US1629835A - Cap for fountain pens and clip therefor - Google Patents

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"May 24, 1927.

A. MONTAN I CAP FOR FOUNTAIN PENS AND CLIP THEREFOR Filed March 15, 1926 INVENTOR ATTO EY Patented May 24, 1927. a

I UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH MONTAN, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T EASTERN TOOL & MFG.

' CO., 0F BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

CA1 FOR FOUNTAIN PENS AND CLIP THEREFOR. I

Application filed March 15, 1926. Serial No. 94,653.

This invention relates to an improved of the hair-pin shaped part acts as a guide cap for fountain pens and the like and an when the device is passed over the edge of improved form of clip therefor, the advana pocket or the like. It will be noted that tages of the construction being, first, ease the extension 13 is placed a little out of line 5 of assembly in the manufacture thereof, .with the arm 11 so that .When the clip is in second, economy in manufacture; third, seplace as inFigure 3 the clip is under su'fficurity of clip by reason of having two points cient spring tension for holding the pen.

of contact of'the clip against the flap over In the drawing I show a cap which comwhich the pen or the like is suspended. prises a barrel 17 and I place a hole in the 10 The invention is illustrated in the accombarrel as at 18, the hole being large enough panying drawing in which Figure l is a so that extension 13 can be passed through perspective view of my improved form of it into the barrel. Then an inside member clip. Figure 2 is an enlarged section of the which may be in the form of a sleeve 19 is cap and the fountain pen with the clip and forced into the barrel and is usually made 15 inside element partially in place, and Figof such thin metal that it is distorted suffiure 3 is a similar view but showing the inciently to pass over the extension 13 of the side element forced into place to confine clip and confine it between the barrel and the end of theclip and thushold the clip the sleeve. Another reason for making the in position. sleeve of thin metal is to prevent distortion 20 The clip is made of wire, usually spring that might show on the outside of the barrel.

wire and while it may be of any shape'in The sleeve is usually made shorter than 00 cross section, I prefer to make the clip of the barrel so that when it is in place the half-oval wire. This wire isbent into what open end of the barrel can receive the end might be termed a hair-pin shape consisting of the body portion or main part of the of the arms 10 and 11. One of the arms fountain pen.

as the arm 10 isbent across the end of the I claim:

other arm as at 12 and then projected as at A fountain pen cap comprising a barrel 13 in an approximate extension of said other with one end open and with a slit in its side,

arm. For the purpose of identification, the a clip passing through the slit with its exarm 10 I call the outside arm and the arm posed end bent to form a spring clasp and 11 I call the inside arm. The inside arm is with its enclosed end adapted to lie against 7 provided with a bulged part 14; at one end the inside of the barrel, and an open-ended thereof, and a bulged part 15 at the other sleeve of distortable metal softer than the thereof so that when the clip is in place barrel and forced into the barrel whereby 35 these bulged parts form the clipping or the clip and the sleeve are both held in pinching points, this two point contactholdplace. I ing the pen against canting or tilting and In testimony whereof I affix my signaalso making the hold more secure. The ture.

end 16 of the clip, that is, the closed end ADOLPH MONTAN.

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