Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted. 10th Aug., 18
We, MAURICE MYERS, of Charlotte Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, Pen
Manufacturer and EDWARD HUNT, of 9, Lozells Street, Aston, Warwickshire, Works
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention has reference to improvements in cases or holders for agate and other
like styles used for manifold and other writing and has for its objects to provide improved
means whereby the style can be caused to protrude from the lower end of the case
and be there firmly held ready for use; and to so arrange the holding mechanism that
on its being caused to release the style, the style will "drop" into the case and be
there retained until required for use again.
We carry out our invention as follows, and for convenience of description we will
describe an agate writing style case as being held vertically ready for use.
We provide a tubular casing the lower end of which is contracted and preferably
tapered so that its aperture is smaller than the internal area of the body of the casing.
The agate writing point is made of the usual conical form and is carried by a tubular
holder inside the casing where it and the holder are free to move to and fro. When
the case is held vertically ready for use the style and its holder fall down the case and
the agate point protrudes through the contracted lower end thereof but by its conical
form is prevented from protruding too far. The agate point is firmly held in this
position by the action of a spring which forces it into the contracted aperture and thus
firmly holds it ready for use.
Various devices may according to our invention be employed for obtaining the action
of a spring to force the conical agate point into the contracted aperture of the casing
and for holding it there ready for use and for releasing it when required to be
"dropped" back into the casing. Such an arrangement as the following may for
instance be employed:
Outside the said casing is a tube open at each end and shorter than the casing so
that the latter protrudes at each end. There is an annular space between this outer
tube and the inner casing the ends of the former being contracted so as to slide easily

page_text: upon the inner casing its motion being limited by suitable stops. The outer tubo is
pressed downwardly towards the lower end of the inner casing by a coiled spring
acting at the top of the annular space between a projection on the outer tube and a
projection on the inner casing. In the said annular space and connected to the outer
tube is a spring tongue which points towards the lower end of the case or holder.
This tongue is turned inwardly at its lower end so as to project -through a. hole in the
inner casing and engage with one or other of a series of notches formed on the said
agate point holder inside the inner casing.
The action of the holding and releasing mechanism above described is as follows:-
When the case has been turned lower end uppermost and the conical agate point and
its internal holder have "dropped" back into the casing they are there maintained by
the said spring tongue protruding through the side hole into the inner casing. On
holding the case vertically ready for use and sliding the outer tube upwardly, by
holding it and pressing on the top of the inner casing, the spring tongue is also moved
upwards until its lower end is beyond the side hole in the inner casing. The conical
agate point and its internal holder now fall down to the lower end of the case until
the agate point protrudes as far as the contracted aperture will allow. On the outer
case being released the coiled spring forces it and the spring tongue down towards the
lower end of the case, and the spring tongue on its journey engages with one or other
of the said notches in the internal, holder which it forces downwardly thus pressing
the conical agate point into the contracted aperture and there firmly holding it ready
for use. To release the conical agate point-and allow it to drop back into the case
when out of use the outer tube is moved upwards as far as it will go towards the
upper end of the case when the lower end of the spring tongue will have moved out
of the said notches and above the side hole in the inner tube. The agate point and its
internal holder are now free and on the case being turned lower end uppermost will
drop" back into the case. On the outer case being allowed to spring. forward again
the end of the spring tongue will, as above described, protrude through the side hole
in the inner casing and prevent the agate point dropping until required for use
again.
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The contracted end of the inner casing is preferably made solid but it may, if
preferred, be split or divided longitudinally.
Dated this 7th day of October 1807

page_text: Writing. Styles.
We, MAURICE MYERS, of Charlotte Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire,Pen
Manufacturer, and EDWARD. HUNT, of 9, Lozells Street, Aston, Warwickshire, Works
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner thejsame-
is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention has reference to improvements in cases or holders for agato and other.
like styles used for manifold and other writing and has for its object to provide
improved means whereby the style can be caused to protrude from tlie lower end of.
the case and be there firmly held ready for use; and to so arrange the holding
mechanism that on its being caused to release the style, the style will "drop" into the
case and be there retained until required for use again.
We carry out our invention as follows and for convenience of description we will
describe an agate writing style case as being held vertically ready for use.
We provide a tubular casing the lower end of which is contracted and preferably
tapered so that its aperture is smaller than the internal area of the body of the casing.
The agate writing point is made of the usual conical form and is carried by a tubular
holder inside the casing where it and the holder are free to move to and. fro. When
the case is held vertically ready for use the style and its holder fall down the case and
the agate point protrudes through the contracted lower end thereof but by its' conical
form is prevented from protruding too far. The agate point is firmly held in this
position by the action of a spring which forces it into the contracted aperture and
thus firmly holds it ready for use.
Various devices may according to our invention be employed for obtaining the
action of a spring to force the conical agate point into the contracted aperture of the
casing and for holding it there ready for use and for releasing it when required to be
dropped" back into the casing. Such an arrangement as the following may for
instance be employed :-
Outside the said casing is a tube open at each end and shorter than the casing so
that the latter protrudes at each end. Tliere is an annular space between this outer
tube and the inner casing the ends of the former being contracted so as to slide easily
upon the inner casing its motion being limited by suitable stops. The outer tube is
pressed downwardly towards the lower end of the inner casing by a coiled spring
acting at the top of the annular space between a projection on the outer tube and a
projection on the inner casing. In the said annular space and connected to the outer
tube is a spring tongue which points towards the lower end of the case or holder.
This tongue is turned inwardly at its lower end so as to project through a hole in the
inner casing and engage with one or other of a series of notches formed on the' said
agate point holder inside the inner casing. .

page_text: The action of the holding and releasing mechanism above described is as follows:-
When the case has been turned lower end uppermost and the conical agate point and
its internal holder have "dropped" back into the casing they are there maintained by
the said spring tongue protruding through the side hole into the inner casing. On
holding the case vertically ready for use and sliding the outer tube upwardly, by
holding it and pressing on the top of the inner casing, the spring tongue is also
moved upwards until its lower end is beyond the side hole in the inner casing. The
conical agate point and its internal holder now fall down to the lower end of the case
until the agate point protrudes as far as the contracted aperture will allow. On the
outer case being released the coiled spring forces it and the spring tongue down
towards the lower end of tlie case, and the spring tongue on its journey engages with
one or other of the said notches in the internal holder which it forces downwardly
thus pressing the conical agate point into the contracted aperture and there firmly
holding it ready for use. To release the conical agate point and allow it to drop back
into the case when out of use the outer tube is inoyed upwards as far as it will go
towards the upper end of the case when the lower end of the spring tongue will have
moved out of the said notches and above the side hole in the inner tube. The agate
point and its internal holder are now free and on the case being turned lower end
uppermost will "drop" back into the case. On the outer case being allowed to spring
forward again the end of the spring tongue will, as above described, protrude through
the side hole in the inner casing and prevent the agate point dropping until required
for use again.
The contracted end of the inner casing is preferably made solid but it may, if
preferred be split or divided longitudinally.
In order that the Invention may be well understood the Invention is further described
more particularly and with reference to the accompanying drawing which shews what
is considered to be the best way for carrying the said Invention into effect but it is to
be understood that the Invention is not limited to the precise details illustrated.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of an inverted agate or other writing style case or
holder constructed according to this invention the parts being in the positions which
they occupy when the writing style is encased. Fig. 2 represents the same parts as
Fig. 1 the writing style having dropped to and protruded through the lower end of
the case or holder and Fig. 3 represents the same parts in the positions which they
occupy when the style is ready for use; Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 illustrate details of the
same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the Figures.
a is the tubular casing the lower end a¹ of which is contracted and preferably tapered
as shewn and made smaller than the internal size of the body of the casing. b is the
agate writing point which is of the usual conical form and carried by the tubular
holder c inside the casing a where it and the holder are free to move to and fro. The
agate point can protrude through the contracted lower end a¹ and the conical form
of the agate style & prevents its protruding too far and ensures its being steady and it
is firmly held in this position by the action of the spring d which forces the agate
style into the contracted aperture a¹ of the casing a and holds it there ready for use
and releases it when required to be "dropped" back into the casing. This is effected
as follows: Outside the casing a is the tube e through the open end of which the
casing a protrudes and there is an annular space between them: The lower end of the
tube e has a contracted nozzlé el similar to a pencil case nozzle which will slide easily
upon the inner casing a. The upper part of the outer tube e is made separate
therefrom and is secured inside thereof by soldering or other means. The top of the
upper part is contracted so as to fit easily on the inner casing a. The outer tube e
is pressed downwardly towards the lower end a¹ of the inner casing a by the coiled
spring acting at the top of the said annular space between the inwardly projecting
contracted end e¹ of the outer tube e and the projecting collar g on the inner casing a.
The spring tongue d is by preference formed out of a tube connected at its upper
end to the outer tube e. A longitudinal slot i is provided in the tube in which a
projection a² on the inner case a fits so as to prevent the inner caso turning round.

page_text: The lower end of the tongue d is turned inwardly so as to project through the hole j
in the inner casing a and engage with the notch k formed on the agate point
holder c.
The action of the holding and releasing mechanism above described is as follows:-
When the case or holder has been turned lower end uppermost and the conical agate
point 6 and its internal holder e have "dropped" back into the casing as shewn by
Fig. 1 they are there maintained by the spring tongue d protruding through the side
holej into the inner casing b. Ŏn holding the case vertically ready for use and
pressing on the top of the inner casing a, the spring tongue d is (as to the inner
casing a) moved upwards until its lower end is beyond the side hole j. The conical
agate point b and its internal holder c now fall down to the lower end a' of the case a
until the agate point protrudes as far as the contracted aperture will allow (see
Fig. 2). On the outer case being released or, which is the same thing, on the pressure
being removed from the top of the inner casing a the coiled spring f forces the tube e
and the spring tongue d down towards the lower end a¹ of the case a, and the spring
tongue d on its journey engages with the notch k in the internal holder e which it
forces downwardly thus pressing the conical agate point b into the contracted
aperture a and there firmly holding it ready for use. To release the conical agate
point band allow it to drop back into the case a when inverted and out of use the
outer tube e is moved upwards as far as it will go towards the upper end of the case
when the lower end of the spring tongue d will have moved out of the notch k and
above the side hole in the inner tube (see Fig. 2). The agate point b and its internal
holder c are now free and on the case, being turned lower end uppermost will "drop"
back into the case as shewn by Fig. 1 where it will be seen that on the outer case e
being allowed to spring forward again the end of the spring tongue d will, as above
described, protrude through the side hole j in the inner casing a and prevent the agate
point dropping until required for use again.
The contracted end a' of the inner casing is preferably made solid but it may, if
preferred be split or divided longitudinally similarly to the nozzle of a pencil case.
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:
1st. The combination with a taper agate or other like writing style, of a tubular
case loosely containing the same the said case being open and contracted at its lower end
and provided with means for pressing the taper agate or other like style into and
protruding through the contracted aperture and for maintaining it in that position
ready for use and for releasing the agate or other like stylo and allowing it to drop
back into the said case when required, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.
2nd. The combination with the taper agate or other like writing style and its holder,
of the tubular case loosely containing the same the said case being open and contracted
at its lower end, the spring controlled outer tube sliding on the tubular case, the spring
tongue carried by the outer tube and arranged to engage with the holder of the agate
or other like style when it protrudes through the contracted end of the tubular case,
these parts being arranged together for joint operation substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing,
3rd. The arrangement and combination of parts constituting the agate or other like
writing style case or holder as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawing.
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CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.