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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
L. STARR SMITH, OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
INK-BLOTTER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 309,892, dated December 30, 1884.
Application filed March 26,1884. (Ko model.)To all who711 it 7 7ay concern:
Be it known that I, L. STARR SMITH, a citi-
zen of the United States, residing at the city of
Fort Worth, in the county of Tarrant and
5 State of Texas, have invented new and useful
Improvements in Ink-Blotters, of which the
following is a specification.
The object of my invention is to facilitate
the process and shorten the time of the pen-
,o man in blotting off the ink from his writing.
I attain this object by so constructing the
blotter that when in use it is always attached
to and worn upon the hand holding the pen.
The construction, as to how attached, and man-
15 ner of operating the same, are set forth and
explained in this specification, reference be-
ing had to the accompanying drawings, form-
ing a part thereof, said drawings being re-
spectively numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
20 10, 11.
Similar letters refer to similar parts through-
out the several views.
Figure 4 represents the part of .the blotter
worn next to the hand, called the "founda-
25 tion,"' A, which is about one and a half inch
wide and about five inches long, with a notch
cut in each edge near each end,with the large
band B and the end bands, D D and D, in
position. If preferred, instead of the band
30 B extending around A, as shown in the draw-
ings, it may be fastened to the inside of A.
The large band B passes through both of the
end bands. The ends of band B may be fast-
ened together by a small buckle or any suita-
35 ble device adapted to the purpose, or by sew-
ing. Band B is used to hold the blotter to the
hand in connection with band N, Fig. 11.
In Fig. 6, letter C represents the face of the
blotter, which is made of common blotting-
40 paper cut the same width as the foundation
A, but longer, with notches cut in the edges,
so that when in position on the foundation A
they will correspond with the notches in A.
The face of the blotter C is fastened to the
45 foundation A by the end bands, D D and D,
in the notches.
The manner of attaching the face of the blot-
ter C to the foundation A is by raising band
D D and inserting C until the notches are
50 even with those in A, then turn C back overband D D, as shown by Fig. 5, and put the
other end under band D, as shown by Fig. 1.
Fig. 7 shows the inside view of the back end
of A. Fig. 8 shows the face C of the blotter.
Fig. 10 shows the back of the blotter. Fig. 9 55
shows the position and relation of the founda-
tion A, the large band B, the end bands, D D
and D, and the face of the blotter, C, when
all are put together. The band N, Fig. 11,
is a small band with a hook, M, attached to 60
one end of it. This band is placed over the
thumb and hooked into or around band B,
and is used to keep the blotter from slipping
down onto the wrist. If preferred,band N may
be permanently fastened to band B. 65
To attach the blotter to the hand, run the
hand through under band B, place band N
over the thumb, and hook it to band B, as
shown by Fig. 2, which shows the hand and
blotter as used in writing or posting books. 70
Fig. 3 shows the hand and blotter as used
in blotting. Fig. 1 shows the hand reversed,
giving a view of the back end of the blotter.
When the face of the blotter C becomes
soiled, remove it, turn it over, and replace it, 75
and you have a clean surface. The face of the
blotter C can be replenished by a new one
whenever necessary.
This blotter differs from all others in this,
that when in use it is always attached to the 80o
hand, is always near to the pen, is always be-
tween the wrist and the paper, does not re-
quire to be picked up by the thumb and fin-
gers,as other blotters, and, being fastened to the
hand, is never lost, mislaid, or covered up by 85
papers or books. Elastic material is the best
for the bands. The foundation may be made
of light tough pasteboard or tin, or any other
material adapted to the purpose.
The blotter is operated by gently pressing 90
its face upon the writing, as shown by Fig. 3.
Having fully described my invention, what
I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat-
ent, is-
1. An improved ink-blotter, consisting of 95
the foundation A, and the face of the blotter
C, attached thereto by the end bands, D D and
D, and the band B, secured to the foundation
A, and adapted to hold the blotter to the hand,
and the band N, with the hook 1X attached Ioo
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Smith, L. Starr. Ink Blotter., patent, December 30, 1884; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170879/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.