IMPROVE- MENTS IN PEN HOLDERS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM WILSON, of N° 2 Randolph Street, Sunderland, in the County of
Durham, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PEN HOLDERS to be as follows:-
My improvements in pen-holders consist in such construction that the pen may
be dipped in any ordinary ink bottle with slight risk of inking the holder, that the
risk of conveyance of ink from the pen to the fingers and holder by contact of tho
fingers may be avoided and that the pen may be laid down on a desk or table
without inking it.-I use any ordinary form of penholder and insert the pen in the
ordinary way. I mount this holder in an external case open at each end and of
such increased diameter beyond the diamemeter of the holder and of the circle
of the pen that when the holder and pen are placed in the centre of the case there
shall be an adequate space between the pen and the case to prevent any inking of
the case by the inky pen.-I arrange a pair of rings round the penholder fitting to
the case so as to preserve its central position and I have a slot through the holder
through which passes a pin attached at each end to the case so that any rotary
movement of the penholder in the case is prevented.-Between the rings I have
described I place a spiral spring abutting on the pin passing through the case at its
lower end, and on the ring furthest from the pen at its upper end and this spring
is in a state of tension so as to tend to draw the pen into the case.-The upper part
of the penholder projects through the case to any required extent.
When the pen is to be dipped in ink I grasp the case between the thumb and
second finger of the right hand, and with the first finger press upon the upper end
of the penholder so as to slide it in the case and cause the pen correspondingly to
be projected from the other end, I then dip my pen and on removing my finger the
spring I have described draws the penholder and pen within the case to the desired
degree, this degree being regulated by the length of the before described slot and
the position of the before described pin, that is to say it is drawn into the case so
that the fingers may be placed for writing near the end of the case, but the pen
projects so that the point can be conveniently seen.

page_text: I would have it understood that altho' I have described in detail the construction
of the pen holder which I prefer to adopt, several of these details may be modified
in various ways as for instance by not pushing the holder in from the end but
operating it from the side by a projecting knob and this or other changes may be
introduced without affecting the essential advantages of the arrangement.―This
arrangement of pen I find very convenient for ruling as, unless the case itself be
actually inked, which may be seen at once there is no risk of inking the ruler and
no necessity for the usual precautionary cleaning of the ruler each time it is used.
Dated this thirteenth day of April 1885.

page_text: Improvements in Penholders.
I WILLIAM WILSON of No 2 Randolph Street Sunderland in the County of
Durham, Accountant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN PENHOLDERS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My improvements in penholders consist in such construction that the pen may
be dipped in any ordinary ink bottle with slight risk of inking the holder, that the
risk of conveyance of ink from the pen to the fingers and holder by contact of the
fingers may be avoided and that the pen may be laid down on a desk or table
without inking it.-I use any ordinary form of penholder and insert the pen in the
ordinary way. I mount this holder in an external case open at each end and of
such increased diameter beyond the diameter of the holder, and of the circle of the
pen that when the holder and pen are placed in the centre of the case there shall
be an adequate space between the pen and the case to prevent any inking of the
case by the inky pen.--I arrange a pair of rings round the penholder fitting to the
case so as to preserve its central position and I have a slot through the holder
through which passes a pin attached at each end to the case so that any rotary
movement of the penholder in the case is prevented.-Between the rings I have
described I place a spiral spring abutting on the pin passing through the case at its
lower end, and on the ring furthest from the pen at its upper end and this spring
is in a state of tension so as to tend to draw the pen into the case.-The upper part
of the penholder projects through the case to any required extent.
When the pen is to be dipped in ink, I grasp the case between the thumb and
second finger of the right hand and with the first finger press upon the upper end
of the penholder so as to slide it in the case and cause the pen correspondingly to
be projected from the other end, I then dip my pen and on removing my finger the
spring I have described draws the penholder and pen within the case to the desired
degree, this degree being regulated by the length of the before described slot and
the position of the before described pin, that is to say it is drawn into the case, so
that the fingers may be placed for writing near the end of the case, but the pen
projects so that the point can be conveniently seen.
I would have it understood that although I have described in detail the
construction of the penholder which I prefer to adopt several of these details may
be modified in various ways as for instance by not pushing the holder in from the
end but operating it from the side by a projecting knob and this or other changes
may be introduced without affecting the essential advantages of the arrangement.-
This arrangement of pen I find very convenient for ruling as unless the case itself
be actually inked, which may be seen at once there is no risk of inking the ruler
and no necessity for the usual precautionary cleaning of the ruler each time it is
used.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention I will proceed more par-
ticularly to describe the manner of operating the same reference being had to the
drawings hereto attached.

page_text: Fig. 1. is a view of the moveable portion of a penholder according to my
Invention, and Fig. 2. an external view of the same with its case complete both
views being enlarged to double the usual size for clearness.-The spiral spring
I represent in Fig. 1. somewhat compressed so as to show more clearly the slot
below it. The part which I have in the foregoing description called the holder is
shewn at A. A. and is a very ordinary and convenient form of holder.-What
I have called the external case open at each end is shewn at B. B.-The rings
I have described round the penholder fitting to the case so as to preserve its central
position are shewn at C. C.-The slot is shewn at D D. and the pin passing through
it is shewn at E. this pin being attached at its two ends to the case B. B.-The
spiral spring abutting on the pin passing through the case at its lower end and on
the ring furthest from the pin at its upper end. is. shewn, at F. F.-The projection
of the penholder througli the case is shewn at G.-The completed pen represented
as compressed so as to be ready to dip into the ink is shewn in Fig. 3. and the
completed pen wlien released' as it is to be used for writing or ruling is shewn at
Fig. 4.
I may vary the construction of the pen in many various ways and I
may so
construct it eitlier with moveable caps or otherwise so as to make it a pocket or
desk pen or either, and I may without interfering with the essential features of my
Invention, make many modifications in details as will be well understood, but
I have described what I consider to be a simple convenient and efficient form.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of' my' said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed' I declare that what
I claim is
The construction of penholders in such manner as that the pen can be readily,
projected from the holder for the purpose of dipping into the ink, and then partially,
withdrawn for writing by an automatic movement, substantially, as, described.
Dated this Fourteenth day of January 1886.