Improvements in or connected with Inkstands.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Inkstands.
I, ERNST PAUL LEHMANN, of No. 6 Plauerstrasse, Brandenburg on the
Havel in the Kingdom of Prussia, in the Empire of Germany, Manufacturer, 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 invention relates to inkstands of that class, in which the ink-pot is provided
with a tilting lid under control of a balanced lever, which lever carries at one end
a suitable support for the penholder, which latter on being placed on the said
support, tilts the said lever and thereby closes the lid, whilst the moment the
penholder is removed, the said lever tilts to the other side aud opens the lid.
By the improvements of my invention a great simplicity and cheapness of
construction may be obtained.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figures 1 and 2 illustrate in elevation and plan one modification of an inkstand
provided with the improvements of my invention, and Figures 3 and 4 illustrate in
elevation and plan another modification.
In Figures 1 and 2, A is a stand or hollow base, preferably made of sheet-metal
and carrying the ink-pot or ink receptacle A', which may be held in place by
strips of metal b, cut or raised from the base-plate A, or may be sunk within the
said base-plate, or secured to the same by any other suitable means.
The ink-pot A' is provided with a tilting lid B, secured to the body or neck of
the receptacle by a hinge C, the free end of the rigid arm B of the said lid being
hinged to the upper end of an upright rod or link D, extending into the hollow
base A, the lower end of said rod D, being in link-conuection with a lever E,
pivoted as at a. The front end of said lever E extends through a slot in the front
of the base A, and carries a support F on which to place the penholder when out
of use. The said lever E, is so balanced by its own weight and by that of the
link D, that, when the penholder is removed, as for use, the said lever E, will tilt
down as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1, thereby opening the lid B, and the
ink-pot A.' will be ready for use. When the writer has done, he will put the pen-
holder on the support F, and immediately the lever E will be tilted down at the
front and the link D will be lifted accordingly and tilt the lid B down on to the top
of the ink-pot A', thereby closing the same, as shown.
A particular feature of this modification consists in arranging the tilting
lever E, below the base of the. inkstand, thereby protecting the same against
any undue influence, and further it is of importance that the link D should be
made adjustable with reference to its weight, to compensate the weight of the
lid and overcome frictional resistance. The said adjustment may best be obtained
by making the said rod tubular or hollow and throwing into it grains of lead
or other heavy matter, but the said rod may equally well be constructed in
such a manner as to allow of the addition and removal of little weights to
counterbalance the weight of the lid and overcome the frictional resistance.
In the other modification, illustrated in Figures 3 and 4, the inkpot A¹ is
supported by any suitable stand or base A, and the lever E is replaced by a
frame E, of any convenient shape, surrounding the ink-pot and capable of being
tilted on points or knife-edges a, or on pins extending through the sides of the
frame, with sufficient play to allow the said frame to swing in a vertical direction

page_text: thereon. The adjustable rod or link D is carried by the rear side of the frame, and
the support F for the penholder is formed on or connected to the front side of said
frame.
In either of the two modifications, the lid B of the ink-pot A¹ may consist of a
flat metal or other plate hinged to the neck of the inkstand and having an arm B¹,
formed on or secured to the said plate, said arm being hinged or pivotally connected
to the rod or link D.
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 :-
1. In an inkstand, the combination, with an ink-pot or ink-receptacle, of a lid
hinged thereto, a rigid arm secured to or formed on said iid, a connecting rod or
link hinged or pivotally connected to said arm, a pivoted lever arranged below the
base of the inkstand and connected at one end to the said rod, the other end of said
lever extending to the outside of the base and carrying a support for the penholder,
substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. In an ink-stand, the combination, with an ink-pot or ink-receptacle of a tilting
lid pivoted thereto, a rigid arm extending from said lid, a rod or link of adjustable
weight hinged or pivotally connected to the said arm and a pivoted lever connected
to said rod, the said lever carrying a support for the penholder, substantially as
and for the purpose set forth.
3. In an ink-stand, the combination, with an ink-pot or ink-receptacle, of a lid
hinged thereto, a rigid arm extending from said lid, a rod or link of adjustable
weight hinged or pivotally connected to said arm, and a tilting frame surrounding
the ink-pot, said frame being hinged or pivotally connected to the said adjustable
rod and carrying a support for the pen-holder, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
Dated this 14th day of January 1896.
W M. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, Agents for the Applicant.