Improvements in Ink Stands.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Ink Stands.
I, THOMAS AIREY LANGHORNE, of Kirkgate, Silsden, near Keighley, in the County of
York, Tin Plate Worker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It relates to ink stands and consists of an inkwell which fits into a watertight
chamber, the bottom of which is dished so that it may be bulged in and out, and this
I place upon a suitable stand. In the watertight chamber and near the inkwell I
form a hole which I plug by cork or other suitable means.
Through the centre of cork I pass a tube, one end projecting down but clear of the
bottom of chamber, while the outer end is bent so as to come over the inkwell.
Into the watertight chamber I place the ink, and by putting pressure on the top of
chamber, thereby causing the bottom to bulge in, the ink is forced up the tube and
runs into the inkwell.
Dated this 07th day of Santambar 1907
Improvements in Ink Stands.
I, THOMAS AIREY LANGHORNE, of Kirkgate, Silsden, near Keighley, in the County
of York, Tin Plate Worker, 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 improvements in the manufacture and construction of
inkstands, the object being to use a chamber or reservoir, to hold a quantity of ink, into
the top of which is placed an inkwell the same being so arranged that by putting
pressure upon the top of chamber, the ink is forced out of the chamber up into the
inkwell, by these means the inkwell may be continually refilled until the ink in the
chamber or reservoir is used.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention the following is a complete
description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings of which :-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved stand.
Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing stand complete and
Fig. 3 is an elevation of inkwell and tube in detail.
According to this invention I employ an inkwell a which fits into the top of a
chamber or reservoir b the bottom b¹ of said chamber or reservoir 6 being dished or
bulged outwards. The chamber or reservoir 6 I mount upon a suitable stand c.

page_text: I form a hole d in the inkwell a which runs parallel to the side of said inkwell and
one end of said hole d coming out towards the top of inkwell a and the other end
coming out at the bottom. I insert a small tube e into the bottom of hole d, said
tube e projecting downwards so as to be just clear of the bottom 61 of the chamber or
reservoir b.
The ink is placed into the chamber or reservoir b, and by putting pressure upon
the top of said chamber or reservoir b thereby bulging the bottom b¹ inwards the air
space in chamber or reservoir b is reduced and the ink is forced up the tube e and
hole d into the inkwell a. Therefore all that is necessary, when the ink in inkwell
has been used, is to press upon the top of chamber or reservoir and it is again
refilled.
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. The improved inkstand as herein described in which is combined a chamber or
reservoir b having a dished or bulged bottom 61, the stand c, the inkwell a having a
hole d, and the tube e arranged for the purpose herein described and illustrated by
the annexed drawings.
2. An inkstand constructed and arranged in the manner and for the purpose as
herein described and illustrated.