Desk set

June 8, 1937. c. hansen 2,082,831

DESK SET

Filed June 3, 1935

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Patented June 8, 1937

2,082,831

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,082,831 ' DESK SET Christian Hansen, Woodcliff, N. J. Application June 3, 1935, Serial No. 24,621 9 Claims. (Cl. 120—108)

This invention relates to desk sets for writing instruments and particularly to a holder for writing instruments having a uniform diameter throughout its length and arranged at the en₅ trance thereof to yieldingly engage and support the writing instrument in the holder, and it is an object of the invention to provide such a desk set which is attractive in appearance and Inexpensive to manufacture.

₁₀ Another object of the invention is to mount the writing instrument holder on a supporting base to permit the positioning of the holder whereby the entire upper face of the supporting base is exposed and unobstructed by the holder and the writing instrument engaged therein.

A further object of the invention is to limit the movement of the writing instrument holder away from the upper face of the supporting base.

A still further object of the invention is to pro„₀ vide a holder for fountain pens arranged to cooperate with the neck portion of a fountain pen engaged therein to seal the pen from the atmosphere without supporting the fountain pen by said neck portion.

₂₅ It is another object of the invention to pro⁰ vide means to actuate a writing instrument holder to various positions relative to its supporting base.

It is a further object of the invention to yield30 ingly retain a writing instrument holder in adjusted positions on a supporting base and permit regulating of said yielding retention of the holder.

Further objects and advantages will herein₃₅ after appear.

In the drawing accompanying and forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is an elevational View of a desk set forming an embodiment of this invention with the writing instrument holder μ partly .in section and a fountain pen engaged therein to show the atmospheric seal between the holder and the neck portion of the fountain pen and the yielding or resilient supporting of the fountain pen by the mouth of the holder.

_4δ Figure 2 is a plan view of the desk set showing the writing instrument holder in the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 and the upper sur> face of the supporting base clear of any obstructions.

Figure 3 is a view looking at the right of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the’ line 4—4 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of .the arrows to show the mounting of the 55 writing instrument holder and means to yield ingly retain the holder in adjusted position relative to the supporting base.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the desk set’ showing a modification of mounting the writing instrument holder on the supporting base; ₅and

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6—6 of Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows and showing the modified form of mounting· .....’ / 10

Like characters will designate like parts throughout the specification.

In carrying out the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, of the drawing, there is provided a flat support- ₁₅ing base or plate 7 of suitable material, such as stone, imitation stone or metal, and of any suitable shape in plan, shown in the present instance as being of square form. To enhance the appearance of the supporting base the corners or ₂₀angle portions, thereof are cut off, as at 8, and ' the upper marginal edge is beveled, as at 9. The underface of the base may be covered by a layer of fabric, such as felt, adhesively attached to the base, which covering will prevent the _ marring pf a highly polished supporting surface, * such as a desk. The ppper face of the base may be arranged as a receptacle for paper fasteners and the like by dishing or hollowing out the center portion of said face. ₃₀

The desk set of the present invention is particularly designed for supporting a fountain pen, as indicated at P, having a barrel portion b and a neck portion n intermediate the barrel and a pen p. The fountain pen is relcasably sup- ₃₅ported on the base 7 by a holder comprising a tubular body Jfl of resilient metallic material formed from tubing of uniform diameter and having one end partly closed by swaging the material inward at said end, as at I i. The op- ₄₀ppsite end is formed as an expansible open end for yieldingly engaging the barrel of the pen by a series of equidistantly spaced slits 12 disposed about the circumference of said end of the tubular body and extended from said end to a point intermediate the ends of the tubular body -whereby the partially closed end is arranged with a portion Of uniform diameter for the engagement of the neck portion n of the pen, as clearly shown in Figure .1, the diameter of the closed end por- ₅₀tion of the holder being such as to permit the ready engagement of the neck portion therein and form with the neck a seal to prevent access of the atmosphere to the pen p and the drying of ink at the pen. The slits .12 arranged the open 55

2,082,881 end of the tubular body with a series of resilient fingers S3 adapted to yieldingly engage the barrel b as the fountain pen is inserted in the holder, and to facilitate such insertion of the pen 5 the free ends of the resilient fingers are flared outwardly, as at 55. This form of fountain pen holder adapts the desk set for fountain pens having barrels of varying diameters, and as the neck portion of all fountain pens are of the same di10 ameter, it will not be necessary to change the diameter of the partially closed end of the holder or the mean diameter of the tubular stock from which the holder is formed.

The holder I 0 is mounted on the base 1 to have 15 movement from one side of the base to an adjacent side in an arc above the upper face of the base by a shaft IS rotatably mounted in a sleeve 16 fixedly engaged in the mouth or entrance end of a cylindrical recess 11 extending into the base 20 parallelly of and adjacent the upper face of the base from a cut off angle portion 8 thereof diagonally toward the opposite angle portion 8 and terminating within the base. The rotation of the shaft is yieldingly retarded by a coil spring 25 18 on a portion of the shaft ί 5 within the recess 17 and compressed between the sleeve IS and a collar 13 fixed on the end of the shaft 15 by a portion of an arcuate bend 23 in the shaft exterior of the base 7 engaging the sleeve 16, the 30 tension of the spring urging the bent portion 29 of the shaft into engagement with the sleeve to frictionally hold the shaft against rotative movement. The tension of the spring may be adjusted by varying the length of the portion of the shaft ³⁵ within the recess 17. The holder is mounted on the bent end of the shaft by engaging the end of the shaft in the opening in the partially closed end of the holder I ® and secured therein in any suitable manner, as by soldering, so that said end 40 of the holder is completely closed. The arc of the bent portion 28 of the shaft 15 is such as to permit the adjusting of the holder ID into juxtaposed relation to either of the sides 7' of the base extending from the angle portion 8 in which 45 the shaft is mounted, as shown in Figure 2, and to position intermediate said sides to extend at an acute angle to the upper face, of the base in axial alinement with the shaft 15 and in position to receive a pen, as shown in Figures 1 and 3. In 50 the Figure 2 position of the holder, downward movement of the holder will engage the holder with either of the sides 7’ and limit said movement due to the mounting of the shaft adjacent the upper face of the base.

In Figures 5 and 6, there is shown modified means for mounting the holder 10 on a base similar to the base 7 shown in Figures 1 to 4, inclusive, but preferably of slightly greater thickness with one of the angle portions 8 extending 60 from the upper face for only a portion of the thickness of the base to form a shoulder 21 extending parallelly of the face of the base and below a bore in the base extending from said angle portion 8 through the diagonally opposite 65 angle portion and arranged with the opposite end portions of different diameters, as. at 22 and 23, with the portion 22 of largest diameter opening to the angle portion above the shoulder 21 and the portion of smallest diameter opening to the 70 diagonally opposite angle portion, as shown in Figure 6. A shaft 24 of greater length than the length of the bore and of a diameter substantially equal to the smallest diameter of the bore is rotatably supported in said portion of the bore. 75 To the end of the portion of the shaft projecting from the portion of the bore of largest diameter', there is secured an arm 25 in the form of a plate of a width corresponding to the width of the angle portion 8, said arm being mounted adjacent one end on the shaft so that said end will 5 be juxtaposed to the shoulder 21 with the arm contiguous to the angle portion 8 and the opposite end portion extending above the upper face of the base when the arm extends parallelly of said angle portion. The extending end portion 10 of the arm is bent to project laterally of the base at an obtuse angle to the upper face thereof, as shown at 28 in Figure 6. The holder 10 is mounted on the bent end of the arm 25 by any suitable means, such as a rivet secured in an 15 opening in the arm and the partially closed end of the holder, as shown at 27 in Figure 5, the rivet closing the partially closed end of the holder. The bent portion 26 of the arm will position the holder to extend at an acute angle to 20 the upper face of the base and lie contiguous to adjacent sides 7' thereof. The shaft 24 is retained in the base 7 by a nut 28 screw threaded onto the end of the shaft extending exteriorly of the base from the bore portion 23 of smallest 25 diameter with a washer 23 interposed between the nut and the adjacent angle portion 3 to permit the rotation of the shaft by the nut when the nut is securely engaged on the shaft to adjust the holder 18 to positions juxtaposed to the ad- 30 jacent sides of the base forming the angle portion 8 having the shoulder 21, as shown in Figure 5, and to position above the upper face of the base to receive a fountain pen, as shown in Figure 6. To facilitate applying the nut to the shaft 35 and rotative adjustment of the shaft, the peripheral portion thereof is knurled. To yieldingly retain the holder in adjusted position, a coil spring similar to the spring 18 is engaged on the portion of the shaft 24 in the portion of 40 enlarged diameter 22 of the bore in the base and compressed between the arm 25 and the shoulder formed at the juncture of the portions of different diameters of the bore, as clearly shown in Figure 6. As clearly shown in Figure 5, 45 the movement of the holder 18 to position juxtaposed to the sides of the base is limited by the sides of the arm 25 abutting the shoulder 21. In the arrangement of parts shown in Figures 5 and 6, the holder 10 may either be adjusted to its va- 50 rious positions by the nut or by grasping the holder itself. The nut 28 may be permanently retained on the shaft 24 by peening over the end of the shaft extending from the nut.

It will be obvious that the holder 10 is capable 55 of supporting a pencil as well as a fountain pen shown in the drawing, and that various modifications may be made in construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the scope of the invention and portions of the invention 60 may be used without others and come within the scope of the invention.