US2403242A - Auxiliary reservoir for ink bottles - Google Patents

Description

`July 2, 1946.

AUXILIARY RESERVOIR FOR. INK BOTTLES.

Filed Feb. `28, 1945 I -`imminlllunr' j N .MyW-ama E. c. scHwEPPE f 2,403,242A-A I m/entor Patented July 2, 1946 AUXILIARY RESERVOIR FOR INK BOTTLES Everett C. Sclweppe, Topeka, Kans.

Application February 28, 1945, Serial No. 580,178

(Cl. 1Z0- 69) 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in ink bottles, and more particularly to an auxiliary reservoir for the bottle providing means for facilitating and rendering easier and more cleanly the operation of lling fountain pens therefrom.

An important object of the present invention is to provide means for detachably supporting an auxiliary reservoir in the neck of an ink bottle to provide a receptacle for a small quantity of ink into which the pen may be dipped and from which a self-filling fountain pen may be filled without smearing the pen holder or barrel with ink as is so liable to happen when the pen is thrust downwardly into the bottle itself.

A further object of the invention is to provide an auxiliary reservoir of this character which may be readily filled from the contents of the bottle by tilting the latter into an inverted position.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for supporting the auxiliary reservoir from the upper edge of a bottle and in which the supporting means is adjustable within a relatively Wide range on various sizes of bottles.

A still further object is to provide an attachment of this character of simple and practical construction, which is eliicient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture, which may be quickly and easily detached from the bottle when the bottle is empty for placing the auxiliary reservoir in a lled bottle and which otherwise is well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the auxiliary reservoir and supporting means therefor, and

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on a line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Referring now to the drawing in detail wherein, for the |purpose'of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a bottle of conventional construction, such as an ink bottle, and including an externally threaded neck 6 on which a closure cap 'l is threadedly engaged.

A split spring band 8 of suitable material is positioned within the neck 6, the band having an outwardly projecting flange 9 at its upper edge which may be curved as indicated in Figure 3 of the drawing to conformably seat on the upper edge of the neck 6.

An open receptacle I0 is formed at one edge with an upwardly extending tongue Il adapted for attaching to the inner surface of the band 8 by means of a rivet or the like I2 for suspending the reservoir downwardly into the bottle 5.

The opposite edge of the reservoir is cut away to form a shallow notch I3 to facilitate admission of the contents of the bottle into the reservoir when the bottle is tilted or moved into an inverted position.

The resilient character of the band 8 will cause friction gripping engagement thereof with the inner surface of the neck 6 so as to retain the neck in position after the cap 1 has been removed.

When the cap is secured in position on the neck 6 in the manner as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing, the bottle 5 may be inverted, whereupon the contents of the bottle will enter the reservoir l0, and upon removing the cap 1, a pen may then be dipped into the reservoir withf out danger of the ink ycontacting the barrel of the pen.

When the contents of the bottle has been consumed, the band 8 with the reservoir I0 attached thereto may be removed from the bottle and placed Within a lled bottle. Y

The band 8 and reservoir I 0 may be constructed of any suitable material such as light weight metal, plastic or'the like, and if desired the band and reservoir may be integrally formed.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it is `believed that a clear understanding of the construction, manner of use and advantages of the c article will be quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed description thereof is accordingly 'deemed unnecessary.

It is understood, however, thateven though I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of my inventionv that the same is susceptible to certain changes fully compre' hended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. A device of the class described comprising an auxiliary reservoir and a split resilient band adapted for expansion into frictional engagement with the neck of a bottle for supporting the reservoir therein, said band having a part adapted toxseat on the rim of said neck.

2. A device of the Vclass described comprising a split resilient band adapted for positioning in the neck of a bottle to expand against said neck and frictionally grip the same, an outwardly projecting flange on the upper edge of said band for seating on the upper edge ofthe neck, an open container having an upwardly projecting tongue at one edge and means for attaching the tongue to said band for suspending the container inside the neck of the bottle when the band is positioned in said neck,

EVERETI' C. BCHWEPPE.

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