Improvements in Inkstands.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 4th May, 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
Improvements in Inkstands.
1, WILLIAM CUMSTON RICHARDSON, residing at No. 822 Broadway, New
York, in the County of New York, and State of New York, United States of
America, Draughtsman, 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 inkstands, and the object thereof is to provide an
improved gravity and tilting inkstand which is simple in construction and operation
and by means of which the evaporation of the ink may be reduced to a minimum,
and the dust and dirt almost entirely excluded from the stand.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improve-
ment are designated by the same numerals of reference in each of the views, in
which
Fig. 1, is a central vertical longitudinal section of my improved inkstand on the
line a, a of Fig. 2; and,
Fig. 2, a plan view thereof.
In the practice of my invention I provide an inkstand 5, which is substantially
flat and preferably of the form shown in the drawing, the general form of said
inkstand being similar to that of a triangle, and said inkstand may be composed
of glass or any suitable material. The bottom of the larger or body portion of
the inkstand is substantially flat, and is designed to rest upon a table or other
Eupport, and the narrow portion thereof is formed into a neck 6, which is
inclined upwardly, as is also the bottom portion thereof, as clearly shown in the
drawing.
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The top of the body portion of the inkstand and of the neck 6, may be of any
desired shape but is preferably. convex as shown in Fig. 1, and formed transverse
of the bottom portion at about where the neck 6 begins is a transverse head or
projection 7.
The neck 6 of the inkstand is provided at its outer end with an upwardly
directed supplemental neck 8, which is provided with a thread, and I also provide
a cap 9, which is provided with a depending rim 10, which is also screw threaded,
and which is adapted to enclose the supplemental neck 8, of the inkstand, and said
cap 9, is provided centrally with an inwardly directed tube 11, which is slightly
conical in form, the smaller end thereof being directed downwardly and open as
shown at 12.
The tube 11, of the cap 9, may be closed by an ordinary cork or stopper in the
usual manner, and said cap 9, is so constructed that it may be easily detached from
the supplemental neck, whenever necessary for cleaning and other purposes, and
also for filling the inkstand.
In filling the inkstand the cap 9, is detached and the inkstand is filled through
the supplemental neck 8, and the ink flows backwardly into the reservoir within
the body portion of the inkstand, and when placed on a table or other support, the
ink will occupy the position shown in Fig. 1, in which position, the neck 6, will be
raised above the table support, and the ink will occupy the body portion of the
inkstand, or the reservoir formed therein.
When the inkstand is filled to the desired extent, the ink will extend approxi-
mately to the bottom of the tube 11, of the cap 9, as shown by the dotted line in

page_text: Fig. 1, and whenever it is desired to ink the pen the front portion of the inkstand
or the neck 6, thereof, is depressed or tilted downwardly, in which position the
body portion of the inkstand will be raised, as will be readily understood, and
the ink will flow into the supplemental neck 8; but cannot rise above the lower
end of the tube 11, and the pen is inserted through said tube as will be readily
understood.
My improved inkstand is simple in construction and operation, and is perfectly
adapted to accomplish the result for which it is intended, but my invention is not
limited to the form of the inkstand herein described, as it is evident that changes
in, and modifications thereof, may be made without departing from the spirit of my
invention or sacrificing its advantages.
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. An inkstand which is provided at one side with a projecting upwardly inclined
neck, the outer end of which is provided with an upwardly directed supplemental
neck, and a detachable cap which is connected with said supplemental neck and
which is provided centrally with a tube which projects downwardly into said
supplemental neck, substantially as shown and described.
2. An inkstand which is flat on the bottom, and one side of which is provided
with a projecting upwardly inclined neck at the outer end of which is a supple-
mental neck, and a detachable cap which is connected with said supplemental neck
and which is provided centrally with a tube which projects downwardly into said
supplemental neck, the bottom of the inkstand being also provided adjacent to the
upwardly inclined neck with a transverse bead or projection, substantially as shown
and described.
3. An inkstand which is provided at one side with an upwardly inclined
portion which serves as a neck, said neck being provided at its outer end with
a tubular supplemental neck, and a detachable cap which is connected with
said supplemental neck, and which is provided centrally with a tube which
extends downwardly through said supplemental neck, substantially as shown and
described.
4. An inkstand provided at one side with an upwardly inclined neck the outer
end of which is provided with an upwardly directed tubular portion, said inkstand
being adapted to be tilted substantially as shown and described.
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