US895463A - Fountain-pen. - Google Patents

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No, 395,463.5" Y f 1 HOUSTON, a citiz'engof the United States, and a resident of Tracy, in the county of Lyon and State of Minnesota, have invented'a new and Improved Fountan-Pen, of which the {ollo g is a full, clear, and exact descrip!I ion.

This invention relates toV The object ofthe invention is to produce a pen which is'constructed in such a way that the flow of ink from the reservoir to the en may be readil cut o' when desired, so t at the pen may carried in the pocket, without danger of the inkl v out.

The invention consists in t e construction and combination of parts, to be more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawinvs forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 isa longitudinal, central section through a pen constructed in accordance with my invention. This view represents the parts in the relation which they have when communication between the reservoir and the pen oint is open, the pen being ready for writing; Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but representing the pen in its closed condition, as when carried in the pocket, the flow of ink from the reservoir to the pen point being cut off; Fig. 3 is a cross-section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1,upon an enlarged scale; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but taken on the line 4--4 of Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a perspective of a,collar, the rotation of which affords means for admitting or arresting the flow of ink 4from the reservoir to the pen point; Fig. 5 is a` perspective of a forward portion of the reservoir or body of, the penolder, the same being shown partly in cross section. This view also shows a ortion of a valve and illustrates the means or limiting the amount of rotation of the collar; and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the feeder. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section taken at the forward end of the reservoir and showing the en and sleeve in a reverse position, adapting the fountain pen to be carried in one's ocket.

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, 'raeated'mg. 11,1908. weee'mwwwwwfv891.235" I the b of the'penholder, which A1s of tapered tubular form -as shown, and 'provided 4With'a. bore or re'servoir?.2 The forward end of thisbody is` counter-bored and provided and 2, 1 representsV y with'a thread 3 in whichthere is attached a Y .valve or thimble 4,'said'valve having a reduced threaded ni le l5' for this urpose. bbdy of-this v Se is of tubularpform as shown, and is provided at its forward edge with 'ai forwardly prolecting tongue 6 as illustratedinFi0'.5.Y he inner end of this valve is provi ed with a'valve opening 7 through which the ink passes in coming from the reservoir to the pen point. The thimble i is o f substantially tubular form, its outer portion being threaded in order to facilitate the attachment of a. feeder 8. This feeder has an elongated body and its inner extremity is enlarged and formed with a threaded neck 9, the threads of which are adated to engage the threads 3 as indicated. eyond this threaded neck 9 a packing-ring 10 is placed upon the inner portion of the feeder, and this ortion of the feeder constitutes a plug Whic fits tight in the inner end of the thimble so as to exclude the ink from the threads and the threaded neck 9. The inner extremity of the feeder is formed into a conical point orvalve llwhich is adapted to seat in the opening 7 so as to cut off the flow of ink through the feeder, as will be readily understoo From the conical tip 11 a feed duct 12 extends inwardly throuvh the feeder and this duct communicates wit i a groove 13 on the uppervside of the feeder as shown.

In assembling the arts the feeder 8 is screwed intothe thimb e as shown and a collar 14 is then a plied. This collar is clearly illustrated in Fi) duced, tubular neck 15 which enables it to be attached to the body of the feeder by means of a throuvh pin 16. The body of the collar is enlarge and formed with a cylindrical bore 17 and in this bore a longitudinally proi'ecting tongue 18 is formed. When the colg. 5; it is formed with a rear is slid into position this tongue 1S comes the valve'is close The outer faceof the body of the collaiflel is formed with corrugated or longitudinally. ribbed rings 19'; and between these .rings a acking-ring 20` of rubber or similar material isplaced.- Thispacking-ring corrugatedor ribbed like the rings 19. i n.. VThepeifi-point-21, which ma be of gold 'or similar materiahis seated on t e feeder over the groove 13, in theusual manner, andthe butt of the' n-point is received between the collar andt e b od of the feeder. It Yshould be held friction tig tsimply by being pushed into position. The forward portion of the pen-holder is normall inclosed in a sleevey 22. This sleeve is of tu ular form slightly contracted at its forward extremity, as indicated in Fig. 1, so

' as to form an annular shoulder 23. This in Fig. 2.

shoulder forms a sto for the sleeve when it is forced into position from the front, as will be readily understood. When in this position the end of the sleeve is alined .with the forward portion of the collar so that the penpoint 21 and the feeder 8 project from the pen-holder in the usual manner. The bore 24 ofthe sleeve is formed of corruvations or ribs 25, as indicated in Figs. 3 and 4, which corrugations are adapted to engage with the corruga'tions of the rings 19 and also engage with the packi 'fr-ring 20 disposed between the rings. In t is way the sleeve affords means for rotating the collar, it being understood that toopen the reservoir the body 1 of the pen-liolder will be rotated toward the left as indicated by the arrow, in Fig. 1. An opposite movement as indicated-by th arrow in Fig. 2, will bring .the reservoir to its closed condition. When :the pen is to be worn inthe lpocket, the sleeve 22 will be slid longitudinal so as to disengaffe it from the pen and wil be thus applied` to the peniolder in a reverse" position, -as indicated In this-"osition the sleeve comes to rest when the s oulder strikes the collar 14, which'collar rojects slightly -beyond the outer surface'of t e body 1 as indicated'. In

this way, the body of the sleeve extends beyond the body of the en-holder and forms a casing or guardenvelloping the feeder and pen-point. In this way the pen is well protected from injury Aand at the Sametime the flow of ink from the reservoir to the pen is effectually cut off. It may, of course, be

opened 1.1;.A' foun" ain havin {enit-h a lreservoir therein, a thimble'xsoeated in the end of said reservoir and having'ai axial opening ,in-'the inner end thereof,` a feeder mounted in said thimble and having a thread connection therewith -of high pitc 'whereby a partial turn of said feeder may'advance thesame to close said opening, and a stop engaging said feeder andvlimiting the rotationthereof in either direction. v

. 2. A fountainf pen, comprising a tubular body constituting a reservoir, a thimble seated in the end of said body, a feeder having a threaded neck screwing into said thimble, said thiinblc havinv an opening therein constituting a valve adapted to be closed by the inner end of said feeder, a collar rigidly attached to said feeder and having a tongue projecting from the wall thereof, and' a tongue projecting from said thiinble and lying inthe path of said first tongue and limiting the amount of rotation of said feeder in either direction.

3. A fountain pen having a body with a reservoir, a rotatable feeder. mounted in said reservoir, means whereby the rotation of said feeder ma open or arrest the flow of ink through t ie same, a pen carried by said feeder, a sleeve surrounding the outer portion of said feeder and affording means for rotating the same, said sleeve being reversible and affording means in its reveise position for enveloping said feeder and the pen carried thereby.

4. A fountain pen having a body constituting a reservoir, a. thiinble mounted in the end of said bod a feeder having a threaded connection wit i said thinible, said thinible having an opening adapted to be closed by said feeder, a collar attached to said feeder, a pen received between said vfeeder and said collar, a tubular reversible sleeve sliding over said collar and affording means in its reversed position to envelop said feeder and said pen.

' 5. 'A fountain'pen having a tubular body with a reservoir therein, a thimble received in the end of said body and having an o ening through which the ink may flow om said reservoir, a feeder having a threaded neck with a threaded connection in said thiinble, a packing strip on thc inner end of vby sifnply-twisting'tli'o parts `of the 4pen.a`.sx described above'.

The neckl is provided witliscrew threads 1'5 which fit the thread 3'.-`;-.,..' 'Hence, ifdesired, 'the'feederand penoint'may-be unscrewed .fromthe body. 1 .at t e nipple 5 and attached 'in afreverse'd positi on,- tl iat4 is', with the feeder andf-lpen-point -.j proj ecting`-'do wn-- f into the fbodyof the pen;A this a convenient position Whentlie 'penis being carried the pocket. -r-Havingrf; thus i describedgmy:a invention I $95,483v y sa said :feet-ieti eimluding from said.v to this slieciieation in the presence of tlfifresds, a co11arfattached-toslid'feeder and two subscribing Witnesses. a or ingmeans orretat t esame apen C v held between said collar an said feeder, and ;mlm n DREW HOUSTON 5 means for limiting the amountof rotation of Y v Witnesses:

said collar.' 'jj I- -In testimony' whereof 1 have signed my H. M. ALGYER.

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