US2410296A

US2410296A - Ink fountain

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Publication number: US2410296A
Application number: US543548A
Authority: US
Inventors: Macdonald George Arthur
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1944-07-05
Filing date: 1944-07-05
Publication date: 1946-10-29
Anticipated expiration: 1963-10-29

Description

Oct. 29, 1946. acDo D v 2,410,296-

INK FOUNTAIN Filed July 5, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor 946. G. A. M DONALD INK FOUNTAIN Filed July 5, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I "re/1 tor Patented Oct. 29, 1946 UNITED I STATES PATENT OFFICE INK FOUNTAIN George Arthur MacDonald, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application July 5, 1944, Serial No. 543,548

2 Claims. 1

This invention appertains to new and useful improvements in ink stands and ink fountains, the principal being to provide a simple and conveniently usable ink fountain which is an improvement over the subject matter of my copending application Serial No. 489,919, for Writing set, filed June 7, 1943.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an ink fountain wherein, by removing a certain part, permits the filling of fountain pens in an easy and convenient manner.

Still another important object of the invention is to provide an ink fountain wherein means is provided to eliminate any tendency of ink to splash or escape from the container while the same is being filled.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

denoted by numeral I I depends to open above the bottom 8 of the container 5. The well I for filling fountain pens is situated under the lower portion Figure 1 represents a top plan view with the bottle removed.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an inside elevational view of the removable pen guide.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 denotes a container which may have a suitable cap. The container 5 has a box-like formation B protruding from a side portion thereof and having its bottom 1 substantially lower than the bottom 8 of the container 5. The bottom 8 is raised to clear any base upon which the container 5 is set and form a lower end seating flange 8 below said bottom.

Rising from the bottom of the container 5 is a cup 9 having an internal circumferential shoulder I0 upon which the neck II' of an inverted ink bottle II can rest,'as is clearly shown in v Figure 2.

Rising from the bottom 8 of the container 5 within the confines of the cup 9 is a post I2 which rises to a point substantially above the top of the cup 9, and this post I2 has an air by-pass channel The lower portion of the cup 9 has an outlet port I4 to permit the ink I8 to flow into the container 5 and into a'well I5 which is located on the bottom I of the box-like structure 6, that is, at a level below the bottom 8.

The box-like formation 6 has a cover It from which an inclined pen guide of tubular form and I3 extending longitudinally thereon.

of the pen guide II.

It can now be seen, that by removing the cover I6 of the box-like structure 6, the well I5 is exposed and a fountain pen can be inserted into a relatively deep pool of ink where it can be readily filled.

The ink bottle II is of the type represented in my co-pending application Serial No. 489,919, filed June 7, 1943, in which the neck I I normally has a cork or other form of stopper l8, which is pushed into the bottle II when the bottle is inverted and the stopper pushed against the post I2. The threads II" shown on the neck II are for the usual screw sealing cap, not shown.

Obviously, ink in escaping from the bottle and cup 9 will rise only to a level consistent with the top of the port I4 (see Figure 4).

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An ink fountaincomprising a container having a bottom, a downwardly tapering cup on said bottom for receiving the neck of an inverted ink bottle therein, a shoulder in said cup above said bottom forming a seat for said neck spacing the neck above the bottom of the container, and an outlet port in one side of said cup between the bottom of the container and said shoulder for establishing the level of ink in the container.

2. An ink fountain comprising a container having a raised bottom, a downwardly tapering cup on said bottom for receiving the neck of an inverted ink bottle therein, a shoulder in said cup above said bottom forming a seat for said neck spacing the same above the bottom of the container, an outlet port in one side of said cup between the bottom of the container and said shoulder for establishing the level of ink in the container, said container having a side opening therein rising from said bottom, an ink Well forming side compartment at said side of the container in communication with the container by way of said opening and having a bottom below the level of the bottom of the container, a removable cover for said compartment, and a tubular pen guide inclining from said cover downwardly to the side opening in the container.

GEORGE ARTHUR MACDONALD.