Improvements in Ink Wells.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Ink Wells.
I, LLEWELLYN GRANT HOUSER. residing at No. 41 Front Street, in the City
of Oneida, in the County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, United States
of America, Telegraph Operator and Freight Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"This invention relates to ink wells, and the object thereof is to provide an
improved device of this class which is designed to be set into or secured to a desk,
table or similar article of furniture; a further object being to provide an ink well
of this class which is detachably mounted in a suitable casing which is adapted to
be secured to or set into a desk, table or other article of furniture, said casing being
provided with a movable cover for the ink well.
In the practice of my invention I provide an ink well which is cylindrical in
form, and in the top of which is formed an opening, and said well is provided at
its opposite ends and at the lower side thereof with triangular notches or recesses,
and I also provide a casing which consists of two circular end pieces, each of which
is provided with a projecting plate by which it is secured to a desk, table or other
article of furniture, and these end pieces are placed vertically at the ends of a
suitable opening formed in said desk, table or other article, and each end piece is
provided in its lower end with inwardly directed triangular lugs or projection
which are adapted to enter the notches or recesses in the ends of the ink well.
The ink well is supported between the end pieces of the casing by said
triangular lugs or projections, and each of said end pieces is provided with
circular groove which is formed in the inner side and near the perimeter thereof.
and mounted in said circular groove is a cover which is semi-circular in cross
section, and which is provided at one side with a lug or projection which limits the
movement thereof in either direction, and by means of which said cover may be
turned as will be readily understood.
The ink well is considerably smaller in its transverse diameter than the end
pieces of the casing, and when said end pieces are secured in place, the ink well is
dropped into position and said ink well may be removed for cleaning purposes
whenever desired, and the cover which is mounted in the grooves formed in the end
pieces is designed to protect the ink well when the latter is not in use, and to
prevent dust and dirt from entering the opening in the top thereof.
Dated this: 5th day of November 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Ink Wells.
I, LLEWELLYN GRANT HOUSER residing at No. 41 Front Street, Oneida, in
the County of Schuylkill, and State of Pennsylvania, United States of America,
Telegraph Operator and Freight Agent, 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 ink wells, and the object thereaf, is to provide an
improved device of this class which is designed to be set into or secured to a desk,
table or similar article; a further object being to provide an ink well of this class
which is detachably mounted in a suitable casing which is adapted to be secured to
or set into a desk, table or other article, said casing being provided with a movable
cover for the ink well.
"
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which :-
Fig. 1, is a plan view of my improved ink well, showing the same connected
with a desk or other article ;
Fig. 2, a longitudinal section thereof, on the line 2, 2, of Fig. 1; and,
Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line 3, 3, of Fig. 2.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at 5, a part of a
desk, table or other article of furniture, and in the practice of my invention,
I provide an ink well 6, which is cylindrical in form, and in the top of which is
formed an opening 7, and the well 6, is provided at its ends and at the lower side
thereof, with triangular notches or recesses 8.
I also provide a casing, which consists of circular end pieces 9, each of which is
provided with a projecting plate 10, by which it is secured to the desk or table and
these end pieces are placed vertically at the ends of a suitable opening 13, formed
in said desk or table, and each end piece is provided near its lower end. with
inwardly directed triangular lugs or projections 14, which are adapted to enter the
notches or recesses 8, in the ends of the ink well, said triangular lugs or projections 14,
being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, and in full lines in Fig. 3.
It will be understood that the ink well 6, is supported by the lugs or projections 14,
which enter the triangular notches or recesses 8, when the ink well is placed. in
position, and each of said end piece 9, is provided with a circular groove 15, which
is formed in the inner side, and near the perimeter thereof, and mounted in said
circular groove is a cover 17, which is semi-circular in cross section, and which is
provided at one side with a lug or projection 18, which limits the movement thereof
in either direction, and by means of which said cover may be turned as will be
readily understood.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description, when
taken in connection with the accompanying drawing and the following statement
thereof.
The ink well 6, is considerably smaller in its transverse diameter than the end
pieces 9, and when said end pieces are secured in place, the ink well 6, is dropped
into position, and said ink well may be removed for cleaning purposes whenever
desired.
The cover 17, is designed to protect the ink well when the latter is not in use,
and to prevent dust and dirt from entering through the opening 7, and it will thus
be seen that I accomplish the object of my invention by means of a device which
is simple in construction and operation and also comparatively inexpensive.
I have also shown in Fig. 3, a casing 20, which is secured to the bottom of the
desk, table or other article with which my improved ink well is connected, and the

page_text: object of which is to exclude all dust, and dirt as much as possible therefro n, and
when the movable cover 17, is in the closed position, and the casing 20, employed,
it will be apparent that there will be but slight circulation of air within the space
occupied by the ink well or bottle 6, and consequently there will be but little
evaporation of the ink and comparatively little dust or dirt can enter the bottle
or well.
My invention is not limited to the exact form, construction and arrangement of
the various parts thereof as herein shown and described; and I reserve the right
to make all such alterations therein as fairly come within the scope of the invention.
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 combination with a desk, table or other article of furniture, of an ink
well which is placed in a suitable opening formed therein, said ink well being
detachably mounted between end pieces which are secured in said opening, and
each of said end pieces being provided with a circular groove in which is placed
a cover which is adapted to slide in said groove, substantially as shown and
described.
2. The combination with a desk, table or other article of furniture, of an ink well
which is placed in a suitable opening formed therein, said ink well being detachably
mounted between end pieces which are secured in said opening, and each of said
end pieces being provided with a circular groove in which is placed a cover which
is adapted to slide in said groove, said ink well being cylindrical in form, and the
ends thereof, being provided with notches or recesses which are adapted to receive
lugs or projections formed on the end pieces which are secured to the desk or
other article of furniture, substantially as shown and described.
3. The combination with a desk, table or other article of furniture, of au ink
well which is placed in a suitable opening formed therein, said ink well being
detachably mounted between end pieces which are secured in said opening, and
each of said end pieces being provided with a circular groove in which is placed
a cover which is adapted to slide in said groove, said ink well being cylindrical in
form and the ends thereof, being provided with notches or recesses which are
adapted to receive lugs or projections formed on the end pieces which are secured
to the desk or other article of furniture, said ink well being provided with an
opening in its upper side, and said cover being circular or segmental in cross
section, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 8th day of April 1897
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.