An Improvement in Writing Pens.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 10th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Writing Pens.
We, JAMES WARD MILLIGAN, of 36, Lancaster Street, in the City of Birming-
ham, Director and Secretary of Perry & Company. Limited, and JoHN CLEMENT,
of 36, Lancaster Street, aforesaid, Pencil Maker, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvement in writing pens to
prevent the pens from scratching on the paper no matter how the pen is held and
also to prevent the ink from flowing off the point of the pen and making a blot
when too much ink has been taken up. This invention also adds to the flexibility
and easy writing of the pen and is carried out as follows:-
In carrying out this invention we make the writing end of the pen of a round
or approximately round columnar or pillar form for a certain distance up from
the point and we make the point of a domed or rounded shape. The longitudinal
slit divides the columnar or pillar part in halves each being of a semicircular
or approximately semi-circular form in cross section.
The form of the writing end of our improved pen is shewn by the accompanying
drawing on which Fig. 1 represents on an enlarged scale a portion of a pen with
the writing end constructed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 2 is an end
view of the point of the pen and Fig. 3 is a cross section on line XX of Fig. 1.
It will be seen that the writing end of the pen A is of a round columnar or pillar
form divided by the longitudinal slit 6 into two parts c¹ each of which is as
shewn in Fig. 3 semicircular in cross section and the point d is made of a domed
shape.
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By making the writing end of the pen of the round columnar or pillar form
with a domed shaped point as above described the pen will not scratch the paper
no matter how it is held, and the peculiar formation of the writing end enables
the user to more clearly see the shape of the characters he is forming than is
possible with an ordinary writing pen which is a considerable advantage to short-
hand writers and many others. Moreover when the pen has taken up too much
ink this does not run down the columnar or pillar part but accumulates at the
shoulders eat the top of the columnar or pillar part and thus the superfluous
ink is prevented from running off the point of the pen and forming a blot.
The columnar or pillar part of the pen shewn upon our drawings is parallel
but in some cases we make it slightly taper larger at the upper part where it
joins the body of the pen and we may make the columnar or pillar part much
longer or shorter than shewn in our drawing and instead of being round in cross
section the columnar or pillar part may be oval. Also the shoulders e¹e at the
termination of the columnar or pillar part may be dispensed with.
Dated this 9th day of November 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.

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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An improvement in Writing Pens.
We, JAM WARD MILLIGAN, of 36, Lancaster Street, in the City of Birming-
ham, Director and Secretary of Perry & Company Limited, and JOHN CLEMENT,
of 36, Lancaster Street, aforesaid, Pencil Maker, 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 consists of the herein described improvement in writing, pens to
prevent the pens from scratching on the paper no matter how the pen is held and
also to prevent the ink from flowing off the point of the pen and making a blot
when too much ink has been taken up. This invention also adds to the flexibility
and easy writing of the pen and is carried out as follows:-
In carrying out this invention we make the writing end of the pen of a-round
or approximately round columnar. or pillar form for a certain distance up from
the point and we make the point of a domed or rounded shape. The longitudinal
slit divides the columnar or pillar part in halves each being of a semicircular
or approximately semi-circular form in cross section..
The form of the writing end of our improved pen is shewn by the accompanying
drawings on which Fig. 1 represents on an enlarged scale a portion of a pen with
the writing end constructed in accordance with this invention'; Fig. 2 is an end
view of the point of the pen and Fig. 3 is a cross section-on, hine XX of Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 shews a slightly modified form of the writing end of the pen shewn by
Figs. 1, 2 and 3; Fig. 5 is a cross section of a further modification of the writing
end of our improved pen and Fig. 6 is a cross section of a further modification
of the same:
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The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the figures of the drawings.
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It will be seen by an examination of Figs. 1, 2 and 3 that the writing end
of the pen A is of a round columnar or pillar form divided by the longitudinal
slit 6 into two parts each of which is as shown in Fig. 3. semicircular in cross
section and the point d'is made of a domed shape.
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By making the writing end of the pen of the round columnar or pillar form
with a domed shaped point as above described the pen-will not scratch the paper
no matter how it is held, and the peculiar formation of the writing end enables
the user to more clearly see the shape of the characters which are being. formed
than is possible with an ordinary writing pen which is a considerable advantage to
shorthand writers and many others. Moreover when the pen+ has taken up too much
ink this does not run down the columnar or pillar part--but accumulates at the
shoulders ele at the top of the columnar or 'pillar part and thus the superfluous
ink is prevented from running off the point of the pen and forming a blot.
The columnar or pillar part of the pen shewn by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of our draw-
ings is parallel- but 'in- some cases as shewn for instance. by. Fig. 4 we make it
slightly taper at the upper part etwhere it joins the body of the pen and we may
make the columnar! or-pillar part much longer or shorter than shewn-in our
drawings, and instead of being round in cross section as shewn by Figs. 1, 2 and 3
the columnar or pillar part may be oval in cross section with the slit b correspond-
ing with the minor axis of the oval (see Fig. 5) or corresponding with the major
axis (see Fig. 6). Also the shoulders e¹ at the termination of the columnar
or pillar part may be dispensed with as shewn in Fig. 4.
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page_text: Having now particularly. described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
The improved writing pen having its slit writing end made of a round or
approximately round columnar or pillar form with a domed shaped point substan-
tially as described and illustrated.
Dated this Oth day af
1900
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicants.