US2536144A - Inkstand - Google Patents

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Patentecl Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INKSTAND Paul Siptrott, New York, N. Y.

Application September 24, 1947, Serial No. 775,774

5 Claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ink bottle stands, and it has for its object to provide a stand or holder, which will snugly receive an ink bottle therein in such a manner that said bottle protrudes just enough above the top of the stand to permit the opening and closing of the closure cap upon the neck of same, while the body of the bottle is shielded from the accumulation of dust thereon. The said stand is further provided with means, as hereinafter described, whereby a quick disengagement of the ink bottle from the stand may be effected by a downward pressure upon the top of the closure cap; while a new ink bottle may be inserted into the stand from underneath the latter, by similar pressure exerted upward upon the bottom of the ink bottle.

The means for permit-ting said operations consists in springs which, while possessing sufficient flexibility, must nevertheless be of such strength that in screwing the closure cap on or 01? the bottle, or in case of an accidental downward pressure upon the top of the closure cap, such pressure will not force the lower ends of said springs beneath the bottom of the stand.

While it will thus appear that a quick interchanging of ink bottles may take place when a bottle has become empty, such change may be made without smudging the fingers or the spilling of ink, as the closure cap remains on the bottle during said operations.

The ink stand proper may be made of any suitable material, preferably plastic, and the flanges of said stand may be formed as a base to receive pencils and pens thereon.

As the construction of my device, although unique, is very simple, the cost of making the same, will only be small.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of this application, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an ink stand embodying my device, and having an ink bottle therein.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, of my device, shown in F gure 1.

Figure 3 is an elevational bottom view of my said device and showing the bottom of an ink bottle.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, th

numeral Ill indicates an ink bottle stand, or housing, for an ink bottle 2-5 of the conventional shape.

Said stand is at its top provided with an opening H therein adapted to receive the neck portion 42 with the closure cap I3 of said bottle, as said bottle with the cap attached thereto, is passed through said opening H, assuming a position relative to the stand, as shown in Figure 1.

The opening H has around its periphery a flange 14 which will arrest'th'e upward movement of the body of the ink bottle, the upper part or shoulders I5 of said bottle 't-hus' abutting said flange M.

The said stand it is below the shoulder 1 4 formed with a hollow, substantially square portion It, like that of an ink bottle. The stand has upon two opposite sides of the said hollow portion it been formed with upwardly tapered projections H, I! which are integral with said stand, and present inwardly flat and parallel surfaces 21, 2'! against the body of the ink bottle; the said projections may have threaded openings I8 adapted to receive screws l9 therein. Springs 20, bent upon themselves as at 2i, are secured to the projections H, H at the lower fiat end surfaces 22 of the latter by means of the screws I9; said springs, while bent upon themselves at 2! and secured to the tapered projections H, H, extend downwardly, the inne surfaces of said springs are substantially flat or even with, that is, they may be said to be in continuation of the surfaces 21, 21.

The springs 26, 2t terminate at their lower ends in bent portions 25, 26, and the very ends of the latter are, in turn, formed with bent portions 29, 29 adapted to form the seat for an ink bottle, as described, when said bottle is inserted into the stand If].

The ink bottle may be inserted into said stand or removed from the latter by a pressure exerted, respectively, upon the bottom of the bottle, or top of the closure cap.

It is, however, important that the springs 20, 20 are of a certain, tested strength in order to hold the bottle securely in place in the stand, while at the same time said springs must be of sufficient flexibility to spread apart far enough to permit the ejection of an ink bottle.

The stand may be provided with a curvature 39 formed by the bending of the flange 3|, whereby to provide a receptacle for the placement of pens and pencils therein.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. An ink stand formed with an opening in the top thereof and adapted to receive an ink bottle, a shoulder surrounding said opening, said stand being made with a four-sided, substantially square hollow space, two upwardly tapered portions formed integrally with opposite sides of said hollow space, said tapered portions being fiat at their bottoms and formed with threaded orifices therein, springs made with an angular bend at one end and abutting the bottoms of said tapered portions, said angular bends having threaded orifices, and screws securing said angular bends to the tapered portions, bends formed upon the other ends of said springs and in opposite direction of said first bends, said lowermost bends of the springs being adapted to support the bottom of said ink bottle at such a distance from the bottom of the stand as to absorb any pressure casually exerted upon the top of the bottle, without pushing said bottle out of its seat.

2. In a device of the class described, a housing formed with an opening in the top thereof and adapted to receive an ink bottle, a shoulder surrounding said opening, said housing being made with a four-sided substantially square hollow space, two upwardly tapered portions formed integrally with two opposite sides of the hollow space, said tapered portions being fiat at their lower ends, springs made with an angular bend at one end and abutting the lower ends of said tapered portions, means securing said angular bends to the tapered portions, and bends formed upon the other ends of said springs and adapted to support an ink bottle.

3. An ink stand formed with an opening in the top thereof and adapted to receive an ink bottle, said stand being made with a four-sided, substantially square hollow space, two upwardly tapered portions formed integrally with two opposite sides of the hollow space, said tapered portions being flat at their bottoms, springs made with an angular bend at one end, said angular bends abutting the bottoms of the tapered portions, bends formed upon the lower ends of said springs and in opposite direction of the angular bends, and second bends formed upon said lower bends, whereby to form a seat for an ink bottle.

4. In a device, as claimed in claim 3, and wherein the said springs are flush with the sides of the hollow space.

5. In a device, as claimed in claim 3, and wherein said springs, due to their flexible characteristic will permit the insertion of an ink bottle through the bottom of the stand, and the ejection of said bottle from the bottom, by an exerted pressure upon the top of the bottle.

PAUL SIPTRO'IT.

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