Year: 1885

page_text: I, GEORGE HEPENSTAL, of 2, Stanley Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man, Gentleman
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This pen or nib is made by preference flat of any suitable materials and where
a large supply of ink is desirable a reservoir cover is provided.
The flat nib is double ended and so arranged that both sides of each end can be
used thus making in fact four writing faces to each pen. Suitable projections are
placed about midway to prevent the pen going too far into the holder.
The reservoir is a sliding cover hollowed to contain the supply of ink and
provided with a knob or projection by which it may be moved in or out of the
holder, which consists of a hollow stick preferably of metal with grooves or slots
to receive the pen or nib.
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In some cases the nib is curved to the usual form in cross section.

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I GEORGE HEPENSTAL of 2 Stanley Terrace, Douglas, Isle of Man, Gentleman,
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 improvements in pens or nibs consist in constructing them with practically
four writing points and with this object I form them with both ends pointed and
split, and preferably of flat metal or other suitable material so that either face may
be used to write with. The holder consists of a hollow stick preferably of metal
with grooves or slots to receive the nib which is provided with suitable projections
placed about midway to prevent the pen going too far into the holder.
Where a large supply of ink is desirable a reservoir is provided which consists of
a hollow cover to which is attached a knob passing through a slot in the holder by
means of which the position of the reservoir may be altered.
The pen nibs need not necessarily be flat but may be curved double pointed and
provided with projections to prevent their being pushed too far into the holder.
The pen nib may be held within the holder by means of a spring "chuck" the
jaws of which may be opened or closed as hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings
Figures 1 and 2 represent different forms of my flat double ended nib the former
being provided with two split points at each end and the latter with a single split
point. A are the projections which prevent the nib from passing too far into the
holder. I prefer to make these nibs of flat metal but they may be curved in the
usual manner as shewn in Figure 3. As each end of the nib is pointed and each
side or face of each end can be used as the writing face the flat nib has thus
practically four writing points. ar faces.
The holder consists of a hollow tube B which may be of metal or other material.
Grooves B¹ are made in the opposite sides of the tube to receive the nib which
may be inserted until the projections A come in contact with the end of the tube
as shewn in Figure 4. The manner in which the nib fits in the grooves B¹ is
clearly shewn in the end view Figure 7 the stops A being for the sake of clearness
omitted. Figure 8 shews the nib in place the end of the tube being in section.
Figures 4, 4 and 4b shew two plans and a side eleveation of my pen and holder
provided with ink reservoir. This reservoir consists of a hollow shell or cover C
of any suitable shape shewn separately in Figures 5 and 5* the hollow face being
shewn downwards and the point or end almost in contact with the nib. A knob
or projection C attached to the nib passes through a groove or slot C³ in the
holder and enables the position of the reservoir to be altered at pleasure or it may
be entirely withdrawn into the case or holder B.
Instead of grooves for retaining the nib in the holder I may use a two-jawed
spring chuck D the jaws of which expand when projected from the holder and are
closed when withdrawn by reason of internal diameter of the holder not being
large enough to admit the jaws in their expanded state. The jaws may be pro-
jected from the holder by means of a sliding ring E connected with the stem D¹

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of the jaws as shewn in Figures 6 and 6* which are respectively plan and section of
the apparatus or it may be projected by pressing on a push-button or stud F as
shewn in Figure 4. The withdrawal of the jaws is effected by the spiral spring G.
In this construction of holder there is no necessity for touching the nib when it is
required to extract it. The jaws of the chuck may be formed to hold either flat or
curved nibs.
The holder may be formed in two parts B and B¹ the latter of which slides
within the former.
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. The pen nib having practically four writing faces or points substantially as
specified.
2. The curved pen nib having two writing points, one at each end, and wings or
projections such as A substantially as specified.
3. The sliding cover or reservoir substantially as specified.
4. The combination with the holder B having slots or recesses such as B¹ to
carry the nib of a nib having wings or projections such as A and a sliding reservoir
such as C substantially as specified.