An Improved Penholder.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 12th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 25th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Penholder.
JOHN WILSON GILLIE Nautical Instrument Maker of the New Quay, North
Shields in the County of Northumberland do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The receptacle in which the pen point or nib is placed, and in which it is securely
held, instead of being attached rigidly to the part of the holder held by the fingers;
is so attached, as to permit the point of the pen nib to describe a circle or part of.
a circle round an axis, parallel to, or in the same straight line as, the part of the
holder, held by the fingers. This motion permits of the pen point always taking
up the position of least resistance. when caused to move over the paper, so lessening
the strain on the muscles of the hand, and causing the pen to move more easily and
smoothly, whilst at the same time the letters are better and more easily formed:
Dated this Twelfth day of December 1889.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Penholder.
I, JOHN WILSON GILLIE of New Quay North Shields in the County of
Northumberland Nautical Instrument 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 :-
My invention relates to an improved penholder. The receptacle in which the pen
point or nib is placed and in which it is securely held instead of being attached
rigidly to the part of the holder held by the fingers is so attached as to permit the
point of the pen-nib to describe a circle or part of a circle round an axis parallel to
or in the same straight line as the part of the holder held by the fingers. This
motion permits of the pen point always taking up the position of least resistance
when caused to move over the paper so lessening the strain of the muscles of the
hand and causing the pen to move more easily and smoothly whilst at the same time
the letters are better and more easily formed.
To fully describe my invention I will now refer to the accompanying drawings in
which
Figs. 1 and 2 show respectively a longitudinal sectional elevation and an elevation
of a penholder constructed in accordance with my invention,
Fig. 3 showing a cross section of the same.
Figs. 4 and 5 show respectively a longitudinal sectional elevation and an elevation
of another form or modification of my invention.
Fig. 6 showing a cross section of the same.
Throughout this description like marks of reference designate like parts.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, a is the metal cylinder attached to the holder a¹ in
the ordinary way. b is a separate piece or cylinder in which the nib b' is securely
held in any convenient manner. In the Figs. the nib is shown held between the
inwardly pressed semi-circular flanges c formed on the ends of the piece b and its
outer lateral flanges or wings c¹.
On the ends of the cylinder band in suitable positions thereon I form two semi-
spherical projections or gudgeons 6' which are arranged to fit into corresponding
recesses on the upright bearing strips d. The latter are suitably connected to the'
cylinder a so that the barrel b can be slipped into its position (as shown in the

page_text: drawings) or removed therefrom at leisure. This is effected by making the pieces d
act as springs between and in which the barrel b is securely held and mounted as
above described. From the above construction it will be seen that the nib b
mounted in barrel bis free to rotate more or less; thus when the holder a¹ is grasped
by the fingers preparatory to writing and as soon as the point of the nib is brought
to bear on the paper the tendency will be for the nib to revolve quite independently
of the bolder a¹ until it assumes the best position for writing. It will thus be seen
that there is no rigid connection between the pen-nib and the holder and that the
former is free to move independently of the latter whereby relief to the writer is
afforded.
In Figs. 4, 5 and 6 a similar effect is produced. In these figures the nib fis
fitted in a barrel f1 rotating on a pin f2 the end of which is screwed into or other-
wise secured to the short cylinder f³ fitted tightly inside the metal work f* which
takes the ordinary holder. Thus when the nib is brought to bear on the paper, it
can at once revolve somewhat independently of the holder until it assumes the best
position for writing.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1). A penholder arranged so that the pen is free to revolve segmentally or
circumferentially round an axis parallel to or in the same straight line with but
independently of the part of the holder held by the fingers substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
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A. CRAWHALL CHAPMAN,
3, St. Nicholas' Buildings, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Patent Agent for Applicant.