and the State of New Jersey, U.S.A., Music Teacher, 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 my present invention is to provide a pen-guide for penholders,
whereby the penholder and pen are steadied while being used, of simple, strong and
durable construction, reliable in operation, and easily adjusted to pen-holders of
various makes and construction.
The invention consists in the improved pen-guide, and its combination with the
penholder, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully described and finally
embodied in the clauses of the claims.
Referring to the drawings filed with the Provisional Specification, in which like
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several Figs: Fig. 1 is
a perspective view of a penholder provided with my improvement and illustrated in
working or operative position; Fig. 2 an enlarged underneath view of the penholder
and pen-guide; Fig. 3 a side elevation of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 a top plan view of Fig. 3
the penholder and pen being shown in dotted lines.
1
In said drawings, a represents the stem, b the ferrule arranged on said stem, and ca
pen inserted in said ferrule, all of the usual and well known construction.
The ferrule b is provided on its under side and inner portion with an elongated
slot 61, communicating with a recess a¹, arranged in the stem a. The recess a¹ is
penetrated by a horizontally arranged pin d', at right-angles to the slot 6¹, on which
pin is fulcrumed or pivotally secured the inwardly extending looped portion de of
the pen-guide d.
The said pen-guide d is preferably made of wire, and consists of the central portion
or shank d¹, the substantially semicircular shaped spring loop d² and the forwardly
and outwardly projecting arm d³, terminating in the curved rest d, and of the
looped portion do (above referred to).
The central portion or shank d¹, is adapted to bear on the under side of the
ferrule b, whilst the spring loop engages the forward lower portion of said ferrule, and
by its spring action securely holds said pen-guide in contact with and in normal or
working position on the ferrule b.
The arm d³, which is preferably integral with the looped portion d² of the
pen-guided projects from the latter forwardly and outwardly to the right, and is of
such a length, that its curved portion or rest is about in the same plane as the point
of the pen c, as clearly shown in the drawings.
When the pen-guide is in use, its rest or curved portion d will rest upon the paper,
and thus assist the hand in steading the pen and pen-holder, which will be found of
great advantage and utility by persons having an unsteady or trembling hand.
When the pen is to be dipped into the ink-stand, the pen-guide is swung into the
position illustrated in dotted lined in Fig. 3.
I do not intend to limit myself to the precise construction shown and described as
as various alterations can be made without changing the scope of my invention.

page_text: 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-A pen-guide comprising a shank, an arm carried by said shank and projecting
outward and forward from the right hand side thereof, and means for pivotally
securing said shank to a penholder, substantially as described.
2: A pen-guide comprising a shank, a spring loop on the forward end of said shank,
an arm carried by said spring loop and projecting outward and forward from the
right hand side thereof, and means for pivotally securing said shank to a pen-holder,
substantially as described.
3-A pen-guide comprising a shank, an arm carried by said shank and projecting
forward and outward from the right hand side thereof, and having its free end
terminating in a curved rest, and means for pivotally securing said shank to a pen-
holder, substantially as described.
4-A pen-guide comprising a shank, a spring loop on the forward end of said shank,
an arm projecting forward and outward from the right hand side of said spring loop,
and having its free end terminating in a curved rest, and means for pivotally securing
said shank to a penholder, substantially as described.
5: The combination with a penholder, of a shank pivotally secured to said pen-
holder and adapted to bear on the under side of its ferrule, a spring loop carried by
the free end of said shank and adapted to engage the said ferrule, and an arm
projecting outwardly and forwardly from the right hand side of said spring loop,
substantially as and for the purposes described.
6-The combination with a penholder, of a shank pivotally secured to said pen-
holder and adapted to bear on the under side of its ferrule, a spring loop carried by
the forward end of said shank and adapted to engage the said ferrule, and an arm
projecting forward and outward from the right hand side of said spring loop, and
provided on its free eud with a curved rest, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
7 The combination with the stem of a penholder, of a ferrule on said stem and
provided on its under side with an elongated slot, a pin at right-angles to said slot
and penetrating the stem of the penholder, a shank pivotally secured on said pin and
adapted to bear on the under side of the ferrule, a spring loop on the forward end of
said shank, and an arm carried by said spring loop and projecting forwardly and out-
wardly from the right hand side thereof, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Dated this 11th day of October 1807
J. P. BAYLY,
18 Fulham Place, London, W. Agent for the applicant.