Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th May. 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 16th May, 1889
I, GEORGE HORATIO JONES, of 57 Great Russell Street, in the County of Middlesex
Surgeon Dentist and Doctor of Dental Surgery, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to reservoir or fountain pens.
The object of my said invention is to provide a reservoir or fountain pen that shall
be of extremely simple construction and can be therefore manufactured at a very low
cost, and sold at a much cheaper price than any reservoir or fountain pen as hitherto
constructed.
According to my said invention I provide a tube formed of glass or other suitable
material the upper extremity of which is provided with a rim or flange. The lower
extremity of the said tube is tapered so as to form a nozzle having a small hole or
aperture in the extremity of the same. The above described tube is preferably
constructed of the same diameter as the handle of an ordinary pen holder. To the
lower extremity of the said tube is fitted any suitable metal or other holder as usually
employed for a common or ordinary nib of any suitable description. The said bolder
is placed upon the said tube in such a manner that the herein before mentioned nozzle
is situated in a convenient part of the nib for supplying ink to the same in the manner
hereinafter described. The upper extremity of the said tube is provided with a piece
of India-rubber or other suitable material stretched tightly over the herein before
mentioned rim or flange and secured in any suitable manner.
The tube is filled with ink in the following manner, that is to say, I heat the said
tube slightly so as to exhaust the air or a portion of the air from the same, and insert
the nozzle in the ink, which is then caused to enter the said tube by the pressure of
the atmosphere.
To supply the nib with ink, it is only necessary to press slightly upon the India
rubber or other material or its equivalent upon the upper extremity of the said tube.
Any desired quantity of ink can be delivered to the said nih by pressing more or less
upon the said India rubber or other material or its equivalent.

page_text: In some instances instead of the India rubber or other material hereinbefore
described I provide the upper extremity of the tube with a suitable removable cap
having an elastic metal top by pressing upon which the ink can be supplied torthe nib
in the manner hereinbefore described.
In this instance the said tube is filled with ink by removing the said cap. Or the
said tube may be formed solid at the top. In this case the ink is fed to the nib by
shaking the tube.
I sometimes moreover provide a case or cover formed of any suitable material in
which the above described reservoir or fountain pen can be placed, or the said reservoir
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or fountain pen can be provided with a cap or point protector to cover the nib.
said reservoir or fountain pen is thus rendered more convenient for transport in the
pocket or otherwise.
Although I have hereinbefore described a convenient, and advantageous method of
carrying my said invention into practice, it is obvious that I can somewhat further
modify the construction of my said apparatus, for instance I can place the elastic cap
upon any part of the hereinbefore described tube.
I call this the vacuum pen.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: 1, GEORGE HORATIO JONES, of 57, Great Russell Street in the County of Middlesex,
Surgeon Dentist and Doctor of Dental Surgery 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 invention is to provide a reservoir or fountain pen of extremely
simple construction which can be manufactured at a lower cost. than those hitherto
constructed.
In the accompanying drawing I have shown how my said invention can be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice.
Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal central section showing one form of pen
constructed according to my said invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal central section showing a case intended to hold
the said pen.
Figures 3 to 12 are vertical longitudinal central sections showing various modifica-
tions hereinafter described.
Like letters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawing.
A is a tube formed of glass or other suitable material, the upper extremity of which
is open and is provided with a rim or flange B. The lower extremity of the said
tube A is tapered so as to form a nozzle A¹ having a small hole C in the extremity of
the same.
I prefer to form the above described tube of the same or nearly the same
diameter as the handle of an ordinary penholder. To the lower extremity of the said
tube is fitted a suitable metal or other socket D sach as is usually employed upon an
ordinary penholder and intended to receive a nib D' of any suitable description. The
said socket or holder D is placed upon the tube A in such a manner that the nozzle A'
is situated in a convenient part of the nib D₁ so as to supply ink to the same in the
manner hereinafter described. Instead of the said holder I sometimes employ a
barrel-pen of suitable dimensions. Upon the upper extremity of the tube A is
provided an elastic or flexible piece E formed of India-rubber or other suitable elastic
material and stretched tightly over the hereinbefore mentioned rin or flange. The
elastic or flexible piece E is secured upon the tube A by means of a ring or band E' or
in any other suitable manner.
To fill the tube A with ink, I heat the tube slightly so as to exhaust the air
or a portion of the air from the said tube, and then insert the nozzle A³ in the ink,

page_text: which latter is caused to enter the tube A through the hole C by atmospheric
pressure.
To supply the nib D with ink when in use, all that is necessary is to press slightly
upon the elastic or flexible piece E.
In some instances, instead of the India-rubber or other material hereinbefore
described, I provide the upper extremity of the tube A with a suitable removable
cap having an elastic or flexible metal top by pressing upon which the ink can be
supplied to the nib ' in the manner hereinabove described. In this instance, tho said
tube is filled with ink by removing the said cap and pouring the ink into the tube A.
Figure 2 illustrates a case, the construction of which will be readily understood,
intended for holding the above described reservoir or fountain pen and thus rendering
it more convenient for transport in the pocket or otherwise. The said case consists
essentially of a tube A² of proper dimensions to receive the said pen, and a cover A³ A¹
is a pad to prevent injury to the nib or other parts of the pen.
Figures 3 and 4 show modifications, wherein the tube A is formed solid or closed at
the upper extremity and the ink is fed from the reservoir through the perforation C
to the nib 1 by shaking the device.
Figures 5 and 6 illustrate a modification in which the upper extremity of the tube A
is provided with a screw-threaded or other cap F which can be removed for filling the
reservoir with ink. G is a guard which can be placed over the other extremity of
the device when it is desired to place the same in the pocket. When the guard G is
placed in position, the barrel-pen or holder D and nib D' are moved upwards along
the nozzle A which is extended for that purpose. In this instance the nozzle A¹ is
not reduced to a point, but formed blunt or flattened at the extremity and the hole C
is formed in the centre of the said flattened portion.
Figure 7 shows a modification in which provide a disc H attached to a stem or
rod I provided with a small weight 1', so arranged that, when the pen is held in the
position required for writing, the disc will, owing to its own weight and that of the
weight I, fall to its lowest position and form a suitable medium for catching the ink
falling from the reservoir in the tube A and conveying the said ink to the nib D'.
I² are grooves for allowing the passage of the ink when the weight is in its lowest
position. F is a cap which can be removed for the purpose of filling the tubo A with
ink. The extremity of the nozzle A' is provided with a screw threaded portion A³
adapted to receive another cap J when the pen is not in use and thus prevent the
escape of the ink from the reservoir in the tube A. When in use, the said cap J can
be placed upon a screw-threaded projection F provided upon the cap F.
Figure 8 illustrates a further modification wherein the tube A is provided with a
nozzle A curved or bent in the form shown, and provided at its extremity with a
screw-threaded portion A* intended to receive a small cap J when the pen is not in
use. When the pen is in use, the small cap J can be placed upon a screw-threaded
projection F provided upon the cap F, as described with reference to Figure 7.
F is a piece of India-rubber or other suitable material against which the upper extremity
of the tube A bears when the said cap F is in position, thus forming a tight joint.
When not required for writing purposes, the barrel-pen or holder D or nib D1 can be
moved upwards along the tube A, and the device may then be conveniently placed in
the pocket with the greatest safety and security.
Figures 9 to 12 show still further modifications.
Figure 9 is a similar arrangement to that described with reference to Figure 7, the
disc H being dispensed with.
Figures 10 to 12 illustrate various different positions in which the hole or holes C
may be placed in the nozzle A¹ of the tube A. These modifications will be readily
understood from the drawing without further description.
Although I have herein before described various methods of carrying my said
invention into practice, it is obvious that I can somewhat further modify the
construction of my improved reservoir or fountain pen without departing from the
nature of my said invention.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
First. The improved pen comprising the tubular ink-reservoir having at one
extremity a perforated nozzle for the supply of ink to the nib and at the other
extremity an elastic, flexible or other cap or piece, substantially as described.
Second. The combination, with the tubular ink-reservoir, perforated nozzle and
cap, of a socket formed with or adapted to receive a nib and fitted to slide on the
said tubular reservoir, substantially as, and for the purpose, above specified.
GEORGE HORATIO JONES.
Haseltine Lake, & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents' for the Applicant.
Dated this 16th day of February 1889.
GEORGE HORATIO JONES.
Haseltine Lake, & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.