US1573943A - Lock for inkwells - Google Patents

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Feb. 23 1926. 1,573,943

G. F. IVEY LOOK FOR INKWELLS Filed June 20, 1924 Patented Feb. 23, 1926.

v {UNITED STATES GEORGE FRANKS IVEY, OF HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA.

LOCK FOR INKWELLS.

Application filed June 20, 1924. Serial No. 721,335.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. IvEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hickory, in the county of Catawba and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful Lock for Inkwells, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ink wells mainly designed to be used in schools and the object thereof is to provide a simple and eliicient lock for such wells to prevent the scholars from tampering with their ink wells or removing them from the desk unless permitted to do so by the teacher; it is applicable however to ofiices and other places equally well.

The lock constituting this invention is operable from the underside of the desk lid and another object is to provide a simple mechanism for this purpose which will not readily get out of order and cannot be unlocked without the use of a key.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings F igurel represents a top plan view of an ink well look constructed in accordance with this invention shown applied;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof taken from the under side of the desk lid; Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section through the ink well and lock; and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the locking bolt.

In the embodiment illustrated the invention is shown in an ink well designed for installation in the desk of public schools, a

desk lid 1 being shown provided with an opening2 for the reception of the ink well 10. The opening 2 has an annular seat 3 formed at its lower end which is designed to support an annular flange 11 formed on the ink well 10 at a point spaced inwardly from the upper edge, the portion between said edge and flange being threaded as shown at 12 for engagement by a threaded sleeve 15 carried by the closure 14 for the well.

This closure 14: is made in the form of a circular top plate designed to fit over the opening 2 and provided with a depending threaded sleeve 15 on which a marginal annular flange 16 overlaps the desk 1 as is shown clearly in Fig. 3.

This closure 14 may have any suitable pen opening formed therein and as herein shown is constructed of hard rubber with a central tubular member 17 extended into the ink well 10 and having a recess 18 formed in its outer face around the outer end of the tube 17 and in which recess is designed to be located a pivoted cover member 19 designed to be swung over the tube 17 for closing it when not in use. This pivoted member 19 has a finger grip 20 in the form of a rib designed to facilitate the opening and closing of the closure 19 so that that there will be no projections to be caught and cause the accidental opening of this closure.

The pivot 21 which connects the member 19 to the closure 1a is peferably made hollow and extends through said closure 1 1 to form a vent opening.

An aperture 22 extends through the desk lid 1 adjacent the opening 2 therein and is designed to receive a locking bolt 25 which is equipped at its outer end with an enlarged head 26 having an overhanging lip 27 formed at one side thereof by cutting out the lower face of the head, said lip being designed to overlap the closure 14 as shown in Fig. 3 so that when the bolt 25 is located in this position the ink well cannot be removed.

The bolt 25 extends through the opening 22 in the lid 1 and has a notch 28 formed in one side of the body portion 29 thereof which is designed to receive a key actuated locking tongue or bar 30 which when projected extends into the notch 28 in the lock bolt 25. A key hole 23 is formed in the desk lid 1 for the entrance of a suitable key not shown which is designed for locking and unlocking the bar 30 to engage and disengage the notch 28 in the bolt, according to whetherthe ink well is designed to be secured against removal or to be removed.

From the above description it will be obvious that when the ink well 10 is mounted and secured in the manner above described that it cannot be removed until the bolt 2'5 is released by unlocking of the bar 30 with a key carried by the teacher or other persons in authority. The key hole 33 being in the underface or inside of the lid 1 is not visible from outside the desk, the only'portion of the lock which is visible being the head 26 of the bolt as is shown in Fig. 1.

I claim:

A device of the class described comprising in combination, a support having a Well opening and having an opening adjacent thereto, a Well positioned Within the opening, a cover having a flange connected with the well, a locking bolt positioned in the second mentioned opening and having a head formed with an overhanging lip adapted to engage the flange of the cover, said bolt having a notch formed in the side thereof, and a lock controlled bar adapted to move into the notch to lock the bolt against movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature.

GEORGE FRANKS IVEY.

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