Improvements in Manifold Writing Machines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 1st Nov., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Manifold Writing Machines.
I, EDWIN THOMAS PONTING, of 130, Devonshire Road, Seven Sisters Road, N.,
in the County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
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My invention relates to improvements in writing machines, to be used in con-
junction with a Patent granted to me for a machine for writing two or more copies
at one time, applicable more especially for writing pawnbrokers tickets, No. 11,244,
bearing date 3rd August, 1888.
This invention consists of a mechanical contrivance to enable the movements of
a pen, used in writing, in much the ordinary way to be conveyed or transmitted to
other pens, either two, three, or any number of pens, for the purpose of writing any
number of copies of any subject matter, sketches or the like.
The pens are attached to a horizontal rod or bar, in any desirable number, the
said bar being so constructed as to allow the pens to be connected together a certain
distance apart, according to the size and position of the copies to be written or
delineated. The aforesaid horizontal rod is attached to a frame, in such a manner
(preferably by pivots,) as would facilitate their working or swinging upon the
frame; the frame being arranged vertically, and with the intermediate bars to
connect the frame and the horizontal rod or bar together. This frame is fitted and
supported upon two horizontal arms with a support opposite, which work or swing
upon any suitable fixed points and parallel to the rod holding the pens, so that the
frame may be carried backwards or forwards by the parallel arms carrying the rod
with the pens on the same, the rod being capable of working upon the frame, thus
when one of the pens is operated on by the delineator the other pens write the
copies, as they receive by the aforesaid arrangement, similar working movements to
the
pen actuated by the operator.
The pens are vertical, and fitted to the horizontal rod or bar, in any convenient
manner so as to be capable of extending from or closing up towards each other
according to the various sizes of the documents required, or the pens may be easily
disconnected to be replaced with new ones. One of the pens, (the one used by the
operator or writer,) is provided with a handle or holder, much the same as an
ordinary pen-holder, fitted in such a manner that will enable it to be self-adjustive
to any angle, to suit the convenience of the operator.
The frame is attached to the parallel arms in a manner to enable the whole of the
pens to be raised off the writings or sketches at one time when one pen (the one
used by the operator,) is raised.
The pens are supplied with ink by means of a ink well or reservoir so arranged
that the pens may all be dipped at one time.
The whole contrivance may be fitted in, or to any suitable form of desk or case,
with a movable or fixed compartment or receptacles to hold the copies, or any
other means may be resorted to, for the purpose of rigidly holding the documents.
It will be understood that the foregoing instance given by way of illustration
only and the shapes, materials and proportions of the various parts may be varied
in many ways within the scope of my invention.
Dated this 10th day of Anul 1900
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Manifold Writing Machines.
I, EDWIN THOMAS PONTING, of 130, Devonshire Road, Seven Sisters Road, N.,
in the County of London, Manufacturer, 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 writing machines, to be used in con-
junction with a Patent granted to me for a machine for writing two or more copies
at one time, applicable more especially for writing pawnbrokers tickets, No. 11,244,
bearing date 3rd August, 1888.
This invention consists of a mechanical contrivance to enable the movements of
a pen, used in writing, in much the ordinary way to be conveyed or transmitted to
other pens, either two, three, or any number of pens, for the purpose of writing any
number of copies of any subject matter, sketches or the like.
The pens are attached to a horizontal rod or bar, in any desirable number, the
said bar being so constructed as to allow the pens to be connected together a certain
distance apart, according to the size and position of the copies to be written or
delineated. The aforesaid horizontal rod is attached to a frame in such a manner
(preferably by pivots), as would facilitate their working or swinging upon the
frame; the frame being arranged vertically, and with the intermediate bars to
connect the frame and the horizontal rod or bar together. This frame is fitted and
supported upon two horizontal arms with a support opposite, which work or swing
upon any suitable fixed points and parallel to the rod holding the pens, so that the
frame may be carried backwards or forwards by the parallel arms carrying the rod
with the pens on the same, the rod being capable of working upon the frame, thus
when one of the pens is operated on by the delineator the other pens write the
copies, as they receive by the aforesaid arrangement, similar working movements to
the pen actuated by the operator.
The pens are vertical, and fitted to the horizontal rod or bar, in any convenient
manner so as to be capable of extending from or closing up towards each other
according to the various sizes of the documents required, or the pens may be easily
disconnected to be replaced with new ones. One of the pens, (the one used by the
operator or writer,) is provided with a handle or holder, much the same as an
ordinary pen-holder, fitted in such a manner that will enable it to be self-adjustive
to any angle to suit the convenience of the operator.
The frame is attached to the parallel arms in a manner to enable the whole of the
pens to be raised off the writings or sketches at one time when one pen (the one
used by the operator,) is raised.
The pens are supplied with ink by means of an ink well or reservoir so arranged
that the pens may all be dipped at one time.
The whole contrivance may be fitted in, or to any suitable form of desk or case,
with a movable or fixed compartment or receptacles to hold the copies, or any
other means may be resorted to, for the purpose of rigidly holding the documents.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Figure 1 represents a plan of the top of the apparatus placed in the required
position for writing matter of any description.
Figure 2 is a side elevation of the operating pen with the holder broken off for
want of space.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the parallel bars and other mechanism of Figure 4,
with the horizontal pen bar removed from the jaw.
Figure 4, is a plan of the top of the apparatus placed in the required position for
writing matter of any description, with the mechanism slightly modified and of a
more simple construction than that shown in Figure 1.

page_text: Figure 5 represents a plan of the top of the apparatus consisting of a part of
Figure 1, with the intermediate bar pivoted at the joints of the parallel bars.
Figure 6 is the joint and pivot with the intermediate bar to an enlarged scale,
parts of this figure is broken off.
This invention is constructed with several metallic pen holders o, o, o, to support
the nibs t, attached to the horizontal bar n, and adjusted by set screws g. The
horizontal bar is pivoted to the jaws r, r, of the bars 1, 1, which are jointed and pro-
vided with an intermediate bar, these said bars 1, 1, being attached to the frame k,h,h,
and to the portions of the frame h, h, I fix a tube g in order to permit the rod i to
slide through an eyelet beneath the plate connected to the rod or bar d. Above
the tube and below the frame k I place a connecting rod e with long jaws c², c², at
each end and pivoted at c, r, to the frame b, b, these said frames b, b, working on the
pivots c.
The dotted lines indicate the movement of the frame d broken off. An
india rubber band is attached to the frame and the inner jaw of the bar e, in
order to raise the pens, when the pens are not in use. The pivots c enables the
mechanism to swing in any direction when the holder p is operated on to form
writing, sketches, or the like. The mechanism is attached to a desk or case A in
any desirable position suitable for the documents to be manipulated; with an ink
well m so arranged that the pens may all be dipped at one time into the ink.
The nibst are inserted in the holders o and through the pens s and adjusted by
the set screws .
Each holder being attached to the rod n and fixed in the desired
position by the set screw q. On one of the holders o I place the swivel u with the
metal socket p of the holder or handle, the said swivel working on the nib t.
In Figure 5 the horizontal bar n is pivoted to the jaws r, r, of the bars 1, 1, these
said bars being pivoted to the intermediate bar and bars 1, 1, and attached to the
frame k, l, h, as before described. A set or stop pin ¹ is attached to the end of
bar to prevent the said bar end from turning in the swivel or jaw of the bar l', the
object of the aforesaid pin is to prevent the bars from being stretched out parallel
with one another as shown in Figure 1. Dotted lines in Figure 5 indicate one of
the various movements of the pens and bars, which is broken off at the bars l', 1.
The swinging frame to be used with Figure 5 is exactly the same as described in
Figure 1 unless it is desireable to make alterations.
If preferable I construct a machine of a more simple contrivance as illustrated
in Figures 3, and 4, in which I attach the horizontal barn with pens and nibs to
the jaws, of the parallel bars e', e', (these bars may be of any suitable length
and are shown broken off in Fig. 4), and jointed at d¹ d', to the corresponding
parallel bars c, c; these said bars being pivoted at e, c, to a rocking bar b¹ working
in bearings a', a¹. To the said bar & I fix a hook a, and connect this said hook by
an india rubber band f, or metal spring, to another hook a fixed in the case A, to
enable the rod and pens to be raised off the writings at one time, when the pen used
by the operator is raised. The bars work on pivots c, joints d', and bearings a¹, in
the various parts of the mechanism for the necessary movements of the pens, by the
operation of the handle or holder in the metal socket p. The dotted lines indicate
the movement of the bars.
It will be understood that the foregoing instances are given by way of illus-
tration only, and the shapes materials and proportions of the various parts may
be varied in many ways within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of the mechanical contrivances to enable the movements
of the holder p, to be used in the ordinary way of writing, sketching, or the
like, to transmit to the other pens, for the purpose of making any number of
copies of any subject matter, sketches or the like, substantially as herein
described and according to Figures 1, 5, and 6, of the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of the mechanical contrivance with the parallel jointed
bars e¹, e¹, and c¹, c³, with intermediate bars, pivoted together and to the rocking

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bar and the bearings a¹, a', with the hooks a, a, and spring f, and the
horizontal barn with pens pivoted to the jaws f', ', to enable the movements
of the holder to be transmitted to the other pens, for delineating any subject
matter, sketches or the like, for the purpose of making any number of copies
at one time, substantially as herein described and according to Figures 3, and 4,
of the accompanying drawings.
3. I claim to fit the apparatus to any form of desk, or case, and to adjust the
various rods, bars, joints, stop pins, or springs, of any shape or section, or to
modify the proportion of the various parts, or use any material, to suit any
required purpose of writing, sketching or the like, substantially as herein described
and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 1st day of November 1800.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.