Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th June, 1887.
Specification Accepted, 19th Aug., 1887.
We, MARCELLUS STERLING SMITH, Janitor, CHARLES HENRY COOKE, Transferman,
FOUNTAIN LEE COOKE Farmer and MARY CATHERINE BAGBY, no trade, all of
Independence, Jackson Co. Missouri, United States of America 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:
Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in Ink-wells for
School-Desks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.
The object of our invention is to provide an ink-well that will be stationary on
the back of the desk, when ready for use, and protected from breakage during use,
and which can be readily separated from its covering for cleaning and filling.
Our invention consists in constructing the cover for the well in two sections-
a stationary section, which is screwed or otherwise fastened to the top of the desk
without in any way altering the surface of the desk to receive it, and a movable
section, which is hinged to the stationary section so as to be opened in a plane that
is parallel to the upper surface of said desk, substantially as hereinafter set forth.
The invention may be said to consist, further, in the combination, with the sections
above mentioned, of a well which is located on the upper surface of the desk, and
which is removably inclosed or incased by the sections of the cover, substantially
as hereinafter set forth.
In the drawings which illustrate the manner of carrying out our invention,
Figure 1. is a perspective view of the devices in proper position for use upon the
upper surface of a portion of a desk.
Fig. 2. is a side elevation showing the interior of the stationary section.
Fig. 3. is a similar view of the hinged section. Fig. 4 is a view of one end of the
cover, showing the hinge which connects the two sections; and Fig. 5 is a view of
the opposite end of the cover, showing the catch which holds the sections in a closed
position. Fig. 6. is a perspective view of the well detached from the cover.
A indicates the cover for the well, which is constructed, preferably of cast metal,
in two sections, A' and A", respectively.

page_text: Each section is preferably made rectangular in general contour, and each is provided
with an internal recess for the reception of the well. In other words, the cover is
made hollow or shell-like with a closed top and with an open bottom, which latter
rests directly upon the upper surface of the desk.
A small opening, c, which may be either circular or square, is inade in the top of
the cover for the purpose of permitting a pen to be inserted into the well without
opening the cover, and a valve or slide, b, is pivoted to the top of stationary section A¹,
for closing said opening when the well is not in use.
For the purpose of attaching the stationary section to the top of desk, it is
provided with lugs a, which extend from opposite sides or ends of its body, and
which are fitted with screw-holes, through which screws or nails may be driven into
the top of the desk, as shown. For the purpose of loosely connecting the section A",
to the stationary section A', a hinge, 3, is located on corresponding ends of the
sections, and a catch, of any suitable kind, is located on the corresponding ends of
the sections that are opposite the hinge.
The letter e indicates the lugs which go to make up the hinge, and one of them
is preferably cast integral with each of the sections.
2 indicates the portion of the catch that is located on the movable section of the
cover, and 1 (one) the portion of the catch located on the stationary section, and
which is engaged by the portion 2 when the cover is in a closed position.
The well should be made of glass, with an open top and plain vertical sides,
so that it can be easily cleaned, as shown, and it is located inside the hollow cover,
with its bottom resting directly on the plain upper surface of the desk.
With such construction the well H can be removed from the cover A, for cleaning
or filling or for any purpose, by first slightly raising the end of the hinged section A¹
which carries the catch-lug 2, until said lug is disengaged from the lug 1, (one,)
and then swinging the said hinged section open, as before mentioned.
The dip-opening in the top of the cover may be made with sides which incline
towards the bottom of said opening, as shown; or its sides can be vertical, as desired.
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 :
1. An ink-well cover constructed in two sections, one of which is fastened to the
upper surface of the desk and made stationary therewith and the other hinged to the
stationary section and opening in a plane that is parallel to said upper surface of the
desk, substantially as specified.
2. The combination, with an ink-well cover constructed in two sections and hinged
together, of a well located on the upper surface of the desk and removably inclosed
or incased by the sections of the cover, substantially as specified.
3. The combination, with the sections A¹, and A", hinged together and provided
with dip-opening c, of the well H, inclosed by said sections, but not supported by them,
and valve or slide b, pivoted to the top of section A', as set forth.
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HORN & SON,
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