Improvements in Writing Pens.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 19th Sept., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Writing Pens.
I, CHARLES GRAY HILL, of Warboys Rectory, in the County of Huntingdon,
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 pen suitable for use in writing a large number of
words with but one dip in the ink; its object being to produce a pen more simple
in construction, capable of running on the paper with greater case, and adapted to
be more readily cleaned than the fountain or reservoir pens at present employed,
and which can, moreover, be manufactured at about the same cost as an ordinary
steel pen.
The way in which I prefer to carry out my invention is shewn in Figs. 1, 2 and 3
of the accompanying drawings; Fig. 1 being a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan, and
Fig. 3 a view of the under side of my improved writing pen. Fig. 4 represents a
modification. Fig. 5 illustrates the application of the invention to a quill pen.
The body of the holder is marked a and the nib b; the latter being of the
ordinary kind. A tongue a¹ projects from the holder above the nib, which slides
in the grooves formed by the turned-in parts a². The nib lies obliquely in the
holder; a space c being left between the nib, the top of the holder and the tongue.
When the pen is dipped in the ink, a certain quantity of ink is retained in the
While the pen is being used, ink gradually flows from the space c to the
nib b, until the space c is emptied; thus enabling a large amount of writing to be
effected before it becomes necessary to again dip the pen in the ink. The oblique
position of the nib enables the nib to glide smoothly over the paper or other
material which is being written upon.
space c.
In the improved pen, the nib can be easily extracted for cleaning purposes, and
as easily replaced.
In the drawings, the holder a, a' a² is shewn as being formed from a piece of
metal rolled into tubular form. It is, however, obvious that the holder may be
made from a short tube of metal without a join.
In Fig. 4, the nib b and the holder a a¹ are made in one piece; the tongue a¹
being stamped out and folded over above the nib.
If preferred, the obliquely-placed nib may be used without
tongue a'.
Fig. 5 represents the application of the invention to a quill pen.
projects from a holder or clip a', through which the quill pen d is
collecting in the space e between the tongue a' and the nib d'.
the projecting
The tongue a¹
placed; the ink
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim :-
1. A writing pen constructed and operating substantially as described with
reference to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
2. In a writing pen, the combination, with the holder a a¹ a', of the obliquely-
placed nib, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a writing pen, a holder a a' a² having a tongue a' and turned-in parts a²,
substantially as herein described.
4. In a writing pen, a holder a a³ having turned-in parts a² arranged so as to hold
the nib in an oblique position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
5. In a writing pen, a holder a a' and nib & made in one piece, substantially as
described with reference to Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings.

page_text: 6. In a steel or quill writing pen, a holder or clip at and tongue a' formed and
operating, substantially as described with reference to Fig. 5 of the..accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 10th day of August 1891.
.G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
191, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.