Fountain pen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9902191-B2
Application number	US-201314443022-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2013
Priority date	Nov 16, 2012
Publication date	Feb 27, 2018
Grant date	Feb 27, 2018

Abstract

A fountain pen comprising: an elongate hollow body defining an inner chamber designed to receive an ink container; a nib disposed at a first end of the hollow body; and a connection part connecting the inner chamber to the nib and defining an ink flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis (XX), the connection part comprising a valve opening and closing the ink flow passage, designed to selectively open and close the ink flow passage. The connection part comprises a striker interposed between the valve and the inner chamber and designed to engage with the ink container and allow a flow of ink between the ink reservoir and the nib.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fountain pen comprising:
an elongate hollow body defining an inner chamber adapted to receive an ink reservoir;
a nib arranged at a first end of the hollow body; and
a connection part connecting the inner chamber and the nib and defining an ink flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis, the connection part comprising a valve for opening and closing the ink flow passage, designed to selectively open and close the ink flow passage,
wherein the connection part comprises a striker interposed between the valve and the inner chamber and designed to engage with the ink reservoir and allow ink to flow between the ink reservoir and the nib,
wherein the striker comprises a substantially cylindrical tongue extending along said longitudinal axis and defining a portion of the ink flow passage, said tongue comprising an end edge and an opposite end, said striker comprising a peripheral wall surrounding said opposite end and at a distance from the opposite end defining a space between the opposite end and the peripheral wall, wherein said space between the opposite end and the peripheral wall is adapted to receive the ink reservoir in a leak-tight manner.

2. The fountain pen according to claim 1 , wherein the valve comprises a tubular member defining a portion of the ink flow passage and comprising a central section that is elastically deformable between a rest position where the ink flow passage is open, and a deformed position where the ink flow passage is closed.

3. The fountain pen according, to claim 2 , comprising a barrel that supports said nib and a pair of opposing pins mounted on the barrel, the pins being adapted to deform the central section.

4. The fountain pen according to claim 3 , wherein the pins are mounted so as to slide relative to the barrel in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

5. The fountain pen according to claim 3 , comprising a protective cap for the nib, designed to be mounted onto the barrel along the longitudinal axis and to displace the pins when it is mounted onto the barrel.

6. The fountain pen according to claim 2 , wherein the central section has a substantially square-shaped internal cross-section.

7. A fountain pen comprising:
an elongate hollow body defining an inner chamber adapted to receive an ink reservoir;
a nib arranged at a first end of the hollow body; and
a connection part connecting the inner chamber and the nib and defining an ink flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis, the connection part comprising a valve for opening and closing the ink flow passage, designed to selectively open and close the ink flow passage,
wherein the connection part comprises a striker interposed between the valve and the inner chamber and designed to engage with the ink reservoir and allow ink to flow between the ink reservoir and the nib,
wherein the valve comprises a tubular member defining a portion of the ink flow passage and comprising a central section that is elastically deformable between a rest position where the ink flow passage is open and a deformed position where the ink flow passage is closed,
the fountain pen comprising a barrel that supports said nib and a pair of opposing pins mounted on the barrel, the pins being adapted to deform the central section,
wherein the central section has a substantially square-shaped internal cross-section,
and wherein the pins are offset angularly, about the longitudinal axis, relative to a diagonal of the square internal cross-section of the central section.

8. The fountain pen according to claim 7 , wherein the offset angle is substantially equal to 20° C.

9. The fountain pen according to claim 2 , wherein the tubular member comprises an end section arranged between the central section and the striker and defining a portion of the ink flow passage, the end section comprising an inner surface and a plurality of longitudinal grooves created on the inner surface.

10. A fountain pen comprising:
an elongate hollow body defining an inner chamber adapted to receive an ink reservoir;
a nib arranged at a first end of the hollow body; and
a connection part connecting the inner chamber and the nib and defining an ink flow passage extending along a longitudinal axis, the connection part comprising a valve for opening and closing the ink flow passage, designed to selectively open and close the ink flow passage,
wherein the valve comprises a tubular member defining, a portion of the ink flow passage and comprising a central section that is elastically deformable between a rest position where the ink flow passage is open, and a deformed position where the ink flow passage is closed,
wherein the connection part comprises a striker interposed between the valve and the inner chamber and designed to engage with the ink reservoir and allow ink to flow between the ink reservoir and the nib,
wherein the central section has a substantially square-shaped internal cross-section, and
wherein the tubular member comprises an end section arranged between the central section and the striker and defining a portion of the ink flow passage, the end section comprising an inner surface and a plurality of longitudinal grooves created on the inner surface,
and wherein the tubular member comprises a pair of opposing cuts made in the square internal cross-section of the central section where it connects to the end section.

11. The fountain pen according to claim 1 , wherein the striker comprises a substantially cylindrical tongue delimiting a portion of the ink flow passage and having a stepped contour with two steps.

12. The fountain pen according to claim 11 , wherein the tongue comprises an inner surface and a plurality of longitudinal grooves created on the inner surface.

13. The fountain pen according to claim 1 , further comprising a converter forming the ink reservoir and mounted on the striker.

14. The fountain pen according to claim 1 , further comprising a cartridge forming the ink reservoir and mounted on the striker, the cartridge comprising a rigid tube, a mouth arranged at one end of the tube, and a tube sealing plug inserted into the mouth.

15. The fountain pen according to claim 11 , further comprising a cartridge forming the ink reservoir and mounted on the striker, the cartridge comprising a rigid tube, a mouth arranged at one end of the tube, and a tube sealing plug inserted into the mouth,
and wherein the mouth has an inside diameter that is greater than the outside diameter of the tongue of the striker.

16. The fountain pain according to claim 11 , wherein the converter comprises a flexible pouch extending along a longitudinal axis and intended to be in fluid communication with the nib by means of the connection part, and a piston mounted so as to slide along the longitudinal axis and intended to deform the flexible pouch.

Assignees

• Vuitton Louis Sa

Inventors

• Prigent Vincent
• Roptin Jean
• Turco Christophe
• Aquafresca Luca
• Malaguti Gianluca

Classifications

• B43K5/1827 Primary

  Valves · CPC title

• B43K5/04

  flexible · CPC title

• B43K5/02

  Ink reservoirs · CPC title

• B43K5/1809

  Feed bars · CPC title

• B43K5/14

  Exchangeable ink cartridges · CPC title