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US2670711A
US2670711A US773815A US77381547A US2670711A US 2670711 A US2670711 A US 2670711A US 773815 A US773815 A US 773815A US 77381547 A US77381547 A US 77381547A US 2670711 A US2670711 A US 2670711A
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  • My invention relates to fountain pens and has to do particularly with fountain pens of the type wherein the ink reservoir is adapted to be filled by capillary action, the ink is held in the reservoir by capillary action and the ink is fed therefrom by capillary action to a writing surface when the pen is used in writing.
  • One of the objects of my invention is to provide an improved fountain pen of the foregoing character.
  • Another object is to provide an improved filling and. ink feeding means for a fountain pen of the foregoing character.
  • a further object is to provide a fountain pen of the capillary filling type having a filler element defining a plurality of capillary ink storage spaces or cells, and wherein the cell-forming members occupy a minimum portion of the total volume of the ink reservoir space, thereby providing a maximum volume of ink storage capacity for an ink reservoir space of any overall size.
  • a further object is to provide a fountain pen of the capillary type having a plurality of capillary ink storage spaces or cells extending longitudinally of the pen and formed with a greater capillarity at the portion thereof more distant from the writing end of the pen than at the portion nearer to the writing end of the pen.
  • Still another object is to provide a capillary filler element for a fountain pen having a plurality of capillary spaces or cells extending longitudinally thereof and so formed that the capillarity of the spaces at the various portions of the filler element corresponds generally with the distance of such portions from the writing end of the pen.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an improved fountain pen of the type described having a relatively large refill and write-out capacity.
  • a fountain pen having a capillary filler element wherein the capillarity thereof is graded longitudinally thereof and which can be readily and accurately predetermined and maintained; a fountain pen having a readily removable cartridge including a capillary filler element and feed inclosed and formed as a unit with a protective cartridge casing; a fountain pen of the capillary type having an improved venting means for maintaining the interior substantially at atmospheric pressure; an improved method of forming a capillary filler element; an improved arrangement for substantially closing the writing end of the pen body; an improved arrangement for maintaining a wick-dike feed element in ink feeding relation to the nib of the pen; a novel arrangement for maintaining a series of fin-like partitions in predetermined, spaced relation to define a plurality of capillary ink storage spaces or cells; and a simple and readily assembled structure for providing capillary cells of graded sizes.
  • Figure 1 is a fragmentary view, partially in longitudinal cross-section, of a fountain pen constructed in accordance with my invention
  • Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a nib and an end closure member forming a portion of the pen shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a transverse, cross-sectional view taken along line 33 of Figure 1;
  • Figure 4 is a transverse, cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1;
  • Figure 5 is a side elevational view of a capillary filler element and feed element forming a portion of the pen shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 6 is an enlarged, fragmentary and somewhat diagrammatic view illustrating the arrangement of the fin-forming strips in one step in the formation of the capillary filler element
  • Figure 7 is a diagrammatic view of the fin forming strips as they appear after bending and application of the backing sheet
  • Figure 8 is a reduced top plan view of the assembly of fin forming strips and backing sheet prior to rolling into final form
  • Figure 9 is a side elevational view of the assembly of Figure 8.
  • Figure 10 is an enlarged, fragmentary, and somewhat diagrammatic top plan view of a portion of the structure shown in Figure 8;
  • Figure 12 is an enlarged, fragmentary, longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the structure shown in Figure 11; 1 s
  • Figure 13 is an enlarged, transverse cross-sectional view taken along line l3-l3 of Figure 12;
  • Figure 14 is an enlarged, transverse cross-sectional View taken along line l4--l4 of Figure 12;
  • Figure 15 is a fragmentary view, partially in cross-section showing the forward end of a cartridge generally similar to the cartridge of Figure 11 only employing a modified form of feed member;
  • Figure 16 is a top plan view of the feed member shown in Figure 15;
  • Figure 17 is a fragmentary, longitudinal, sectional view of a pen embodying still a further form of my invention.
  • Figure 18 is a transverse sectional view taken along line I 8--l 8 of Figure 17;
  • Figure 19 is a transverse sectional view taken along line Ill-I9 of Figure 17;
  • Figure 20 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 20-40 of Figure 1'7; V
  • Figure 21 is a transverse sectional view taken along line 2 I-2I of Figure 17;
  • Figure 22 is a reduced, fragmentary and somewhat diagrammatic view showing the capillary filler element of the pen of Figure 17 in its condition during assembly thereof;
  • Figure 23 is an enlarged, fragmentary, transverse sectional view through the capillary filler element of Figure 22 and showing particularly the manner of spacing consecutive turns of the sheets forming the filler element;
  • Figure 24 is a perspective view showing a slightly modified form of capillary filler element comprising three separate longitudinally abutting sections;
  • Fig. 25 is a fragmentary and somewhat diagrammatic view of a modified form of filler element made from a single sheet, in an initial step in forming the filler element;
  • Fig. 26 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view of a portion of the filler element of Fig. 25;
  • Fig. 2'? is a view similar to Fig. 17 only showing a pen embodying the filler element of Fig. 25.
  • the fountain pen of the present invention may be made as a pocket pen having the usual cap or it may be made as a desk pen having the usual elongated tailpiece, or if desired it may be made as a convertible pen which can be used either as a pocket pen or a desk pen.
  • the pen includes a pen body or barrel including a front section Hill and a rear section I Ill, detachably connected to the front section as by a threaded joint I62.
  • the body may be formed of any suitable material such as metal or a plastic and preferably is formed from a plastic such as Lucite (methyl methacrylate resin).
  • the forward body section I00 which preferably terminates at its forward end in a tapered portion I03, is formed with a bore I04 extending longitudinally therethrough and opens to the exterior of the pen in a forward opening I05.
  • the pen nib IllB ( Figure 3) has the general form of a portion of a cone and at its rear end is provided with a split ring portion Ill'I adapted to resiliently and frictionally engage against a tapered portion I08 of the bore and to bear against a shoulder I09 for the purpose of positioning the nib within the forward end of the body with only the forward writing tip projecting therefrom.
  • the nib I06 is formed with a slit I II providing two flexible nib sections H2, and with a pierce III! which registers with 7 an air opening H formed in the upper wall of the forward pen body for a purpose which will hereinafter appear.
  • an end piece or shoe I 20 which has a generally trough shaped body I2I adapted to fit into the tapered portion I08 of the bore forwardly of the nib I06.
  • the edges of the body portion I2I are generally complemental in shape to the edges of the nib so that the end piece fits against the nib when these two members are in position in the pen body.
  • the end piece is provided with a forward end wall I22 preferably inclined, as illustrated, and having its periphery conforming generally to the periphery of the opening I05 in the end of the pen body and providing, in effect, a continuation of the external contour of the pen body.
  • the end wall I22 is formed with an ink inlet opening I23 below the center thereof for the purpose of admitting ink into the interior of the pen as hereinafter more fully described.
  • the interior of the forward body section I00 provides an ink reservoir chamber or space in which is located a capillary filler-and-reservoir element I25 (hereinafter called a filler element) which is adapted to be filled with ink by capillary action when the writing end of the pen is inserted in a supply of ink.
  • the capillary filler element I25 hasa plurality of passages or ink storage spaces or space portions therein suitably connected and adapted to be placed in communication with the supply of ink and to draw ing therein by capillary action.
  • the capillary ink spaces are of such capillarity that they retain ink therein by capillary action when the pen is not in use and permit ink to be withdrawn therefrom when the pen is used in writing.
  • the capillary storage spaces, together with the ink feed means connected between these spaces and the nib slit maintain the ink in the pen entirely under capillary control at all times and there is no free body of ink within the pen subject to influences which tend to cause leakage in fountain pens of the type having a reservoir containing a free body of ink.
  • the capillary filler element I25 includes a plurality of elongated partitions or fins I26 forming wall elements extending longitudinally of the pen body and disposed in generally radial arrangement to define therebetween a plurality of longitudinal spaces or passages I29 of generally wedge-shaped cross-section and of capillary width.
  • the fins I28 terminate inwardly short of the center of the capillary filler element I25 to define a longitudinally extending central space I32 which provides intercommunication between all of the capillary spaces or space portions l29.
  • Means are provided in the pen of my invention for venting the interior to atmosphere to maintain the air substantially at atmospheric pressure thereby permitting the pen to fill rapidly by capillary action and permitting ink to be withdrawn under capillary control when the pen is used in writing.
  • the equalization of pres sure between the exterior and interior of the pen renders the pen substantially insensitive to changes in atmospheric pressure whereby the event that atmospheric pressure should be reduced, as for example, when the pen is carried to a high elevation there is no tendency for ink to be forced from the pen as often occurs in the case of fountain pens wherein ink is retained within the pen by the maintaining of subatmospher ic pressure within the ink reservoir.
  • the equalization of pressure prevents any tendency of the ink fiow to be blocked during writing such as might occur upon an increase in atmospheric pressure.
  • the ratio of total void space to the total volume of space within the ink reservoir is made as great as possible, consistent with the requirement that the capillary spaces be of suitably small width to provide the necessary capillarity to draw ink into these spaces and retain it therein by capillary action.
  • the fins forming the capillary filler element are made as thin as practicable r consistent with mechanical strength and rigidity thereby providing as great a number as possible of capillary spaces or cells of predetermined wallto-wall width or thickness.
  • the cells are made of such width that they exert sufiicient capillarity to draw ink therein during filling to fill the cells substantially throughout their entire lengths and to retain ink therein when the pen is not in use.
  • the capillarity of the cells is not so great as to prevent ink from being withdrawn from the cells by capillary action established between the writing tip of the nib and a writing surface when the nib is placed in contact with the writing surface during writing.
  • capillary filler element I is formed by three sets of fins I26, I21, and
  • the cells provided in the forward section of the capillary filler element are defined only by the long fins N6; the cells provided in the second or intermediate section Of the capillary filler element are defined by the long fins I26 and the fins I21 of intermediate length and the cells formed in the third or rear section of the filler element are defined by the fins I26, I21 and the short fins (23.
  • the capillary filler element may be formed in various ways, it being understood that the construction is such that the-fins are suitably retained in radially extending position with their inner ends suitably spaced and their outer ends also spaced but at a greater distance than the inner ends so that the true radial arrangement and desired spacing of the fins is preserved.
  • the fins are equally spaced in order that the cells all are of similar cross-sectional dimension.
  • the fins may be formed of any suitable thin sheet material, which has sufiicient mechanical strength and rigidity, which is not deteriorated by the ink, and which does not adversely affect the ink.
  • the fins may be formed either from a suitable metal foil as, for example, silver, or from a plastic material, such as Vinylite; for convenience in forming the filler element, I prefer to use a plastic.
  • a unitary structure in which the bent over and overlapping marginal portions of the strips form, in effect, a substantially continuous backing web from which the body portions of the strips project substantially perpendicularly and form spaced parallel flanges or fins.
  • a separate backing sheet I36 which is fused to the web and thereby provides added strength to the structure and insures the unitary nature of the structure. That is to say, by providing a single unitary backing sheet, several strips will be retained in connected condition even in the event that one or more of the strips should not originally be securely connected to the adjacent strips or should later become disconnected.
  • the backing sheet I36 is applied to the bent over marginal portions and is fused thereto.
  • the fusing is accomplished by applying heat and pressure simultaneously which serves to iron over the marginal portions and provide a relatively smooth and flat backing web.
  • the spacers I35 are then removed.
  • the assembled structure is then rolled into cylindrical form with the free ends of the fins innermost and the backing web outermost. .
  • the inner ends of the fins at the two side edges of the structure are brought into abutment but the outer edges do not come together but are spaced apart a suflicient distance to provide the vent passage I3I as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.
  • the assembled structure may be held in rolled cylindrical form in any desired manner but preferably the dimensions of the filler element are such that it snugly fits within the ink reservoir space and held in the desired cylindrical form when thus inserted therein.
  • the feed element or wick I30 is laid onto the free ends of the fins and the structure rolled around the feed element to substantially enclose the latter when the filler element is rolled as above described.
  • This may be accomplished in any suitable manner, as, for example, by providing a plurality of notches in the backing sheet to provide a series of tongues therein and by causing the forward end of the corresponding groups of fin-forming strips to converge so the strips in each group may be attached to the corresponding tongue when the strips are attached to the backing strip.
  • the capillary filler element is of such length that it terminates short of the extreme forward end of the pen body and therefore a space I38 is provided between the forward end of the capillary filler element and the floor I22 0f the end piece, which accommodates the projecting end of the feed element I30. This projecting end is brought into abutment with the underside of the nib and the inner face of the floor I22 and the capillary passages defined by the feed element are placed in ink-feeding communication with the nib slit.
  • the pen is filled by inserting the writing end of the pen into a supply of ink preferably a sufficient depth to immerse the ink inlet opening I23 and place the capillary passages I29 in the filler element I25 in direct feeding relation with the supply of ink.
  • Ink is drawn into the filler element I25 and also the feed element I30 by capillary action and rises therein by capillary action to fill the capillary spaces therein.
  • Air which is in the capillary spaces I29 is forced therefrom by the incoming ink and finds its way out of the pen through the circumferential vents I39, air vent passage I3I the nib pierce III and the air port I I5.
  • an air outlet passage and port similar to those shown in Fig. 17 and described hereinafter may be provided in the rear body section IOI for additional venting of the pen.
  • each of the cells should for any reason become blocked or fail to fill, the remaining cells will fill, owing to the fact that each of the cells is placed in direct communication with the ink supply.
  • the present invention substantially eliminates any possibility of an air bubble forming in any of the cells and causing an air lock.
  • Each of the cells is of wedge-shaped cross-section and 9 4 therefore the inner edge portion of the cell is narrower and of greater capillarity than the outer portion of the cell.
  • ink tends to rise along the inner portion of each cell in advance of the ink at the outer portion of the cell.
  • the ink would rise along the inner portion of the cell past such point and establish a continuous body of ink longitudinally of the cell thereby breaking up any such incipient air bubble.
  • the capillary passages in the feed element I30 have a greater capillarity than the capillary cells of the filler element and thus withdraw ink from the latter to maintain the feed element I30 in substantially saturated condition, at least to the height above the writing end of the pen to which ink stands in the several capillary cells.
  • the capillarity oi the several cells increases inwardly' toward the feed element I30, ink drawn inwardly of the pen and toward inner side edges of the capillary cells at which point it is drawn into the feed element I30.
  • the capillary cells I29 in general are emptied from the rear toward the front end of the pen and therefore ink stands in the forward end of the cells until they are substantially emptied.
  • each cell has an increasing capillarity toward the inner side edge portion thereof which is in communication with the feed element and since the passages in the feed element have greater capillari-tyt-han the cell, ink is drawn from the cell towardand into the feed element and is delivered thereby to the nib.
  • This cell construction also insures substantially complete withdrawal of ink from the cells since the ink is drawn from the outer Portions of lesser capillarity toward the inner portions of greater capillarity and thence into the feed element.
  • Air to replace ink which is withdrawn in writing enters the pen through the air port H5. the nib pierce H6 and the air passage HI; From the air passage I3I air is drawn into the cells at the rear ends thereof and also by way of the cir- cumferential air passages 439. -.in-k is fedto the nib under capillary control atal-ltimes-and 10 the pen is not subject to any blocking of the flow by reason of a decrease in the air pressure within the pen.
  • a capillary filler element having overall length of approximately 2" with its forward end extending to the nib pierce and approximately from the writing end or the nib.
  • the filler element was composed of 83 fins each 0.001" thick and approximately 0.120" wide.
  • the overall diameter of the capillary filler element was approximately 0.320" and the central space was approximately 0.080 in diameter; the width of the air vent at its outer portion was approximately 0.070".
  • the of the longest series were approximately 2'" in length, the fins of the intermediate series were approximately 1.40" in length and the fins of the shortest series were approximately'1.05" in length. There were 20 fins in the longest series, 21 fins in the inter mediate series and 42 fins in the shortest series.
  • the capillary cells in the forward section of the capillary filler element each had an outer cell thickness of approximately 0.044" and an inner cell thickness of approximately 0.011"; the cells in the intermediate section of the filler element had an outer cell thickness of approximately 0.021" and an inner cell thickness of approxi mately 0.005".
  • the pen had a refill capacity of approximately 1.4 grams of ink, that is, upon repeated filling and writing out, the pen upon each refilling operation took on approximately 1.4 grams of ink.
  • the capillary filler element instead of forming the capillary filler element from a plurality of fins of difierent lengths, as above described, to form it in a plurality of separate but abutting sections in each of which there-are a different number of fins providing a diiie'rent number of capillary cells of correspondingly dif feient capillarity.
  • the several sections forming such capillary filler element eefine cells of different capillarities, the cell in the rearwardmost section being the most numerous and of the greatest capillarity and the cells inthe forwardmost section being the fewest and having the least capillarity and the cells in the intermediate section or sections having mten mediate capillarities progressively increasing from the forward toward the rearward end of the pen.
  • the pen may embody any suitable type of casing 01 body but preferably the body includes a main or central section I40, 2'. forward section I4I, pref erably tapering toward its forward end, an intermediate section I42, and a rear section 143; all of the sections preferably are connected by threaded joints, as illustrated.
  • a frictionring I43 may be provided if desired at the juncture seams of the central and forward sections for cooperation with a slip cap of known construction.
  • the central and forward sections of the pen body are of generally hollow form and together define a chamber I44 adapted to receive either a capillary filler element or a cartridge structure of the type hereinafter described in detail and including a capillary filler element and feed.
  • the forward end of the forward body section MI is provided with a bore I45 which extends through the forward end of the pen body and is adapted to receive a writing element which preferably takes the form of a pen nib I46.
  • the pen nib may be of known form and includes a split cylindrical body portion I41 and a tapered writing end portion I48 provided with a pierce I49 and a slit I56.
  • a slight space II of capillary thickness is provided above the pen nib. This space may be provided by forming a counterbore I52 in the forward end of the pen which counterbore is of slightly greater diameter than the pen nib.
  • a capillary filler element is disposed in the chamber I44, which filler element is constituted by a plurality of sections I55, I56 and I51. While three such sections are shown in the present application it will be understood that any suitable number might be provided and that the capillary filler element may consist of two, three or more sections as desired.
  • Each of the sections of the capillary filler element is formed preferably in a manner generally similar to the capillary filler element I25 except that the fins in any one section are of the same length and therefore all of the cells in any section are the same. That is, the fins I58 forming the section I55 are all of the same length.
  • the fins I60 forming the section I51 are all of the same length although preferably they are of a different length from the fins I56.
  • a feed element IISI which may be generally similar to the feed element I36 shown in Fig. l of the drawings, extends centrally of the several sections I55, I56 and I51 of the capillary filler element.
  • the feed element i6I is formed as a single element extending substantially throughout the length of the entire capillary filler element and has a forward portion I62 which extends into abutment with the pen nib adjacent the slit I5I.
  • an inner or cartridge casing member I63 formed of suitable material such as a plastic or thin metal, and preferably the latter.
  • the cartridge casing I63 is shaped and dimensioned to snugly receive the several sections of the capillary filler element and to fit snugly within the pen body. Accordingly, the cartridge casing I63 may be tapered at its forward end but preferably it is formed with a plurality of cylindrical sections I64 and I65 of progressively decreasing diameters, suitably dimensioned so that they fit within the tapered forward body section MI.
  • the sections I64 and I65 are of cylindrical rather than tapered form thereby permitting the use of capillary filler sections of cylindrical shape which as will be understood are somewhat easier to manufacture than sections of tapered form.
  • the several sec- 12 tions I55, I56 and I51 are made to fit snugly the corresponding sections of the cartridge casing and thus are held in proper position.
  • the sections are held in firm abutment. This is insured by making the sections I55 and I56 of slightly greater length than the corresponding portions of the casing so that these sections project rearwardly from such portions.
  • the cartridge casing I63 is provided with a forward, generally cylindrical extension I66 of reduced diameter adapted to extend through the cylindrical nib I46 which extension serves to confine the portion of the feed element I6I which extends beyond the forward end of the capillary filler element and at the same time to retain the forward portion I62 of the feed element in contact with the underside of the nib.
  • the extension I66 is provided with a forward end wall I61 conforming generally to the contour of the pen body at this portion and which serves to confine the end I62 of the feed element.
  • An opening is provided in the upper wall portion of the extension I66 at the forward end thereof which permits the forward portion I62 of the feed element I6I to abut the underside of the pen nib I46.
  • the cartridge casing I63 is provided with an inwardly projecting, grooved portion or bead I68 which extends preferably throughout the length of the casing I63.
  • the bead I68 thus provides between the casing I63 and the adjacent portion of the pen body a passage I69 which extends forwardly to an air port I10 and which extends rearwardly to the end of the cartridge.
  • the passage I69 thereby constitutes an air vent passage which is in communication with the exterior of the pen through the port I10 and is in communication with the rear ends of the capillary cells defined by the capillary filler element through the space I1I rearwardly of the capillary filler element.
  • a perforated plate or screen I12 extends across the rear end of the cartridge casing I63 for the purpose of retaining the capillary filler element in the casing and is suitably held in place, as by abutment of the end section I42.
  • the screen is sufficiently open to permit air to pass freely therethrough between the rear ends of the capillary cells and the chamber Ill.
  • the bead I68 may be utilized to maintain the desired spacing between the endmost fins of each section of the capillary filler element to thereby provide an air vent passage I13 which extends along each of the sections of the capillary filler element.
  • the feed section I65 of the inner casing I63 is provided with an end'wall I14 formed with a plurality of openings I15 and the adjacent end wall of the chamber I44 in the forward body section is forwardly inclined to provide a space I16 which is in communication with the bore I45.
  • a plurality, preferably two grooves I11 and I110. of U-shaped cross-section are formed in the walls of the bore I45 and extend from the space I16 to the end of the body; thus ink may enter the interior of the casing I63 through the forward end of the pen during filling.
  • the forward end of the pen is inserted in a supply of ink preferably of sufficient distance to immerse the end of the pen at least as far as the endsof the fins I58.
  • Ink preferably of sufficient distance to immerse the end of the pen at least as far as the endsof the fins I58.
  • anger is drawn into the pe through the counterbore I52, the passage I11, the space I18 and the openings I15 and thence into the capillary filler element; ink also is drawn into the pen through the passage Illa above the nib I46 and into the space I16. Ink rises in the capillary spaces in a manner similar to that described hereinbefore. Air which is in the capillary spaces at the beginning of the filling operation is expelled by the incoming ink and passes out of the capillary spaces through the screen I12, the chamber HI and thence through the air vent passage I89 and out through the air port I10.
  • ink is drawn to the nib from the capillary spaces in a manner generally similar to that described in connection with the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Fig. l of the drawings.
  • Air to replace ink which is withdrawn in writing is drawn into the pen through the air port I18 and passes to the capillary cells in a direction reverse to that in which air is expelled from the cells during filling.
  • the feed element I18 may be formed of any suitable material but preferably is formed of a plastic such as Lucite (methyl methacrylate resin).
  • This member preferably is formed with an elongated cylindrical body portion I19, adapted to extend substantially throughout the length of the capillary filler element, and a forward extension I80 which may be of slightly greater diameter than the body portion I19 and which is adapted to fit snugly in a forward tubular extension I861; of the inner casing 5311 and an enlarged head 80a adapted to abut the forward end of the extension 186a.
  • the feed element I1 8 is formed with a feed slot I8I preferably of capillary width, extending throughout its length and preferably at least two such slots are provided.
  • the slots I-8I provide capillary ink feed ducts which serve to deliver ink by capillary action from the capillary filler element to the nib in a manner generally equivalent to that in which the feed element ISI serves to feed ink to the nib as above described.
  • the ink feed slots IS I extend at their forward ends to the underside of the nib and are in communication with all of the capillary cells by the provision of transverse feed slots I82 of capillary width which are arranged in a spaced series longitudinally of the feed element I18 and which extend circumferentially around the feed element I18 and intersect the longitudinally extending feed slots I8 I.
  • FIG. 1'1 to 23 of the drawings A further embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figs. 1'1 to 23 of the drawings in which the capillary filler elementis constituted by a plurality of thin sheets of suitable material rolled into 'convolute form and defining between adjacent convolutions thereof spaces of capillary width or thickness extending longitudinally throughout the capillary filler element.
  • the pen includes .a body 'of :any suitable form and having, for example, a forward body-section 1-85 and rearward :body section I86 detachably secured thereto.
  • bore or chamber I81 defining an ink reservoir space and having a dished forward-end wall "I88.
  • a bore I 89 leads forwardly from thechamber I8! and communicates with a counterbore I98 extending through the forward endcrthe pen body
  • the forward body sectio is formed with a 14 and which preferably is provided with an' en-' larged or counterbored portion I9I at the for ward end thereof.
  • a writing element which preferably takes the form of a slit/ted nib I92, is seated in the counterbore I and a shoe I93 cooperates withthe nib I92 in a manner generally similar to that described in connection with the form of pen shown in Fig. 1; in the present embodiment, however, the nib and shoe are held in position solely by friction.
  • a plurality, and preferably two, filling slots I94 and I940 Leading from the chamber I81 and through the forward end of the pen are a plurality, and preferably two, filling slots I94 and I940; of generally V-shaped cross section which provide pas sages for the entry of ink into the pen during filling as hereinafter more particularly described.
  • a capillary filler element formed by rolling together a plurality of thin walled sheets of suitable material such as metal or plastic having a surface sufliciently wettable by inks of the type customarily used to exert the desired capillary attraction on the ink.
  • the material is sufliciently flexible to permit it to be rolled into convolute form and suflicientl'y rigid to maintain its shape and position. Excellent results have been obtained by forming the sheets from materials such as "silver foil, gold foil or cellophane although I prefer to use a metal for reasons which will hereinafter appear.
  • the sheets are rolled or wrapped together into convolute form to define therebetween spiral spaces or space portions of capillary thickness defining capillary ink storage spaces, the various portions of the sheets thus serve as wall elements defining capillary spaces or space portions.
  • sheets having dilfering widths are employed as illustrated particularly in Fig. 22.
  • one sheet I95 has a width such that it extends the full length of the capillary filler element and the turns of this sheet define capillary spaces I98 having the greater thickness.
  • a second sheet I'9'I of intermediate width is provided and the spaces I 98 between the turns of this sheet and the long sheet I95 are of intermediate thickness.
  • two additional sheets I99 are provided which define with the sheets and 191, respectively, capillary spaces 280 which are of the'least thickness.
  • the four sheets are stacked with their rearward longitudinal edges in alignment and are rolled into a spiral as illustrated in Figs. 1'7 and 22.
  • the filler element may be formed from a single sheet, suitably shaped so that when rolled into convolute form it defines spaces or cells generally equivalent in form and arrangement to those defined by the plurality of sheets, except that but a single spiral passage "is provided in each sectionofthefiller element.
  • each of the sheets is formed with a plurality of spaced projections 201 which, when the sheets are rolled into convolute form, abut the adjacent convolutions .of 'the'shee't or the adjacent sheet.
  • the projections 2'01 are formed of such heights that they provide the desired spacing.
  • the projections 20!) formed in the sheet I91 and in the corresponding portion of sheet I95 are of intermediate height and the projections 20Ic formed in that portion of the sheet I95 which is rolled upon itself are of the greatest height.
  • the projections 20Ii are provided by forming them from the material of the sheet itself. While the projections may be formed as mere indentations, I prefer to form them by puncturing the sheet thereby providing openings 202 extending through the sheet which openings serve to place the spaces on either side of the sheet in communication, thus permitting relatively free flow of ink or air between adjacent spaces. If desired, the projections may be formed as imperforate indentations (not shown) and separate perforations (not shown) provided in the sheets intermediate, the indentations.
  • a feed element 203 is provided which preferably takes the form of a wick similar to the wick I30 described hereinabove.
  • the feed element 203 preferably extends centrally of and throughout the length of the capillary filler element and through the bore I89 and into the space defined .by the nib and shoe.
  • the forward end of the wick is maintained in abutment with the slit of the nib I92 and the capillary passages in the wick thus are connected in ink feeding relation with the nib slit.
  • the feed element 203 preferably is assembled with the capillary filler element by placing it against the marginal portions of the sheets I95, I91 and I99 when they are assembled in flat form and the sheets are then rolled around the feed element which may serve as a core aiding in the rolling or wrapping of the sheets.
  • the capillary passages in the feed element 203 are in ink feeding relation with the innermost capillary spaces by reason of the openings in the convolutions of the several sheets immediately surrounding the feed element 203.
  • the outer convolutions of the capillary spaces are in communication with the inner convolutions of the spaces through the openings in the intervening convolutions of the sheets.
  • the several convolutions of a single space are connected and in communication in a circumferential or a spiral direction.
  • I For the purpose of venting the interior of the pen body, in order to maintain the air pressure therein substantially at atmospheric pressure I provide preferably a port 205 in the rear body section which at one end is in communication with the chamber I81 and at its other end terminates adjacent the joint between the body sections whereby when the latter are slightly unscrewed the port is opened to the atmosphere.
  • the pen also may be vented through the ink filling openings I93 and I94 at its forward end and in certain cases it may not be necessary to provide any vent passage at the rear end of the chamber I81 although this is preferable in order to insure rapid filling.
  • the end of the pen is inserted in a supply of ink preferably a sufficient distance to place the forward end of the capillary filler element I94 below the level of the ink.
  • Ink enters the pen through the filling passages I93 and I9I and enters the capillary spaces I96 at their forward end. Ink rises in the capillary spaces by capillary action and completely fills the spaces to the top or rear end of the capillary filler element. Since the forward ends of all of the capillary spaces are in communication with the space 206 between the forward ends of the capillary filler element and the forward end wall I88 ink enters all of the capillary spaces simultaneously and rapid filling takes place.
  • Air which is in the capillary spaces at the beginning of the filling operation is forced out by the incoming ink and, when a rear end vent is'provided, passes out through such vent; where no rear end vent is provided the air is forced out through the forward end of the pen and bubbles up through the body of ink in which the pen is inserted.
  • all of the capillary spaces are in communication with adjacent spaces and since each space has an extensive cross-sectional dimension in a circumferential direction there is little, if any, possibility of an air bubble being trapped in any portion of the capillary space in a manner which would tend to block or retard the filling to any material extent.
  • the capillarity established between the writing tip of the nib and the writing surface draws ink from the nib which is immedi-- ately replaced by ink from the feed element 203.
  • the latter in turn is maintained in substantially saturated condition by reason of its being in ink feeding communication with the innermost capillary surfaces of the several sections of the capillary filler element.
  • the capillarity of the feed element 203 is greater than that of the smallest spaces 200 of the capillary filler element and the capillarity of the nib slit is still greater, thereby insuring that ink will be drawn to the nib slit by capillarity so long as any ink remains in the pen.
  • the capillary filler element is so constructed that the capillarity of the spaces I96 is sufficient to lift ink to the height of these spaces above the supply of ink and to maintain ink in these spaces at all times but insufficient to prevent ink from being withdrawn therefrom when the pen is used in writing.
  • the capillary spaces I98 have'sufiicient capillarity to lift ink to the height of these spaces above the supply of ink, and in a similar manner the spaces 200 have the greatest capillarity which is sufficient to raise ink to the upper end of the capillary filler element during filling.
  • the spiral capillary filler element instead of being formed of a plurality of sheets of different widths may be formed in a plurality of sections each of which comprises a single sheet.
  • a filler element 20'! of this construction is shown in Fig. 24 and includes a plurality, preferably'three, sections 208, 209 and 2I0.
  • the forward section 208 is formed of a single sheet having projections 2H which space the consecutive turns of the sheet the desired distance apart to provide a single capillary space 2M of spiral form.
  • the sheet 209 is formed with projections 2I2 of lesser height than the projections 2
  • the rear section 2H1 is formed of a sheet having the lowest projections and the capillary space therein has the least wall-to-wall thickness.
  • a feed element 263' which may be generally similar to that illustrated in Fig. 17 is provided and is engirdled by all of the three sections forming the capillary filler element.
  • the sheet 218 (Fig. 25) from which it is formed has a straight rear edge 222 and a plurality of portions 220, 224 and 226* of different lengths measured in a direction from the edge 222'.
  • the sheet is rolled on a feed element 228, similar to the feed element I30 referred to above.
  • the sheet portions 228' form short wall elements or portions 230 (Fig. 26), the portions 226 form wall elements or'portions (Fig. 26),. of intermediate length and the portions 224 form long wall elements or portions 234 (Fig. 26) extending throughout the length of the filler element.
  • the sheet is provided with projections 235, 238 and 240 respectively dimensioned and positioned for spacing the wall elements apart in the rolled filler element to form capillary spaces 242, 244 and 246, graded as to capillarity in a. manner similar to that described above in connection with Fig. 17.
  • the spacing projections are preferably formed similarly to the projections 2%! (Fig. 23), being provided with apertures 248.
  • a complete pen embodying the just-described filler element is shown in Fig. 27 and is similar to the. pen of Fig. 17 except in respect to the filler element.
  • the present invention provides a. fountain pen of the capillary type having improved filling and ink feeding characteristics.
  • the pen. has a relatively high write-out and refill capacity.
  • the feed of ink to the nib is positive and the pen is ready at all times for instant writing.
  • the pen is fully vented and the capillary system is such that the pen is not subject to air looking either during filling or during writing, but may be completely filled and may be written out substantially completely.
  • the pen is simple and rugged in construction and may be easily manufactured and will operate for a long period of use without adjustment or repair.
  • a fountain pen comprising a pen body having an ink reservoir section, a writing element carried at one end of said pen body, a capillary filler-a-ndd'eservoir element disposed in said reservoir section and having a plurality of wall elements defining a plurality of capillary space portions each extending longitudinally of said reservoir section, there being a greater number of wall elements defining space portions of greater capillarity, transversely of said reservoir section, in the portion of said filler and-reservoir element most remote from said writing element than in the portions nearer said writing element,
  • ink feed means having a capillarity at least 3 as great as that of said space portions most remote from said writing element connecting said capillary space portions in ink feeding relation to said writing element.
  • a fountain pen comprising a pen body hav- 7 extending longitudinally of said reservoir section and defining therebetween a plurality of radially arranged, longitudinally extending capillary cells, there being a greater number of partition members in the portion of said reservoir section most remote from said writing element than in the remaining portion thereby providing a greater number of cells of greater capillarity in said most remote portion than in said remaining portion, and capillary ink feed means connecting said capillary cells in ink feeding relation to said writing element.
  • a fountain pen comprising a pen body having an ink reservoir section, a writing element carried at one end of said pen body; a capillary filler-and-reservoir element in said reservoir section including a plurality of longitudinally extending walls having opposed portions mutually inclined and defining therebetween a plurality of capillary spaces, there being a larger number of walls in the portion of the capillary filler-andreservoir element most remote from said writing element than in the portion nearest to said writing element and providing capillary spaces of greater capillarity than in said portion nearer to said writing element, and capillary ink feed means connecting said capillary spaces in ink feeding relation to said writing element.
  • a fountain pen comprising a pen body having an ink reservoir section, a writing element carried at the forward end of said pen body, a capillary filler-and-reservoir element in said reservoir section including a plurality of wall members disposed in opposed relation and defining therebetween a plurality of capillary ink storage cells extending longitudinally of said element, certain of said wall members extending throughout the length of said filler-and-reservoir element, and wall members intermediate said first wall members terminating short of the forward portion of said filler-and-reservoir element whereby the cells in the portion of the element remote from the writing element have afgreater capill'arity than in the portion nearer to said writing element, and ink feed means connecting said cells with said writing element.
  • a capillary filler-and-reservoir element for a fountain pen comprising a generally cylindrical web, a plurality of thin-walled fins carried by said web and extending radially inwardly therefrom to short of the center of said. filler and-reservoir element and defining plurality of longitudinally extending capillary spaces and a central space communicating with said capillary spaces, there being a greater number of fins in the rearward section of said filler-andereservoir element than in the forward section providing a larger number of spaces of greater capillarity in said rearward section, and an ink feed element extending longitudinally of said central space providing a plurality of capillary ink feed ducts connected to said capillary spaces.
  • a capillary filler-and-reservoir element for a fountain pen comprising a generally cylindrical web, a plurality of thin-walled fins carried by said web and extending radially inwardly there.- from to short of the center of said filler-andreservoir element and defining plurality of longitudinally extending capillary spaces and a central space communicating with said capillary spaces, there being.
  • said filler-and-reservoir 19 element having an air vent groove extending longitudinally therealong, and a plurality of air vent grooves extending circumferentially therearound at longitudinally spaced portions thereof and communicating with said longitudinal air vent groove and with said capillary spaces.
  • said wall elements are provided by members of rolled form which define between the convolutions thereof capillary cells of spiral cross-section and the feed means includes a feed element centrally of said rolled wall members which extends substantially throughout the length thereof and to said writing element, and the feed element has a plurality of capillary passages connecting said capillary space portions in ink-feeding relation to said writing element.
  • said wall elements are provided by thin-walled sheets spirally wrapped upon each other to define between the convolutions thereof of capillary cells of spiral cross-section, certain of said sheets being of different widths than the others in a direction longitudinally of said capillary fillerand-reservoir element and said sheets being ar- 5 ranged to define a greater number of cells of greater capillarity in the portion of the capillary filler-and-reservoir element remote from said writing element than in the portions nearer the writing element.
  • wall elements are provided by thin-walled sheets spirally wrapped upon each other to define between the convolutions thereof capillary ink storage cells of spiral cross-section, the several convolutions of said sheets having spacing projections extending therefrom and abutting adjacent convolutions.
  • capillary filler-and-reservoir element is formed by a plurality of separate, juxtaposed, axially aligned sections, each section having spirally wrapped wall elements defining capillary cells extending longitudinally thereof, the number of cells and the capillarities of the cells in the respective sections progressively increasing from the forwardmost section to the rearmost section.
  • filler-and-reservoir element is formed of a single member having wall elements of different lengths, and is rolled to define between the convolutions thereof a plurality of capillary spaces of spiral cross-section.
  • a capillary filler-ancl-reservoir element for a fountain pen of the type having a barrelwith a writing element carried at its forward end said filler-and-reservoir element comprising a plurality of elements defining a plurality of inter-connected capillary space portions forming ink storage cells each extending longitudinally of said filler-andreservoir element, there being a greater number of wall elements defining a greater number of space portions of greater capillarity transversely of said filler-and-reservoir element in the 20 rearward portion of said flller-and-reservoir element than in the forward portion, and ink feed means having a capillarity at least as great as that of said space portions in the rearward portion of said filler-and-reservoir element connected to said space portions for connecting them with the writing element.
  • said filler-and-reservoir element includes a plurality of separate, juxtaposed axially aligned sections, each formed by a spirally wrapped sheet providing wall elements defining said space portions between the convolutions of said sheets.
  • wall elements are formed by thinwalled material spirally rolled upon itself to define said space portions between the convolutions of said material and means including projections extending from said convolutions and abutting adjacent convolutions are provided for spacing said convolutions.

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