Improvements in Ink-wells.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 10th Sept., 1898
Improvements in Ink-wells.
I, WILLIAM PAWLEY RUNDLE, of Portage La Prairie, Province of Manitoba, Dominion
of Canada, Manager, 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 improvements in Inkwells, and has for its object the
production of a devioo of this character which is neat and attractive in appearance,
durable in construction, simple in operation and which can be made at a moderate
gost,
To these ends, my invention consists in the improved construction and combination
of parts as hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended
claims,
In the drawings in which similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts in all
of the figures:
Figure 1 is a top plan view of an inkwell formed in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same.
Figure 3 is a similar view of a modified form.
Figure 4 is a similar view of another modified form.
1 designates an inkwell formed of suitable material, and of.any desired shape. The
inkwell comprises the bottom 2, sides 3, and top 4, the latter being provided with a
suitable dipping well 5 of suitable construction. At one side of the inkwell is provided a
vertical conduit 6, having its lower end opening into the ink reservoir, while its upper
end is closed by a suitable removable cap 7, as shown in the drawings. A piston 8 is
mounted to have a movement in said conduit to which is connected the piston rod 9,
the upper end of which extends outward through an opening in the cap 7, and is
provided with a suitable ring or other gripping device 10, by means of which the
piston may be moved forwardly in said conduit.
The operation of my device is very simple. When it is desired to fill the ink-well,
the cap.7 and piston 8 are removed and the ink poured into the reservoir through the
conduit 6. The piston is then inserted and the cap placed in position when a
downward movement on the piston will cause the ink to rise upward into the dipping
well 5 to the height desired, and will be held in such position until the piston is
moved in the conduit. When filling the ink-well, should too much ink be placed
therein, the ink-well would be tilted to one side and the piston moved downward
which would cause a portion of the air in the reservoir to be forced outward
through the well 5 and thus allow the contents to pass downward to a greater
extent. It will be readily understood that when it is desired to withdraw the
ink into the ink-well, it is only necessary to draw the piston upward in its conduit. When
it is desired to cleanse the well, the piston is removed, the remaining ink poured out
through the conduit and water placed in place of the ink, after which a few vertical
moveinents of the piston 8 will cause the water contained in the reservoir to cleanse
it, when it can be readily removed either by forcing outward through the well 5 or
through the conduit 6.

page_text: As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the construction is practically the same as that shown
in Figure 2, with the exception that the top 4 is removable from the remaining
portion of the well, the construction in Figure 3 showing a close connection by
reason of two inclined faces which may be of ground glass, if desired, resting
upon each other forming an air tight joint, while the construction in Figure 4
shows a ring, preferably formed of rubber; interposed between the top 4 and the
side 3, in. a suitable manner.
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 ink-well comprising an ink reservoir; a dipping well connected therewith;
a conduit formed at one side of said ink-well having its lower end opening into
said ink reservoir; and a piston movable vertically in said conduit, whereby the
ink in said reservoir will be under the entire control of said piston, substantially
as described.
2. An ink-well comprising an ink reservoir; a dipping well connected therewith;
a conduit formed at one side of said reservoir, the lower end of said conduit
opening into said reservoir; and a piston removably located in said conduit, said
piston having a forward movement whereby the contents of said reservoir will be at
all times subject to the movement of said piston, substantially as described.
Dated this 30th dev of June 18de
WILLIAM PAWLEY RUNDLE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant