US912659A - Automatic fountain attachment for pens. - Google Patents

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O. A. FAUST.

AUTOMATIG FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR PENS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1908.

91 2,659. Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

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AUTOMATIC FOUNTAIN ATTACHMENT FOR IPE'NS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1909.

Application filed May 25, 1908. Serial No. 434,733.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. FAUST, a

citizen of-the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Automatic Fountain Attach- Reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 1s a top plan view of a pen with the fountain attached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 shows a detail of the end plug or cap. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional detail view showing pen in operation. Fi 5 is a sectional view showing the parts in .-arger scale. Figs. 6 and 7 are details of a clamp for holding the fountain to the pen.

In the drawing 1 indicates any ordinary penholder handle to which there is fixed a pen, which is shown in this drawing to be composed of the two blades 2 and 3 forming the ordinary flat double pen, what is known as an automatic shading pen, for round writing or show card writing for marking purposes and many other kinds of work. Other styles of pens may be used with the invention.

Mounted at the top and along the penholder handle there is an ink fountain storage chamber, 4 held by clasps 5 to the holder 1. The clasps 5 may be made in any suitable manner and a desirable form is shown by Figs. 6 and 7 The ink is supplied to the fountain chamber 4: throu h the up r end, which is normally closed %y a cap provided with a vent hole 7 which registers with asimilar hole .in the wall of the tube 4 whereby on rotating the cap 6 the vent may be adjusted to vary in amount or be closed entirely. The lower end' 8 of the tube 4 is smaller and terminates into a clasp 9 provided with a tightening screw 10, which clasp holds a block 11 by frictional contact in the clasp and by loosening screw 10, block 11 may be adjusted or removed as desired. Block 11 is provided with a chamber l2 closed at the top by a screw plug l3 and chamber 12 is open by a hole 14 to ahole 15 into the tube 8 of the fountain ink supply chamber 4. The lower end of block 11 is provided with a nipple 16 extending through a hole in top plate 3 of the pen, or resting on top of plate if an ordinary writingpen or a similar tool for marking or writlng is used in connection with this fountain. This nipple 16 is provided with a hole 17 through which there extends a stem 18 of a valve 19 The stem 18 is smaller than the hole 17, so that at all times there is a space for the flow ofink around the stem 18 The stem 18 rests at all times upon the lower plate or blade 2 of the pen or on top plate when other styles are used, and by pressing the blade 2 of the pen, the stem 18 is lifted and thereby the valve block is also lifted, which lets the ink flow down on to blade 2 of the pen, andthereby supply the pen. The valve block 19 is closed automatically by a spring 20 working against block or plug 13. A screw 21 limits the upward lift of valve 19, to prevent an excessive flow of ink. The adjustment of the block 11 in the clasp 9 permits the stem 18 of valve 19 to be nicely adjusted to suit the bending of the pen blade, to supply the requisite amount of ink, by the simple act of writing.

The clamps shown in Figs. 6 and 7 are made ofa stamped sheet of metal having the upward wings 22 comprising the main body of the metal and the lower wings 23 cut out of apertures 2 1 and bent downward "as shown in the drawing which make a desirable and cheap clamp with which to fasten the fountain to the pen.

WVhat I claim is:

1. The combination with a penholder and a springing pen carried thereby, of an ink receptacle having a lateral discharge opening near one end, means for detachably and 'adjustably securing the receptacle to the penholder with said opening adjacent to the springing portion of the pen, and a valve normally closing said opening and having its stem projectlng therefrom against said sprin in portion, substantially as set forth.

2. i fountain attachment for springing 20 c c n pen carried thereby, and having a springing portion of an elongated ink receptacle de I pens and their holders comprising an ink a pen carried thereby, of an ink receptacle mounted upon the penholder, extending over the upper side of the pen and having a discharge opening upon the side next the pen, a valve for said opening having its stem projecting; toward the pen, and means for at will varyingthe distance of said opening from the pen. I

4. The combinationof-a penholder and a 'tachably secured to the penholder, projecting over the upper side of the pen, and provided with a discharge opening upon the side next the pen, a valve for saidopening, having its stem projecting against said springing portion, a spring yieldingly resisting the opening of the valve, and means for at Wlll adjusting the position of said stem with respect to the pen, whereby the degree of opening of the valvemay be varied.

5. An ink fountain adapted to be used with a double bladed pen and provided with a discharge opening between the blades of the pen, a valve for controlling the amount of the dischargeand a valve stem in contact with a blade of the pen, whereby the bending of the blade opens the valve.

6. An ink fountain adapted to be used with a uouble bladed pen and provided with a discharge opening between the blades of the pen, a valve for controlling the amount of the discharge a valve stem in contact with a blade of the pen, whereby the bending of the blade opens the valve, with means whereby the valve stem may be adjusted in relation to the pen blade.

7. A fountain for a pen having a discharge opening composed of a nipple or a spout extending approximately at right angles to the pen blade, a valve in this nipple or spout for controlling the opening and a stem for actuating the valve extending through the nipple or spout and resting on the pen blade.

8. A fountain for a pen having a discharge opening composed of a nipple or a spout extending approximately at right angles to the pen blade, a valve in this nipple or spout for controlling the opening and a stem for actuating the valve" extending through the nipple or spout and resting on the pen blades, with means whereby the valve-carrying portion of the fountain may be adjusted in relation to the pen blade.

In witness whereof I hereunto sign -Iny name on this 8th day of April, 1908 at Chicago, Illinois in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES AYERS FAUST. Witnesses: JOHN GRANT,

J os. A. LA BREE.

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