Year: 1897

page_text: I, HERBERT HIPPISLEY STEPHENS, of Lynthorpe, Western Road, Romford, in
the County of Essex, Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel and simple construction of fountain pen.
In carrying out my invention I employ in combination with an ordinary pen or
nib what I call a feeder which consists of a kind of shield of practically the same
shape and size as the pen or nib, and which feeder when placed over the back
of the pen serves to keep a supply of ink over the pen or nib.
My feeder may be made separate from or be fixed to the pen or rib, a small
space being left between the two.
The pen or nib and the feeder are fitted into a suitable holder, the upper end
of which is entirely closed except for the space between the pen or nib and the
feeder, the lower part of the holder being open to and adapted to be screwed or
otherwise fitted into the open end of the usual barrel reservoir which is provided
with the usual cap for fitting over the pen when not in use.
By this arrangement when the pen is used a constant and regular supply of
ink is fed to the pen no ink will drop from the pen, although the supply of ink
is always sufficient to enable thick strokes to be made which as is well known is
not the case with the ordinary fountain pens hitherto in use.
Dated this 19th day of October 1897
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, HERBERT HIPPISLEY STEPHENS, of Lynthorpe, Western Road, Romford, in
the County of Essex, Clerk in Holy Orders, 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:-
This invention relates to a novel and simple construction of fountain pen.
In carrying out my invention I employ in combination with an ordinary pen or
nib what I call a feeder which consists of a kind of shield of practically the same
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page_text: shape and size as the pen or nib, and which shield when placed over the back
of the pen serves to keep a supply of ink over the pen or nib.
My feeder may be made separate from or be fixed to the pen or nib, a small
space being left between the two.
The pen or nib and the feeder or shield are fitted into a suitable holder, the
upper or outer end of which is closed except for the space between the pen or nib
and the feeder, and an inlet for air where such is provided, the lower or inner
part of the holder being opened to and adapted to be screwed or otherwise fitted
into the open end of the usual barrel reservoir which is provided with the usual
cap for fitting over the pen when not in use.
To enable the invention to be fully understood I will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawing, in which:
Figure 1 is an elevation of a fountain pen made according to the invention:
Figure is a sectional side elevation thereof:
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 Figure 2:
Figures 4 and 5 are a front and side elevation respectively of the pen or nib:
Figures 6 and 7 are views similar to Figures 4 and 5 respectively of the shield
Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 Figure 6:
Figures 9, 10 and 11 are a side, front and back view of a detail hereinafter
described; and,
Figure 12 is a section on the line 12-12 Figure 9.
All the figures are drawn to an exaggerated scale.
a (Figures 2, 4 and 5) is the pen which, as above mentioned, is of ordinary
construction and 6 (Figures 1, 2, 6, 7 and 8) is my shield or feeder, the said
shield being, as is clearly indicated in the figures, of practically the same shape
and size as the pen a so as to completely cover the back thereof. It is made of
any suitable material, such for example as gold or another metal, celluloid etc.,
and is provided with an indentation or corrugation 6 which extends from the
back thereof as far forward as the root of the slit in the pen. Its object is to
hold the shield at a certain distance away from the pen so as to provide the
reservoir for the supply of ink over the whole of the back of the pen. My shield,
therefore, does not act simply as a conductor of ink but as an ink holder on the
back of the pen.
c is the holder for the pen and shield, the said holder being open at its inner
part which is provided with an external screw thread by means of which it can
be secured to the usual barrel reservoir d having an ordinary cap e. The outer
end of the holder, which end receives the pen and shield, is closed by the plug f
(Figures 1, 2 and 9 to 12) which fits into the said open end under the pen a so
to leave the space between the pen a and shield b in communication with the
reservoir d, as clearly indicated in Figure 2. The said plug f is provided on
its underside with a longitudinal groove g which forms an inlet for air to the
reservoir d.
In some cases, instead of forming the plug f with the air-inlet groove g, I
may provide an air-inlet tube h, shewn in broken lines in Figure 2, which supplies
air to the bottom of the reservoir b. If necessary both inlets g and h can be
provided.
By this arrangement when the pen is used a constant and regular supply of
ink is fed to the pen from the reservoir formed by the shield above it and no
ink will drop from the pen, although the supply of ink is always sufficient to
enable thick strokes to be made which, as is well known, is not the case with
the ordinary fountain pens hitherto in use.
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. In a fountain pen, the combination with the reservoir holder, of a pen or
nib and of a shield arranged to cover the outside of the pen or nib leaving be-

page_text: tween the said pen and shield a space or ink holder in communication with the
reservoir for supplying ink to the pen, substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. A fountain pen comprising a reservoir holder, a pen or nib, a shield for the
latter and a plug for closing the end of the holder, substantially as hereinbefore
described.
3. In a fountain pen of the kind described in Claim 1, the employment of a
shield having an indentation, corrugation or the like, substantially as and for.
the purpose herein before described and illustrated in Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the
accompanying drawing.
4. The manufacture and use of the improved fountain pen herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agents for the Applicant.