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Patented Apr. 16,1940
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PATENT OFFICE
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WRITING DEVICE
Jeremiah W. Albin, Babylon, N. Y.
application May 13, 1939, Serial No. 273,390
5 Claims.
(01. 120-43) ,
The present invention relates to a writing de
vice and particularly relates to an ink writing
pen which may be used with dip or fountain pens.
The usual type of pen point now widely in use
5 consists of asplit piece of circular or curved sheet
metal which either may be employed in the
fountain pen or as a. separate element to be in
serted in the holder of a dip pen.
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parting from the scope and spirit of the inven
tion.
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In accomplishing the above objects, it has been
found most satisfactory, according to one embodi
ment of the present invention to provide a 5
U-shaped element, preferably made of wire or
rod, the legs of which are closely pressed together
and the crevice between which may serve as an
In both types of pens, it is diiilcult readily to
lo obtain points having iiem'bility or contact char
ink carrying ?ow, or capillary passage.
It has been found desirable to provide a rela- l0
tively straight passage which enlarges toward the '~
acteristics which will adapt themselves most read
ily to the particular style of writing of the user - bottom and top of the U or toward the sides of the .
U and also in some instances to provide a series
or to di?erent styles of writing-and said pens fre
quently become deranged when used by more of small recesses along the side‘ of the U member
15 than one person and even when used by any one or between the legs of the U member which serve ll
as ink storage and feed receptacles.
person give only limited service.
If desired, this ‘U-shaped member may be
Moreover, many of these pens can only be used
- with the writer in certain positions and they can
not be readily used where the writer is 'not sit
ao ting down or does not have a suitable desk sur
face on which to rest the particular material on
which the writing is being done.
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Furthermore, most of these pen points cannot
directly inserted in a holder of a dip or fountain
type pen and ink may be fed below or to the rear
of it into the] central passageway between the no
legs.
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If desired, the back of the bend of the U may‘
be‘ hammered out to form an enlargement which
be used on varying surfaces and on dl?'erent types , may be readily received in a dip type vpen. ‘The
bend of the pen may also be provided with chan- g5
25 of papers, whether glazed or rough.~
nels or recesses to facilitate feed of the ink to
Furthermore, with the dip type pen, it is di?l
cult to secure a suilicient amount of inkin the the central passageway between thelegs.
Referring to the drawings which illustrate sev
pen with avoidance‘ of blotting to write a com
plete thought or phrase and with the fountain eral of the various possible embodiments of the
so type. on the other hand, there is also a tendency present invention, but to which the presentv in- so
vention is by no means restricted since the draw
for the pen either to blot or run dry, with conse
quent
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It is, therefore, among the objects of the pres
ent invention to provide an improved'pen device
ings are merely by way of illustration and not by
way of limitation,
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Figure 1 is an exploded view of a point and
according to the present application, in top 35
siorpenpointelementwhichmaybeutilizedon holder
view showing the adjacent end of the fountain
fountain or dip type pens ‘and which will insure
a satisfactory and uniform ?ow of ink to the
writing pen without being readily subject to blot
tingandwithassurancethatthepenmaybe
40 used in'varlous positions and by many di?erent
persons having varying types of handwriting
without particular regard of the position of the
Another obiect is to provide a more universal
“penpointconstructionwhichmaybeusedon
various types of papers without either blotting -
or clogging and which maybe readily used with
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either a fountain pen or dip type pen.
. Still further objects and‘ advantages will ap
pear from the more detailed description set forth
below. it being understood. however, thatthis
more detailed description is given by way of
illustration‘ since ‘various changes therein may
55 he madeby‘thoseskilledln the art without de
pen barrel in dot and dash.
Figure 2 is a side view of the structure of Figure
1 on the line _2—2 of Figure 1.
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Figure 3 is a top view of‘ the assembled con- 40
struction of Figure 1.
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Figure _4 is a side longitudinal sectional view on
the line ‘4-4 ‘ofFlgure 3.
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Figure 5 is a top perspective view of a modified
construction with the pen point element removed 45 i
from the'holde‘r.
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Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views of the modi
?cation of Figure 5, Figure 6 being‘ a side sec
tional view and Figure 7 ‘being a transverse ‘sec
tlonal view‘ upon the line 1-1 of Figure 6.
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‘ Figures 8 and 9 illustrate another‘ embodiment.
Figure 8 being a side ‘sectional view and Figure 9
being a transverse sectional view upon the line
9-8 of Figure 8;
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Figures 10 and 11 illustrate an alternative point ll
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construction, Figure 10 being- a top view and Fig
ure 11 being a side sectional view upon'the iin
l|-H of Figure 10.
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Figures 12 to 14 illustrate still another embodi
ment of a dip type point construction, Figure 12
being a top view; Figure 13 being a side sectional
view upon the line l3-l3 of Figure 12 and Figure
‘14 being a perspective view of the point upon re
duced scale as compared to Figures 12 and 13,
10 showing the point in position in a dip type
holder.
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Figure 15 is a transverse sectional view of the
longitudinal constructional view of Figure 14
showing how a cap may be applied when the pen
is not in use.
Referring to Figure 1, the point A is provided
5 to 'l (similarly functioning parts being indicated
by the same numerals and letters but primed‘),
the point A’ is fed through the holder B’ by the
passage 23‘ which extends directly to the back
end il ' of the point.
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The back portion ll’ of the pen point A’ is
provided with the recesses ll which feed the ink
from the passage 23' to the passage l2’ between
the legs II’.
In the modification of Figure 8, the top of the 10
holder, instead of receiving a bore, is provided
with an open V-channel 23’ (correspondingly
functioning parts being indicated by the same
lgtters and numerals provided with a superior
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In this construction the base of the pen point
with a holder B designed to be received in the
end of the fountain pen C. As shown, the point
A consists of a continuous wire strip having two
legs l0 and a base ll between which legs is pro
vided a‘ capillary or ink feed passage ii. The
cated by the same numerals provided with a su
perior “3") , a series of chambers 26’ are provided
legs terminate in the points l3.
in the passageway l23 to receive and feed the
The legs ID are su?iciently bowed so that there'
is some resiliency in the point A. ,The holder 13
may be in one piece of metal, if desired, such as
copper or brass and it has a back structure ll
of cylindrical stock which is cut down or beveled
at l5 to form sort of a trough member IS, the for
ward end of which is cut or beveled upwardly, as
indicated at [1 and terminates in the loop IS.
The passage l9'in the loop l8 and the recess
ink toward the points It’.
20, between the sides 2| 'of the trough I5, and the
opening 22 in the body I‘ receive the point con
struction A in the manner shown in Figure 3.
The sides of the passages, i9, 20 and 22 are
so spaced that the legs ill will be pressed‘; to
gether and will be tightly gripped in the holder B.
Through the body ll and the trough member
I6 extends the bore 23 having the upturned end
continuation 24 feeding into the bottom of the
trough 20.
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The end of the bore 23 receives ink, as indi
cated at 25 in Figures 2 and 3.
The side walls ii are provided with the recesses
46 26 at spaced intervals which serve to seal and
prevent dripping or'blotting of the ink which may
be fed to the passage l2 from the opening-24.
To enhance the resiliency, a slot act is cut into
- the body ll across the bore 22. The slot 204 is
provided with an enlargement 21 extending trans
versely across the slot 26a.
The body ll may be received in the cylindrical
opening 28 in the-fountain pen end portion 29
which has a reduced diameter sleeve ll receiving
the rubber bag 3|.
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The sleeve portion 32 of' the end portion 2!
of the fountain pen may be inserted in the shell
33, the outside of which is threaded at 34 to re
ceive a cap (not shown).
The rubber tube 3| may be ?lled in the usual
manner by a lever or press button (not shown)
to accumulate ink in the ink chamber 35 inside of
the rubber tube ii.
,The devices shown in Figures 1 to 4 will insure
a continuous satisfactory uniform flow of ink
without clotting or clogging and will permit
writing by persons of widely varying hands with
out adjustment and upon many varying types of
surfaces and without the necessity of assuming
70 any predetermined position of either- hand or
writer.
, The point may be used with many varying
A: is provided with recesses "3.
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In the construction shown in Figures 10 and 11'
(correspondingly functioning parts being indi
The element A3 may be used in lieu of the ele
mentsAtoA’ofFiguresl to8.
In the embodiment of Figures 12 to 14 (simi
larly functioning parts being indicated by the
same numerals and letters provided with a su
perior “4"), the chambers 264 are provided as in
Figures 10 and 11, but the base portion II4 is .0
?attened so that it may be inserted in a holder
294 of a dip type pen.
Soldering or welding ll may be applied at the
point of enlargement 42 to strengthen the, con
struction.
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In Figure 15, the cap to which may be made
of a plastic material may be inserted upon the
bulged portion or sleeve 294 and the bulge, as
indicated at 60 will tightly grip the sleeve 62 of
the cap.
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Although it is stated that the structure 13 may
be made of brass or metal, it may also be made
of Celluloid, Bakelite and other plastic materials
or even of hard rubber.
The point A may be made of various wire ‘
materials, the preferred materials being wire or
copper alloys which may also include aluminum,
magnesium, zinc, beryllium, gold, platinum, silver
and so forth.
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The construction shown upon Figure 1 is most I
satisfactory since there will be a supply of ink
contained in the passage 23 which will be quicky
fed to the portion of the capillary passage l2
adjacent the points II. This assures most rapid
feed to the points and enables the pen to write ll
almost immediately when applied to the writing
surface.
It is thus evident that the applicant has pro
vided a simple and inexpensive construction
which may be utilized either for dip or fountain I
pens.
It is apparent that the specific illustrations
shown above have been given by way of illus
tration and not by way of limitation and that the
structures above described are subject to wide U
variation and modification without departing
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from the scope or intent of the invention all of
which variations and modi?cations are to be
included within the scope of the present inven
tion.
What is claimed is:
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1. In a pen construction, a point element con
types of inks and may be inexpensively manufac
sisting of a U-shaped element, the legs of which
tured and replaced.
are closely pressed together to form a capillary
In the modi?ed construction shown in Figures ‘passage therebetween. a cylindrical holder 1o;- “
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said U-shaped element, said holder being pro
vided with a passage to feed said capillary pas
‘sage and a barrel to receive said cylindrical ele
ment, said holder element being also provided
with an elongated recess in which said U-shaped
element is received and with a loop at the for
‘ward end to hold said U-shaped element in posi
tion.
a handle member to carry said holder, said folded
member being grooved at the folded end thereof
so as more readily to permit ink to pass from
said holder to said capillary passage.
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4. In a writing pen construction, an integral
one piece point element consisting of a folded
piece of round wire with the legs substantially
contacting throughout their length to form a
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2. In a writing device, a capillary ink writing ~ capillary passage therebetween, a holder for said
folded point element, said holder being provided
instrument comprising a reservoir and a capil
with
a passage to feed said capillary passage and
lary member supplied from said reservoir, said
capillary member consisting of two parallel wires a handle member to carry said holder, the pen
closely spaced so as to form a capillary passage of said point element being ?attened and widened
therebetween, said passage being fed from said and the holder being shaped to receive said ?at
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reservoir, saidawires being pointed at one end to tened and widened portion.
5. In a writing pen construction, an integral
contact a surface to be marked and at the other
end projecting into said reservoir, the end of one piece point element consisting of a folded
said reservoir having a holder with a loop and piece of round wire with the legs substantially
contacting throughout their length to form a
. socket each provided with an opening the shape
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20' of which conforms closely to the cross sectional capillary passage therebetween, a holder-'for said
shape of the capillary member.
3. In a writing pen construction, an integral
one piece point element consisting of a folded
piece of round wire with the legs substantially
25 contacting throughout their length to form a
capillary passage therebetween, a holder for said
folded point element, said holder being provided
with a passage to feed said capillary passage and
folded point element, said holder being provided
with a passage to feed said capillary passage and
a handle member to carry said holder, said holder
and said point element provided with transverse
recesses to assure feed of ink to and through 25
said capillary passage.
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JEREMIAH W. ALBIN.