US858657A - Blotting-pad. - Google Patents

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MT1-:MBD JULY z, 1907.

S. W1 JUNKEN. BLOTTING PAD.

APPLIGATION FILED APB.27,1901.

BLoTTInG-Pfin.

Specification of Letter-n Patent.

Fatonto July 53, 1907.

' Applicatioulod April 27,1907. Serial ilo. 876,062.

To all 'whom it 'may commi:

vBe it known thatl, 'SAMUEL W. :funn-EN, a. citizen oi the United States, residing nl; Buffalo,- in the, county o! Wright and. Stute oi Minnesota, havo invented n new and useful Blottiog-Pod, of which the :iolloivingis e apccilirnton. l

This invention reinicia to an sii-ticle lor the nso 0i pelsons who do more or .loss writing; nml commis o n biol.-

ting pad to he worn on the writing lnind in noch punition that it will always be ready for une without. the noot-rif sity of dropping tho pen when n. blotting par] is do; mandi-rd. i

The object, oi the invention. is toprovide n cheap, convenir-.nt and easily applied blotting pad for tho writing hand, having means for rotainiug it in auch punition thereon that it camion become disarrzingod :inl-[Will nlways he ready 'for use when needed, thun doing :iwny with tile necnssity of laying down the peu whonv n blot- -ting pad is to he uned. f

preferably' mudo of fabric, having'rm opening for the thumb, nnd'a resilient hand on one side which carries -sepmhle nttnclnnont [or connection to the blotting pad. il Wristband is also attached to thoshield and provided with a clnsp for sec'uringtho band around the wrist. l Y l Y Y l Withfthese and other objects in lifiew the invention consist of :i novel constmction, combination und arrimgenienl; oi paris hereinafter described and pointed out in the lziinis.

In the accompanying dra-wingsw-Figurn 1 is a perspective )den of the blotting pad applied to s. hund-` Fig. 2 is a vien" of the outer side of the blotting pad sind. 'shield showing thu separable connection between the parts. Fi-.3 is n. detniljfiew of u corneioi the blotting sheet ns soon from the inside.

Similar numerals of reference unlicato the mme parus on all the Engines.

The pad l o the invention' is made of :in absorbent paper commonly' known as blotting-paper and has mi approximately recta'i'igular ,form with its forward end 2 slightly 'projecting and having the corners 22 over the back o the hund rnlnded. The outline of he pad is nor, to ho imnln'eddaT thint described and shown rw it 'may be cnt into :my useiul or ornamental configuration dennrndcc.

Preferably nt each side of the blotting;V sheet lon its inner surface nrid ii desired on the outer surfncewilo, is n stripof tough paper, fabric or other suitable strength ning motorini 3 attached to the blotting she-et by nn ndheivo. These pianos of strengnhening material may' beomittod, but they nre intendeclgio xeiziiorce the blit- The shield '4 ia profornbly mndoiof-lnhric'er leather f any snilahle'kihd such as maren, linen, xillc, veli'ei, glovo leather, eLQLnnd' in :my convenient'shone: the only neceilntry. requircrmentn being n plane for uttmzhing tho wrrsL vhir-nd 5 nml ihr: blotting silent l. An opening fi for tho thumb is rlmimhle bnl. in eomo designa for the shield it may be omitted. On Lhe oni-er :rido of the sliiohl Il is un elast-if' band 7 fastened nl. one and, to the lowor inno-r odge o said shield nod lrnxtczmlng; :across the for-mrd (and thereof in. front oi the thumb, it prinses br..L I

nenlzh two narrow' hands er loops S on the shield imd is connnctecl :it its outer enf' to a buckle 9 on n'lmp l() roniovn bly ntlzncliod to thu ndjucent odge oithe blotting' @heet oy n button ll.

Along the edge of the shield '7 beneath the hand, yisis.

. with n Lhnmhoponing l, the edge of the opi-:ning should Another object uf the invention i o provide n shield be protected by :some binding material 13. i

The wrist bund 5 z'zonsiets oi a strip of die same matorial, preferably; :is that which forms-the shield and ir:- socnroly uiinc'ned thereto'by'ntituhing One endof the Wristband, is provided with a button] l., the other end by one or more button holes .l5 to adjust the Wristband to the eine o the Wrist.

To apply the article, the Wristband is separated, the,

thumb passed through the holo 6 sind the shield'uixdpnd drawn. miur the hrmd in such position that the blotting pad'will extend around theoniaidu oi the hond, oldng over tho' buffi: iur ri short tlietance sind lor n grenier di s- 1 ance u nder the palm and little finger. The the. mb nml' lingers beinglree to hold and une opten, the hnndlnny he inovodas desired to dry ih j uml o the pon. t.'

While :i corlnin forni oi separable attachment botw een the blotting )ind and tho olas'tic hand 7 has been de-4 inlc withon inging con- Sorihcd, any other su iniblo. variety of separable eonnoqting means may he employed.

, ihwing thun described hv. invontion what is claimed' As nn m-ilule of nmnnr'ncmu'e. n blotting pmi comprising i sheet o( :L'nsorlmnt material, n-shcld. removably lattached to said hlnillnp; und. to he nmiled to' the hnnr' vlzlmnxb how` Suid Mehl4 (o he )Applied in the hand, luren nruhle wristlnmd uiunflicd 'ro sind shield, und u resilient' lmsrd fastened. in mid shiulclnnd ndnproil'lu be smunfnbiy min ed t" sind hmmm; rimer.

Il. nu article nl manuIhvl'm'n, n blotting nudi com prlnlng .i uboot utf hlnrflng paper, :ahleld removably nl:A

have hereto affixed In testimony that wi l'nesses.

and passing Witnesses:

H. S, SwANmm, BERNARD A. liloNs'rmm.

lin-claim the foregoing as my own, I 1() my rsi-gnature in the presence ot two SAMUEL W. JUNKlN.

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