US1780546A - Fountain-pen housing - Google Patents

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Nov. 4, 1930. c. R. WILLIAMS FOUNTAIN PEN fl UsING Original Filed Mai'ch 16, 1927 Svwehtoz F mum 3-, new

Patented Nov. 4, 19 30 ,r j V froww mwousmq Application filed March 1's, 1927; Serial 1%.,1753891 newsman221930.;

7' Myl invention relates to a devicefor hous by means of a collar i or. clip;- and the; pen

I n My'inven tion obviates the necessity of gro'p;

- Thegeneral object of mycto o ing the nib end of a fountain pen,fwhen not in use. It islwell know to allusersoffountain pensfthat' if allowed to .lie onfthe desk with; the nib uncovered, they become. clogged; from the drying ofthe ink in the, nib, and E feeding means. i This at'times' is very exasperating and often' requires much time andtinanipulationto restore the proper :flow of the" ink in: order to write. 1;, I arn aware that there isiat-presentjn use a. protective cap to fasten v frictionally or by screw threads oventhepen' nib when the fountain pen is carried on the person I and this same type of capis alsob'eingusedas a desk LfiXlJllI inverted an-d held" in: position forced downwardly into it.:-

provide a simple and inexpensive means of housing andunhous ngthe fountam pen ;I11b.'

highlyyor'namental-in appearance i The fountain pen housmgco prises i stand [with support for the pen proper andza chamber for the automatic j housing of 1 the nib endFof the pen; Th'isich'alnber may take innumerable shapes; It is here: constructed of two sections with the end-wall-"ofjlthe sup port actingas the third 'wall ofi the chamber. "The two side walls poised vertically have rests attachedto :the' ends for the support of the pen nib end-arid which serve to auto inatically close the sidewalls of (the chamber or housing}up'on placing the pen thereon.

I The "removing of'thezpenfrom the support;

ing'members automatically opensthe housing; releasinggthe pen for use;

(J-I" have illustrated-types ofmy invention I I i Thesetdoor-likeInembersLTand'S, aremountthe accompanying drawings, wherein gFigure 'lis aside elevatlon v ewshowlng the housing chamberclosed-with a portion of ksiiie w ii f k i pa-i y tolsjhbiv' we is? th rel 1;

l u s- 'pl ie iq g w Figure?) sazcross sectionalviewof Figure 1 at showing the housing closed and the pens ipp'ort d 1 1 6 gui a m Figure ;I Wit t s h s ng hamb jw l i pen nd. thejp at e m ent 9f Cont with the'housing' member guide;

Figure 5,.shows a view similar to with the twoclosures sections standing openin: place to close the sections;

and with the fountain .penbeing deposited a Figure 6 is aperspect1ve-v1ew of noneoifgthe closure housinggmernbers. with; guideor means a tach o holding, the P n an ovingth housingto open Sand-closedpositions 1 Figure ff shows'agportion 'ofF-igurefi in de: tail, a s at qjthe manner v of lastening; the guide or pen restiojthe side. wall of the housing.

Figure 8f-isf'a variation of Figurefi, show-g ing a1 side wall with onehalfloithe e d walls connecteditogether;a.

; Referringto the drawings; 1 is ah joidiiiif f untain penwhich is provided with a re movable cap 2, for. covering and protecting the p l 3, t and/its r nk fe d g m ans W en-t e ins rumen i s e in u e'an zi c r:

ried in the pocketof the 'user, hen the in;

strumentis-to-be used for writing, the capr2; I Y

is removed fromthe pen-gnib-endlof the' holldQ [er and ;is usuallyqtemporarily, mounted on -the butt end.- of; the holder, as shown 7 herein; hemmy'de'vice isusedto house thepen nib,

,v-the ordinary, {protecting} ca-p;;-,2 remains mounted. on xthe butt-end "of theholder, so as to leave the pen nib free' and: ready tor 4 in-.

stant i ,y In: the-construction hofmy device! as shown cooperating pair of closure.members-Tand, V 8, whichaareconstructed and-arranged to in:Figures-1168;inclusive; lqisiakbase have ingat .one end; suitably spaced uprightmembers 5and 6, between which are disposedqa open and:closeiwitherespect' to ,each other. t

ed to swing on z'theirglowerendsgbynneans housing side of said Walls. The shape andsize of the fountain pen housing may be varied as desired, the only requisitebeingf that one end of the housing should conform as closely to the shape'of the pen as possible to avoid improper andunprotected exposure to the atmosphere, for the purpose outlined. Thematerial whichlmay be used in making the housing may-be glass, rubber, "celluloid, casein, metals such as tin, bronze, silver'or other substances. The housing members 7 and Sarehere made of thin metal, shaped at the top to'the contour of the pen and gradually becoming straight at the base and poised pivotally in horizontal grooves 1414 of the foundation member 4:, so that-when not in use the Walls automatically and instantly open for the reception of the pen.

The grooves 141t are here cut out of the foundationme'mberl inside the line of equilibrium of the plane'of the closure members 7 and 8, and extending from 13 to 13. At the base of each closure member 7 and 8' are small slots 10 and 11 cut therein to receive a small strip fastened to the foundation 4, by

a screw 12 for the purpose of keeping the closure'members 7 and 8 inplace if jarred.

. The closure members 7 and Shave at 1515 slight apertures cut therein to receive lugs 17'l7 of pen supporting arms 1616,made

f with ends elevated andgrooved to fit the pen and securely fastened-within the closure walls 7 and 8 and 'sufliciently below the underside of the curved portionthereof, to permit the pen to be seated-thereon. The supporting arms 16-16 are not placed in alignment as it is intended they should overlap and when the pen comes in contact with the open arms 1616 theweight of the pen causes the crossed arms to open and the closure walls to close. When the pen is removed'the side closure walls fall outwardly to an open position, due to the top ofthesaid walls being outside the line of equilibrium. This operation, soobvious, can also be accomplished by means of slight weights or springs neithe'r'of which are hereshown in the drawlugs. v o

' If desirous of making the housing cham-- I ber of-but two parts Without using uprights '5 and 6,'the detailed construction of the side walls as shown in Figure Sma-y be used in stead'of the simpler'form herein before explained and shown in Figure 6. ,Thus in I do not limit myself narrowly to the form which I prefer and have shown in the accompanying drawmgs.

From the. foregoing, it will be seen that myimprovements provide a handy and cheap devicewhich can be used in an ofiice or household as a desk article and that it serves to 1 encourage theuse of fountain :pens, since many people have heretofore refrained from using fountaln pens for the reasonthat in order to keep them in operative condition" ready for instant use, theinstrument when not in use had to have the pen nib-covered with: a detachable cap in order to. keep the ink in the pen nib and feeding means from drying up and then placed securely in a posi: tion with'the pen nib projecting upwardly, so that the pen nib would not bleed. What I claim is: 1. Ina constructionfor covering the pennib end of'a fountain pen, a suitable housing provided with a movable closure which opens upon removal of the pen-nib, means for moving said closure into closed position and said means being engaged andactuat'ed by theinsertion of the fountain pen in the housing to thereby closetheclosure. i 7

. 2. In a'eonstruction forcovering the pennib end of a: fountain p'en,a suitable housing for. receiving thepen-niband provided with a movable closure, means for opening and closing said closure, said means being auto: matically operated to. close said closure by the insertion of the fountain pen in said housing and the engagement of said means by the fountain pen andalso to automatically open by gravity upon the withdrawal and disengagement ofthefountain pen.. p

3; 111 a construction ,for'covering the pen nib end of a. fountain-pen, a suitable housing provided with a movable closure which automatically assumes open position by, its own I weight upon withdrawal-of the pen-nib, and

which assumes closed position bythe counterpoise weight ,of thepen-nib upon its insertion in placethereim ALjIn aconstruction, for housing the pen: nibend of a1 fountain-pen, a housing casing formed, in sections mounted so as to open from and close on each other and normally standing open and adaptedto close and house the pen-nib when 'thej'latter .is deposited within said sections-and the weight of the fountain-pen imposedthereon;

5. In a construction for housing the pennib end of a fountain-pen, a housing casing composed of twoswinging sections mounted so as to open from and close on each other and normally assuming open positions, said sections being provided with pen-nib'receiv ing racks for engagement with thepen-nib, andsaid sections being adapted to be moved into Closed positions when the pen-nib is placed in said racks.

Signed at New Yorkcity, in the county of New York and Stateof New York, this 11th day of -March',' A. D. 1927.

' CLINTON R. WILLIAMS.

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