US1843305A - Inkstand - Google Patents

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Patented Feb. 2, 1932 UNITED S E lenses eUsrAvJ. snuenuscngor mmwxea'wis oasm 7 i i INKs'rANn Application filed 'June 2 930. serial-no. 4 3,776-

This invention relates to an ink 7 stand. construction and more particularly to an ink stand particularly designedfor facilitating the filling of fountain pensb pen while being effective to prevent immer-' sion of a portion'of'the pen holder or foun- 10 tain pen barrel into the ink or otherwriting fluid, thereby maintaining the pen barrel clean and ready for instant'use upon filling Other objects of my invention are to pro-' vide a device of the class'described of simple construction'which is easy :to make, effective and not apt to get' out'of working order ;-.t0. v

provide an arrangement which will normally afford a full supply of ink for filling'the pen; to provide an arrangement wherein-the .open-,

at" ing'to the ink supply is normally-kept closed so as to prevent evaporation ofitheink; to provide an arrangement wherein the pen be ing filled is effective toimaintain the closure for the filling opening in open position while the pen is being filled and wherein'the closureautomatically adjusts itself to closed position upon removal of the pen.

Other objects and advantages of my 1nvention will be understood by reference to" the following specific'ationand accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated a' v I auxiliary reservoir:

selected embodimentof my invention.

In the drawings V Fig. 1 is aplan view of my improved ink and 3 are sections on the line Figs. 2

Fig. 2 showing the parts in open of Fig.1,

position, while Fig. 3 illustrates the parts in;

,, closed position.

rubber, is mounted on the reservoir 5', prefl erably by means of screw threading as .mdn cated at 9, or by'other meansyso asto be re- In ova'ble my An auxlllary reservo r 10 is disposed with w The main object of my invention is to provide a device of the character referred -to which will facilitate the filling of a'fountain Referringnow. to the I drawings, my provedink stand includes a main reservolr inthe main reservoir and'is adjustable vertically from lower or depressed position as illustrated in Fig. 3 to up or raised position as illustrated in Fig. 2. The auxiliaryreservoir 10 i'spreferably ofsuch size and shape that it fits in the pit'j? and is accordingly capable of displacing substantially all of the Writing fluid in thepit. The side wall of the auxiliary reservoir 10 is preferably slightly higher than the depth of the pit,whereby the fluid displaced from the pit will overflow the side Wall of theauxiliary reservoir and. fill the same. Bythe slightly greater height Of the side wall of the auxiliary reservoir as best shown in Fig.8, the tendency for sediment to flow into-theauxiliaryreservoiris more or less overcome.

-' The auxiliary reservoir10 is mounted for vertical adjustment by means of'a stem 11 which is secured at itslower end to the auxiliary reservoir by means of a screw threaded shank 12 which engages a tapped opening 13 formed ina boss la'which-projects upwardly from the 'bottoinof the auxiliary reservoirs The stem 11 is sli'dably mounted in a suitably :b'oss'15 which dependsfrom the aperture'd As best shown in Fig.2, the boss cover 81 j of greater diameter thanthe stem 11 sol-that the boss l l will engage the boss 15"of the cover to limit upward adjustment of the into'the auxiliary reservoir'when' the latter is in up position as illustrated in Fig. 2. The openings 16,17 and 18 are preferably of various 'siZes 'so as to beeifective to limit the 14: of'the auxiliary reservoir. is preferably" extent of immersion of the pen point and to V prevent'the lower end of the fountain'pen 1 barrel or pen holder from being immersed in'the writing fluid in the auxiliary reservoir,

By this means, it isobvious that a fou t i peninayireadily be filled Without danger and without the; possibilty of dipping the 'pen holderor barrel in the ink with conse quent inconveniences. Of course, it willbe" understoodith'at fountain pens are i now to be had in a wide range of sizes and that certain large sizes of pens that would lit in the opening 18 would not fit in the opening 16, and also that some of the smaller sizes of pens which would be limited in immersion by the opening 16, would not be so limited by the opening 17 or 18; hence, the desirability of the various sized openings.

For closing the openings 16, 17 and 18, I provide a unitary closure member 19 which is mounted on the stem 11 so as to be adjustable therewith. The closure 19 is mounted formed integral with the stem and a handle or top element 21. The stem 20 passes through an opening 22 provided in the closure member 19, and the handle or top 21 is tapped to fit the threaded shank 20 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen that the knob 21 serves to clamp the closure member 19 against the end or" the stem 23.

. The closure member may be generally described as being shaped like a three-leaf clover. By inspection of Fig. 1, it will be seen that the. closure embodies three main portions 24, 25 and 26 which are respectively adapted to close the openings 16, 17 and 18. The recesses between the respective closure parts 24, 25 and 26 constitute seats 27, 28 and 29 which are designed to position the pen substantially vertically coaxial with the respective openings 16, 17 and 18 in the cover. For causing the closure member to rotate from its closed position as indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1 to its open position as illustrated in full lines in Fig. 1, I provide the stem or post 11 with a spiral groove 30 into which a. pin or stud 31 projects from the depending boss 15 of the cover. It will be seen that when the auxiliary reservoir 10 is manually adjusted upwardly from the pit position shownin Fig. 3 to the pen filling position shown in Fig. 2, it will be necessarily rotated in accordance with the pitch of the spiral groove 30. By this means, the

clover-shaped closure member is more or less automaticaly caused to assume its open position as an incident toraising of the auxiliary reservoir.

In the present instance, I have shown the spiral groove 30 as having such a pitch that the auxiliary receptacle stem and other parts connected to the stem 11 are rotated only approximately of a complete revolution. This is sufficient to permit the insertion of a pen as shown in Fig. It will be understood that when the pen is in filling position as shown in Fig. 2, the pen acts as a lock to prevent downward movement of the closure inasmuch as the closure can not then rotate as required. If desired, the pitch of the spiral groove '30 may be increased so that the closure member is caused to rotate a halt revolution or-more to open position so that the locking eli'ect of'the pen when in filling position will be more pronounced than with the arrangement illustrated. However, for present purposes, I prefer the arangement shown.

A washer 32 may be interposed between the cover and upper edge of the main reservoir to provide a tight joint therebetween, and the said washer may conveniently be anchored to the cover by being seated in an undercut seat 33 as shown. By this means, loss 01" the washer 32 when the cover is removed 1 ..froin the reservoir, is avoided. 011 the stem by means or a threaded shanu 2O The cover 8 is preferably provided with a recessed portion 3 1 shaped to receive the clover shaped closure 19 and each opening 16, 17 and 18 is located in one of the leaf portions of the said recess 3 1. This recessed arrangementprevents ink, which might accidentally be drawn up to the edges of the openings, from spreading over a normally exposed area on the cover.

I am aware that changes may be made in the above cescribed structure without do: parting from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which should be determined by reference to the following claims, the same being construed as broadly as possible consistent with the state of the art.

I claim as my invention:

1. in a device of the class described, the combination of a reservoir for writing fluid, a cover over said reservoir having an opening therein of such size as to permit only a predetermined end portion of a writing instrument to be passed therethrough for immersion in fluid in said reservoir, and a closure for said opening, adapted when in open position, to position the writing instrument in predetermined relation to said opening.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a reservoir for writing fluid, a cover over said reservoir having an opening therein of such size as to permit only a predetermined end portion of a writing instrumentto be passed therethrough for immersion in fluid in said reservoir, and a closure for said opening arranged. to be held in open position by the holder of the pen be ing immersed and to automatically move to closed position upon withdrawal of the pen and pen holder.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination or" a main reservoir for writing fluid, an auxiliary reservoir within said main reservoir adapted to be filled with fluid therefrom by submersion therein, a cover over said main reservoir having an opening therein of such size as to permit only a predetermined end portion of a writing instrument to be passed therethrough for immersion in the fluid in said auxiliary reservoir, and a closure for said opening arranged to be automatically held in open position by apart of the pen being immersed and to automatically move to closed position upon Withdrawal of the pen. 7 v a 4. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a main reservoir for writing fluid, a cover for said main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir vertically adjustably mounted in said main reservoir, means outside of said main reservoir, for facilitating manual adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir, said cover having a restricted opening for permitting the pen point portion of a fountain pen to be passed through the cover and immersed in fluid in said auxiliary reservoir when the latter is in upposition;

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of a main reservoir for writing fluid, a cover for said main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir vertically adjustably mounted in said main'reservoir, means out side of said main reservoir for facilitating manual adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir, said cover having a restricted openingfor permitting'the pen point portion of'a fountain pen to be passed through the cover and immersed in fluid in'said auxiliary reservoir when the latter is in Lip-position, and a closure for said opening, mounted so as to be opened as an incident to adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir to tip-position.

a cover for said main reservoir having a plurality of respectively different sized openings for permitting different sized pen points to be passed: through the cover and into the fluid in said reservoir, said openings being of such size'as to limit the extent of immersion of the pen point by engagement with a portion of the pen holder, and a unitary closure for said openings adjustable as a unit to open and closed positions.

7 In a device of the class described, the

combination of a main reservoir for Writing pen holder,-and a unitary closure for said openings adjustable as a unit to open and closed positions. l a

8. In a device of the class described, the combination of a reservoir for writing fluid, a cover for said main reservoir having a plurality of respectively different sized openings for permitting different sized pen points to be passed through the cover and into the fluid in said reservoir, said openings being of such size as to limit the extent of immersion of the pen point; by engagement with aportion of'the pen holder,=a-nd a closure for said open tion;

; 9. In, a device of the class described, the

combination of a main reservoir having a pit lnits bottom, a cover for said main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir fitting in said pit so as to the capable of'displacing'substantially all of the fluid therefrom, means for vertically ustably mounting said auxiliary reservoirin saidcover'for movement into and I out of saidzpit, means for facilitating manual adjustmentfof said auxiliary reservoir, an opening in said cover for permittinga pen point to be passed therethrough and into said auxiliary reservoir, and auclosure mounted for adjustment in its own plane .to open and closed position as an incident toverticaljadjustment of said auxiliary reservoir. 7

r 10; In a device of the class described, the

combination of amain reservoir for writing fluid, said reservoir having a pit in its bottom, a cover for said main reservoir, an aux- "iliary reservoir fitting in said pit soas tO be 6. In a device of the class described, the combination of a reservoir for writing fluid,

capable of displacing substantially allof the fluidtherefroni, means for vertically and-r0- tatably adjustably mounting said reservoir in saidi'cover, means for facilitating such ad-- justment of said auxiliary reservoir manual- 1y, said cover having an opening therein for Y permitting the pen point portion of a fountain pen to be inserted through said cover into said auxiliary reservoir when the latter is in up-position, and a closure mounted for vertical and rotary adjustment in its own plane to open position as an incident to upward v adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir.

11. In a device of the class described, the

combination of a main reservoir for writing fluid, said reservoir having a pit in its bottom, a cover for said maln reservolr, an auxiliary reservoir fitting in said pit so as to be" capable of displacing substantially all of the fluid therefrom, means for vertically and rotatably adjustably, mounting said reservoir in said cover, means for facilitating such adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir manually, said cover having a plurality of different sized openings for permitting predetermined sizes of pen points to be inserted through said cover into said auxiliary reservoir when "the latter is in up-position, While also preventing-passage of the adjacent por tion of the pen holderthrough said cover, and a closure for said openings mounted for adjustment tofopen position as an incident";

to vertical and rotary adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir. 7

12; In a device of the class described, the

combination of a main reservoir for writing 1 v fluid, said reservoir having a pit in its bottom, a cover for said main reservoir, an auxiliary reservoir fitting in said pit so as to be capable of displacing substantially all of the fluid therefrom, means for vertically and rotatably adjustably mounting said reservoir in said cover, means for facilitating manual vertical and rotary adjustment of said auxiliary reservoir, said cover having a plurality of different sized openings for permitting predetermined sizes of pen points to be inserted through said cover into said auxiliary reservoir when the latter'is in rip-position While also preventing passage of the adjacent portion of the pen holder through said cover, and a closure for said openings mounted for adjustment to open and closed positions as an incident to vertical rotary adj ustment of said auxiliary reservoir, said closure having seats adapted to receive and position the pen holder in predetermined relation to said openings.

13. A device as defined in claim 9, wherein said opening is restricted to permit limited immersion of a pen, and said closure functions when in open position to retain said pen in said opening.

141. A device as defined in claim 10, where in said opening is restricted to permit limited immersion of a pen, and said closure functions When in open position'to retain said pen in said opening.

GUSTAV J. SENGBUS'GH.

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