US398317A - frank ii - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

F. H. DURBLL.

PEN HOLDER.

No. 398,317. Patented lFeb. ,19, 1889.

URK-ain'- FRANK ll. DURELI., OF ABAY CITY, MICHIGAN, ASSIGIWIR F (')Nlll-IIAIQF TO l JOHN lV. CUPI'I, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 398,31*?, dated February 19, 1889.

Application tiled .l'uly 9, 1888. Serial No. 279,408. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. DURELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bay City, in the county of Bay and State of Michi gan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pen-Holders; and I do de- Clare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- aet description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 1o appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures ot reference marked thereon, which forni a part oli' this speci ti cati o1 i In the common methods of' see-u ri ng writingpens tothe holder the pen-shank is passed bctween the holder and a spring-plate ol sonic form, and these parts, when the pen is in position, bear upon the pen-shank in a manner to retain the pen in position but while the said devices operate successful] y to retain the pen, great trouble and annoyance are occasioned by the pen becoming corroded by the acids in the ink and Yfixed in position in the holder, so that its removal therefrom is often entirely impossible, and at least to remove' the pen it must; be graliibed by the fingers for withdrawal, which is a great objection on account of the pen being generally covered with ink, which must be cleaned or wiped oit be't'ore the removal of the pen or the fingers ot the operator are soiled or stained; and the objects of this invention are to provide devices whereby the pen maybe rigidly and firmly secured in the holder, and also whereby the pen may be quickly and easily '["reed from the holder without applyin the lingers thereto, and also to produce a cheap and casily-constructed device in which pens of various sizes and forms may be at'lixed and held without special lite ting or bending ol the parts.

.llyinvention consists, substzmtially, in the arrangement and combination ot' the several parts which are assembled. together in the construction of the device, as I hereinafter more ll'ully describe, and specifically set lorth in llle claim.

l attain the aforesaid objects by means of the devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- .b is an inner socket with one end open and Figure l is a view in perspective of my improved pen-holder with the pen in position for use. Fig. 2 is the same with the parts in position for releasing the pen. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal central section of Fig. l.' Fig. 4t is a longitudinal central section of Fig. 2.

Similar letters designate the same parts throughout the several views.

a represents the handle of pen-holder, and

6o shoved upon the end ot' the handle a and with its opposite end closed with a rounded end, c.

d is a sleeve passed over the socket l), and is lirmly and rigidly secured. to the open or inner end, c, thereof in any suitable manner, preferably by being litt-cd to iirmly grasp the end e, so as to be rigidly held thereto byfrictional contact, the opposite or outer end oli' the sleeve being, however, divided by the longitudinal slits f, which extend somewhat bcyond the middle of the sleeve and form the spring-pieces g, the outer ends ot' which are turned inward, toi-ming lips 7L, which, when the spring-pieces are closed upon the socket,- lit over the outer rounded end, c, thereol", the springpieccs g being also bent to spriu g outward to the 'form shown in Figs. 2 andai. when not conlined or held inward by a narrow band or sleeve, 1'., which is arranged to surround and slide upon the sleeve d, and which, when in position upon the outer end of the sleeve, as shown in Figs. l and 3, closes the springpieces g upon the socket-piece, and when moved to a position upon the inner end of the sleeve, as'shown in Figs. '2 and Je, allows the spring-piece g to expand or spring away lroni the outer end, c, of the socket.

In practice the pen y' is placed in position between the spring-pieces andthe socket when IOO parts, which prevents the withdrawal of the pen in the common form of pen-holders; but it in no way affects my herein-described penholder, as, should the e i rrosion ot' the parts take place, by sliding' the band 'i to the inner portion of the sleeve d the pieces g spring' ontwardly, and the pen may then be freed to y drop from the holder by a slight tap, and this also avoids the necessity of applying the fingers to the inky pen for its removal from the holder. y

I am aware that pen-hoiders are in use having a central socket or barrel with a sleeve sliding` thereon for retaining' the pen in position or for releasing the same, and I do not elaini the socket and sliding' sleeve, broadly; but with my improved eonstruetion. the pen is more easily released, as the sliding' band z' is free from eontaet with the ink and not lial ble to corrosion, and when the band is moved 1 tothe rear the swing-pieces g are entirely free, or if held by corrosion are instantly freed by pressing upon the projecting portion 1 of the pen, which it will be seen, of course, is a very great advantage over the forms of penholders having a sliding,` sleeve, which is liable to become corroded by the ink and rigidly held thereby against a rearward movement.

I-Ience, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a pen-holder, the combination of the central socket, l), provided with a closed outer end, the sleeve d, surrounding and rigidly secured by its inner end to the said socket and provided on its outer end with longitudinal slits f, and having the pieces g between the slits spring outwardly and away from the socket, and the movable band t', surrounding the sleeve for clasping and retaining the said spring-pieces g upon the pen and socket, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I atti x my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'FRANK H. DURELL.

\Vitnesses:

WM. GoLDIE, J'As. E. THOMAS:

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