improvements in Fens.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 8th May, 1897
improvements in Fens.
We, WILLIAM T. KEEFER, and CHARLES H. EMERY, both of Bedford, in the
County of Lawrence, and State of Indiana, United States of America, Gentlemen,
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 generally to pen points, and more particularly to a special
construction of pen points, the object being to provide against the soiling of the
fingers, and another object is to provide a pen which will carry a larger quantity
of ink than the ordinary pen points now in common use.
With these various objects in view the invention consists essentially in punching
out a portion of the body of the pen point above the split point, and rolling such
punched out metal downward toward the point, thereby providing an open space
between the upper end and point and also providing a reservoir adjacent to
the point.
The invention consists also in certain details of construction and novelties of
combination, all of which will be fully described hereinafter and pointed out in
the claims.
In the drawings forming a part of this specification
Figure 1 is a view showing the invention in use.
Figure 2 is a detail perspective view of the pen point.
Figure 3 is a detail view of the blank prior to rolling a portion of the metal to
provide a reservoir.
Figures 4 and 5 show slight modifications.
In carrying out this invention we make the pen point of steel, gold, or any
desirable metal, and provide the same with the usual construction of split point A,
and an ordinary construction of the head portion B, which is inserted into the
pen holder.
Between the point and head, we punch out a portion of the metal providing a
tongue C, which tongue is rolled over and down toward the point slightly over-
lapping the same, thereby providing an open space D between the head and point,
beyond which it is impossible for any of the ink to rise, thereby preventing the
fingers from being soiled while using the pen.
Furthermore, it will be noticed that by rolling down the tongue C, a transverse
reservoir is provided which is adapted to hold a surplus amount of ink so that the
pen can be used longer without dipping into the ink, than the ordinary pen points
now in common use.
In Figs. 4 and 5 we have shown slight modifications in which the tongue is split
longitudinally as shown at E, in Fig. 4, or perforated as shown at Fig. 5 in order to
facilitate the feeding of the ink from the reservoir to the pen.
It will thus be seen that we provide an exceedingly cheap and simple construction
of pen point, one which can be used in exactly the same manner as any of the
pen points now in common use, one which will hold more ink than any of the said
pen points, and one which will thoroughly prevent staining of the fingers while using
the pen.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A pen point having a portion of the metal of the body of the pen punched up
and rolled down towards the point, substantially as shown and described.
2. An improved pen point having an opening between the point and head portions,
substantially as shown and described.
3. An improved pen point having the head and point portions, and a portion of the
metal between the said head and said point portions being punched up to provide a
tongue which tongue is rolled downward toward the point, providing a transverse
reservoir, substantially as shown and described.
4. As an improved article of manufacture,..a. pen. point. having a point and head
portion and. a tongue punched from the intermediate portion and rolled down toward
the point, said tongue having a split or perforation near the free end; substantially as
shown and described.
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BOULT & WADE;
Agents for the Applicants.