US1041326A - Pen-wiper. - Google Patents

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0. V. MONROE.

PEN WIPEB.

1111101111011 rum) JULY 13, 1911.

1,041,326. Patented 0011151912.

5' \IIUHHI M 1 u H M AAAAA Inventor? Orville U Mame.

luctnesses.

combined penwipers and ORVILLE v. Mormon, or L08 enemas, CALIFORNIA.

PEN-WIPER.

Specification 01 Letters Patent. a lication filed July 18, 1911. Serial no. team.

' Patented @ct. 15, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE V. Mormon,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful. Improvements in Pen-Wipers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pencil sharpeners and itis an object of the inventionto'provide a mechanism which is capable of actuation for operating'a pen, wipmg mechanism or a pencil sharpening device as desired.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a movable pen wiping means, and a movable pencil sharpening means and to arof its movement.

range in suitable relation thereto, means for operating the said pen wiping and pencil sharpening device.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a to plan view of the improved pen wiping an pencil sharpening mechanism. Flg. 2 1s an end elevation of the mechanism, a portion of the actuating gearing and of the casing -of the device being broken away and shown in section to reveal the interior mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view through the device. Fig. 4 is adetail sectionalview taken upon the line H of Fig. 1. v

The details and features of the invention will now be more particularly described, reference being had to the drawing in which 5 indicates a casing, which is movably mounted upon a supporting base 6. Standards 7 rise from the said base and are adapt ed to project into guiding sockets 8 formed in the saidcasing 5. The said standards 7 are usually rods arranged near the corners of the mechanism and the sockets 8 are usually in the form of tubes secured in the corner s of said casing 5. Springs 9 surrounding the standards 7 and resting upon the base 6, normally tend to lift the casing 5 and hold the same at the upper extremity The casing 5 may however, be depressed when desired against the action of said springs 9. The upper wall or 'cover 10 of the casing 5 is provided with a central aperture 11 through which pens may be inserted for reaching the pen wiping means, which is located withm the said casing.

The said pen wiping means usually consists of two rotating brushes 12 and 13 which extend transversely across the casing 5 and are carried by shafts 14 and 15 which are journaled at their ends, in the side wallsof the said casing 5. The ends of the said shafts adjacent to the walls 5' are alsopreferably provided with intermeshing gears 16 by which the shafts are made to rotate simultaneously and in opposite directions with respect to each other. One of said shafts as 15 projects beyond the walls of the casing 5 a sufficient distance balance wheel 17 and a gear 18.

The shafts 14 and 15 with the brushes 12 and 13 are adapted to be rotated by means of racks 19 and 20 which are vertically arrangedwithin th'edevice. The said racks 19 and 20 are mounted on standards 21 and 22, which are secured to the base 6 at their lower ends, while their upper ends are connected and braced with respect to each other by cross bars 23. The racks are 'soarranged that their inwardly extending teeth mesh with the teeth ofthe intermeshing gears 16 on the rollers, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawing.

It'will thus be evident that by depressing the casing 5 the gears 16 will be caused to travel downwardly upon the racks 19 and 20 and motion will he imparted from said racks to the gears of the brushes and produce a rotation. For the actuation of the said rollers,

the racks 19 and 20 need not extend downwardly very far and are preferably termi nated a considerable distance above the base 6. The forcing of the casing 5 downwardly and to such a point as to carry the gears 16 below the said racks, will first produce a rotation of the brushes and a revolving of the balance wheel 17 so that after the gears 16 leave the racks, the momentum of to receive a 1 the balance wheel 17 will continue to rotate the said brushes. Upon one wall of the easing 5 a shaft 24 is journaled, one end of the said shaft projecting beyond the casing 5 a 'sufiicient distance to receive a pencil sharpener 25 of any desired type. The said shaft 24 is movable longitudinally upon the casing 5 and is provided with a gear 26,

which when the shaft is moved longitudinally may be brought into mesh with the gear 18 for turning the pencil sharpener. A spring 27 surrounding the said shaft and bearing upon the inner surface of the gear 26, normally tends to force the said gear out of mesh with thegear 18. The movement of the shaft 24 under the actuation of said springis limited by a collar 28 fastened ,to the opposite end of the shaft 24. When a pencil is forced into the sharpener and pressed against the same it will carry the shaft24 inwardly against the action of the spring 27 thus bringing the gear 26 .into mesh with the gear 18, for rotating the sharpener. At the same time the casing 5 is depressed a suflicient extent to rotatethe gear and revolve the pencil sharpener when the brushes are to be rotated. Both the brushes and the pencil sharpener are thus actuated by the gears 16 in contact with the racks 19 and 20 and also through the action of the balance wheel 17 and the gear 18.

In using the device it will be understood that a quick depression of the casing 5 will impart considerable impetus to the fly wheel 17 and cause the same to continue the rotation of the brushes .12 and 13 and the pencil sharpener 25 after the gears 16 have left the racks 19 and 20.

What'I claim is;

1. A penwiping device comprising wiping members, intermeshing pinions thereon, racks engaging the intermeshing pinions for a short distance, and means for continuing the motion of said pinions and the wiping members carried thereby beyond the said racks.

2. Apenwiper comprising rotating wip; ing members, pinions connected therewit rigid racks engaging the pinions for a short portion of their movement, and a balance wheel adapted to continue the motion started by the racks after the pinions pass beyond the racks.

3. A wiper comprising a base, a movable casing mounted thereon, short racks rojecting into said casing shafts journals in the casing, gears-carrie by the said shafts and adapted to engage the said short racks, the

casing when depressed being ca able of carrying the gears beyond the rac s, a'balance wheel connected with one of the said shafts for continuing the movement of the gears after they pass beyond the racks, and rotary wipers adapted to be actuated by the said balance wheel.

have hereunto subscribed my name this day ofJul-y; 1911.

' ORVILLE V. MONROE;

In witness that I claim the foregoing I th Witnesses:

E. STADTMAN, EARLE R. POLLARD.

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