US1186240A - Ink-well support. - Google Patents

Description

- W. J. SOMERVILLE.

INK WELL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 16. I913.

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WILLIAM J. SOMERVILLE, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

INK-WELL sorron'r.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed June 16, 1913. Serial No. 773,869.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, lVILLIAM J. SOMER- VILLE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga 7 and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ink-Well Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to inkwell supports, and particularly to that variety of the same which are permanently mounted within an aperture in a desk, the cover of the inkwell being flat and substantially flush with the top surface of the desk.

Among the objects of the invention are the provision of a device of this character all of the parts of which may be'made of sheet metal by rapid and expeditious operations, such as pressing and die-cutting; the provision of a device of this character which can be assembled with a minimum of expense; the provision of a design for inkwell supports which shall permit the same to be manufactured from the smallest possible quantity of metal; while further objects and advantages of this invention will appear as the description proceeds.

In my prior patent granted June 7, 1910, No. 960,726, I have illustrated and claimed an inkwell support made entirely of sheet metal and designed to be introduced into an aperture in a desk top so that the top surface of the top plate shall be exactly flush with the surface of the wood. The appearance of such an inkwell when properly located is very attractive, but it necessitates an aperture of exact size which is very difficult to obtain, so that in the design of the present inkwell support I have adopted a different construction, wherein the top plate of the inkwell shall overlie the desk top adjacent to the aperture thus rendering less important the exact size of the latter.

Generally speaking, this invention resides in the constructions and combinations 'recited in the claims hereto annexed and illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this application, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the completed inkwell support and inkwell in place in a desk, a portion of the desk top being broken away;.Fig. 2 is a vertical cross sec- .tional view through the inkwell and support; Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross sectional view taken upon the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking upwardly; Fig. e is a perspective view showing the various parts of the inkwell support in separated condition but in the correct relative positions as regards each other; Fig. 5 is a plan View of the cap member immediately after being stamped out of the metal sheet and before being bent; Fig. 6 is a similar View of the body blank; and Fig. 7 is a detail View of the cover hinge, the parts being drawn to enlarged scale.

Describing the parts by reference characters, my improved inkwell support comprises generally three members, a frame denoted generally by A (Fig. a), a cover de noted generally by B, and a cap member represented generally by C. The frame member is formed from an oblong rectangular sheet metal blank shown in Fig. 6 which illustrates its condition after the first dieoperation. In this view the circle defined by the curved line 1 indicates what is to be the inkwell receiving space, the dotted circle 2 indicates what is to be the outer edge of the frame, and the marginal portions defined by the lines 3-3 will later form the gripping and steadying tongues. The shorter end 4& of this blank will ultimately be turned downwardly to form the hinge shield 4:, while the other and longer end 5 will be bent downwardly to form the inkwell shield The portion 5 of the blank is formed with two parallel spaced slots 6'6 defining a tongue 7 which extends from a point near the free edge of this por- I tion of the blank to an integral connection with the portion P at the opposite side of the circle 1, this tongue and its slot being formed at the same time with the formation of the remainder of the blank. Projecting inwardly beyond the line of the circle 1 at each side of the tongue 7 is a slotted ear '8 and also a lug 9 7 After having been struck to the form shown in Fig. 6, the blank is bent by means of 'other dies to the form shown at A in Fig;

4, the portion 10 at the outside of the circle 2 being turned downwardly at a right angle to form the cylindrical flange 10, shown in Fig. 4, the portions l and 5 of the blank being bent downwardly to form arcuate depending shields l and 5 respectively, and the tongue 7 being displaced downwardly to H9 form an inkwell receiving recess. Also the ears 8 8 are folded downwardly about the dotted lines 8 -8 forming slotted ears 88, as shown in Fig. l. This turns the apertures of these lugs into open notches and at the same time doubles the thickness at this point so as to permit the use of a cover pivot of greater thickness without at the same time necessitating the-employment of a. heavier gage of metal for the frame. The lugs 99 are bent downwardly to form steadying lugs or guides 99 which engage the sides of the inkwell as shown in Fig. 1 and support thesame. The edges of the blank adjacent to the portion 10 are formed with notches 1P, which, when the frame is formed form the slots 11 and margins of the shields 4 and 5 between, these notches and the ends of the same are turned outwardly to form biting ribs 1212 which are preferably tapered somewhat from below upwardly the better to enter and engage the aperture in the desk. These notches render the ribs 1'2-12 flexible so that the frame can be used in apertures of different size.

At its rearward end the tongue 7 first runs vertically for a distance, as at 15, then forwardly and downwardly as at 16, and then downwardly substantially in the plane of the ears 8 as shown at 17. The remainder of the tongue will be shaped to conform to the kind. of inkwell to be used, but may conveniently be made horizontal for a distance adjacent to the portion 17 as shown in Fig. 2. \Vith this arrangement the portions 15 and 16 of the tongue-together with the rearward wall of the ink receptacle form a housing for the rearward end of the cover and prevent the same from being obstructed by books or other articles.

Secured to the upper end of the frame member is the cap member shown at C in Fig. 4. This member is made from the circular blank shown at 20 in Fig. 5. The circle 21 is substantially of the same diameter as the circle 1 and similarly defines the inkwell-receiving recess. Projecting inwardly from upon opposite sides of said circle are integral ears 2222, the distance between the adjacent faces of these ears be ing the same as the distance between the adjacent ends of the ears 88 shown in Fig. 4:- Also projecting inwardly from this circle are securing lugs 23 which, when the cap member is secured to the frame, are bent downwardly into notches 2424c formed in the frame and clenched in engagement therewith. Also the ears 22-=*.22 are folded around and beneath the ears 8-8 as clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 7, thus at the same time securingthe cap member to the frame and forming closed recesses for the reception of the cover hinges.

The cover member is shown at B and com prises a flat metal plate '30 shaped to conform to the aperture in the cap member .0, the rearward end of the cover member being formed with a parallel edged extension 31 adapted to fit between. the edges of the ears 2222. Projecting laterally from each edge of this extension is an integral tongue 32 received in the notches of the ears 88 and secured in place by the ears 2222 as described. These tongues are preferably offset or displaced downwardly from the plane of the cover so as to bring that plane substantially flush with the surface of the plate 20 of the cap member, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 7.

It will be obvious that my improved inkwell support consists of the fewest possible number of parts, that said parts brace and support each other very efficiently, that the formation of the tongue 7 provides a very secure seat for the inkwell, that the flange 5 securely guards said inkwell against being upset or displaced by books or the like. that perience shows to be the most advantageous, 1

I am not restricted to such details, excepting as the same may be recited in the claims hereto annexed or disclosed in, the prior state of the art; since modifications of the present construction may be resorted to without completely losing the advantages of my invention.

- Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. An inkwell support comprising a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal, a central portion of which is partially severed from the surrounding portions and displaced to form a cavity for the reception of the ink receptacle, the portions of said piece of metal surrounding said central portion forming a circular stiffening portion, and the marginal portions of said piece being bent downwardly and drawn to cylindrical form to provide shielding and desk-engaging members.

2. An inkwell support comprising a frame made from a single elongated oblong piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle, and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shielding and desk engaging members, said downturned portions taken together defininga substantially cylindrical figure, substantially concentric with such aperture," and a cap member formed of a single piece of sheet metal of annular form having down-turned lugs engaging said frame.

3. An inkwell support for desks comprising a frame made from a single elongated oblong piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shields, the edges of said shields being bent outwardly to engage the sides of the deskaperture.

4:. An inkwell support comprising a frame made from a single elongated oblong piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shielding and desk engaging members, a cap member formed of a single piece of sheet metal and having downturned lugs engaging said frame, said cap member having an aperture registering with the aperture of said frame, and a cover member pivoted between said frame and said cap member.

5. An inkwell support for desks comprising, in combination, a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the marginal portions of which are bent downwardly to engage the walls of the desk aperture, said frame member having notches therein at opposite sides of said aperture, a cap mem ber formed of a single piece of sheet metal, and having downturned lugs engaging said frame, said cap member having an aperture registering with the aperture of said frame, and a cover member pivoted between said frame and said cap member and having lateral pintles projecting into said notches,

certain of said cap member lugs being folded about said notches so as to retain said pintles in place.

6. An inkwell support for desks comprising a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the portions of which removed from the center are bent to a position substantially parallel to the axis of said aperture and drawn to cylindrical form to provide shielding and desk-engaging members, and an integral tongue connected to opposite edges of said aperture and depressed to form a base support for said ink receptacle.

7. An inkwell support for desks comprising a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the portions of which removed from the center are bent downwardly to form shielding.and desk engaging portions, said shielding portions being of substantially semi-cylindrical form coaxial with said aperture, an integral tongue extending from one shield to the other across such aperture and depressed out of the plane of said central portion and forming a base for said ink receptacle, and a sheet metal cap member having downturned ears connected to said frame, said cap member having an aperture registering with said first aperture.

8. An inkwell support for desks comprising, in combination, a frame made from a single oblong, elongated piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shielding and desk engaging members, said downwardly bent portions being of substantially semi-cylindrical form to fit within the desk aperture, and one of said end portions being formed with a pair of parallel slits substantially parallel to its axis and defining an integral tongue which is displaced out of the plane of said apertured portion to form a base for the ink receptacle, said tongue being integrally connected to said frame at each of its ends.

9. An inkwell support for desks comprising, in combination, a frame made from a single oblong, elongated piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shielding and desk engaging members, said downwardly bent portions being of substantially semi-cylindrical form to fit within the desk aperture, and one of said end portions being formed with a pair of parallel slits substantially parallel to its axis and defining an integral tongue which is displaced out of the plane of said apertured H portion to form a base for the ink receptacle, said tongue being integrally connected to said frame at one end and to said end portion at its other end, and a sheet metal cap member having down-turned lugs engaging said frame and having an aperture registering with said frame aperture.

10. In an inkwell support for desks, a frame made from a single flat blank of sheet metal and comprising an annular portion forming the body of said frame, the parts of said blank outside of said annular portion being bent to a position substantially parallel with the axis of such annulus and drawn to cylindrical form about such axis, and the portions of said blank within said annular portion being displaced to form receptacle supporting and engaging members.

11. In an inkwell support, a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising an annular portion defining a re ceptacle-receiving space, said frame having a pair of oppositely arranged notched ears located in th plane of its upper face and also having its marginal portions bent downwardly to form shielding and desk engaging members, in combination with a cap memher having downturned lugs engaging said frame, said cap member having an aperture registering with said receptacle-space, and a cover having pivot projections located in the notches of said ears, certain of said lugs being folded about said ears to retain said pivot members in place.

1:2. In an inkwell support, a frame hav ing therein a receptacle-receiving space and a pair of oppositely arranged notched ears located on opposite sides of said space, in combination with a cap member having downturned lugs engaging said frame, said cap member having an aperture registering with said receptacle space, and a cover hav ing pivot projections located in the notches of said ears, certain of said lugs being folded about said ears to retain said pivot members in place.

13. An inkwell support, comprising a frame formed from a single oblong piece of sheet metal having longitudinal slits upon opposite sides of the median line defining an integral tongue, the ends and sides of said sheet metal piece bent to form shielding and desk engaging members and said tongue depressed to form a receptacle aperture, in combination with an annular sheet metal plate having downturned lugs engaging said frame, and a cover member pivoted between said cap member and frame.

1%. An inkwell support comprising a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal and having a substantially fiat top formed with an aperture for the reception of the ink receptacle, the edges of said aperture being formed with a pair of opposing apertured ears each of which is folded back upon itself upon a line crossing said aperture so as to form an open notch, a cap member formed of a single piece of sheet metal having an aperture registering with the first aperture, the inner edge of said cap member being formed with downturned lugs engaging said frame member, and a cover member having hinge projections located in said notches, certain of said lugs being folded about said ears so as to inclose said notches, and hold said hinge projections in place.

15. An inkwell' support comprising a frame made from a single piece of sheet metal and having a substantially fiat top formed with an aperture for the reception of the ink receptacle, the edges of said aperture being formed with a pair of opposing folded notched ears, a capmember having an aperture registering with the first aperture and having downturned lugs engaging said frame member, and a cover member having integral laterally extending hinge projections located in said notches,said cap member having integral ears folded around said first ears and closing the notches therein, whereby said cover is held in place.

16. An inkwell support comprising a frame made from. a single fiat piece of sheet metal, a flat annular portion of said piece being left to form the top of the frame, the outer margin of said annular portion being drawn at right angles to the plane thereof to form a cylindrical wall for engagement with the sides of the desk aperture, one portion of said wall being extended suliiciently to form a shield for th ink receptacle, an integral tongue out from the plane of said annular portion and bent downwardly from the plane of said annular portion and forming a base for said ink receptacle, the rearward end of said tongue being connected to said frame at the opposite side of said inkwell recess, and a cover hinged tosaid frame and adapted to close the opening in said annular portion. I

17. An inkwell support for desks comprising a frame made from a single elongated oblong piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacl and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form shields, the edges of said end portions being notched adjacent to said central portion whereby the margins of said shields are rendered flexible, and said margins being bent outwardly to engage thesides of the desk aperture. 18. An inkwell support for desks comprising a frame made from. a single elongated oblong piece of sheet metal, the central portion of which is apertured for the reception of the ink receptacle and the end portions of which are bent downwardly to form arcuate shields, said shields defining a circle slightly smaller than the desk aperture in which the same is to be placed, the edges of said shields adjacent to said central portion being notched and the margins of said shields outside of said notches being turned. outwardly to engage the walls of the desk aperture, and a sheet metal cap member secured to the central portion of said frame and extending outwardly beyond the circle of said shields, said cap member having an aperture registering with the aperture in said frame.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto a'IliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

.VlLLIrrh I J. SOMERVILLE.

Vitnesses HAROLD E. SMITH, BRENNAN B. WEST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01' Patents, Washington. D. C.

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