US1852112A - Pen - Google Patents

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April 5, 1932. R GEORGE 1,852,112

PEN

Filed May 14. 1'92? m mwraf? [VITA 613. mwmzy @9 7 M I I Jrra/rms v.9

Patented Apr. 5, 1932 STATES PATENT ROSS F. GEORGE, F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Application filed m 14, 1927. s m No.'191,316.

5 structure a feeder, or reservoir in which a supply of ink will be contained and from which ink will be fed to the nibs of the pen solely by capillary attraction.

Heretofore it has been customary to provide pens of various kinds, such as the ordinary writing pen, lettering, or marking pens,

etc., with reservoirs or feeders adapted to contain ink and from which ink is fed to the nibs of the pen points. feeders have been produced separately from but adapted for attachment to a pen, and they have been produced in various forms including those constituting a reservoir per se and those adapted to cooperate with the body of the pen to form a reservoir. While certain of the reservoirs, or feeders heretofore produced have been found substantially satisfactory, they have been open to certain objections chief among which are thenecessity for positively introducing a supply of ink, difiiculty of cleaning and the costs of manufacturing and of assembly with the pen.

Now it is the object of my invention to provide a pen of any desired style. as a writing, lettering. or marking pen and adaptable to any pen holder. so constructed as to include integrally in its structure a reservoir, or feeder for ink to which ink may be supplied by the mere dipping of the pen and in which the ink will be retained and from which ink will be fed solely by capillary attraction; further to provide a pen of the character indicated which will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture and which may be readily and easily cleaned.

Having now indicated, in a general way,

the nature and purpose of my invention. 1

' Referringflmore particularly to Figures Such reservoirs, or

Fig. 3 is a side view of the pen shown in I Fig; 2. v V

Fig. 4 is aview-of the under surface ofthe pen shown in Fig. 2 showing the reservoir, or feeder. V

Fig.5 is a side View showing a modification 'of the pen shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a view of a pen embodying a modification of my invention.

14,-a indicates a blank from which the pen a" is formed. The blank is, so'formed as to provide a shank b, for. insertion in ,a' pen holder, a body portion 0, provided with pierce holes f, a point 03, which is subsequently slit to form'nibs, and a pair of wings e on opposite sidesof the body and extending toward the end of the point.

In forming the pen af from the blank a,

the blank is first raised, as is usual in pen making practice; which positions the Wings 6 oppositely beneath the forwardend of the body of the pen. After the penis raised, it

is hardened and slitted as at g to formthe nibs. The wings e are then pressed oppositelyat their end portions so as to give them the form and direction, as shown in Fig. 4:,

with the end portions in substantial parallelism and spaced apart, and curving from their end portions to the body of the pen.

-The wings 6 will spring to the desired form on the release of pressure, if they are pressed at their end portions into such position that their free ends touch. i r

If now the pen a is dipped into ink, the ink will fill the space between the wings-e and the under" surface of the pen, which forms a reservoir, or feeder, and will be retained therein by capillary attraction. When the penis used the ink will flow under the influence of capillary attraction from between the free ends of the wings to the nibs of the pen. When the "feeder, or reservoir becomes empty, it may be refilled by redipping the pen in ink and when it is desired to clean the pen such may be readily accomplished, since the feeder, or reservoir is entirely open, the ink being held therein entirely by capillary attraction.

Referring more particularly to Figure 5,

of the wings v V neath the penasin'the previous modification.

the pen shown is of precisely the same con? struction as is the pen of Figures 14 with the addition of an over feeder it in addition to the under feeder formed by the wings e. The over-feeder k may be of any conventional type formed separately and secured to the pen, orforined from a tongue out out of and integralwith the body of the pen.

Referring more particularly to Figure 6, the pen a is provided with a point d and slit as at g to form nibs. A tongue g'bent from the body of the pen and bent over on the top surface of the pen to extend toward the point, is slit from its free endand the wings produced thereby are turned outward- ..ly to form wings e positionedi1as sh W The space between the wings 6 forms a reservoirin which ink will be-retained by capillary attrac ion andrfrcm whichit will e fed to the point of the pen between the free-lends 7 It will be understood that myinvention may be adapted to various types of pens ineludi g h e use f r o dinary writing p poses nid'tih e p ide as by bending up Wings 6 are located 'be- 4. A pen including a body and nibs, the nibs being formed by at least one ink feeding slit, said pen having a reservoir for ink formed by oppositely positioned wings connected to the body of the pen at their rear ends and extending forwardly beneath the pen toward the ends of the inibs, all portions of those parts, of the wings .adjacent the slit 7 extending substantially perpendicularly to the body and nibs.

5. A pen including a body and nibs, the

nibs being formed by at least one ink feeding slit, said pen having a reservoir for ink formed by oppositely positioned wings connected to the body of the pen at their rear endsand extending forwardly above the pen -the:ni .s,- it v usly formed marking {surpens.

Ha ingi w f l y de ibed my inven ion,

what I claim and desire toprotect by Lettci s, Pate is l. A pen including a body; and nibs and h v ng a r er oi f r ink form d by a p i I of oppositely positioned wings extendingbehea h the nder su face of e pen rcmth bo y ow the nd o th :niibs, said wing in their extension being oppositely-curved throughout the major portion of their extension and having end portions spaced apart and extending in substantial parallelm a d a s ond re e voi fo med ye pai cf ppc it y pos tioned ing e en ing adjacent to the top surface of the. pen from the body toward theend of the nibs, ai la -nam d ng bei g un onn ed with the pen throughout their forward excn icn. 1

fac s and in luding vlettering and marking 2. A pen including a body and nibs and v aving a r er i r ink fo med by pp sitely positioned wings connected to the body of-the pen at-their rear ends and extending fo rdly to ard h en s f the nib all po ti s o t-he wings xt nding su st nt a y 5 perpendicularly to the body andnibs.

1 3. A'pen including a body and nibs, the

nibs being formed by at least one ink feeding slit, said pen having a reservoir for ink formed by oppositely positioned wings conneeted to the body of the pen at their rear ends ,and extending forwardly toward the ends of the nibs, all portions of those parts of the wings adjacent the slit extending substantiall y perpendicularly to the body and nibs.

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