Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 21st Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 27th Jan., 1888
I HENRY POUND of 99 Fenchurch Street, in the City of London, Book-keeper, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to pen holders and is designed to enable the operation of
ruling lines to be readily effected without liability to inking of the ruler.
It is well known that, in ruling lines by means of a ruler and penholder as
ordinarily constructed, the ink is liable to be transferred from the pen to the ruler and
thence to the paper when the ruler is rolled upon the same, so that great difficulty is
frequently experienced in ruling books or documents without soiling them.
Kulers of special construction have, in some instances, been used to obviate this
difficulty, but such rulers are not so convenient or advantageous in other ways as an
ordinary round ruler.
Now, according to my invention I provide for the ruling of lines by means of any
description of ruler without liability to soiling of the paper in the manner above
mentioned. For this purpose I combine, with a pen-holder of any well known or
suitable construction, means whereby contact between the pen and the ruler, in the
operation of, ruling lines, will be entirely prevented.
In carrying my said invention into practice, I prefer to provide the pen-holder with
a device which can be readily moved away from the pen when it is desired to dip the
latter in the ink, so as to avoid dipping the said device into the ink-bottle. If desired,
however, the said device is otherwise suitably arranged. The said device is either
made to form a part of the pen-holder or it is made separately so that it can be applied
to existing pen-holders and can be removed from one pen-holder and placed upon
another.
The device hereinafter described is one which I have found very advantageous for
the purpose of my invention. This device comprises a lever which is pivotted to a
tube or socket fitting upon the stem of the pen-holder and the long arm of which
extends to within a short distance from the point of the pen. The said long arm is
provide with a stud or projection which bears against the socket of the pen-holder
and keeps the said lever out of contact therewith. The short arm of the said lever is

page_text: acted upon by a spring which tends to hold it in its operative position. By pressing
the thumb or finger upon the short arm of the said lever, the said spring may be
compressed and the long arm moved away from the pen so that the pen only may
be dipped in the ink.
I sometimes make the said stud or projection with a forked end so that it will engage
with the socket of the pen-holder, or I provide other suitable means for preventing
lateral displacement of the said lever.
According to a modification of my said invention I fit a sliding tube upon the pen-
holder and provide it with means whereby it may be moved away from the pen when
the latter is to be dipped in the ink. This tube is arranged either so that it will
automatically return to its operative position, or so that it can be moved by hand into
this position.
In some instances I employ a lever which is pivotted to the pen-holder or to a tube
fitted thereon and is held away from the pen by a spring, and which must be pressed
against the pen-holder in the operation of ruling lines.
Moreover it
My improved device besides preventing inking of the ruler, also facilitates the
holding of the pen-holder in the proper position while ruling lines.
affords a smooth uninterrupted surface for bearing against the ruler.
Dated this 14th day of April 1887
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements relating to Pen-holders.
I, HENRY POUND, of 99 Fenchurch Street, in the City of London, in the County
of Middlesex, Book-keeper, 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 Pen-holders and is designed to enable the operation of ruling
lines to be readily effected without liability to inking of the ruler.
It is well known that, in ruling lines by means of a ruler and pen-holder as
ordinarily constructed, the ink is liable to be transferred from the pen to the ruler and
thence to the paper when the ruler is rolled upon the same, so that great difficulty is
frequently experienced in ruling books or documents without soiling them.
Rulers of special construction have in some instances been used to obviate this
difficulty, but such rulers are not so convenient or advantageous in other ways as an
ordinary round ruler.
Now according to my invention, I provide for the ruling of lines by means of any
description of ruler without liability to soiling of the paper in the manner hereinbefore
mentioned. For this purpose I combine, with a pen-holder of any suitable construction,
means whereby contact between the pen and the ruler, in the operation of ruling lines,
will be entirely prevented.
In carrying my said invention into practice, I prefer to provide the pen-holder with
a device which can be readily moved away from the pen when it is desired to dip the
latter in the ink, so as to avoid dipping the said device into the ink-bottle.
The said device is either made to form a part of the pen-holder or it is made
separately so that it can be applied to existing pen-holders and can be removed from
one pen-holder and placed upon another.
The device hereinafter described is one which I have found very advantageous for
the purpose of my invention, the device comprises a lever which is pivotted to a socket
or sliding clip, fitting upon the stem of the pen-holder, and the long arm of which
extends to within a short distance from the point of the pen, the said long arm is
provided with a clip or projection which is folded under the guard and seats against
the lower portion of the socket of the pen-holder and keeps the said lever guard out
of contact with the pen. The short arm of the said lever is acted upon by a spring,
which tends to hold it in its operative position, by pressing the thumb or finger
upon the short arm of the said lever, the said spring may be compressed and the long
arm moved away from the pen so that the pen only may be dipped in the ink.
My improved device besides preventing inking the ruler, also facilitates the holding
of the pen.
The device is a contrivance fitted to a pen-holder in such a manner, to prevent the
pen coming in direct contact with a ruler or other such like article that may be
substituted for the same, and a sure protection against soiling with ink any portion of
the ruler or other such like article, used in the operation of ruling lines.

page_text: I prefer to construct a moveable stamped metal clip of brass or steel with ears or
projection formed to act as bearers for the pins of the lever to be pivotted in holes
inserted in each of the bearers, this clip is cut out in one single piece of metal, and
turned round a rod the ordinary size of a pen-holder, with a spring attached on the
outside of the clip to press the short arm of the lever outwards, this said moveable
clip is fitted to the upper portion of the pen-holder, the lever guard is attached to the
bearers of the clip by the pivot pins being inserted into the holes of each of the
bearers of the clip thereby being pivotted to the moveable clip, which permits the lever
guard to move out or in as required, the spring attached to the moveable clip is the
spring to keep the lever guard in a stationary position. The lever guard at the base is
constructed with a clip at the side of the guard, to clip round a portion of the socket
of the pen-holder, the guard is slightly curved so as to seat on to the outside of the
pen-holder, and the whole of the lever guard is cut out of one piece of metal, with the
clip, pivot pins, guard, & arms, and pressed into a tool to obtain the required shape.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure I, represents the front view of a pen-holder fitted with the moveable or sliding
clip marked B, with the lever guard marked D, pivotted on the bearers E, with the
thumb or finger to work the short arm marked F, and the clip on the lever guard
marked G, to clip the socket or holder of the pen, the lever guard being pressed
outwards to show the position of the apparatus when the pen is dipped in any ink
bottle.
Figure 2, denotes a front view of the pen-holder as figure I, with lever guard
placed in its stationary position, by means of the spring J, to protect the pen from
coming in contact with the ruler.
Figure 3, is the side view of the pen-holder describing the position of the apparatus,
giving a view of the flat or curved side of the lever guard D, which slides along the
ruler to protect the pen coming in contact with the ruler. Figure 4. denotes the side
view of the sliding clip, B.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures.
A. The stick or stem of the pen-holder.
B. The moveable or sliding clip with the lever guard pivotted to same.
C. The socket or pen-holder.
D. The lever guard.
E. The bearers or ears. for the pivot pins of the guard to work in.
F. The portion of the lever guard which is pressed in with the thumb, to throw the
guard outwards.
G. The slip attached to the lever guard which fits round a portion of the socket or
pen-holder, when the lever guard is in its stationary position.
H. The pen.
J. The spring, which keeps the lever guard in its stationary position.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following:-
The combination of the lever guard D, with the clip G, to seat on the socket or
pen holder C, pivotted to the bearers E, attached to the moveable clip B, with the
spring J, to keep the lever guard in its stationary position to guard and prevent the
ink in the pen coming in contact with the ruler, to soil the ruler with ink, sub-
stantially herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this the 21st day of December 1887.
HENKY POUND,
Applicant.