GB2400584A - Cartographers syringe quill pen - Google Patents

Abstract

A pen with a syringe to draw ink up into an ink reservoir by immersing the nib into the ink to refill the pen. Preferably the nib is hollow like a needle: pen may be easily refilled. The cartographers pen may have a quill nib. A cigar shaped tubular cover may be provided.

Description

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Cartographers Syringe Quill Pen Description

The Cartographers Syringe Quill Pen uses a syringe to draw up ink into the ink reservoir of the pen from a bottle or cannister of ink into which the nib of the pen has been immersed.

The rear body of the pen is a container that contains the ink reservoir and its plunger it covers these and screws to the forward quill end of the pen so that the syringe isn't inadvertently pushed and ink spills do not occur. Fig 1.1 shows the hollow cylinder which is cigar tube shaped at its rearmost and Fig 1.2 shows the thread by which it connects to the quill end of the pen Fig 6 is a three dimensional view of the rear body of the pen.

An nib cover of the pen is designed to cover the nib of the pen so that the pen is transportable and will not output ink and make a mess if it is carried perhaps in a pocket in which the pen has been placed. The nib cover is hollow cylindrical which is cigar tube shaped at its frontmost as in Fig 2. The nib cover of the pen simply pushes into place up against the point where the rear body of the pen has been screwed to the forward quill end of the pen, so that the rearmost part of the nib Fig 2.1 makes contact with the rear body of the pen. Inside the nib cover at its frontmost Fig 2.4 is a near hemispherical shaped disc of rubber which is kept in place by a ring of plastic or metal Fig 2.5 into which the nib of the pen goes to prevent leakages. Ink spills are thus prevented from occurring. A groove is in the nib cover towards its rear which is hollow ring shaped into which the quill end of the pen slots and due to the elasticity of the plastic or metal used in its manufacture closure and fixture result. Fig 2.2 shows the hollow ring shape in the nib cover as does the three dimensional view of the nib cover of Fig 7. Fig 3.2 shows the hems ring that goes into the groove of Fig 2.2.

Fig 2.3 shows the means of carrying the pen in perhaps a shirt chest pocket which is a part of the nib cover and is the carry handle.

Fig 3 shows the overall components of the Cartographers Syringe Quill Pen and its cigar tube shape with hemispheres at the front end and the rear end.

Fig 3.1 shows the quill end of the pen. The nib of the pen is shaped as was the quill feather for writing with of William Shakespeare's time. Fig 1Q is a three dimensional view showing the syringe three dimensionally Fig 9 and Fig 3.4 inside the nib collar which is shown three dimensionally viewed as Fig 11. Fig 4 shows the syringe inside the nib collar also. Fig 8 is a three dimensional view showing the rear body of the pen screwed up against the quill nib. Ink flow through the pen is constant controlled and calculated due to the viscosity of the ink used mainly. )

Fig 3.4 shows the syringe in place in the pen. The hollow cylindrical needle shaped syringe end of the pen comes up against the rubber, near hemispherical disc Fig 3.5 of the nib cover Fig 2 when the nib cover is in place. The nib of the syringe passes through the nib collar Fig 5 and its main part comes to rest in Fig 5.1.

The syringe is glued to the nib collar at Fig 5.2 which is also at the point Fig 3.3.

Fig 4 shows the syringe inside the nib collar and Fig 9 is a three dimensional view of the syringe with the handle pulled back. The needle shaped nib of the syringe Fig d.1 is immersed in the ink and the handle of the syringe Fig 4.10 is drawn back. The plunger of the syringe Fig 4.5 has air seals. Ink is thus drawn up inside the syringe. The plunger and the handle of the syringe are connected by a rod of metal Fig 4.6. The needle shaped nib of the syringe is injection moulded into place by way of a hemi-ring assembly Fig 4.2 which is fixed. The needle shaped nib of the syringe is of stainless steel, the body of the syringe is of clear plastic for measurement of fluid going into the syringe.

The plunger Fig 4.5 slides along inside the cylinder of the syringe Fig 4. 4 and where there was previously air at Fig 4.7 this is replaced by fluid. In order to put the plunger into the syringe the rear of the syringe screws off for this the screw thread is shown as Fig 4.8 and the syringe rear screw off handle as Fig 4.9. Between the nib rear Fig 4.3 which is housed inside the syringe and the plunger of the syringe Fig 4.5 there could be a spring to assist in the take up of the fluid into the syringe and also to keep the syringe plunger away from the nib when the ink has been drawn into the pen.

The nib of the pen is hollow cylindrical and could come in a range of sizes so there are different sized nibs which come with their nib collar attached, the nib collar being specific to the nib size.

The pen could be completely made out of plastic except for the nib or could be completely made out of metal with a plastic or rubber air sealed plunger for the syringe and a rubber disc for the leakage stopper of the nib cover. )

Claims (5)

1. Cartographers Syringe Quill Pen Claims 1. Use of a syringe to draw ink up

   into a ink reservoir by pulling a syringe handle out and immersion of the nib in ink, thus the pen can be refilled.
2. 2. The syringe hollow cylindrical needle nib is placed in the fluid and the syringe handle is then pulled back so that the fluid is drawn into the syringe reservoir, the pen is then ready to write or draw with.
3. 3. An easily refillable pen,
4. 4. The shaping of the Cartographers Syringe Quill Pen nib is like the nib of the feather pens used in William Shakespeare's time.
5. 5. The pen with its end cover on is cigar tube shaped.