Improvements in and relating to Brackets or Holders for Ink-wells.
Year: 1890

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Brackets or Holders for Ink-wells.
I, WILLIAM LUMLEY of 194 La Salle Street, Chicago in the County of Cook and
State of Illinois, United States of America, Gentleman 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 brackets for ink bottles, but is more especially designed as
an improvement upon the invention set forth in Letters Patent of the United States
No. 397,558 granted to me the 12th day of February A.D. 1889 in which the vertically
adjustable bracket or gibbet arms was locked at any desired point upon the gibbet post
by friction alone.
The prime object of this invention is to have the gibbet arm locked upon the gibbet
post at any desired point by clamping as distinguished from a frictional hold or the
action of a set screw, whereby the marring of the gibbet post is avoided and the arm
securely locked in any adjustable position against accidental falling.
Another object is to combine with such a device an ink well and holder, of novel
construction, whereby not only is the capacity of the well materially increased, but it
is firmly secured in the holder against accidental displacement but readily adjustable
therefrom.
These objects are attained by the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawing
in which,
Figure 1, represents a side elevation of an ink well and bracket therefor embodying
my invention.
Figure 2 a plan view thereof showing the gibbet post in section.
Figure 3 an enlarged vertical section through the ink wells and holder therefor.
Figure 4, a detail perspective view of the clamp for the gibbet arm, and
Figure 5 a side elevation of a modification of my invention, showing a rigid and
non-extensible gibbet arm and a single post.
Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several Figures of the
drawings.
Referring by letter to the accompanying drawing A, indicates the gibbet post,
preferably composed of an upright cylindrical bar, and where it is desirable to have
two ink wells, this post may be bent downwardly so as to form two upright posts, as
illustrated in Figure 1 on each of which works a gibbet arm.
The gibbet arm B is preferably composed of two sections with a sliding connection
there-between obtained by sliding each section longitudinally, and having a set screw C,
attached to the end of one section and working through the slot in the other section
by means of which the two sections may be locked in any adjusted position, a
guide stud D projecting into the slot in the section to which the set screw, is
attached.
On the inner end of the inner section is rigidly secured a clamp E formed of a
single piece of metal on the arc of a circle, of substantially the same diameter as that
of the gibbet post, the terminals of each lying parallel and one at each side of the
gibbet arın to which it is rigidly secured.
The clamp however, is of greater width than the gibbet arm, and that portion
thereof lying below the plane of the gibbet arm, that is, the circular portion and one
branch of the straight portion are cut free from the main body of the clamp, forming
two eyes F and G one above the other the former constituting a guide for the arm
upon the post, while the latter subserves the purpose of a clamp.
Through the straight portion H of the clamped portion G works a set screw I
engaging a screw threaded opening in the main body of the clamp at the opposite side
that is to say in the straight portion thereof which is integral with and not separated
rom the main body of the clamp.

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In operation the set screw 1 is loosened, the arm adjusted vertically to desired
position upon the gibbet post, by tightening the set screw I causing the clamping
portion G to bind tightly upon the post, the arm may be firmly secured in position
and such clamping will not mar the surface of the post, because the clamping surface
composes substantially the entire periphery thereof and not at a single point in the
periphery as would be the case in the use of a set screw.
The form or manner of securing the gibbet post to the desk is immaterial for instead
of being duplex as illustrated in Figure 1 it may be a single upright post as shown in
Figure 5 attached to the desk top or as shown by the dotted lines in said Figure the
post, may be bent to the rear at its lower end and secured to the back wall of the desk nor
is it necessary, that the gibbet arm be made in two sections so as to be extensible or
adjustable as illustrated in Figure 1 for so far as the clamping device is concerned the
arm may be of a single piece and rigid as between the post and the ink well supported
thereby.
On account of the comparatively limited size of the ink well holder as a result of
which the capacity of the ink wells is somewhat limited it is desirable to use in
connection with such a holder ink wells or bottles of a construction that provides the
maximum capacity in the minimum space and which also serves to reduce the vibra-
tion. To this end, I provide the holder a, pivoted upon the post 6 projecting upwardly
from or if desired depending from the outer end of the gibbet arm, having a series of
recesses, c on the under side thereof, and contracted perforations d' at the upper ends
of the recesses extending through the holder, of less diameter than the recesses.
ay
In the recesses lay the ink bottles e having contracted necks f which project.
upwardly through. the perforations d flush with the upper surface of the holder. said
necks being screw threaded on their inner peripheries into which fits a corresponding
nozzle or supplemental neck g, screw threaded on the outer periphery thereof and
provided with a lateral flange h of greater diameter than the opening d in the holder
so that when screwed into position the edges of the opening d will be clamped between
the flange h and the body of the bottles, thus serving to firmly retain the bottle in
position within the holder, but also permits the ready removal thereof by the
unscrewing of the nozzle h."
Access to the ink well is gained through the central perforation i in the nozzle h
which may be of any suitable diameter, the smaller of course, the better, so far as
preventing vibration is concerned but of sufficient size to accommodate the pens
ordinarily employed.
In this manner the capacity of the ink bottles is materially increased, their accidental
removal or upsetting absolutely prevented, and while firmly secured in position within
the holder, are readily removable therefrom.
Obviously it would be no departure from the spirit of my invention to have the
ink bottle secured thereto on the outer periphery thereof and the nozzle screw-
threaded on the inner periphery, for the result would be the same in either case.
The screw cap of the ink bottles may be made of any suitable material such as
metal, glass, gutta-percha, paper or any other kind of material that will subserve the
intended purpose, but it is preferably made of glass with the screw-thread molded
thereon.
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 In an ink well holder the combination with the gibbet post of the gibbet
arm, the divided clamp secured thereto, one portion of which constitutes a guide and
the other a spring clamp encircling the post, and a set screw engaging and guiding
the spring portion thereof substantially as described.
Second-In an ink well holder the combination with the gibbet post A, the
gibbet arm B, of the clamp E rigidly secured to said arm and comprising the
eyes F, G the spring arm H and set screw I substantially as and for the purpose
described.

page_text: Third The combination with the ink well holder provided with a socket on the
under side thereof and a contracted portion extending from said socket through the
holder of an ink bottle, fitting in said recess, provided with a contracted neck a nozzle
fitting said neck provided with a peripheral flange lying upon the upper surface of
the holder, and a screw thread connection between said nozzle and bottle substantially
as described.
Fourth--The combination with the ink well holder provided with an enlarged
recess on the under side thereof, and a contracted perforation extending from said
recess through the holder, and an ink well fitting in said recess, and provided with a
contracted neck, screw threaded on the inner periphery thereof, and a screw threaded
nozzle fitting into said neck and provided with a peripheral flange of greater diameter
than the perforation in the holder substantially as described.
Sixth In an ink well holder the combination with a longitudinally adjustable
gibbet arm, a fixed gibbet post and a clamp secured to said arm adjustable and
slidable upon said post, of an ink well holder provided with a series of recesses on
the underside thereof, ink wells fitting in said recesses and separable caps for said wells
securing the same in position, substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of May 1890
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.