US555763A

US555763A - Fountain marking-pen

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Publication number: US555763A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1896-03-03
Anticipated expiration: 1913-03-03

Description

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UNITED STATES PA-TENT OFFICE.

w-ILLIAM N. FESSENDEK'O'F cAnpoR, NEW YORK.

FOUNTAIN MARKING-PEN;

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No; 555,763, dated March 3, 1896.

I Application filed November 21,1895. Serial No. 569,690; (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM N. FEssEN DEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Candor, in the county of Tioga and State ofaNew York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fountain Marking'lmplements, of which the followiugis a specification.

This invention relates to a fountain markand is more especially designed for use in addressing boxes, bales, and packages. of merchandise for shipment or the like, and it has for its object to produce a marking implement of the character described wherein the supply of marking fluid to the gistributing point shall be continuous, uniorm, with which the implement is held in contact with the surface being marked, which shall operate to keep the marking-point perfectly clean and smooth at all times, and prevent the accumulation thereon of dust, dirt, grit and the like, to provide an improved bearing for a marking device having a universal movement, and, finally, to improve, simplify and reudermore ellicient implements-of this nature in general.

To these ends my invention consists in the features and in the combination or arrangement of parts hereinafter described and point? ed out in the claims following the description, reference being had to.,tlie accompanying drawings,,formin g a part-of this specification,

wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved marking implement. Fig. 2 is a lon-r gitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3-is plan view of the cap 11, looking from the interior;

and Fig.4 is a similar view of the hood 7.

Referring to the drawings,- the numeral 1 indicates the reservoir designedto contain the marking fluid, and which also constitutes the handle-of the implement, by which it is grasped and held during the operation of marking. As shown, said reservoir or handle consists of a hollow cylinder closed at one end is provided with a ferrule or nipple 3 that terminates in a hollow contracted neck'4.

Formed integrally with or secured to the neck4.isan approximately semispherical hood and not dependent upon the pressure ance of the operator. As the marking-sfihere or casing 5, which at itsapex is provided with which is adapted to project a spherical marking device '13, and which has a bearing at one point only against the bearing-ball 7 seated in the recess 6 of the hood or casing 7.

Clamped between the flanges 8 and 10 of the hood 7 and cap 11 is an annulus 14, of felt or other suitable pliable material, which is in intimate contact at its inner circumference with the periphery of the marking-sphere 13. It will be noted that the contracted neck 4 is deflected at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the. reservoir or handle 1, whereby the said handle may be held in the hand in manner similar to a pen, pencih'or brush, and at the same time bring the ex posed portion of the marking-sphere in the correct position to fairly engage the surfaceto be marked.

The operation of my improved marking implement will be readily understood.

To fill the reservoir or handle the cap 'or stopper2. is removed and the marking fluid poured into the reservoir, after which the cap or stopper is replaced. The implement is now in the same manner. as a pencil or brush and the exposed portion of the marking-sphere 13 applied in contact to the surface to be marked and is'guided over such surface to trace the desired characters thereon. marking-sphere 13 having'a bearing at one point only against the bearing-ball 7 the implement is moved over the surface being marked with the greatest ease, and owing to the universal movement of said markingsphere the utmost freedom of movement is adorded to the-implement under the guidis moved over the surface to be marke the marking fluid,which flows from the reservoirhandle by the contracted neck 4 into the hood 7, comes nto intimate contact with the markready for instant use without further manipulation. The-handle 1 is grasped in the hand Owing to the ing-sphere, and as the latter is rotated by its frictional contact with the surface being marked the felt d-iskor annulus 14 evenlydistributes the marking fluid over said sphere and prevents a surplus quantity thereof from being supplied to that portion of the sphere brought into immediate contact with surface marked, while at the same time said disk.

or annulus acts as a wiper to remove from the marking-sphere all dust, dirt, and grit and prevent the same from being introduced into the interior of the implement and ruined with the supply of marking fluid.

It will thus be seen that a great economy is effected by preventing an unnecessary supply of the marking fluid being applied to the marking-sphere, that said fluid is kept free from admixture with foreign substances picked up by the marking-sphere, and is applied uniformly and continuously to th 0 marking-sphere, and that the surf ace of the latter is kept smooth, bright, and clean.

It will also be evident that by means of the disk or annulus described the employment of valves and other similar devices that are both expensive and apt to become clogged and deranged is entirely dispensed with, While the general construction and arrangement of the parts of the implement combine to produce a device possessing high efiieiency with great durability and that may be manufactured at slight cost.

I have described the perforated disk or annulus 14 as being constructed of felt or other pliable material; but I wish it to be understood that a variety of materials may be em- 'ployed for the purpose, as any material that will embrace the marking-sphere yieldingly or with anelasticor pliable contact will fully answer the purposes and perform the functions heretofore described in connection with the perforated disk or annulus. 4

I have described my improved marking implement as. being more especially designed for marking .boxes; bales and packages of merchandise; but it will be evident that the same may be .employed as a fountain-pen,

pencil or marking device for writing, drawing or trat'zing characters or writings of every kind whatsoever without-departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim isv 1. The combination with a handle and reservoir, of a universally-movable markingsphere carried by said handle, and a flexible annulus arranged about said marking-sphere scribed.

municating therewith, a uni versally-movable marking-sphere protruding through said easing, and a flexible annulus arranged within said casing-and in contact with the periphery of the marking-sphere, substantially as described.

The combination with aliandle and reervoir, of a two-part casin g carried by the hanhood and the other part' an apertured cap, a marking-sphere having a universal bearing in said casing and protruding through the apertured cap, means for securing the two parts of the casing together, and a flexible annulus clamped between the meeting edges substantially as described.

l. The combination with a handle and reservoiigof a casing carried thereby, a universally-movable marking-sphere protruding .in, a cup-shaped recess formed in the upper 'portion of said casing and forming abeari'ng for the marking-sphere, and a flexible annuprotruding through the latteiga bearing-ball ing a bearing for the marking-sphere, and a 8 and 10, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set nesses.

- WILLIAM N. FESSENDEN. lVitnesses:

[JAMES L. Nonms, VINTON COOMBS.

2. The combination with a handle and reservoir, of a casing carried thereby and com-- dle, one part of said casing consisting of a'.

of the two parts of said casing and in contact with the periphery of the marking-sphere,

through said casing, a bearing-ball arranged lus arranged within said casing and in contact with the periphery of the marking-sphere,

sphere. 13 arranged in said hood and cap and' flexible annulus clamped between the flanges my hand in presence of two subscribing wih and v in contact therewith, substantially as de- 7 seated in said cup-shaped recess and form-