USRE3634E - Improvement in inkstands - Google Patents

Description

HERBERT L. ANDREWS,

@anni domine.

or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 7 6,138, zlatecl'Mareh 31, 1868; fressue'N 3,634, dated September 7, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thevsame.

To alll whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERBERT L.`ANDnE\vs, of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and lState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvement-s in Ink- Vells; and I do hereby' declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertain's, to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of `this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view, showing a portion of a desk, with the cover of the ink-well open;

Figure 2, a longitudinal section through the line :r x, iig. 1, the cover of the ink-well being closed; and

Figure 3, au inverted plan view of the cover.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts' in the several yfigures of the drawing.

This invention relates to ink-wells, designed principally for use in school and other desks, and A It consists, first, in the combination, with 'an inkreservoir let into the top ofa desk, of a guard, or rim, composed of metal or other suitable material, having a laterally-swinging cover, and secured to theA desk around the flange of the reservoir, whereby the latter is retained in place and protected from injury.

1t consists, secondly, in providing the laterally-swingA ing cover of an ink-well with a raised 1jidge,iiange, or f border around its upper surface, for the purpose of forming a receptacle to hold loose )ens` wafers, Sac.

It consists, thirdly, in the combination of a rearward. extension formed upon the cover, with au upward projecting lug upon the inner end of the rim, whereby the cover is prevented from being swung in either direction in Contact with the back ofthe desk.

The invention consists, lastly, in providing the up# per surface of the cover with a pen-rack, whereby a pen and its holder are held free from contact with the top of a desk, for the purpose of keeping the -latter clean and free from ink.

In the accompanying drawings- A represents a portion of the top ofa school lor other desk.

B is the reservoir for the ink, and maybe 'made of glass or other suitable material.

As shown in g. 1, this reservoir is provided with a flange, or rim, k, at the top, on which are formed one or more lateral projections, a.

D is-a rim surrounding the iange of the reservoir, and bevell'ed slightly upon its inner side, next the outer edge of said flange.v It is composed of cast-iron or other proper material, and provided 'wit-h .one or more recesses,n, corresponding with the projections c on the reservoir.

The rim is secured in place by means of screws l fm around the opening formed in the top of the desk for the recept-ion of the reservoir, whose flange k rests upon the upper surface of the desk, and is surrounded by the guard. In this position the reservoir can be turned partially round, to bring its lateral projection a'beneath that portion of the guard not recessed. From this position it cannot be removed without being turned from the under surface ofthe desk, until its projection a coincides with the recess n in the guard.

At b the rim is countersunk, to receive a corresponding projection, c, upon the under side of the cover C, which, with the screw l, forms the joint for said cover.

g is an ujm'ard-projecting lug, formed upon one side of the rear extension e'of the rim, and

(l is a point, or projection formed upon the inner end ofthe cover.

The lug g and point d are so arranged with relation to each other, that the latter will be brought in contactwith the former when the cover is closed. thereby preventing the further movement of the cover in the direction of the arrow l.

Vhen the cover is swung open, its side will come in contact with the lug g, as shown in tig. `1, and its further movement in the direction of the arrow 2 arrested.

Bythis arrangement, the cover is at all times prevented from striking against the back ot' the desk.

The projections e and g furnish a suitable place for attaching a pen-wiper, by means of a rubber ban/d first secured to the wiper,`or in any other convenient man? ner. For this purpose, also, a small hole may be made in the projection e, or a ring may be attached thereto.

The cover C is composed of metal, and corresponds in size to the rim 1). It is provided upon-its upper Y surface, at opposite ends, with indentations 7L and t, in

line with eachother, and adapted to receive a penholder, when the cover is either open or closed, in such a manner as to prevent the ink upon the pen from coming in contact with the desk. v

v-The bottom or hole of the indentation/t is corrugated, -as shown, to be used as a pencil-sharpener. llhese file-like corrugations may be arranged on one sidel of the guard D, if desired.

The cover C is hollowed outv or made concave in any suitable manner, to form a. receptacle for pens, wafers, &c. 1t may also be so formed and adjusted, that when open the point p will project over thev edge of the reservoir, thus rendering it impossible to remove the latter without first removing the cover.

VThis arrangement will be found of great advantage when the flange of the reservoir is unprovided with the lateral projection.

The screw l passes through both the cover C and` rinrD, securing thelatter to the desk, and forming a. pivot for the former. j

Il desired, the rim D may be constructed without the recess n, and the usual form of reservoir (without the projection a) employed. In this case, the bevelled inner side ofthe rim rests againstthe outer edge ofthe flange of the reservoir, and holds the latter securely in position.

My improved ink-well is simple and vcheap in con struction, and supplies a. want long felt"J in the market.

'l am :mare that a. guard has been used extending over lche entire ztnge of the reservoir, and over e portion ofthe opening in the reservoir; but this is objecltione'ble, for the reuson that easy access to thevreservoir cannot be obtained.

H-.wing thus described my invention,

NVhzit I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. -The rim D, surrounding the flange of the reservoir, and having the inner bevelled side, and the laterally-swingi'n g cover C, and either with or without the recesses or indenmtons n,.in combination lwith the reservoir B. either with or without the lateral projections a, substantially as herein described, for the purpose specified. 2. The cover .C of nu ink-Well, runde concave or recessed upon its upper surice, to form a. receptacle for pens, wafers, Sac., substantially as herein shown and described.

3. The combination of the rearward extension d, formed u )on the cover G, with the lug y formed upon the inne end e of the guard D, arranged as herein shown and described, for the purpose specified.

4. rlhe laterally-swinging cover of an ink-well, provided upon its upper snrfhce'with aJ pen-rack, substantiz-Llly as described, for the purpose specified.

The `.bove specification of my invention signed by me, this day of August, 1869.

H. L. ANDREWS'.

Witnesses:

i A. BERNSTEIN,

J om:- A. SILENCE.

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